The intellectual quality of the show being watched is inversely proportional to how much sense the show makes when viewed with the volume set at zero.
Think about it. Turn the volume off anything narrated by David Attenborough and you essentially have the world's most depressing Disney movie about dead penguins. The entire TED Talk's series looks like an incredibly boring timeshare pitch. Now try the same thing with Xena. See? Even with the sound off the saucy high jinks shine through.
So far I have discovered tens of shows (I'm just getting started) that I think are better viewed with the sound off, and not just because doing so increases my entertainment. Turning the volume off is also better for the plot, in many cases it accomplishes this by actually adding one. I'm not saying you can't enjoy Xena with the sound on. I am not saying you can't enjoy TED Talks with the sound off. And I am certainly not saying anything at all about what that tells me about you. What am I saying? I am saying, simply, that leaving me unattended with access to infinite television is bound to start affecting how I see the world.
I could provide you with a list of shows for you to test this little pet theory out on but let's not be lazy, do the research yourselves. Also, creating such a list could possibly generate a certain sense of invitation on my part for you to comment on or, less interestingly, rebut any selections I may place on said list and really, that smacks of human interaction and frankly I'm already bored.
I could provide you with a list of shows for you to test this little pet theory out on but let's not be lazy, do the research yourselves. Also, creating such a list could possibly generate a certain sense of invitation on my part for you to comment on or, less interestingly, rebut any selections I may place on said list and really, that smacks of human interaction and frankly I'm already bored.
