Do movies and tv shows influence your day to day life?

Share with us your favourite tv shows and the impact they make on your life and family.

I think that TV shows do affect our family sometimes especially with my parents since they were both old they have the same likes of TV shows as well which is a good thing I guess because if they would have different taste of TV shows most probably they would end up quarreling most of the time on whos going to watch first…

I haven't watched TV for about three years now. I eventually cancelled our cable when I realized we both spent every waking moment online practically. It was a complete waste of money and I have to say neither I nor my husband miss it at all. The only time the TV gets turned on is if we're going to watch a DVD. I get all my news and information from the net, so even the news channels I favored were rendered obsolete.There was simply no reason to keep it going.

It's funny though because when I tell people that they look at me aghast as if I'd admitted to running round the mall naked!

OHHH, that drives me crazy, loolarbelle. My dad does that and I think it's the height of bad manners! He might be getting a bit hard of hearing in his old age but he's done it for at least thirty years that I can remember. It gets to the level when you can't hear yourself speak which I guess is his plan but it's so so irritating.

I once brought a friend in to meet them that was visiting from overseas - never again. She and my mother and I were trying to chat while dad sat turning it up and up and UP. I was so embarrassed as was my mom that I just made our excuses and we left with me babbling apologies to my friend.

The thing was, there was a TV in the next room he could have watched if it was that important or he could have taped it on the VCR! Argh, it makes my blood boil just thinking about it. I'd never treat visitors like that. It's water off a duck's back though if you say anything. But hey, take comfort in the fact they probably do it to everyone - my dad does!

there are 2 shows that I can think of that I would say IMPACT our family … lol … and it's only because we (as a family) try to clear our schedules of anything else in order to catch them.

Wednesday night Ghost Hunters and Friday night Ghost Whisperer.  The 5 of us love to sit down as a family (or curl up in my bed) to watch these shows!  lol

I can't say that there are any shows that influence the way we live though.  I will add that when my oldest daughter is watching teen shows, I like to watch them as well, just so I know where her head is at (even if she doesn't).  so, needless to say I am either a pretty cool mom because I am up to date on the goings on of 90210, gossip girl, one tree hill and degrassi, or I am just a pathetic shell of what once was :::sigh:::  in saying that, I will admit that the tv doesn't come on in our house until bedtime.  It is what I use to calm everyone down long enough to get the little ones bathed, give myself a time out and get us all ready for sleep.

… oh!  except during football season!!! …

I have heard, or READ, some of you mention this show.  I have tried watching it, and another nanny type show that was on a while back, and I just can't stay focused on it.  I get too annoyed with the parents that allow their children to control the household that I can't watch it long enough to see how the nanny handles the issues.