Assignment 5 - Stephanie Bailey

  I personally watch TV as a source of easy and quick entertainment when I have had a long day and I'm brain-dead. It is a way for me to just relax and maybe find something to laugh at and make my day a little bit better. It has also just become a habit to walk into the living room, plop down on a couch, and turn on the TV at the end of the night, after doing all my homework of course. I like the fact that watching is an easy option to fill the empty spaces in time at home but I also don't like that it is an option because I'm much more likely to just sit on the couch and watch TV instead of going outside, exercising, or talking with family. I don't have time to watch TV most of the time anyways because of my homework load and the fact that I am riding my horses most of the time but when I do, I still could be doing much more important things instead.
    There are many shows that I like to watch like New Girl, Jane the Virgin, Survivor, Big Brother, and The Big Bang Theory just to name a few. These shows help me relax and feel like I am in an alternate reality just for a little while. I feel like I am living through the characters which, again, is probably not the healthiest thing but I feel like it is how most people feel now-a-days. I really don't have any shows that I dislike but I prefer to just watch the shows listed above. Healthy or not, TV is a permanent part of American life.