The world's first "TV-Turnoff" event took place in the US in 1995. It has now been held there for 12 consecutive years. One week in the bottom half of April is designated as "Turn off TV, Turn on Life" week. Participants are encouraged to go for a week without TV, and to reflect on how much the black box in our homes holds sway over our daily lives.
全世界第一個「關機」的活動起源於 1994 年的美國，1995 年起至今已連續進行了 12 年，每年都在 4 月下旬進行一週名為「關掉電視，開啟生活」的活動，鼓勵參加者嘗試度過一星期沒有電視的時光，藉此反省這個家庭裡的黑盒子是如何主宰了我們的日常生活。