Originally Posted by Jel

stopped watching tv years ago, best thing I ever done. not as clued up on current affairs as I used to be, but that's well worth the pay-off. I'll watch football on firstrow, 2 or 3 movies a week either on netflix or grab a torrent, and same with something really good like breaking bad.

end result: more time to work, and read, and almost zero jaw-dropped amazement at the pure dross that most tv is.