IS TV DYING?!
Is TV
dying? In my opinion, yes it is. Back then, everyone I knew loved to watch TV. I would watch cable TV for hours and time would pass without me
noticing, and this was my favorite way to procrastinate. But now? I still procrastinate...but
I do it using other forms of entertainment. In our modern day society,
everyone is on their phones, computers or laptops. We spend countless hours on
the Internet, on social media tweeting, posting and liking pictures, watching
movies and shows online ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. I mean, I don't even remember
the last time I watched a TV show on cable and tuned into it without going
on my phone. Thanks to Netflix, Shomi, YouTube, (my personal Holy
Trinity), and other forms of media entertainment, we could watch any video,
movie, or TV show that we want to watch, when we want.
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With internet
based television services, such as Netflix, it has become so popular because of
the many perks of having it. One being you don't really have to deal
with commercials that go on before the most intense scene, or you don't have to
deal with commercials at all. Also, another great thing about this
form of television service is that you can watch multiple seasons and episodes.
Yes, the newest season isn't always up, but there are a ton of other TV
shows that you can indulge yourself into. With Netflix, it is way too easy
to become someone who binge watches TV shows and movies, and I can’t lie, it’s
one of my bittersweet “hobbies”. With a ton of options that you can watch
whenever you want, you’ll feel like the world is on your hands.
You just don't hear anyone talk about watching shows on TV
channels anymore. When people do talk about TV shows, hardly anyone
goes "Hey, did you watch that show last night on ABC?" But instead,
it goes something like, "So there’s this show on Netflix, you should watch
it.” Even though cable TV isn’t as popular as it used to be, people still do
watch it. TV is still useful for watching the news to know about the weather, news
about something tragic or joyful, current events, the latest entertainment
gossip, and more. When a big sport’s game comes on, the Olympics, and recently
the Pan Am Games, we all go to watch TV and support our favorite teams.
A lot of channels may be losing viewers, a.k.a. my favorite childhood
channels such as YTV, Family Channel, and Disney Channel, because a lot of the
kids who used to watch shows there have grown up and are now into Netflix,
YouTube, Shomi, and etc.
So, I think that TV may be dying because a lot of people have moved on
to internet streaming media.
You make me want to create my own netflix account. The tv may actually be dying because of everything the internet provides, I agree with you!
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ReplyDeleteLOL #procrastinatorclub
ReplyDeleteI watch TV now because of my preference to use the showbox free software installed from the showboxvpn.com website. The new movies I updated the fastest.
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