I totally agree with the tv on the curb suggestion. My H grew up watching tons of tv and he has slowly broke the habit and is happy about that. Last summer we cancelled our satellite tv so now all we get is local channels. At night, either it's not on or we watch PBS.
I have turned into my grandma, lol.
The rest of his family is still as addicted as ever, tho. They go see movies a couple times a week and then watch reality shows like crazy in the off time. When there are family get togethers they spend half the time getting all riled up about the latest show and who's gonna get booted and all this stuff. As an outsider I watch them and think, There's nothing "real" about this! Here is the family, we're all together, and 95% of the people are talking about people we don't know doing things that do not affect us and then they call it reality.