RumPuncher Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 hey hey... it's TV Turnoff week 2005! TV Turnoff Week is no ordinary social ritual. The goal is simple: to shake up routines and get people questioning the role of TV in their lives. Sure, it’s a statement against dead-end couch culture. But it's also about cleaning up the mental environment. Like our oceans and air, our shared mindscape is littered with pollutants -- distorted news, manipulative ads, violence and top-down culture. How can we fight back? In years past, we've smashed TVs, postered schools and offices, aired ads, and performed anti-tube street theater. The hottest idea this year? TV-B-Gone™ -- a key-chain remote control capable of turning off virtually any television. It's the ultimate tool for reclaiming our commons. adbusters here's some info from the source: TV Turnoff Week For those of you who know me (in a online sence anyway) know that's I'm a very rare TV watcher who lives with a person who has been known to be infront of the TV for 14 hours a day. I usually only watch the new Simpsons on Sunday, the Daily show before I got to bed, and maybe a movie or two durring the week. (and the UEFA Champions League games if a friend is over) So it's not that hard to cut TV out of the diet, and I hope everyone gives it a try, if only for few days. This annoying little zapper has been turning TV's off all around the globe. Even though it's a prick move to do, sometimes you just need to escape. If you're in a sports bar and a UEFA match is on, dont you fucking dare! But it just seems that it's impossibly to avoid the hypnotic flicker sometimes. So what are your thought on america's 'Drug of Choice'? Is it fair to turn off a TV in a public space? How much TV to you watch daily? Bonus Fact: 3 hours of TV per day is 21 hours per week. Add a bit more for the weekends and you've just spent an ENTIRE DAY in front of the bootube. I'm sorry, but with an entire day wasted, there's no excuse for dirty laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraday Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 tv is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 not all TV is stupid. some of it is really educational and rewarding. Take for example: NOVA on PBS. That's a top tier show. and when the show is done, turn off the TV. You wont find anything better by flipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraday Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 you're right. i watch animal planet sometimes. last night i *gasp* watched tv... there was a history of rythm and blues on PBS. scrubs is a great show, as well as lost.. but i hardly ever catch them. the intraweb is my TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 one nation under God has turned into one nation under the influence of one drug [chorus:] Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation (2x) T.V., it satellite links our United States of Unconsciousness Apathetic therapeutic and extremely addictive The methadone metronome pumping out 150 channels 24 hours a day you can flip through all of them and still there's nothing worth watching T.V. is the reason why less than 10 per cent of our Nation reads books daily Why most people think Central Amerika means Kansas Socialism means unamerican and Apartheid is a new headache remedy absorbed in it's world it's so hard to find us It shapes our mind the most maybe the mother of our Nation should remind us that we're sitting too close to... [Chorus:] Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation (2x) T.V. is the stomping ground for political candidates Where bears in the woods are chased by Grecian Formula'd bald eagles T.V. is mechanized politic's remote control over the masses co-sponsored by environmentally safe gases watch for the PBS special It's the perpetuation of the two party system where image takes precedence over wisdom Where sound bite politics are served to the fastfood culture Where straight teeth in your mouth are more important than the words that come out of it Race baiting is the way to get selected Willie Horton or Will he not get elected on... [Chorus:] Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation (2x) T.V., is it the reflector or the director? Does it imitate us or do we imitate it because a child watches 1500 murders before he's twelve years old and we wonder why we've created a Jason generation that learns to laugh rather than to abhor the horror T.V. is the place where armchair generals and quarterbacks can experience first hand the excitement of warfare as the theme song is sung in the background Sugar sweet sitcoms that leave us with a bad actor taste while pop stars metamorphosize into soda pop stars You saw the video You heard the soundtrack Well now go buy the soft drink Well, the onla cola that I support would be a union C.O.L.A.(Cost Of Living Allowance) On television [Chorus:] Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation (2x) Back again, "New and improved" We return to our irregularly programmed schedule hidden cleverly between heavy breasted beer and car commercials CNNESPNABCTNT but mostly B.S. Where oxymoronic language like "virtually spotless", "fresh frozen" "light yet filling" and "military intelligence" have become standard T.V. is the place where phrases are redefined like "recession" to "necessary downturn" "Crude oil" on a beach to "mousse" "Civilian death" to "collateral damages" and being killed by your own Army is now called "friendly fire" T.V. is the place where the pursuit of happiness has become the pursuit of trivia Where toothpaste and cars have become sex objects Where imagination is sucked out of children by a cathode ray nipple T.V. is the only wet nurse that would create a cripple [Chorus:] Television, the drug of the Nation Breeding ignorance and feeding radiation (4x) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalist Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 ^so true, I was on 12oz, but my door was open just abit, so i was able to see the TV from where i was, my uncle had left it on PBS, it was about the Amazon Rainforest, and i hardly watch TV,but i said "fuck 120z i'm watching this shit." I sat down and watch the whole hour of the show, it was really intresting. Key your so on point, right afterwards i turned it off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fondles Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 down for the cause. like key, i watch adult swim, daily show, and only informative shit like discovery, history channel, animal planet, etc. all that other shit can fall off and die. except hbo series, cause they're fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbivore Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 i like TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Originally posted by fatalist@Apr 26 2005, 01:08 PM Key your so on point, right afterwards i turned it off! well thanks. Sometimes there's great TV, and then there's the Jacko trial re-enactments, the crappy movie marathons on TBS, motorcycle soap operas on Discovery.... and endless reruns of 'Friends' with a never ending loop of canned laughter. I'm moving in a month and I think I'm going to just go with 'rabbit ears'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraday Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 i only get basic cable.. that keeps my tv watching to a minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckle_game Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 PBS all the way. I'M RICK STEEVES BITCH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 It would be interesting to see what the next presidential election would be like if there were a large organized sabotage campaign aimed at taking out various crucial television broadcast related targets. Or next time there's a war being sold would work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I don't have cable and hardly have time for tv nowadays. i have netflix so if i'm watching tv its usually a film, or tv shows on dvd that i enjoy. i have no problem with just chilling out for a one of those show when i get the chance. its nice to sit and chill. but i don't often veg out in front of the tele. but as for no tv this week... i remember this no tv week from last year.... its not going to happen, the nba playoffs just started and i will enjoy the few games i can get on network television. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 ^ you mean like Bush without fox 'news' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 House is a re-run this week, the South Park season ended last week, and everything on Adult Swim I can just d/l. Shouldn't be too hard as long as renting movies doesn't count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Can't do it. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakepaints Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 (TV party tonight, TV party tonight, TV party tonight, TV party tonight) We're gonna have a TV party tonight (All right) We're gonna have a TV party all right (Tonight) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) Everybody's gonna hang out here tonight (All right) We'll pass out on the couch all right (Tonight) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) (Don't talk about anything else, we don't wanna know) (We're dedicated to our favorite shows) That's Incredible, Hill Street Blues, Dallas, Fridays We sit glued to the TV set all night (And every night) Why go into the outside world at all (Its such a fright) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) TV really shows what its like out there (Its a scare) You can go out if you want (We wouldn't dare) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) (Don't talk about anything else, we don't wanna know) (We're dedicated to our favorite shows) Saturday Night Live, Monday night football, Jeffersons, Vegas I wouldn't be without my TV for a day (Or even a minute) Don't even bother to use my brain any more (There's nothing left in it) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) Hey wait a minute, my TV doesn't work (Its broken) What are we gonna do tonight, this isn't fair (We're hurting) (We've got nothing better to do, than watch TV and have a couple of brews) (What're we gonna talk about, I don't know) (We're gonna miss our favorite shows) No That's Incredible, no Monday night football, no Jeffersons, no Fridays (No TV party tonight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 hahaha... nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Can I still watch my baseball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I don't watch tv, I'm on my computer atleast 8 hours of the day though. I'll begin watching TV when they bring back The Wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I only watch tv 1 hour a day if that. Compouter slightly more 2-3 hours maybe a little more on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Sorry, I can't do it during the NBA playoffs. Especially when the Rockets are in and winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 No cable here and no antenna so I've been doing this for a year. The internet is my TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jump Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 "I'll begin watching TV when they bring back The Wire." i dont know if we're talking about the same show, but HBO On-Demand just put the first season up. needless to say, ill be watching some television this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I don't watch tv in general so this week is kinda irrelevant to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest westy Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I didn't give a fuck about tv up until last week when I got free cable hooked up......So needless to say (cartoon network) I'm watching too much now, but I go through phases. Adbusters is badass. Forgot about it till this thread. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 do you seriously expect me to miss an episode of the OC just cos some hippy says so? FUCK YOU HIPPY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 LOL1!!! SNaPZ how could I forget about that skinny bitch on the OC ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.