We rarely talk about television, only about what’s on television

In the world of television, the massive flows of information are largely in only one direction, which makes it virtually impossible for individuals to take part in what passes for a national conversation. Individuals receive, but they cannot send. They hear, but they do not speak. The "well-informed citizenry" is in danger of becoming the "well-amused audience."

"Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other".

Television? The word is half Latin and half Greek. No good can come of it.

Television is for appearing on, not looking at.

wherever the TV glows, there sits someone who isn't reading.

Yes, for most people nowadays television is their only contact with the world beyond their work.

It is not a country-to-country relation between the two sides of the Strait.

What bothers me about television is that it takes our minds off our minds.

When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships.

Another subtle but worrisome effect television has on its viewers is its tendency to promote passivity and a lack of creativity. Watching television requires little mental activity on the viewer’s part. You simply sit and let the images flow by. Some research suggests that this sort of nonparticipatory viewing fosters a short attention span, making it hard for children to apply themselves in school.

Television leaves no external scars.

The public has yet to see TV as TV. Broadcasters have no awareness of its potential. The movie people are just beginning to get a grasp on film.

TV families and your own are hard to tell apart, except your isn't interrupted every six minutes by commercials and theirs don't get bogged down into nothingness, a state where nothing happens, no skit, no zany visitors, no outburst on the laugh track, nothing at all but boredom and a lost feeling, especially when you get up in the morning and the moon is still shining and men are making noisy bets on the first tee.