July 20 has been declared National No TV Day by the U.K.’s IndyMedia. While the boycott has more to do with protesting Channel 4′s cancellation of a particular music show than about getting rid of TV in general, it would be fun to measure the unintended consequences if it really works. Will we see a surge in … bar fights? Colic? Utter boredom?
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I like the far side cartoon, where the caption is “in the days before television” and the picture is a family sitting around and staring at the wall
I like the far side cartoon, where the caption is “in the days before television” and the picture is a family sitting around and staring at the wall
It wasn’t the BBC that cancelled PopWorld, it was Channel 4 (which is different, although there is a BBC4). Not that I watched the programme, but it does say so in the linked article…
It wasn’t the BBC that cancelled PopWorld, it was Channel 4 (which is different, although there is a BBC4). Not that I watched the programme, but it does say so in the linked article…
I thought Frank Zappa said it, but maybe it was someone else: “Save a kid. Shoot your television.”
I thought Frank Zappa said it, but maybe it was someone else: “Save a kid. Shoot your television.”
It’s also Colombia’s independence day.
It’s also Colombia’s independence day.