For the Love and Hate of Television- Lucy Wan

Let me start off by saying TV is one of the most mindless, brain-draining, useless experiences that exists in our world.

And I love it.

Television is one of the staples of our culture. Just like food to the French, or dance to the Latin Americans, TV is a cultural sensation in the US. It is a part of who we are; we watch it all the time, we countdown the days to season finales, we keep track of what airs next at 9:30 on Tuesdays. Television has truly become an integral part of the fabric of our lives. But why? Why is it that we laugh, scream, and maybe even cry along with our favorite characters? Why do we feel the need to be like "Oh honey, you can do so much better than her" to a fictional being?

In a way, television provides an escape. While watching, we are transported to a different world, a place where the only things we have to worry about are who's dating who and whether Roshanda and the other sassy girl really got into a fight (and if they did, was it about the guy they're both dating?). There's no stressing about college exams, no studying, no fighting with your parents about pointless things. There's only a fantasy world, or worlds, that covers everything in your imagination and more. And yes, you'll sit in front of the T.V. and completely zone out until you're a mindless zombie, but that's okay. Because we all deserve a little bit of zombie brain syndrome in our lives.