Well, the damn stations don't sign off anymore. That changed everything.
I mean, how can they expect us to shut the set off and risk the chance of missing something?
Turns out that there is another downside to curtailing your time on front of the tube.
Study:Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture
NEW YORK—A Columbia University study released Tuesday suggests that viewing fewer than four hours of television a day severely inhibits a person's ability to ridicule popular culture.
"An hour or two of television per day simply does not provide enough information to effectively mock mediocre sitcoms, vapid celebrities, music videos, and talk-show hosts—an essential skill in modern society," said Dr. Madeleine Ben-Ami, a professor of cognitive science and chief author of the study. "The average person requires a minimum of four to six hours of television programming each day to be conversant on the subject of The Apprentice or able to impersonate Anna Nicole Smith."
Well, that seals it.