Clicky poll: On a typical evening...

Temp856430000003146 · September 2010

On a typical weeknight, do you watch TV in the evenings?
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Temp856430000003146 · September 2010

I ask because I've considered dramatically cutting back our TV time (even more than we already have) because I read these articles yesterday which opened my eyes to the dangers of TV....

http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/wellness_articles.asp?id=414

http://www.screentimeinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=31

I don't realistically think we're going to eliminate it completely, but I do think we should be able to have 2-3 nights/week where it's not on at all.

gingerfeathers · September 2010

Personally, I rarely have the TV on when I get home from work (unless I need to get in some of my DVRed stuff that Jake doesn't want to watch, like Glee). If it is on, it's generally only background noise while I'm doing something in the kitchen. It's funny--when I was a child, I remember my elementary school asking parents to participate in a week-long TV ban for the kids, and I HATED it. That was the worst week ever. But now? A week without TV sounds fabulous! ...But preferably not during college football season.

DH on the other hand would go crazy without TV, so if it isn't on by the time he gets home, it immediately gets turned on for the rest of the night. We spent 4 nights in St. Lucia, and I (hehe, oops) failed to mention to him that none of the rooms had televisions. He spent the whole time watching and rewatching the three DVDs he brought with on our laptop, and then another movie on my iPod. It drove him nuts, which was amazing because I loved not having it around.

Personally, it doesn't bother me too much if he wants to watch. I always have other things to do or books to read.

critti710 · September 2010

We watch TV pretty much every night, but I'm not really concerned with cutting it out. DH and I have some shows that we DVR and some shows on Netflix that we watch, and for us, it's part of the time we enjoy spending together, and we sometimes discuss them afterward when we are going to bed. I'd say we probably watch 2 hours a night usually, from about 9:00 until 11:00. We don't ever turn the TV on during dinner, though, and we don't usually have the TV on as background noise or sit and look for something to watch. We basically only watch "our" shows on the DVR or on DVD/Netflix instant queue.

kayleeb · September 2010

I hate TV. I always have. I do have shows that I really enjoy watching, but afterwards, I just feel like I've wasted so much time. I think, "Geez I could've cleaned the entire kitchen, or finished my homework, or worked out instead of watching tv". We have a couple shows we dvr and watch on the weekends but that's about it. DH will turn the tv on as soon as we get home, but we usually have other stuff to do.

amanjay · September 2010

I'll admit it. I'm a total TV addict. It's on more often than it's off. I even fall asleep with the TV on. Some of it's educational...the vast majority of it is anything but.

fuzzylogic · September 2010

amanjay:
I'll admit it. I'm a total TV addict. It's on more often than it's off. I even fall asleep with the TV on. Some of it's educational...the vast majority of it is anything but.

Kind of this. I do enjoy a little time at home without it while I get the evening going (clean kitchen, deal with dog, etc.) but we watch a couple of shows every night. I have quite a few that I watch, some with H, like Glee, Grey's, L&O, 30 Rock, Community, and more. We like to discuss and have a good laugh together.

There are plenty of times when the tv is off, however. Those times, we're on the computer Wink We get things done, our house is relatively clean and we both work out and we have dinner together. I don't see the big deal.

cc605 · September 2010

H and I have been watching movies together lately but the actual shows I watch are

RHWOC-love that my fox replays all the seasons every day at 12

and the Duggar show 1x a week. Other than that I rarely watch TV. Internet time on the other hand...

starprincess10 · September 2010

Our "watching" depends on the night. We have a few favorite shows we watch, but most of the time it is on for background noise. Very rarely do I sit and watch TV. I'm always doing something (ie labeling catalogs, putting together orders, etc).

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