Today there is a television set in almost every house in the world, especially for Indonesia. In some countries, you can choose between as many as forty different channels; some show only a single type of program such as news, sports, music theater or films; most show different kinds of programs, giving the viewer a wide range of entertainment to choose from. In Indonesia, a recent survey showed that the average person spent three and a half hours a day watching television. Housewives were the biggest group of viewers. They spent an average of about five hours a day watching TV while taking care of their children. For families with children, a main problem is getting the children away from the TV to do their homework. So what impact then does TV have on peoples’ lives?
An unusual experiment was carried out recently. A group of forty-for families eas asked to disconnect for their TV sets for one month. The families were studied to see how their lives were affected by not being able to watch TV during this period. Four of the families found that family life simply could not continue without TV, and they withdrew from the experiment. They said they could find no other way to spend their free time. Among those who successfully kept away from TV, several interesting observations were reported.
Some parent were glad to end the daily struggle among family members to decide what program to watch. In some families, the family went to bed earlier. Family members found other things to do, such as reading or listening the music. Many families found that they had more time to talk and play among themselves without TV. Dinner time was more relaxed without the pressure of TV. At the end, most of the families wanted to have the TV back in their homes. But they said that in the future they would watch only certain programs, and not allow their lives tbe governed by TV.
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