Last month I canceled my cable television service with Comcast, one of America’s most hated corporations. I wasn’t doing this to prove a point that I could survive without cable TV – I just don’t own a TV anymore. When my new roommates moved in TV wasn’t a big deal for them either. Our cable bill was literally cut in half each month by ducking out on TV service. We do plan on getting a TV for communal movie watching though when we feel like spending the money. For now we just make do without one.

Over the years I’ve been watching less and less television. Since I currently telecommute for work I spend a good portion of my waking hours basking in the glow of my gigantic 27” iMac. When quitting time comes I can’t stand to look at another glowing screen for much longer.

I read my news in Google reader or free newspapers lying around cafes. TV Journalism is some of the absolute worst. It doesn’t give people much of an opportunity to form their own opinions compared to reading. Much of the local TV news I’ve watched glorifies violence and does little to actually inform people on the real issues that affect their daily lives.

Most of the TV shows I would watch can be streamed online at my convenience on their network sites, Hulu, or Netflix. I can watch my beloved Phillies from my computer thanks to MLB.TV and other sports at friends’ apartments or bars.

My parents were the product of the first generation raised on television and they seemed (or at least my father does) bewildered by my lack of desire to own a TV. They were somewhat early adopters of cable – I can’t even remember living without it until I decided to give Comcast the finger this year. There are currently 6 different television sets at my parents house and only 3 people living there on an everyday basis. I grew up with network prime-time TV as the soundtrack to most of my family dinners.

Being overexposed to TV for most of my life led me to a natural disinterest over time. I prefer the on-demand and interactive nature of the internet. I don’t feel like I could ever go back to the boob tube. So what are your thoughts on kicking TV out of your life? Think you can do it? Have you done it?