Premiere Week Sans Premieres

So a couple of weeks back, I declared I was quitting TV. Some people agreed with me. Some people no doubt rolled their eyes, muttering "whatevs" as they scrolled by. I'm sure my buds said "yeah, right. And the check is in the mail."

So far, though, not bad. In the past week, except for a moment of weakness where I reached out to the new episodes of SONS OF ANARCHY, I'm holding the line, watching MAD MEN on PVR and DEFYING GRAVITY streamed from CTV.ca but otherwise, I've been able to resist the new season. And I don't really feel like I've missed anything, which shows you the extent to which TV, as a cultural activity, has lost its relevance. Not only are audiences smaller and viewing habits largely fragmented, the Internet empowers cultural discussion in a totally different way. You don't need to sit infront of Letterman or watch HOUSE to participate in the cultural dialogue the way you did 20 years ago. Anything exciting, unusual, worthy of comment will be tweeted, linked, uploaded and commented on 47,289 times before I get my first cup of coffee. I can stay looped into digital culture without having to participate in cultural activity, which causes a certain problem for people dependent on audience for money.

Meanwhile, still not reading as much as I want but getting more writing done. Not productive writing but writing all the same.