On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 8:07 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s more a pathology than anything deserving even grudging credit. I’m > a bit of a completist. I almost never walk out of a movie (I think I did > once, but can’t remember what now) or a play, and once I start a book I > finish it. On films and series accessed from home I give myself a little > grace at the start to bail, but once I pass a certain point of no return, I > ride it out to the bitter end. > > With this show there were elements that made me think I would like it, and > I was curious if the makers were purposely making characters unlikeable,nor > if these were just people that I don’t like (a bit of both it turned out). >
I treat episodic TV differently than movies or plays when it comes to a decision to bail. The only movie I can remember walking out on was Last Year at Marienbad and that was back in the 70s. I recently looked at the film's wikipedia page synopsis to see if I had made a mistake those many years ago and it turns out I had not. And for choosing more recent movies I don't take a chance - if it's not from a director I know and like or there is some other compelling reason to watch the movie I won't go. Episodic TV is more ephemeral and demands less of an effort to access and to turn off. If a plot feels hackneyed or the dialogue doesn't ring true in any way I would rather quit watching as soon as possible. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEt7ADVsyuj1jYtSLjUngv2xzth4wMeq6_bC1ma65dkpg%40mail.gmail.com.
