For the Love of Television

If there's one thing that I'm sure of in my life, it's that I absolutely love television. I've grown up always watching shows ranging anywhere from Barney to Cold Case. Usually, I watch TV for multiple hours every day, including in the early morning and late at night. Tonight, I had to sacrifice watching a couple of new TV shows because I had a lot of studying to do (but don't worry, I obviously recorded them on my DVR). TV has become very important to me and it has become somewhat of an instinct to press the "ON" button on the remote when I'm sitting in my living room. Many people say that watching too much TV is bad for people, especially teenagers and children, but I kind of disagree. This may be because watching so much of it has brainwashed me, but I believe that watching TV is a good thing in my life. I watch TV not only because it entertains me, but because it allows me to get placed into a world that could be completely different than what I experience in my personal life. Many of the shows that I watch are comedies or dramas that follow the lives of a few specific characters with whom I often find myself identifying with. I can get lost in the conflicts and emotions that the characters experience and learn things about life, people, and myself that I wouldn't be able to if it wasn't for the big black box that sits in the center of my entertainment center. I don't let TV control my life, though. I have the mental strength to be able to turn off the TV and focus on other areas of my life that are far more important than a new episode of Parks and Rec. So, I am not ashamed to say that I watch A LOT of TV and that I don't think this is a bad thing.

A few of my favorite shows include:

• Friends
• Modern Family
• SNL
• The Amazing Race
• Survivor
• The Walking Dead
• The Big Bang Theory
• LOST
• Gilmore Girls (great show. no shame.)