> 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.
I had heard of this movie, but never seen it, so your comment made me check the Wiki entry too. And all I can say is ... wow, thanks Tom for helping me dodge that bullet. Yikes. On Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:10:15 AM UTC-5 Tom Wolper wrote: > 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/2b1eea80-bdcb-4a24-9cb9-9f7f1f8347a5n%40googlegroups.com.
