I'm not saying there is no value in fiction. Does Mad Men belong in the same conversation as 1984 though? I don't think so. Does any TV show deserve to stand n

I'm not saying there is no value in fiction. Does Mad Men belong in the same conversation as 1984 though? I don't think so. Does any TV show deserve to stand next to the greats of literature? I'm not convinced. The closest I can get to a TV show that felt it paid off the time investment with saying something worthwhile is probably The Wire. There's probably a handful of films that I can say the same for. For any activity I think it can be useful to look back and ask if it was time well spent. For me personally I can answer yes for many ways I spend my time. That includes some fiction. It includes very little TV. Maybe there was actually some hidden value but I'd rather spend time on things I don't feel ambiguous about the value of.