Assignment 5 Victor Allison

For decades, watching TV has been heavily associated with a lack of productivity. When we visualize someone "being lazy," we often imagine them sitting on the couch, watching TV. However, to find someone who doesn't watch TV would be like finding a co-ed snowball fight taking place in the Middle East. So why do we spend so much time in front of this multicolored mystery known as the modern television? In my opinion, watching TV today is like reading. On TV we are able to see comedies, tragedies, and histories that rival Shakespeare. And we can experience the emotions projected by these movies and shows without the characteristic tedium associated with picking up a book and actually reading. It's so much easier to sit in front of colorful lights for 3 hours than flipping through page after page of word after word. I began watching the show Naruto a few months ago after Daniel recommended it to me, and I have no complaints other than the sheer time deficit that comes with it. After a cursory calculation on my phone calculator, I found that if I spent an entire week watching the show without sleeping, I still wouldn't be done. Don't get me wrong, I watched all of Game of Thrones as well as Breaking Bad over the summer, as well as one of my personal favorites, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Some shows are particularly attractive to me that have interesting and creative directing techniques, such as Breaking Bad, but a plot line that won't put me to sleep is one of the most important parts of a serious show because it has to be good enough that I'm willing to spend another 60 minutes watching the next episode. The thing about a successful TV show is this: it has to be a real page turner.