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[MrGamer]

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Getting serious for just one sec here

Why start now?

 

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 I don't see why I need to watch whatever TV shows y'all want me to watch.

Because we want you to expand yourself outside of just watching movies all of the time. TV has become as good, if not better at times, in terms of storytelling and character building. It's an amazing time for TV.

 

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 I'm just fine without them

 Clearly, you're not when you're watching garbage all the time.

 

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 I find them hard to get into anyway.

Then maybe you're watching the wrong stuff? 

 

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Just enjoy what you wanna watch for yourself and let me enjoy what I wanna watch for myself 

Whatever, you're missing out on some great stuff that maybe one day you'll appreciate. 

 

 

Edited February 9, 2018 by MrGamer

[That One Girl]

3 minutes ago, Telehilation said:

 

Plus it's silly to encapsulate all TV into one "them". 

 

The format doesn't work for me, sorry.  I find it much more difficult to get invested in something as long as a TV show compared to a movie (which is generally 3 and a half hours at the most).  I've tried starting TV shows multiple times before, and even if I enjoy them, I just find it difficult to continue after I've started watching them.

[That One Girl]

Anyway, let's discuss cats.  Cats are cute.  I like cats.  Meow.

 

[Dementeleus]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

The format doesn't work for me, sorry.  I find it much more difficult to get invested in something as long as a TV show compared to a movie (which is generally 3 and a half hours at the most).  I've tried starting TV shows multiple times before, and even if I enjoy them, I just find it difficult to continue after I've started watching them.

 

I'm afraid you've just defined yourself as the casual of all casuals.  

 

(edit: what is "the format"? TV shows can be 22 minutes. They can be upwards of two hours. They might have commercial breaks. They might not have commercial breaks. They might be a one-off, they might be a show that's running for ten seasons. They might tell procedurals with little connection from one episode to the next, they might be tightly serialized. They might be funny. They might be dark. They might be... but you get the idea.)

Edited February 9, 2018 by Telehilation

[IronJimbo]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

The format doesn't work for me, sorry.  I find it much more difficult to get invested in something as long as a TV show compared to a movie (which is generally 3 and a half hours at the most).  I've tried starting TV shows multiple times before, and even if I enjoy them, I just find it difficult to continue after I've started watching them.

Lot's of TV is pretty crap and long winded, pacing is always super slow. Content is generally really poor.

Edited February 9, 2018 by IronJimbo

[MrGamer]

3 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

Lot's of TV is pretty crap and long winded, pacing is always super slow. Content is generally really poor.

Are you sure you're not talking about James Cameron's movies? 

[Dementeleus]

4 minutes ago, IronJimbo said:

Lot's of TV is pretty crap and long winded, pacing is always super slow. Content is generally really poor.

 

Anytime you have a lot of anything, most of it won't be that good. The same is true of movies, books, etc.

[That One Girl]

3 minutes ago, Telehilation said:

(edit: what is "the format"? TV shows can be 22 minutes. They can be upwards of two hours. They might have commercial breaks. They might not have commercial breaks. They might be a one-off, they might be a show that's running for ten seasons. They might tell procedurals with little connection from one episode to the next, they might be tightly serialized. They might be funny. They might be dark. They might be... but you get the idea.)

 

For format, I'm mostly referring to serialized shows here and how they're structured with multiple episodes over multiple seasons.  I just don't like having to watch that much to get a full story/narrative.  Call me a casual all you want but it really doesn't work for me and I tend to lose interest quickly (even if I like the show).  If it's an episodic show that has no connecting plot with like 22 minute episodes, then I can probably sit down and watch a few episodes here and there and be fine with it (I don't go out of my way to watch them though unless they're on TV and I have nothing else to do).

[Rorschach]

26 minutes ago, Telehilation said:

 

Dunno if it's a good movie or not, but there's a pretty good interview with Duncan Jones about how this was pretty cathartic for him.

 

http://uproxx.com/movies/duncan-jones-mute/

 

I truly feel bad for the guy. He doesn't deserve any of the bad stuff that's happened to him. 

 

[DAR]

12 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

 

The format doesn't work for me, sorry.  I find it much more difficult to get invested in something as long as a TV show compared to a movie (which is generally 3 and a half hours at the most).  I've tried starting TV shows multiple times before, and even if I enjoy them, I just find it difficult to continue after I've started watching them.

Do you enjoy reading novels or do you prefer picture books?

[That One Girl]

Just now, DAR said:

Do you enjoy reading novels or do you prefer picture books?

 

Novels

[DAR]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

Novels

Think of some tv shows like a novel

[DAR]

Honestly I would give the Good Place a try.  It’s pretty easy to get through in a day.

[Dementeleus]

3 minutes ago, DAR said:

Think of some tv shows like a novel

 

Maybe he likes to read a short story occasionally. But not so much a whole book.

 

 

(sorry for the snark)

 

 

((but really, keep stretching boundaries in general.))

Edited February 9, 2018 by Telehilation

[MrGamer]

Narcos is one I'd recommend. You can get through a season in a day. Nice pace to the episodes. 

[WrathOfHan]

19 minutes ago, Telehilation said:

 

I'm afraid you've just defined yourself as the casual of all casuals.  

[DAR]

3 minutes ago, MrGamer said:

Narcos is one I'd recommend. You can get through a season in a day. Nice pace to the episodes. 

Yeah but does he want to read subtitles 

[DAR]

So the local stations have the list of closings for tomorrow because of the pending snow.  One of them said Jackson Literary Center.  I thought how would the people who have to go there know.

[CoolioD1]

just watched The Square it's really good! also Mad 'only fans of this show go to heaven' Men's elisabeth moss has a fun role in that one.

[MrGamer]

3 minutes ago, DAR said:

Yeah but does he want to read subtitles 

He survived Hard to be a God. He can handle Narcos.