I decided to try an experiment and not turn on my television. I am in day ten now. Yes, I have not watched my television in ten straight days.
Maybe I picked a good week to try not turning on the television, since the fall season is coming and most networks are in reruns, but I’m one of those summer season followers, so I’ve missed four shows, and because I missed another one when I was watching, I have to binge watch two episodes of that one.
The lack of background noise while the TV was off was startling at first, but then instead of listening to stock episodic music from the regular programming and bickering commentary on the talk shows, I began to appreciate the peace of it. One network apparently found a sponsor in a laxative company, so their ad runs at least twice per half hour. I didn’t miss hearing it.
In the old days of television, silence meant a break before a commercial came on or something happened with the signal. Today, the noise between programs and commercials is constant, but there can still be silence if the signal is interrupted. That’s when the phone starts ringing at the cable company.
Anyway, I’ve decided that ten days is sufficient, so I will resume watching tomorrow, and I’ll keep the remote handy to mute the laxative commercial.
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