“TV is the campfire around which our nation-tribe sits to weave and re-weave our traditions and tales.”
-Bill Moyers
I thought that Bill Moyer's comparison of TV to a campfire couldn't have been said any better. The TV has entertained us all since we can remember. For a lot of us, it is where we gained information that was not suited for our age at the time. The traditions and tales retold through television provide a commonality between the entire nation allowing us to distantly experience different cultures. When Moyer says "weave and re-weave," he is commenting on TV production's ambiguity. It can be fiction, nonfiction, tall, short, etc. The entertainment factor is what drives the family together around the television to bond while watching the screen. Hence, the comparison to the campfire where the family sits in a circle and watches the fire.
A sitcom that my family and I enjoy together is "Seinfeld." We like it because it is a sitcom that you can watch whenever without following it weekly. Each episode is independent from every other episode. The episodes are short, they allow us to be together sharing a common interest, and it provokes laughter and happy vibes within our household.
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