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My TV idea got/will be shot down, so let me elaborate on why I suggested it.

Personally, I think there is some quality programming out there. Heroes, Lost, Prison Break are among my favourites. There's movies and all sorts of stuff on Tv. Better yet, you can just download or watch things online, thereby cutting out the commercials and still getting to watch the story unfold.

The way I see it, you are just being entertained by a story. As an aspiring actor(yay my new career path), I can evaluate the acting, the writing and production on the show/film. I enjoy shows the way I enjoy books. I don't watch a show because it's popular, I watch it because it's fun to watch. I don't even involve my head in the approval/non-approval mindset.

If you are looking to improve your personal style and become social, then TV is a great idea because almost everybody watches it. If you want to be able to fit in with other people and create a social life, you might as well be able to relate to people. Almost every hot girl out there seems to love Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Houswives. It also happens to be an interesting show. I watch an interesting show, and also gain some material to talk about with other people.

For example, I watched Bigshots when it came out(I've stopped because I have to work during the timeslot). Later that week I was sitting in philosphy class and the girl next to me brought up the show. We didn't focus much in class, but we had a great time talking about the show. The same goes for movies. I've had way too many conversations about Office Space, which I saw on television. In my old college residences/dorms, we had Lost nights, and everybody seemed to show up for Family Guy. If you want to know what's in fashion so that you can update what you wear and look cool, MTV and soap opera's are a good way to go and get ideas because they have to be up to date to be as popular as they are. Sue me for using a free resource.

However I don't believe in watching something because everybody else does. I hate Desperate Houswives, Survivor and most reality Tv, so I don't watch those. I don't watch news because they give poor reports that leave out important details that I can get from a newspaper. I also don't believe in watching Tv for long periods, in fact I can't sit down for that long.

Contrary to popular opinion, you don't need Uber-core-confidence to have a decent social life. Just be fun and be cool at first. Learn to be normal, then move up from there.

Eventually you learn that being normal just isn't enough to be happy in life.