Do you still have time to watch TV?

@EMbakes (1142)

Philippines

September 10, 2016 7:36am CST

I can't remember the last time that I watch television that lasted for how many hours. TV used to be the "in" thing back in the days. During my parents' time, if you happen to own a TV, you're considered rich. Due to my excessive use of the internet, I no longer feel the need to watch television. How about you?

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

10 Sep 16

I dont watch much TV if at all, im mostly in the internet i put on the TV so there is sound in the house otherwise too quiet.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

I can relate to that. At times, I open the radio just to make sure that it's still functioning.

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

10 Sep 16

@EMbakes I do not even have a radio for over 10 years now, l just dont need it.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

@miniam We have. It's a vintage radio.

We use it as some sort of a decoration.

@parpande (1515)

• Bangalore, India

21 Sep 16

@EMbakes Absolutely Yes , a few days before i strike a discussion with my wife that we dont stick to TV and the reason was YouTube .

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

Youtube is pretty much addicting.

We got to learn a lot from it plus we have to option to watch only the videos that we want to see unlike in TV.

@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

10 Sep 16

I don't watch a whole lot of TV anymore. There are a few shows on now that I will watch, but very few. A lot of the shows I watch now are on Netflix and not on anymore. That or cartoons I watch with my kids.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

11 Sep 16

I can totally relate to you.

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@Theresaaiza (10487)

• Australia

10 Sep 16

Finally getting a cable TV drove me nuts back then, I couldn't peel my eyes off the screen. Now I can't stand TV unless some controversial reality show is on. After a few commercial breaks that feel like forever I'm done. Loving my Netflix though.

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@Theresaaiza (10487)

• Australia

10 Sep 16

@EMbakes I did think it was available there though

At Php 400 or something. Guess I was wrong. You sure? Well netflix does not have everything. And they take ages before adding more seasons. But they do have some of the nicest TV shows and if you really can't wait for the later seasons, you can always stream them online from another site. But that defeats the purpose of paying for a subscription. Which is a total BS really to be honest.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

Netflix, although it seemed like it's not available in our country, is a much better alternative.

Commercial breaks tend to spoil the momentum.

@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

@Theresaaiza I thought netflix provides or even exceeds customers' satisfaction.

If netflix had that issues in your country then much more here. Maybe that's the reason why it's not that popular here.

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@akalinus (43366)

• United States

11 Sep 16

I watch the news and a couple of shows. My favorite is Big Bang. Mostly, the TV is off unless I turn it on for company during the day. It is never on on weekends. There is hardly anything worth watching on weekends and nights. We don't have cable, dish, or satellite.

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@akalinus (43366)

• United States

11 Sep 16

@EMbakes It is my favorite program. I never get tired of it. I am happy even watching reruns.

@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

11 Sep 16

I see.

I used to watch Big Bang before, but since I get too busy using the internet, I stop watching it.

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@Shiva49 (26785)

• Singapore

21 Sep 16

I hardly have time to watch TV now. I don't like to multi-task as some people do while watching TV - siva

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@Shiva49 (26785)

• Singapore

25 Sep 16

@EMbakes Times have changed with our attention span getting limited. I do one at a time but TV watching is rare - siva

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

@Shiva49 True. With that latest gadgets, people are already hooked by it. I can't even remember the last time when I really sat down and watch a TV all day.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

Whenever I do Mylot or bake a cake, usually, I turn the TV on just to have some sort of diversion, but I can't focus on entirely watching movie alone as compared before.

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@happytobehereagain (390)

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10 Sep 16

If Im abroad I dont watch TV anymore. Not only that I have no time but I dont have interest too beside if I want to watch movies I can do it online. But now that Im home for vacation Im spending that little time with my family watching news but after the news I already go back to my laptop or tablet.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

11 Sep 16

Watching television is the most convenient means of creating family bonding.

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@cmoneyspinner (9219)

• Austin, Texas

10 Sep 16

TV? No? Online video streaming on my laptop? Yeah!

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

Good to hear that! Thank you for the response.

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@CinnamonGrl (7086)

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

10 Sep 16

Truth be told, I wind up watching the TV shows streaming and binge-style. I would probably get the Dish Network disconnected if it weren't for the fact my 95 year old mother is used to that. It's very hard to adapt to new things at that age.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

11 Sep 16

I'm sure when we get older, our future grand children will complain about us getting use to using the internet.

I wonder what's in store for the next generation.Technology is advancing so fast.

@marlina (154130)

• Canada

24 Sep 16

I find myself watching less and less TV.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

I see. Thanks for the response!

@meowch (2220)

• United States

10 Sep 16

I watch television once in a while I'm more busy being in the computer.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

We're most likely the same.

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

12 Sep 16

I watch the news but with thousands of serials the novelty is lost now.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

12 Sep 16

True.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

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@QueenAva (765)

• Nicosia, Cyprus

10 Sep 16

Yea late at night

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

25 Sep 16

Good to hear that.

@anushady (549)

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

10 Sep 16

if you have an internet, Tv is useless

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

11 Sep 16

Thank you for sharing!

@asfarasiknow (3340)

• Bournemouth, England

10 Sep 16

I watch it but there's never a night when I don't fall asleep in front of it. That may not necessarily be a reflection on the shows.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

I'm having a hard time sleeping early so maybe, I'll just have to turn my TV on.

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@ilocosboy (45156)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

I always have time to watch television, every night. Actually, right now, I am watching TV while doing mylotting.

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@EMbakes (1142)

• Philippines

10 Sep 16

That's good to hear.

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