So, we signed up for HBO. It was nice knowing you all.
Jesse immediately dived in and started DVRing movies. (Jesse, I swear Cyrus is on Netflix Instant-you don't need to take up DVR space with it!) I, on the other hand, wanted to start sampling all of those shows that everyone raves about but I'd been barred from since I (before now) refused to
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Anyway, yes, I quite enjoyed Peter Dinklage when he was on screen. But he was kind of a sarcastic git, so I can't tell if I actually like the character, or if I just like Peter Dinklage.
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I ask because I kept watching the whole first season, even though I wasn't really loving it. Then it got to the finale, and (spoilers), a lot of people I didn't care about to begin with died, and when the show was gone I didn't miss it, so I dropped it. But it was odd, because killing off a cast of characters I had no attachment to should've made me think that the opportunity was there to repopulate with people I did like. But, then again, I probably should've just dropped the show earlier.
Anyway, this is the whole problem in a nutshell. Do I have to watch the entirety of something before I decide if I liked it or not?
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I understand your point, though I tend not to mind waiting a few episodes to see whether I like a show.
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I don't know how we're related, either. I went to all of those renaissance fairs, but I can't get into Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones and somehow you can!
I watched the X-Files, but I never got into (or understood, really) the conspiracy episodes, just the monster-of-the-week ones. (Peacock Family 4 Life!) I think more shows should be like that, with a mix of plot-furthering episodes and stand-alone episodes.
Or, if not a mix, then a blend. Skins kinda does both at once, where the whole thing is plot-furthering teen melodrama, but it's done in an episode-centric way, with each episode from the point-of-view of a different character.
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So, Game of Thrones and I weren't a match made in heaven. But whose fault is it? Did I give it enough of a chance? Are two non-consecutive hours enough to judge a 10-hour season?
First, I'd say that no, you didn't "give it enough of a chance" and that two non-consecutive hours aren't a good way to judge a 10-hour season, and that you STILL are probably right that Game of Thrones isn't your jam. I wouldn't say it's either of your "fault", it just sounds like there's some kind of aesthetic issue there that means it wouldn't suit your tastes (never mind the rape and graphic violence). I suspect some of the issues you bring up (like the claim that nothing happens, and possibly the issue of not connecting to the characters) would be addressed had you actually watched from the beginning/seen the whole season, but that doesn't necessarily mean the show would be to your liking. The way that you describe the names and "mythology" bouncing you out of the story definitely makes it seem like a taste thing ( ... )
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I watch New Girl not because I particularly love it, but because it's amusing, it's quick, and it doesn't tax my brain even in the slightest. I don't have to remember anything about any other episode to enjoy what's going on.
This kind of thing seems to actually be brought up most often in television discussions in a sneering way. "Stupid American audiences are too lazy for Community/Arrested Development/etc. and don't want their brain to be taxed in the slightest."
There wasn't anyone I immediately latched onto as someone to root for.This is more often used as a way to complain about studio/executive/network interference smoothing out or "dumbing down" stuff because they're afraid that those "stupid American audiences" have to have a likeable main character that they have to root for unambiguously ( ... )
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First, I'd say that no, you didn't "give it enough of a chance" and that two non-consecutive hours aren't a good way to judge a 10-hour season.
I'm interested in what you think is a fair chance. Is it that I didn't give it enough time, or start at the beginning, or pay enough attention? Because you're starting to inch up to the halfway mark, which is a slippery slope to "watch the whole thing, and then decide if you like it after." Which might be your opinion, but I'm not really willing to put that much time into figuring out if I like a TV show or not.
The novel/TV analogy isn't perfect but it's definitely applicable.I agree that it's definitely applicable. (Though I'd argue that, even if it's not the best way to pick up a book, you can learn something from sampling a chapter in the middle--like if you like the writing style or the genre.) The thing is, I don't really want all of my television shows to be like novels. There are definitely some HBO-style shows I enjoy--some of my favorites, too--and I ( ... )
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Also, if it's at your video store, you guys should watch Skins, because Skins is great!
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