i find series more practical nowadays, i can finish an entire episode before passing out! ha! ;) old lady.
i like:
the game of thrones
true blood
luther (bbc)
elementary
breaking bad
revenge
vampire diaries (totally a guilty pleasure!! it's so ridiculous and teenage-ish, but i love it!! :)
Haven't seen them, but I did hear about The Borgias in another topic here. I'm always trying to find more shows to watch, since I hate reruns of shows longer than 12 minutes, or at least until it's been enough time to feel new-ish again, or I can watch someone watching a show.
I was also recommended American Horror Story and Black Mirror from chat here.
I can't multi-task for shit, and I spent my childhood either in my room reading or outside exploring. We had TV's in our house too, but I'd only watch TV in the morning sometimes and at night time after dinner. Though, usually the TV wasn't on much. When my mother and her boyfriend weren't working, they'd be at home listening to music, getting drunk and arguing. I spent most of my time in my room of a night time.
I read a fair amount, but my attention span when I was younger was too spaztic to keep in one place. Even for reading I found it easier if I had places to divert my attention to. Was more of a fan of graphic novels since it was easier to relocate where I was after looking away.
Main reason I did so well in school when I was younger was because of how disruptive and chaotic an environment the students created. I thrive when surrounded by multiple things to do, and get really bored without it.
I explored the world outside pretty often (for living in a city anyway), and there was still school, but it's amazing what I could catch with a TV that has a timer for recording shows, and of course... not sleeping too often.