I can’t really watch anything that doesn’t have a clear arc or start/stop point. Shows are just too long for me. Last thing I liked was Over the Garden Wall which is just a sliced up movie. Love movies though so its not an attention span thing.

People ask me what I do and I cook a lot and draw and read books and kiss my boyfriend. IDK when I would even watch shows lol.

But I tell people this and they can’t understand or get really weird interrogating me how I spend my free time. The happy version of this is some of my coworkers found out I really like dancing and now they ask me ‘are you going dancing this weekend?’ on Thursday or Friday.

    • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Never understood this, whenever people have totally oppositional views on a thing I like, I tend to ask them about it. I wanna know & understand what the thought processes are behind that, it’s neat

  • HeartyOfGlass@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    What bugs me is when people are aghast that I haven’t seen specific movies.

    “YOU HAVENT SEEN ____??? OH MY GOD IT’S SO GOOD LET ME TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.”

    None of the films that’ve been introduced to me this way were worth my time.

  • LaughingLion [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    i tend not to read book series unless they are finished and i rarely watch shows, too

    i read a few of the rr martin books but never finished and i tell people ill finish them when george does

    also if your media is slice-of-life and it doesnt involve some kind of passionate romance then fuck off im tired of consuming only things that are violence and conflict and shit throw some people who have a fire between them in the mix there is enough pain and misery in the world we need glimpses of fleeting happiness and pleasure sometimes

    • bubbalu [they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      You should watch the anime Bunny Drop! It’s a 12 episode slice of life with a fulfilling emotional arc about a workaholic businessman who commits class suicide to become the caretaker for his recently deceased grandfathers heretofore unknown bastard 6 y/o daughter.

      There is 0 fan service and really beautiful portrayals of the joys and struggle of single parenting that resonated with me as an educator and child of divorce.

      • Tripbin [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Ivbe been burned by claims of zero fan service many many times before. I swear if theres one single tenticle or anything slimey and phallic Im gonna hunt you down and steal your fries next time you got to a fast food joint.

  • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    7·
    2 years ago

    IDK when I would even watch shows lol.

    Big same. I genuinely don’t understand how people keep up with all this watching. I have so much shit to do, don’t they? How can anyone hold down a job, cook for themselves/their family, keep a clean and tidy home, spend a healthy amount of time with their pets, and have time to watch a bunch of shows?!?

    We can usually do one series at a time, and it takes us weeks to get through a season. Movies usually take a couple nights, which tends to ruin the magic a little, so we usually only watch those when we know at have a few hours of free time to invest. And then, if I have that many hours of free time, there’s usually something else I’d rather do with it then sit quietly.

    • Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      Easy! You just ignore one of the above responsibilities, bing bang boom!

      Jokes aside, it’s just like any other hobby. If you enjoy it enough, you make time for it. Or in some cases, put it on in the background while doing something else, though that depends what kind of watcher you are.

      Either way, ITT: it’s valid to have hobbies other than media consumption

  • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    I don’t really like movies or sports that much and I have had people call me names over it. And then I start talking about EDM or something and they call me names over that too.

    Kinda helped me realize there are 2 types of folks in the world. Ones who are insecure about their life and so try to tear down anyone who is different than them in any capacity, and the ones who are proud of the life they’re living and build up folks who are different than them because they recognize that those people are probably proud of their life too.

    I only purposely associate with the latter and I completely ignore the former. I don’t need some Marvel idiot to tell me that somehow my taste in books is bad, I don’t care if it’s bad I like it

  • Yurt_Owl@hexbear.netEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone that serious about TV. I have a few times read the synopsis of a show to vaguely fit in but thats no fun.

    I did once have a colleague accuse me of being a terrorist because i like self hosted open source software

  • Chaewon@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    It’s just a preference thing i guess. I basically exclusively watch shows over movies (asian dramas) because I enjoy following a single story line over multiple weeks/months. But at the same time, I don’t really watch shows that often either so I can relate to people asking me what I do in my free time…