McLuhan pointed out that books were the content of movies. Movies were the content of television. Books remain the basis for televisions ideas. Sorry.
Lately Comics are the content of Movies (not to mention cartoons). If the derivative content is downgrading does this explain the context for our societal decline.
Far too often, multi-tasking is the ability to work on several tasks simultaneously (or rapidly switch from task to task), without ever completing any of them. XD
I guess depends on what is on TV and viewers. There are shows I don’t watch and comics I don’t read. Where as books depends on how thick, takes a while for me to read. Others who are fast readers will speed through.
I missed some of the old shows but the some of the old shows will not fit into today’s society of somewhat tastes.
Bill Cosby’s shows those are classics. I’ve heard what Bill Cosby’s talks about and wish teenagers would listen.
Netflix has been my constant companion this past year. I have recorded enough good shows to watch when they go into reruns next summer, but when watching a good BBC series, everything has to wait until I’ve watched the last episode. However, I’m getting carpal tunnel syndrome from reading the comments on the comics. Anyone know where I can get Zits with comments? My paper has it, so only want to read comments about it.
Wow… “At six thoughts per minute” If Calvin were to pop off an answer to a math question in class that fast Ms. Woomwood would trip over her knee socks right after she was knocked out of them!
Cable television is a lollipop for the brain. Sure wish they would bring back the BBC series “Fawlty Towers” - it would make me laugh so hard I would get an asthma attack…
khpage:
You can get “Fawlty Towers” on DVD. I get Acorn magazine or you can get it at acornonline.com. They have many of the BBC DVD ‘s and other interesting items from England.
I switch to the computer when the television commercials come on. The commercials make my mind melt.
margueritem about 14 years ago
You won’t win this one, Hobbes…
sjoujke Premium Member about 14 years ago
…. his brain works way too fast for you.
COWBOY7 about 14 years ago
Calvin’s motto: If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with………
carmy about 14 years ago
Sitting there for 3 hours? My hiney would be fast asleep.
lazygrazer about 14 years ago
Why sit in front of a stupid TV for hours on end when we can be sitting in front of a stupid PC instead.
Yukoner about 14 years ago
And they wonder why kids can’t concentrate in school.
florchi about 14 years ago
Mensa has no minimum age for membership, Calvin. :-)
ronaldmundy about 14 years ago
grazer, ahh, the other tv.
jrbj about 14 years ago
I think it was when psychedelic drugs became illegal that interest rose sharply in TV’s and PC’s, but they were a poor substitute for the real stuff.
zeina123 about 14 years ago
Just like I do…. More ideas come from TV than from books I can say that as a fact.
zeina123 about 14 years ago
Grazer, that is probably the most clever thing i have heard in a long time….. But i would rather have a laptop on my lap while i’m watching TV
DolphinGirl78 about 14 years ago
grazer: Love that comment… playing games, watching movies, what have you… :) zeina123: That has to be the ultimate in multi-tasking… lol
Wiseguy411 about 14 years ago
Zeina 123 …
McLuhan pointed out that books were the content of movies. Movies were the content of television. Books remain the basis for televisions ideas. Sorry.
Lately Comics are the content of Movies (not to mention cartoons). If the derivative content is downgrading does this explain the context for our societal decline.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
Grazer Deninitely the best of both worlds is the PC and TV. Heaven.
linsonl about 14 years ago
That’s about like me, paperbucket.. I worked on airliners for 35 years and never once solved a quadratic equation, or needed to ,or that matter.
Ooops! Premium Member about 14 years ago
Hey, now! Television programming is ….um…..um… responsible for the increasing number of people reading good books.
BTW - Do not let your children watch the news. They may get ideas.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
Especially true lately, LuvH8.
fanof41 about 14 years ago
“I don’t have ADD, my mind just multi-tasks!”
NoBrandName about 14 years ago
Far too often, multi-tasking is the ability to work on several tasks simultaneously (or rapidly switch from task to task), without ever completing any of them. XD
bald about 14 years ago
some of the people i worked with had attention spans similar to that, you had to retrain them every 6 months to do a repetitive job
Lonewolf :
i was able to do that for a little over 40 years when i was with the government (department of defense)
Rakkav about 14 years ago
PC: Create content, potentially just this side of heaven.
TV: Receive content, usually right out of the sewer pipe.
That’s why I have two laptops and no TV. (On occasion, I’ll pull something out of my DVD collection and play it on one of the laptops.)
kab2rb about 14 years ago
I guess depends on what is on TV and viewers. There are shows I don’t watch and comics I don’t read. Where as books depends on how thick, takes a while for me to read. Others who are fast readers will speed through. I missed some of the old shows but the some of the old shows will not fit into today’s society of somewhat tastes. Bill Cosby’s shows those are classics. I’ve heard what Bill Cosby’s talks about and wish teenagers would listen.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
Yeah, but Doc, there are cartoons on TV. And I still watch the Flintstones, Scooby Doo and Jetsons after all these years.
Mythreesons about 14 years ago
Netflix has been my constant companion this past year. I have recorded enough good shows to watch when they go into reruns next summer, but when watching a good BBC series, everything has to wait until I’ve watched the last episode. However, I’m getting carpal tunnel syndrome from reading the comments on the comics. Anyone know where I can get Zits with comments? My paper has it, so only want to read comments about it.
Trainwreck_1 about 14 years ago
Wow… “At six thoughts per minute” If Calvin were to pop off an answer to a math question in class that fast Ms. Woomwood would trip over her knee socks right after she was knocked out of them!
BigHug about 14 years ago
Lol Susan. Must be a western!
ratlum about 14 years ago
There is three things that keep tv interesting they are as follows Remote,Remote, Remote
Ed in Toledo Premium Member about 14 years ago
TV: the new Opiate of the Masses…
AJCA about 14 years ago
Gweedo Murray said, about 11 hours ago
Einstein came up with many thoughts too. Wonder what tv he was watching.
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I’m not sure, but Einstein’s thoughts started flourishing when he was close to 20, so Calvin still has hope….. I think.
coffeeturtle about 14 years ago
6 TPM
lobkiller about 14 years ago
wonder why Calvin never is playing Atari instead?
Danielle180 about 14 years ago
Don’t ask me to help you out Calvin. I’m a little bit busy here at the computer trying to think of things to type.
khpage about 14 years ago
Cable television is a lollipop for the brain. Sure wish they would bring back the BBC series “Fawlty Towers” - it would make me laugh so hard I would get an asthma attack…
forgiveness about 14 years ago
I can watch the my boy Bobby Flay for hours on end.
Dino-1 about 14 years ago
khpage: You can get “Fawlty Towers” on DVD. I get Acorn magazine or you can get it at acornonline.com. They have many of the BBC DVD ‘s and other interesting items from England.
I switch to the computer when the television commercials come on. The commercials make my mind melt.
GROG Premium Member about 14 years ago
I like Fawlty Towers & Are You Being Served.
bmonk about 14 years ago
I’d read all these comments–but it would take too long….
Just call me Calvin.
Puddleglum2 about 14 years ago
“Multiplication, that’s the name of the game” - Bobby Darin
Brother_James437 about 14 years ago
a mind is a wonderful thing to wast
brianz0r about 14 years ago
calvin is either thinking of something explict or cunning..
Ooops! Premium Member about 14 years ago
Easily distracted by………… blip! Where did I leave my coffee this time?………… look it’s a bird!…….F*X TV what is that?
Paige_fox over 3 years ago
My birthday comic.