Famous people Against TV
Jean, you had a post somewhere listing
celebrities who have come out against TV,
or at least watch it very minimally
There was Madonna, of course, and also
Tom Cruise.
Add to that...
Norman Mailer:
"Mr. Mailer makes an interesting case for
parents to stop using television as a baby
sitter. This is something I’ve advocated
for a long time. The article goes on to
say that he (Mr. Mailer) believes the
rise in the number of cases of ADD in
our youngsters today is partially due
to their constant interruption by
television commercials."
http://www.texasescapes.com/Peary-Perry ... vision.htm
and William Gibson:
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Famous people Against TV
Hunter Quote
Oooh, that Hunter S. Thompson quote is right on the mark...
Harold T. Webster - Cartoonist
Harold T. Webster - Cartoonist
"Cartoonist Harold T. Webster doesn't own a
television set, has never seen a Milton Berle
show, and would rather play bridge than watch
Faye Emerson, plunging neckline and all. Yet
his once-a-week cartoon, The Unseen Audience,
has made him one of the nation's best and
best-known critics of radio & television."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... hix-sphere
"Cartoonist Harold T. Webster doesn't own a
television set, has never seen a Milton Berle
show, and would rather play bridge than watch
Faye Emerson, plunging neckline and all. Yet
his once-a-week cartoon, The Unseen Audience,
has made him one of the nation's best and
best-known critics of radio & television."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... hix-sphere
Perez Hilton - Pop Blogger
Perez Hilton - Pop Blogger
"He doesn't own a television, he says, and learns
about TV stars primarily via marketing posters and
YouTube clips. When he does end up in the VIP section
with a celebrity, "They usually pay," he says."
http://www.radaronline.com/features/200 ... rt_iii.php
"He doesn't own a television, he says, and learns
about TV stars primarily via marketing posters and
YouTube clips. When he does end up in the VIP section
with a celebrity, "They usually pay," he says."
http://www.radaronline.com/features/200 ... rt_iii.php
Rachel Maddow - Radio & TV Host
Rachel Maddow - Radio & TV Host
"The steadily rising profile of Ms. Maddow —
until earlier this year she was also seen
regularly on CNN before she signed an exclusive,
one-year agreement with MSNBC — is all the more
remarkable considering she does not own a television.
(She said she was worried it would be too distracting.)"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/ ... ref=slogin
"The steadily rising profile of Ms. Maddow —
until earlier this year she was also seen
regularly on CNN before she signed an exclusive,
one-year agreement with MSNBC — is all the more
remarkable considering she does not own a television.
(She said she was worried it would be too distracting.)"
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/arts/ ... ref=slogin
Brian Eno - Pop Star
Brian Eno - Pop Star
"He thinks the problem is that "everybody is entertained
to death. There's so much entertainment going on, there's
so much to distract yourself and it all looks so much more
interesting than politics." He doesn't own a television.
"I gave it up because I'm a potential addict. I know that
if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself
that everything on it was really interesting. I would say,
'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! is so sociologically
fascinating that I think I'd better watch.' If I just start
grazing, I'll graze forever.""
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/sto ... 38,00.html
"He thinks the problem is that "everybody is entertained
to death. There's so much entertainment going on, there's
so much to distract yourself and it all looks so much more
interesting than politics." He doesn't own a television.
"I gave it up because I'm a potential addict. I know that
if I had a television in my flat I would convince myself
that everything on it was really interesting. I would say,
'I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! is so sociologically
fascinating that I think I'd better watch.' If I just start
grazing, I'll graze forever.""
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/sto ... 38,00.html