Assignment 5 - max marksbury

I went a long stretch not really watching any TV (or movies) - just YouTube and video games for my entertainment. And those are great sources of entertainment, but there's really no good reason to just cut out something like that. I've since reincorporated watching shows into stuff that I do. Not really any cable, just streaming and on demand. So this means that the TV I'm watching is a bit more curated than just whatever happens to be on cable. Some of my favorite shows are Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, the Office, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I'm gonna play the devil's advocate for why the Emmy's are such a popular and monetized event. Yeah, it's a bummer that the Nobel Prizes don't get as much immediate attention as other award ceremonies and everything would probably be better if they did. Yet, it's not like they go completely unnoticed. The right people that should/need to see the Nobels will see them, and awareness is fairly high.
Entertainment is a really important thing in society. Breakthroughs in science, politics, and humanity are interesting, for sure. And things that are interesting are entertainment. But I doubt many people want those to be all they have to be entertained by after coming home from work. This is where TV, movies, music etc come in. And it's not like there is no intelligent media out there. Breaking Bad is not just very entertaining to watch, it also hardly ever panders and poses questions of morality and ethics. Arrested Development is a comedy show, yet it might be the smartest show that I like. Every time I watch it some joke catches me off guard; it is an extremely well crafted and deliberate show. It's not exactly posing any moral dilemmas, but is definitely something that you could study. There is absolutely garbage TV out there, but the whole medium shouldn't be put down. It might not be as important as Nobel Prize-worthy people and ideas, but it deserves praise where it is due.