what most people don't broadcast/know about is the energy.

you're going to be sitting there watching, maybe feel a few tingles, then zing... your thoughts wander.. what's going on here? you look over to see everyone watching this bright box. they're transfixed. you squint to look what they're watching, as you've forgotten. the music in your head shifts from Hendrix to Bowie, as the line "oh man, look at those cavemen go, it's the freakiest show..." pops into your head. the bright box is uncomfortable to look at, and you're dying to go do... anything. the urge to be creative and constructive is real.

then you can no longer sit there and watch the TV. that's just the first 180 seconds. now you need to occupy yourself with more meaningful things for the next 6 hours, then keep active for another 4-6. ymmv.