Do you think tv is a waste of time?

Television can be an important learning medium, if people use it in this way.

Unfortunately, most of the programming on television, at present, is idiocy.

No. I personally consider TV shows as much as a form of expression as films. There are really good shows out there. Also, you can learn a lot from certain shows, like Documentaries, etc. I suppose it might be a bit hard to filter out the crap and find shows which make you better just by watching them, but they do exist.

I try to only watch good shows and avoid the shit.

Tv can teach you alot, just watch the right stuff.

I used to watch a lot of television... then I got internet.

Look at The Sims all they do is sit on the couch and watch TV unless you tell them to do somthing.

For the most part, yes. People just have to be more discerning of the media, there is alot of biased journalism and propaganda out there. Tv shows etc well there are alot of bad ones, but thats subject to individual taste.
Personally I like documentaries. I'm quite happy to sit in front of the box and watch a documentary.

I hate TV but I love TV shows. When I try to watch TV there is always some retarded celebrity speak or stupid TV show I don't like but when I find good TV show on the internet and watch it online because they don't stream it here I can marathon it quickly.

Lots of things could be considered a waste. Like bananaface said it is a form of expression. I think television isn't bad, it's just that some people have their lives devoted to just sitting in front of the tv, but that goes for games, music, and smoking. It really just depends on the person, not the medium.

On the whole yes but then you get jems like the wire

As long as you don't watch it religiously you'll be alright. And don't watch any of those Jersey Shore morons either. That is bad for your health.

Yes, now that they cut out the cigarette ads.

Time is a gift. Use it wisely.

Mostly. I often watch science stuff. Discovery Channel. Nat. Geographic. Viasat History. But even those got clogged up with reality bullshit! Stuff about loggers, oil-rig workers and truck drivers. How is that science? How is a man, covered in crude oil, smiling at the camera and exclaiming "We got the gold!" science?! It's not. Tell us about how the oil rig was made. Tell us how trucks are so durable. Tell us something of actual importance. Like the shows for space. I loved those. There was one. A simulated journey to a planet with life. That was a brilliant thing.

And the rest of the channels are full with mindless crap, shitty new movies about zombies, vampires, vampire romances and other nonsense. And those singing/ talent shows. I loathe them! They are the worst! Most of the people that go there don't even know what singing is! And the people who judge them are even more retarded. They vote off the person that can actually sing, in favor of the one that probably sucked off the judges or something...
The news is sugarcoated and also full of crap. I mean, one time I watched a news segment (an actual news segment, not a show) about some Kim Kardashian that bought a Pagani Huayra. Why is this news?! Who cares about some rich girl's purchase. The Huayra is an amazing car, yes! But why tell us who has bought one!

I rarely watch tv. When I do, I just watch a good movie, or a good show on the science channels. Or better yet, I play my own collection of movies on the TV.

Not if you are watching science! or how things are made! or discovery channels.

TV is a medium. It can be used for good or for bad. Now, it's used mainly for amoral activities.

A strong "no'' from me.

Playboy channel all the way my nigga

TV is awesome!

Yes, but as long as you don't overdo it, it's fine.

A girlfriend of mine watches every soap there is, one after another. I think she's nuts. She thinks the same about me cuz I spend a similar amount of time with headphones on, listening to music. Each day I look at the TV guide and make a note of any movies or documentaries I want to watch,, and only watch those things. If they're close together I might watch something in between like South Park repeats,, otherwise I'll turn it off. I never watch soaps or reality TV and the last series I watched was Life On Mars. I think most TV is dumbed-down junk but appreciate that not everyone wants their leisure time to be a mental exercise.

It depends on what's on.

Most of it is. Stupid stereotypical sit-coms, pointless reality shows, and boring cop shows overloaded with sex and violence. CNN and PBS are the exceptions.

There's a few decent things on I guess. Its been a while since I've watched more than two or three hours a week so what do I know. Nut'n

Yes but if you have nothing else to do why not?