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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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TV — a clever contraction derived from the words Terrible Vaudeville. – Goodman Ace

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