Quote Originally Posted by TheTravellers View Post
Yep, they have their place in sports bars/restaurants, and others of that ilk, but we're not big sports fans, so will most likely never hit up Republic, Garage, UJ, Twin Peaks, Hooters, any "sports bar", etc. Just not our thing, and yes, agreed, many times I've personally noticed they detract - you're trying to hold a conversation with someone at the table and they're staring over your head at whatever's on the TV, it's magical, the pull that the glowing screen has on people... Even places like Church's and Wendy's have TVs now, crazy!
While I can empathize with what you are saying, do you not experience the same problems with cell phones? Instead of staring over your head, someone is staring at the little glowing screen and pounding out a reply to a text or an email. At least the TV is communal and you can all talk about what is on, not so much a cell phone.