I don't watch much TV at all, and wouldn't have it on for me (except for musicals, DVDs and Eurovision), but DH is dyslexic and the one time I tried a no-TV-or-computer night (did that once a week for two weeks) he just wasn't worth living with. He's the one who wants the high-def 32" screen TV (the largest I'd let him have); I'm the one more than happy with my old 17" TV/video I've had for 7-8 years, mainly for watching films on. He doesn't like playing scrabble or even the countdown number game, monopoly or cluedo are boring with 2, he doesn't read, he doesn't have many non-DIY hobbies, he's a nightmare! So the TV is always on.

Although I've not watched any soaps for years, there was once on Coronation Street a couple with fertility issues - but I think the woman ran off or something. That lasted about 4-6 months, which is quite long. Though her husband had a baby from a drunken one night stand and there were teen mums and stuff in that. It's only entertaining if you don't feel that way about AF arriving too!

Ah well, think I may just go to bed instead of watching Lost now - I don't like it anyway, that's something DH watches. Let's face it, it's hardly pacey, entertaining or even vaguely sensible. Unlike Lord of the Rings - now there's a book that can keep me going for hours!