Comments | bzoppa: today's masochism

bzoppa

today's masochism

Aug 15, 2011 13:51

Do you ever not watch/read something because you know/heard/think it might be really good, and once you watch it, it won't be there to watch/read anymore?

I do it. All the time. It's like there's a finite number of good things, and I need to save them up. But then I never watch/read them.

Things unwatched/unread: 2009's Star Trek, Lost, and most ( Read more... )

tv, movies, netflix instant viewing, books

Comments 3

baleanoptera August 16 2011, 09:41:11 UTC

I do something similar, especially when I watch a series. I watch the first seasons and most of the last season - but not the last episodes. It's like if I don't watch the ending, then it hasn't really ended, right? ;) Silly, but there you go.

bzoppa August 16 2011, 20:03:13 UTC

I'm very worried about finishing off Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I have no idea what I'm going to do when it's over, and I even own the DVDs to watch it all.

I remember crying throughout the epilogue of a series when the final book came out.

Why do they do this to us? Although I guess it's better than dragging out a show long beyond its expiration date...

Re: your Game of Thrones icon... I haven't even started it, I just find the whole series so depressing. I've got the latest book on audio and won't even listen. I just can't imagine any of it ending happily.

baleanoptera August 16 2011, 20:27:31 UTC

I swear, sometimes Game of Thrones/ASOIAF feels like this abusive relationship you should just get the hell away from. You have favourite characters and they keep dying in horrible ways.

The problem is that the story itself, and the characters, are so incredibly engaging - and the author manages to put just enough hope into the tale to string you along. That said I really liked parts of the last book, even if some of the chapters were incredibly disturbing.

Why do they do this to us? Although I guess it's better than dragging out a show long beyond its expiration date...

True, true. Yet I really dislike the emotional emptiness that I'm left with after finishing something that I really love. The only thing that helps is starting another series/book/film that is equally engaging, but those are usually hard to find. ;)