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Welcome from the Editor
There are many people who speak of television with respect to the point of reverence. They speak in deep tones about the "golden age". Some go so far as to call television an art form.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love TV. The fact that I started this magazine should tell you that. But let's be honest here, a lot of it isn't very good. Calling it "art" seems a bit much to me. If you want to talk about art, start with Michelangelo and we'll go from there. Television is, well, dumb.
I happen to like dumb, though, and television has been a major part of my life. As a child of the 60's and 70's, I was the first generation to be totally raise d by TV. When I wasn't playing with sticks and shoving various objects into the wall socket, I was seated in front of that glowing boob tube.
Television was my baby sitter. It was my teacher. There have been times when it was my companion. In short, television was like having another person in my life.
I used to think that all adults were perfect. I looked upon them with awe. It was later in life that I learned that adults are imperfect and dumb sometimes. Such was my revelation about television as well.
And now we come to this e-magazine. dumbest.tv is here to entertain. It might be informative, but don't count on it. We're here to point out the silliness of television and, by extension, our society as well. We are going to offer differing points of view from some of the best writers out there. You'll meet insiders and outsiders, critics and performers, couch potatoes and maniacs.
Feel free to give us feedback at editors@dumbest.tv . We are also looking for interesting articles for future issues. Pitch us your stuff, we'll listen.
But for now, kick back and enjoy the site. Revel in our collective stupidity. Let's have a laugh about our dependence on a flashing box-like electronic device called television.
Welcome, and enjoy!
---Neal Acito
Editor-in-chief
dumbest.tv
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