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The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a

The television, that insidious beast, that Medusa which freezes a billion people to stone every night, staring fixedly, that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little. – Ray Bradbury, The Golden Apples of the Sun

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Every time you think television has hit its lowest ebb, a new type program comes along to make you wonder where you thought the ebb was. – Art Buchwald, "Adding Insult to Injury," Have I Ever Lied to You?, 1966

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I have had my television aerials removed. It is the moral equivalent of a prostate operation. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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Television has raised writing to a new low. – Samuel Goldwyn

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