Would someone please kill my TV?

I hate television. I wish it was never invented and if that means we would still be reading by candlelight, so be it. The main reason that I hate television is that I can't help but to watch it. I'm weak; if there is a television on in the room, I will stare at it. I was in a play this past summer that had a television on during the whole play, the director gave me a note that I was staring at the TV too much. I've tried to adopt a no TV Tuesday, but this past week I completely forgot about it. It drives me insane that even though there is nothing on TV, I can watch it for hours on end, mindlessly flipping through channels. To make matters worse, I will watch programs that drive me crazy: News Channels, MTV, reality television, VH1, etc. The news channels are terrible, have you ever watched Nancy Grace? Her self righteousness is so over the top you would swear you were watching a bad impression of a talk show host. Most shows on MTV just make me angry and I usually end up throwing my shoe or something, I just feel bad when I watch reality television. All of these shows, and let's face it most television programs play to our laziness, stupidity, and base, shallow emotions. The sad thing is, we let them. Most shows are on now are designed not to spark a thought or spur your curiosity through compelling stories, but to say and show outrageous things that make you shocked, mad or stupefied. Every been in a traffic jam only to find out that everyone was slowing down to look at an accident...on the other side of road???

Of course there are exceptions to every rule. In my opinion, there is one show that rises above its premise as a reality show to become a truly heartwarming tale that while it might be contrived, should still be a model for all other reality TV shows. Run's House on MTV is a truly great television show and one that I don't feel guilty for watching. Run's family truly seems to care for each other. Run is a wonderful father who doesn't take himself seriously and while it is impossible not to spoil your children when you are one of the founding fathers of a entire music genre, he still manages to teach them responsibility and how to be a good person. I dare anyone to watch the most recent episode with Kid Rock and not feel a little warm and fuzzy. I guess part of the reason I keep watching TV is because every once in awhile a show comes along that makes you feel good, not bad for having it on. I should just let other people find those shows and let me know, until then I'll be reading a book....or playing a video game.