When I tell people I’ve never seen the Lion King they are really baffled by that.
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Game of Thrones.
Read the books and got maybe to the 5th book? 6th? And gave up. It stopped going anywhere, the politics went away, it was just people going from A to B and getting killed somewhere along the way. Just like the show, they lost direction and floundered, Martin couldn’t finish it off.
So I never bothered to watch it. Never will.
You definitely saved yourself, the show took out so much stuff, which was kind of inevitable, but the amount they took out in order to slap in some trash was a bit aggravating. Spoilers below.
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And even knowing how seemingly pointless some of the stuff would turn out, it’s odd they kept any of the Dorn stuff in in the later seasons. I get that Pedro Pascal was awesome, but the Dorn stuff in the show was even more pointless than it was in the books.
Biggest sin I think though was leaving out Lady Stoneheart. In GRRM’s mind, I suspect Arya’s story is so deeply intertwined with her’s that to leave her out just basically knee-capped Arya’s revenge-fueled character arc, she’s headed for a confrontation with LS, to see a sort of mirror-image of herself. In the show she was given a somewhat unearned “consolation prize” that just seemed stupid.
Probably the fifth since GRRM has not yet published book six (TWoW) or 7 (ADoS), unless you count the spinoff books and/or the history book (A World of Ice and Fire).
I agree that the books fizzled out, but that’s kinda the only interpretation possible since we haven’t gotten 6 & 7. Theoretically the whole story has been building to those books (7 most of all based on how the show presented their likely events), but 5 (A Dance w Dragons) was definitely a chore to get through. That whole book felt like filler imo
I’ve never seen the show or gotten past the first couple pages of the first book so we’re in a similar boat
Game of thrones and ill be sure to keep it that way
Same, but I did read the books.
Most of them?
I mean, these things are grossing hundreds of millions, and I haven’t been to the movies in almost a decade, don’t have TV, and seldom stream anything like TV or movies.
My video habits have gotten much more personal over the years. I’ll watch specific adaptations, and specific YouTubers, but that’s about it. For my brain-mush time, I generally play videogames and listen to audiobooks.
The Sopranos
This one. Not sure if I should watch it.
Watch the wire instead. Again if need be.
I have never seen the Truman show (only the movie about it)
Took me a second.
Breaking Bad. I tried it and it’s just… too much.
I finished it. It was just OK for me.
Better call Saul (BcS) is better. Some parts may be boring but BcS made me think. Impressive writing.
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It is a lot, but it’s rated high because it’s amazing. You could start with better call Saul, little slower and still as amazing.
The Wire. Although I’d really like to get around to it one day.
Just finished it last week. Season 1 was decent, 2 and 3 I was really wondering why everyone had talked up the show so much, but season 4 is where I felt it got real. Quality TV, I do recommend, but I do think it’s a bit overhyped.
Game of Thrones. I once started episode 1 but then had to interrupt and go somewhere and found it too boring to give it another try at first. Then the entire internet was full with with GoT and spoilers for it so I was too annoyed to try it again
Friends, Big Bang Theory. Let There Be Blood. Which is odd because I like sitcoms and dramatic movies but sometimes it feels like the time has passed and all of the like memes and expectations surrounding a certain thing make for an insurmountable amount of initialization energy.
Big bang theory is absolute garbage, don’t waste your time.
Latest one is Dune. I’ve read the book (rereading it now actually) and seen all the other versions, but for some reason I’m holding off on this movie, I guess until at least the next one comes out.
I hate to admit it because there’s no real reason but I have never seen The Godfather. I’ve gone almost 50 years and still haven’t sat down to watch it, or the sequels. I want to I just keep forgetting to.
The Wire, The Office, Parks and Rec, The Expanse.
Episode 9. I saw Episode 7 at the movies and I was pretty happy walking out and it dawned on me that I’d seen it before.
I borrowed the DVD of episode 8 and pushed through.
TV: Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, NCIS, CSI, American Idol, The Voice, Survivor
Movies: the Avengers movies, Top Gun (old or new), Deadpool movies
These are just the ones I can remember people surprised about
Star Wars
