I'm kinda like this. I used to go to the movies to see everything, mainly because I go with my mom a lot, and she gets into a snit if she has to go by herself. I, on the other hand, have no problem going to the movies by myself. But I digress. Eventually I decided I wasn't going to go anymore if I really didn't want to see what was playing. I was spending too much money to sleep in the theater when I can do that at home for FREE :P
I also don't watch much tv anymore, mainly because you do have to commit so much time to a series, getting to know the characters and story background to really enjoy it. I'd rather turn on an old, even tired, favorite (ER comes to mind) than try to get to know a new show (Six Degrees). But I've got too many other things to do with my time these days, and it's difficult enough to just sit and watch tv, even when I'm watching something I love (Grey's Anatomy). So I don't...
My fear of committment.
I don't like listening to new music or watching new movies - unless its under my own terms. This annoys my assistant and Jinheim to no end and completely perplexes my husband - but I can't explain it. I just don't like to committ.
I read movie spoilers. I wish I kept the conversation Jinheim and I had over it the other night - but its probably a good thing because I think he's still mad at me over it. =x First off, I don't get a chance to see rated R movies since we have a kiddo - its PG or nothing or a babysitter and 50 bucks. =x I remember a couple months ago he im'd me about a movie. He suggested I go out and rent 'Closer' starring Clive Owners, Julia Roberts, Jude Law and Natalie Portman. He said it was really great. My reply?
'No. Well maybe if I catch it on cable.'
I don't rent movies, I certainly won't go out and go to block buster. /shudder. Sometimes I buy them off of PPV but if I don't catch it on cable and dvr it, it's not happening. Of course there are some movies I'd move heaven and earth to see - mostly sci fi or horror...but here's another story about sci fi concerning my husband, Veb.
'Why won't you watch it? It's Sci fi? I don't understand.'
'I don't want to committ. Just tell me about it.'
'BUT WHY NOT JUST WATCH IT.'
'No.'
He's talking about Battlestar Gallactica. I have watched it with him, bits and pieces mostly. It is a really good show - I just don't feel like committing to a new series. I'm in the middle of watching Arrested Development, which he's lucky I even consented to watch, and just finished up Columbo season 5.
I don't know WHY really - its a weird complex I developed. Take 'The Shield' - quite possibly one of the best written, riveting series ever made - but its just too disturbingly real for me to watch. I have emotional issues watching that series. There's too much rape. I'm all for physical violence but not rape. That's another story.
I dont know, that's the type of movie/tv watcher I am. I'll watch Law and Order till the cows come home, but just the repeats I haven't seen. =x
Den
19 years ago
Eve
19 years ago
BG is awesome wench! Get over it and watch it ;) I'm all huffy right now cuz we already finished season 2.5 but season 3 is already started. I won't pick it up in the middle, so we'll just wait til it comes out on DVD again like always. I wish shows came straight to DVD lol.
Trakhina
19 years ago
I find it hard to get into new shows. I have a schedule set of basically one show a night except for SciFi fridays. Anything which attempts to divert me and break the stone is ebil! I also stray heavily away from shows dubbed the "it" thing to watch.
Mirabela
19 years ago
My *quirky thing is my intense loyalty to stuff =( it so wrong...
well its a good thing but to a point i guess
i will always stay to same brand because i trust it
i stayed in failing guilds because i could not leave them and feel like i abandoned them
i stayed in a bad marriage for too many years
i dont like to drive other peoples cars only mine...
the list goes on
I am fiercly loyal, almost to a fault =X
well its a good thing but to a point i guess
i will always stay to same brand because i trust it
i stayed in failing guilds because i could not leave them and feel like i abandoned them
i stayed in a bad marriage for too many years
i dont like to drive other peoples cars only mine...
the list goes on
I am fiercly loyal, almost to a fault =X
Sangre
19 years ago
The only show I was totally devoted to was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I watched ANGEL when Spike moved over there but since then I catch everything on the DVR and watch it eventually when I get around to it.
I have a hard time giving up my time to a movie or tv show - since I have so little free time it seems silly to surrender it. There are too many other ways to get entertianment - the DVR, DVD, Tape etc. Hell you can even download whole movies off the net and it is all there waiting for me when I am ready...
I have a hard time giving up my time to a movie or tv show - since I have so little free time it seems silly to surrender it. There are too many other ways to get entertianment - the DVR, DVD, Tape etc. Hell you can even download whole movies off the net and it is all there waiting for me when I am ready...
Calimaryn
19 years ago
Im with you Roz. I dont want to have to commit the time and effort of watching a new show. Of course I rarely like tv shows out there now but thats a whole nother story.
My one and only TV show this season is House. Sure I have caught NCIS the past two Tuesdays because House isnt on (stoopid baseball!) but thats it. I can veg in front of Food Network, Law & Order or random good movies, but I refuse to go to movies I dont want to see or try to catch series that may suck. bleh!
I would rather read a book or pr0n.
My one and only TV show this season is House. Sure I have caught NCIS the past two Tuesdays because House isnt on (stoopid baseball!) but thats it. I can veg in front of Food Network, Law & Order or random good movies, but I refuse to go to movies I dont want to see or try to catch series that may suck. bleh!
I would rather read a book or pr0n.
Xandare
19 years ago
House rocks and the only really good show to come out lately is Hero's.. which so far is very very cool...
DVR's help alot when it comes to commiting to a series..
DVR's help alot when it comes to commiting to a series..
ROzbeans
19 years ago
So my assistant and i are standing in Walmart looking for candy right. It's for 'the office'. /wink /nudge Anyway, I cannot find the candy corn. She found some but they were that new fandangled kind.
'Here you go. These are cherry.'
My eyes narrow.
'OH look, they have sour apple candy corn.'
I take a deep breath and ask her if she's out of her mind.
'Its candy corn!'
'No...it isn't. That is an abomination. That is insulting and unholy. Do you NOT know me by now? I'm not committing to new candy. That's just not happening.'
'Yes yes, I know. No committing.'
'You're fired.'
'I know.'
We eventually found the candy corn, after asking like 4 workers and crying in the candy aisle. My quirks make me fun and special...that's what I keep telling myself. =D
'Here you go. These are cherry.'
My eyes narrow.
'OH look, they have sour apple candy corn.'
I take a deep breath and ask her if she's out of her mind.
'Its candy corn!'
'No...it isn't. That is an abomination. That is insulting and unholy. Do you NOT know me by now? I'm not committing to new candy. That's just not happening.'
'Yes yes, I know. No committing.'
'You're fired.'
'I know.'
We eventually found the candy corn, after asking like 4 workers and crying in the candy aisle. My quirks make me fun and special...that's what I keep telling myself. =D
Kelefane
19 years ago
I never watched The X-Files the first go around......So now im enjoying that series as TNT has 5 shows that are on every monday night and it just started at Season 1 again.
Den
19 years ago
Well, I'm finally going to get the series Eureka, since my daughter has been taping it for me, since I don't get the SciFi channel. Good timing too, since the season just ended. Now I hope I can find time to watch it...I know a lot of people here started watching when it first came on. Did you make it to the end? Or should I tell her to keep the video tapes?
Wystro
19 years ago
I love Battlestar Galactica! I'd kill my grandmother and all of her neighbors just to see it.
...well, maybe I'd spare my grandmother, but I would dispose of the others in order to view my most beloved of all shows.
At the same time, BG is a show with a complex storyline that builds show to show and season upon season. If I didn't see it from the beginning and love it, I'm not sure how I could incorporate catching up and keeping up into my busy life. In between work, home, and all those damned kidney stones who has the time for even such a magnificent artistic and cultural achievement as Battlestar Galactica. In retrospect I'm glad I built everything else in my life around it.
...well, maybe I'd spare my grandmother, but I would dispose of the others in order to view my most beloved of all shows.
At the same time, BG is a show with a complex storyline that builds show to show and season upon season. If I didn't see it from the beginning and love it, I'm not sure how I could incorporate catching up and keeping up into my busy life. In between work, home, and all those damned kidney stones who has the time for even such a magnificent artistic and cultural achievement as Battlestar Galactica. In retrospect I'm glad I built everything else in my life around it.