The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Television watching has its pros and cons, similar to any activity. The subject matter of the television show makes it either beneficial or a complete waste of time. The Jersey Shore is such a bad show that it makes me feel embarrassed that the idiots on that show represent the United States of America. All of the cast members of that show should disappear into a large hole and never be seen again. That being said, other shows are worth watching. Most programs on PBS are educationally enriching and teach its viewers about a subject they probably did not know about. Television itself is not evil, it is just abused. If most of the children of the United States read one book for every twenty-four hours of television they watched, the learning gap between the children of the United States and other highly developed nations would be so much closer.