In general, there are many books that are converted or made into films or TV series. In this article I will be exploring whether watching TV series of reading books is better and which one is more enjoyable.
Personal thoughts:
In my opinion watching TV is a very passive activity that doesn’t require much concentration and it’s very easy to binge watching TV. However, reading books is more of an active activity in the brain as we must process the words on the page to understand it. Overall, though, it depends on what you enjoy the most is any negatives outweigh the benefits if you absolutely hate reading and are not a reader.
With reading in my opinion, you can explain and write a much deeper and complicated story because you are not limited by special effects or by the actors you must hire in a TV series. And some of the best adaptations of movies from books such as Lord of the rings or Harry Potter often miss scenes from the books because there is simply too much detail in the books so much so that sometimes these details must be missed out.
However, with the book you’re able to imagine and describe the character with your own imagination whilst in a film or TV series you don’t get any opportunity to imagine the character. This is the same with the story setting and scenes in the book that you get to imagine yourself.
Overall though I think reading brings more benefits than watching TV although watching TV may seem to be more entertaining.
Benefits and disadvantages of reading books:
I will now go over some of the benefits and disadvantages of reading books based on a point of view after reading 250 books or so during my life (which I mainly read for fun). I am a reader and I enjoy reading so this point of view may be a bit biased, but I will try to be as neutral as possible.
Benefits:
- Often the sentences and the characters are open to interpretation, in your mind you will be able to form your own perception of the characters and of the plotline, setting and so on. This means that you have more freedom.
- Books can often describe more events and give more details than what films or TV shows can do. This can often mean that you’re able to immerse yourself more in the story.
- Books are generally better for your health than watching TV because they are reading books you have to think about what the words mean and how the plotline is meaning that is to activate your brain and keep your brain healthy.
Here are some disadvantages of reading books:
Disadvantages:
- Books can be time consuming especially longer books in the fantasy genre for example. A popular fantasy series is called the Wheel of Time series where there are over 10 books in the series each easily over 800 pages long. This means that you can use a lot of time for reading they could be using for other things instead.
- Reading is harder to get into than watching TV meaning that a lot of people will find it more enjoyable and easier to get into series on TV rather than a book series.
Overall, though, I think the advantages of reading books is better than the disadvantages. This is because I think that books can give a great outlet for escapism and a good discussion point for conversations as you can learn quite a lot from books.
Benefits and disadvantages of watching TV:
I believe watching TV comes with its own benefits and disadvantages.
Benefits:
- It’s quite a relaxing activity and great way to destress. It does not take much thinking to watch a TV series or film.
- Watching TV is basically watching a series of pictures on the screen. Pictures on the screen is much easier to process than words on a page meaning that it may be more relaxing than some people.
Disadvantages:
- Watching TV can be incredibly addictive, it’s very easy to flick from one episode to the next.
- It can be a huge waste of time; you can watch TV instead of doing other important activities that you need to do.
Conclusion:
Overall, I believe that both watching TV and reading books can be part of a varied and healthy lifestyle and there can be a balance between the two with other hobbies and interests. What about you? What’s your opinion on this. Let me know below.
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