What is your experience? If you watch a few hours of cooking shows, when the tv is off do you get the urge to cook? To buy a new stand mixer? What about travel shows? Do you feel comfortable or do you yearn for the excitement of exotic travel?

I have known people who realized after years of watching cop dramas that it made them feel unsafe and a bit paranoid when they walked outside. We also see portrayals of unrealistic wealth on tv. Do you recognize a difference in a way you think about your own house or life after watching, say “Modern Family”?