I watch TV because it's a great way to stay entertained if I'm not in the mood for reading or anything else. It can also be great background noise for when I'm home alone and don't want an eerie silence coming from downstairs. I love shows that keep me engaged and make me think (i.e. Doctor Who and House, to name two,) but I also enjoy ones that make me laugh (SNL and Regular Show,) and I admittedly watch some fairly embarrassing-to-say shows that keep me watching for the sake of cliff-hangers that I must know the outcome of (Pretty Little Liars...) On the other hand, I hate most all reality TV, and there's not a coherent answer that I could spell out for you as to why.
TV can provide effective entertainment, but I find that if I watch too much, I fall into a catatonic-like state that is not preferable. It completely numbs your mind and body until you realize you just wasted your entire day watching random things that don't provide you with any incentive. That then causes it to be an inane use of time. TV is mostly a thing that can be replaced with much greater things, but it keeps pulling you back in, so you don't replace it.
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