Your Take: Turn Off the TV!
Listener Darren Watson says he learned to love television via DVD. A fan of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House’ and “Firefly,” he doesn’t have cable, but he still watches and watches and watches. We also hear from other listeners who respond to the shocking Nielsen report that says Americans watch 35 hours of television per week.
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