Steven Johnson in his article "Watching TV makes you smarter" suggests a different approach to this concept. He argues that the pop culture in which we are immersed every day has seen a notable increase in complexity; therefore, deepen our intelligence and sharpen our ability to think. His theory is simple: Modern television shows and movies like “Alias,” “24” and “Survivor” are more structured in storytelling than older entertainment programs from 30 years ago (multi-threaded scripts), which requires a higher cognitive work on the part of the audience to truly understand the plot of what they are watching. He supports his idea by strongly linking the growing narrative complexity with the number of threads that previously, such as "Starsky and Hutch", "Hill Street Blues" and "The Sopranos", appear in the Curse of the World charts. episodes aired. However, Dana Stevens, a former Slate film critic, doesn't think her colleagues' argument is valid. In his "Thinking outside the idiotic box" direct response to Johnson's article, he acknowledges the soundness of his claim, but quickly points out that watching TV in no way implies tangible benefits to the general public as an example that gives us