Television in Poland was first broadcast in 1956. Until it became as popular as it is today, many things happened and changed. Today nearly all people have TV sets. Watching TV became the most popular form of entertainment. Many people cannot imagine their lives without television. They consider it most important in their lives. I am going to write about some advantages and disadvantages of watching TV.
First of all, TV provides wide variety of information to us. There are hundreds of different channels and one can choose, what is most interesting to them. You can watch educational programs to learn about many things. When you need relax, you can watch some movies or shows. Anytime you want, you may listen to information about what is happening all around the world. The boundaries of the countries or of the continents make no problems- all important events are reported and shown in TV. For those, who have much free time, TV often becomes the 'best friend'. It can make you laugh, when you are sad. It can help you learn different skills.
However, watching TV has many bad points as well. It is present in our lives every day. People spend endless hours in front of their TV sets. Sometimes they watch everything there is to watch thoughtlessly. They simply kill time doing it. They are not free anymore. They are dependent on TV. I know some people, with whom you can talk only about what they saw in TV. They have no other interests. Their day is organized according to the programs in TV. In many homes, TV is always on. The members of the families don't talk to each other, they watch TV instead. Even when they eat a meal together, they keep staring on the screen.
In contemporary television, there is much violence exposed. Little children look at people killing others and suffering. They lose their sensitivity and don't care about others. Some of them try to behave like their 'heroes' and hurt others in different ways. There are many advertisement broadcast in TV. The programs are constantly interrupted by commercials. It becomes more and more difficult to find an interesting program in TV. There are hundreds of silly programs instead.
Summarizing, there are good as well as bad points of TV. On one hand, people are informed about important events happening in the world. They may relax and entertain watching television. On the other hand, TV may have really bad influence on your mind and your life in general. I hardly ever watch TV. I chose to watch only some films, that I find interesting. I don't like news and TV shows. In my opinion there are many other, more interesting and exciting ways of spending free time.
