Ditch the Books and Get a TV

"-Ari-" <b00kl0v3r.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> responds to a troll:

 > With books there is this funny thing called imagination involved... with TV
 > there is no need for kids to utilise their imaginations resulting in static
 > kids.

well, no. i know plenty of people who engage quite a bit of their
intellect and imaginations when watching tv, or when thinking about
the tv shows they like. a high school friend of mine had an elaborate,
ongoing story she told daily to another friend, based on (but flying
far afield from) the _battlestar gallactica_ tv series. she eventually
wrote it all out as a novel.

lots of things can engage the imagination. that's why we have more
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"Ann Burlingham" <annb.TakeThisOut@panix.com> wrote in message
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 > "-Ari-" <b00kl0v3r.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> responds to a troll:
 >
  > > With books there is this funny thing called imagination involved... with
TV
  > > there is no need for kids to utilise their imaginations resulting in
static
  > > kids.
 >
 > well, no. i know plenty of people who engage quite a bit of their
 > intellect and imaginations when watching tv, or when thinking about
 > the tv shows they like. a high school friend of mine had an elaborate,
 > ongoing story she told daily to another friend, based on (but flying
 > far afield from) the _battlestar gallactica_ tv series. she eventually
 > wrote it all out as a novel.
 >
 > lots of things can engage the imagination. that's why we have more
 > than one artistic medium.

Point.
But still, there are a lot of people for whom TV is a medium to switch off
in front of, rather than use as a catalyst for imaginative creativity.

I will admit that I am generalising - especially with the popularity of
fanfiction based from or on TV shows of various kinds. And as an avid reader
of fanfiction I know how stimulating tv in that manner can be...

Still, I prefer books - easier to carry around with you (its very difficult
to take a TV with you whilst having a bath f'instance); portable enough to
carry on public transport (or to read whilst waiting [futiley] for said
transport to arrive)... tvs need aerials, batteries or electricity, space
and time... tvs also cost a tad more than books do (unless said books are
highly collectible) and books can of course be borrowed freely from local
libraries...

After preaching to the converted I shall endeavor to hold my peace and bury
my head in a book... and use the tv to bombard visiting trolls...

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On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:00:11 +1200, "-Ari-" <b00kl0v3r RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

 >With books there is this funny thing called imagination involved... with TV
 >there is no need for kids to utilise their imaginations resulting in static
 >kids.

I think imagination predates books. I like books. I also like TV and
film and I do not believe that TV and film destroy imagination. If
someone made such a claim I would require evidence....not anecdotes,
evidence

Incidentally many ppl have been encouraged to read the Lord of the
Rings and the Harry Potter books by watching the films and to read
Dickens by watching BBC adaptations of his books....
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