TV Viewing During Shelter in Place. 17 Random Views from Across the U.S.

Faye C Petoskey MichiganOver the past month of staying home and quarantined because of the COVID19 pandemic my family39s viewing habits have changed quite drastically Below I provide a few of the major changes we39ve experiencedIncreased News WatchingNaturally one of the biggest changes we39ve experienced in light of the recent shelter in place orders has been an increase in the amount of news we watch While I and the adults in my family have regularly watched the news for many years we39ve been increasing how much news we watch to stay on top of the progress of the Coronavirus pandemicEvery day at least a few times each of my family members will check online news to see if there are any more cases or deaths of the virus in our area and in the country and world While this is done online we are often using YouTube clips from popular news stations to digest what39s going on We follow ABC NBC CBS FOX NPR and PBS on sites like YouTube Twitter and InstagramAdditionally I try to catch as many town halls and press conferences from the White House and other government officials as possible Again these are usually streamed on YouTube We can watch them on our laptops and phones or we can turn on the TV and use the YouTube application Of course when we watch YouTube we end up getting more video advertising than when we simply use video streaming services like Netflix and Hulu With those we get no advertising or commercialsMore Watching of Old MoviesI personally have turned to watching more old movies I39ve always said that I wanted to watch more old movies black and white films and those from the 60s and 70s but I never seemed to have the time before this Whenever our family would sit down to watch a film prior to this we tended to pick new movies or TV shows Now that I have more time at home I39ve been choosing old Doris Day movies movies from Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles39 films It39s been fun to see quotnewquot old movies that I39ve never seen before and to rewatch some of my beloved favorites and show them to my childrenNew Favorite Show Babylon BerlinOne night not long ago my family was looking for a good new TV show to watch We turned on Netflix and simply started browsing In the end we chose a show called Babylon Berlin This is a German show and it is filmed in the language of German so we have to turn on the English subtitles to understand what39s going onI have had a personal Netflix account for over a decade and it39s common for my family to do some random searching around this platform for something good to watch But this was the first time we chose something that we had never really heard of before We are really loving the show and are on the third season right now Because it39s a longer show and you need to pay close attention to follow the subtitles and plot we only watch about one episode a nightLimits on Screen TimeEven though I love television and films I do understand that it39s not good to constantly have a stream of media playing in our home I don39t believe constant screen time is good for myself or my family members Even during this difficult time it39s important to get outside in nature and spend time with each other that does not include screensTherefore my family has decided to limit our screen time to approximately 2 to 3 hours every day We aren39t absolutely precise we simply guess and try to keep it under three hours Furthermore we do not watch television and try to avoid using screens altogether on Saturdays we39re not a gaming family so we never play games This is something new for our family that we are doing during the pandemic because we see how easy it would be to spend all of our time in front of the TVAll in all our media watching habits have definitely changed We are simply at home more and slightly more bored than usual so we are turning to TV and movies to keep us occupiedPhoto credit Alfred HitchcockBates MotelJames LeeUnsplash and Babylon BerlinIMDB

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