Except that Movies don't let you watch half the film, and just when it starts to get interesting cancel the whole thing and leave you hanging.

That happened like 5 times to me last year on TV.

Thank you! I've always tried to argue with my friends why I love TV so much and these commentators have given my reasons out. Character development and attachment wins over anything for me. Also while a movie can make a PROFOUND POINT in 2 1/2 hours, a TV show can do that in 40 minutes and continue to expound on it.

A lot of people I know feel like they have to buy the books they read. I don't know if they are uncomfortable in the library or what, but casual readers seem to head to the bookstore first.

TV is probably highest on people's list because it practically comes to you. The other options you mentioned take more work than flipping channels.

I used to prefer movies to television (not that I disliked TV by any stretch). But about 4 or 5 years ago, I started to note a marked improvement overall in the quality of the writing and cinematography on the small screen, to the point where the cinematography almost caught up with film in most cases, and the writing (in my opinion) surpassed that of its big screen cousins.

The best directors and actors still tend to veer towards feature films, but I'd much rather have the detailed and in-depth stories of a television series over a 2-3 hour film. Having said that, there are still so many great films out there that don't need hours and hours of character study that the medium of television would give it.

The internet, meanwhile, is my least favourite medium artistically -- despite the fact that I spend a large chunk of my time on it and make my living making it look prettier.

I've always preferred TV to movies. I can't even remember the last time I was in a movie theater. I think Lion King was playing.