For the Love and Hate of Television-Maya Creamer

      I would say that I have an interesting relationship with television. I don't really watch it that often; I'm more of a Youtube girl, and I tend to spend much more time on my phone watching videos than I do watching TV shows. When I do watch TV, it's purely to take my mind off of whatever else is going on, and it's usually just whatever's on. Unfortunately, this is usually whatever my 8-year-old brother is watching on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network or Disney (so, basically, Spongebob Squarepants, Gravity Falls, Breadwinners, etc.) Since I can't stand any of these shows, I usually end up right back on my phone within about 15 minutes. If he happens to be otherwise occupied, which doesn't seem to happen all that often, I might watch something like America's Got Talent or Shark Tank, which, although they contain almost no substance, are marginally better than today's kids shows. So, as you've probably figured out, I don't really watch the shows that a lot of other people my age are into, and I don't really have any favorite shows. However, I would definitely say that, out of all the stupid shows my brother watches, the one that I hate the most is Dog With a Blog. Disney has clearly run out of ideas, because they are airing a show about a talking dog that writes a blog at night after his owners have gone to bed.
      I feel like not just kids shows, but TV in general, has really gone downhill recently. We have shows like Dance Moms, My Strange Addiction, and basically everything on TLC. Apparently, there's nothing interesting left to make shows about. Also, no matter what show you are watching, they cut in every 5 minutes to show you advertisements; usually the same ones over and over again. It's almost like the ads are the main show, and they cut in every few minutes to show you a clip of a show. Watching TV has become an activity where the only purpose is to bombard your brain with sales pitches and kill brain cells by showing you unrealistic plot lines with the occasional dose of drama or comedy. And the worst part is that audiences, including me, continue to watch. We get sucked in, and we're OK with it, as long as it's mildly entertaining.