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"When television is bad, nothing is
worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your television set when
your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without
a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating
book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs
off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland."
"You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally
unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder,
western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and
cartoons. And endlessly, commercials -- many screaming, cajoling, and offending.
And most of all, boredom. True, you'll see a few things you will enjoy. But they
will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, I only ask you to try
it."
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