Television as a cool medium

I do agree with Marshal that the medium is the message. I was confused about what this meant at first but now I understand it and I agree with this view. I agree that television is a cool medium. I get so much of my information and entertainment from television. It is really sad if you were to really think about it. I love watching sports and I never miss my favorite show "Sons of Anarchy". I find myself getting closer to the characters of the show every episode I watch. I try and predict how the character is going to react when faced with certain situations and find myself fighting mad when something bad happens to a character that I like. I do watch a lot of the History channel as well. I find it easier to watch television and learn about history than read about it. When they do re-enactments of pivotal moments in history I find myself wanting to know more about the topic. Even though the acting in reenactments is usually terrible it still paints a visual for me and along with the dialogue I am able to learn a lot. What I found interesting is that the author mentioned that we watch television in the privacy of our homes. The author links this to how personal our relationship is with television as a medium.