81. Assume, for the sake of argument, that television is bad for you. 82. At its base, television is about pictures. 83. At home, the television is always on, though round-the-clock coverage of the house petered out weeks ago. 84. Before cable, network television was a cozy, controlled oligopoly. 85. Before Lenox Hill took over, the television was the sole source of distraction. 86. Before World War II, when there was no television, a BBC rule required those who read the evening news on radio to wear dinner jackets. 87. Bosnia state television is relatively mild on ethnic matters but boosts the Izetbegovic party, the SDA. 88. A few of us still remember when television was free. 89. A panel of university researchers hired by the cable industry has concluded that television is rife with violent acts that carry no consequence and go unpunished. 90. A partial explanation is that television is even more mainstream than the movies, and therefore more cautious. |