有線電視臺(tái)Talk Shows And Cable TV

CALVIN: So, are you pretty well settled in your new place?

TOM: I still have to buy a washing machine and dryer.

But otherwise I've pretty much finished moving.

CALVIN: Does your building have cable TV?

TOM: I'm not sure. I didn't check yet.

CALVIN: Huh? How can you move into a building if you don't check?

You don't want to live somewhere where it's hard to get cable.

TOM: Why? I'm not a big TV fan. I watch very little.

CALVIN: Well, I agree. Regular TV is lousy. I don't watch it either.

But cable TV is excellent. Didn't you have it at your old place?

TOM: My girlfriend had it hooked up for about three months.

But I rarely watched it. I was too busy.

CALVIN: What do you do for news?

TOM: I read the newspaper. That's much better than cable TV.

CALVIN: I don't agree. I think it's better in some ways.

But CNN is great. With CNN, you have fast news coverage, and images too.

And you can watch it while you're eating breakfast.

TOM: Yes, I've watched CNN before. But I still like the newspaper better.

CALVIN: Larry King Live is my favorite talk show.

I think shows like his are excellent ways to hear different opinions about world events.

TOM: So maybe I will get cable hooked up. Just to watch CNN, I mean.

CALVIN: But that's not all you have with cable.

There are a lot of things you can get. Do you like MTV?

TOM: No, not at all. I don't care about that.

I like Beavis and Butthead. They're hilarious.

But I never watch music videos. They dry up your brain.

CALVIN: How about the Discovery channel?

TOM: Yes, I forgot about Discovery.

I have to agree that's an excellent channel.

And maybe, for the first time in history, it's a channel that does some good in the world.

CALVIN: What do you mean?

TOM: I mean, usually TV channels are only good for advertising products.

In other words, they are good for making money.

But the Discovery channel does a lot to show people how the environment is being destroyed.

CALVIN: Yes, it does. I agree.

TOM: I think the Discovery channel makes people think about protecting the environment.

That is a great service to the future of the world.

CALVIN: So you see: cable TV can be important.

TOM: Yes, I suppose.