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Why the television is called a idiot box

Shankerj @Shankerj (240) • India 28 Jul 11

Probably we all watch Television, some watch it more some dont like, but watch occassionaly. Can you guess why this is called a idiot box? do you know What else the television is called?

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Dont you get bored watching the tv soaps and serials again and again?

b4balaji @b4balaji (410) • India 1 Feb 10

The people at home watch a lot of serials, or soaps. Many of them have repition of stories, the same scene in different location, different costumes. Sometimes even the dialog is very slow and makes the screenplay slow. But...

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Television - Is it An Idiot Box ?

deep_enjoy @deep_enjoy (237) • India 27 Jan 09

In 20th century, television was called an idiot box but now what when we have discovery channel, history channel, national geography and many more. Not just this, we can even learn lot more from the movies. Movies are now released...

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Can You Watch The Television Even Without A Remote Control?

mchavez11 @mchavez11 (1406) • Philippines 25 Nov 08

Nowadays, I find it hard to watch the telly without a remote control. At first, we lost the original remote control when we moved out from our condo and transferred to a new one. Recently, we purchased this universal remote...

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Is TV an idiot box?

cosmopolitan @cosmopolitan (1263) • India 8 Nov 08

Do you agree to this propsition.Does television suck out the imagination from the children's mind.Or is it necessary in the contemporary competitive world?Or a just a controlled watching is normal?Please share your opinion

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Television or the Idiot Box

lorddeath @lorddeath (82) • India 16 Oct 08

Do you love watching the Television? I have been watching the so called Idiot box since many years now and must admit that it is one of the most favorite things to do. One might object this but that would not be based on any...

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My sons watch too much television

kishanganj @kishanganj (163) • India 30 Jul 08

My sons ( 8 & 4) spend lot of time infront of television.After coming back from school they do everything infront of idiot box.Do you also face same problem with your kids.Suggest some ways non-violent ofcourse to wean them away...

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How many hour do u spend in front of TV in a day?

abhishek_138 @abhishek_138 (439) • India 19 Jun 08

Well, I was a couch potato, I watched tv all the time. But now I spend only 2-3 hours in a day, and on weekend I spent 4 hours at most. I spend so many hours now a days also. But I want to improve myself, because it is a idiot...

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Why is the TV called the Idiot Box ? Do you agree ?

ketybhagat @ketybhagat (4123) • India 25 Sep 07

I often wonder why the TV is called the Idiot box. We see and learn a lot from the TV programmes. Is it because of the soaps. Well some of them are good and entertaining. Besides there are National Geographic and History and...

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Television, a boon or a curse?

urbandekay @urbandekay (18278) 3 Jul 07

Like most people I was unknowingly seduced by television as a young person but having developed critical faculties and lived without a tele for a long time I was interested to see how it had changed and also how my view of it had...

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is your child a tv addict??

smartgirl826 @smartgirl826 (106) • India 14 Mar 07

studies have shown that children don't clearly differentiate between the real world and the make-believe world on tv. They mistake inane moments on tv for real and live in a state of confusion. What should be done to keep children...

IDIOT BOX-The television.......how it affects you......??????

yogi85 @yogi85 (108) • India 18 Dec 06

The idiot box as it is called has been a real source of entertainment and news for all of us.it has effected so many of us in one way of the other, with internet its significance is coming dpwn but it still stand tall. How does...

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how many hours do you watch tv in a day?

dieddu @dieddu (57) • Italy 15 Nov 06

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