For the Love and Hate of TV- Emily Chavez

I don't watch television a lot; there are only a few I keep up with. My favorite is Scandal, mostly because I love the drama of politics. Another one I always watch is Modern Family because it's really funny and gives me some comic relief. I watch TV because it's entertaining, but I see why some people do not like TV.

It's very time consuming and sometimes we put a little more value on it than it's actually worth. For example: Gossip Girl. People who watch Gossip Girl talk about Gossip Girl whenever they get the chance. Chuck Bass. The upper-east side. Blair and Serena. It's like they have forgotten that it's a fictional television series. Perhaps that's the goal of all creators: to create a show that takes people out of their reality. But maybe that takes entertainment too far.

I think TV is great when you need a little break and like to escape into a fictional world for 45 minutes. But I think we must enjoy the screen sparingly, and remember it's for entertainment only.