Assignment 5 Julia Meadors

I watch TV because it is a good way to relax and unwind after a long day of school and extracurricular activities. When I ‘watch’ TV I typically also have my phone and am half paying attention to both screens. I like having a little time each day where I’m not expected to give my full attention to one thing. I really enjoy shows such as Survivor and Big Brother where the contestants are involved in social games as well as in competitions. While watching these types of shows I will watch the competitions and zone out during parts of the social part of the game especially in the first few episodes where I don’t really know the characters. I don’t really like shows that turn to be super ridiculous scenarios such as Scorpion. I really enjoyed this show at first but then the scenarios became very outlandish and I stopped enjoying it and eventually stopped watching it.

I feel like TV can be what you make of it. TV can be a good form of entertainment due to the large variety of shows that air every day. It can also be a good conversation starter between people if they have a show in common that they like. It is also a good way for companies to show their product to the public who are watching the show. Some shows are just on the TV to be fun and may be seen as an inane use of time but if you are watching TV to mainly unwind, you are basically just taking time to yourself which I do not feel is a bad use of time in many regards.