A Vote for TV Minus the Phils, Oprahs
Re “There Is a Morning After for This Tuned-Out TV Addict” (Oct. 18): Are Rip Rense and I watching the same television?
Sure, there is lots of junk on the tube, but I have seen wonderfully acted plays; I have heard inspiring concerts from Lincoln Center; I have taken courses in literature, geology, history, psychology; I have also studied French, German, Spanish; I have seen thoughtful news programs. I have traveled to foreign lands.
Where? Mostly on public television (although once in a while, the networks come up with an interesting documentary).
I skip the Phils and Oprahs and soap operas and game shows. Television is wonderful if you use it with discrimination. There is no need to “kick the habit.”
JANICE K. MASLOW
North Hollywood
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