Assignment 5 - Brenden Knuckles

I feel as if Television, based on how it was in your life, can drastically change who you are. For example, everyone always has that “childhood TV show” or channel that they loved watching as a kid. TV is an amazing form of entertainment. TV is easy to access, and is (usually) very well made and produced, with well thought out writing and jokes to go along with it. For me, that show was definitely Spongebob Squarepants. All my friends would either say “Oh yeah, I always loved Cartoon Network,” or “Hey what was that show on Nick with the dog?” I only loved one show above any other one, and it has never changed since. Spongebob was my childhood, and that’s why I firmly believe that Television can shape someone’s childhood just based on one show alone. You could argue that it’s meant to establish advertising and send “subliminal messages”, but who cares? I still think that, even if it can be described as a waste of time, Television is one of the best ways to shape a person, especially during childhood.