In George Orwell’s 1984, only Inner Party members could turn OFF the TV, and then only for a short time. For everyone else, it had to be on 24/7, with the Party propaganda blaring constantly......................Sounds a lot liek ABCNNBCBSPBS.................
Funny thing is in the Soviet Union, they had to put up a message telling people to turn off their TV after they closed down for the night.
The reason was that Soviet-built televisions had a propensity for catching on fire if left on too long.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we will tune it to a whisper. We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image; make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur or sharpen it to crystal clarity. For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear. We repeat: there is nothing wrong with your television set. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to the outer limits.