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raisintorte) wrote2007-04-21 11:41 pm
raisintorte) wrote2007-04-21 11:41 pm
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Saturday Evening Meta - What would it take for you to stop watching a show?
With everything floating around the SGA fandom about casting spoilers for Season 4 I got to thinking about what it would take for me to stop watching a show.
The answer: A LOT.
I usually stop watching shows because I find them boring. First, they get relegated from "watch right away" to "watch when I have time" and then I go to clean out my Tivo To Do list for space and I have episodes over 6 months old.
For example on The Shield, or House if Vic or House left the show would probably be over. And even if it wasn't I would probably still watch an episode or two to see how they dealt with it.
I love a lot of characters but there is no one character on any given TV show that I love so much I would stop watching if she or he left. I cannot think of a single plot line that would upset me so much I would stop watching. I might roll my eyes or make a post going "well, that was odd" or "I didn't really care for THAT plot twist" but it won't stop me from watching the next week.
In recent history I've stopped watching CSI, Desperate Housewives, Law & Order (original and SVU), and One Tree Hill.
CSI got cut due to scheduling - 3 shows at 9pm - 2 recording options. We pick it up when something else we watch is in rerun, but I think we just got bored with it. I can't really point to one thing that made me stop watching. The same can be said for Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, and L&O. They all faded into the black hole of Tivo.
I'm still watching ER, though I quite frequently question my sanity - it's more for the mocking then anything at this point, but I'm still watching. A lot of people have complained about the last season of Gilmore Girls, and while it won't go down as my all time favorite - I'm still enjoying the show enough to watch.
I watched every episode of The Wedding Bells and Andy Barker PI even though I knew they were canceled. I may have mocked them a bit, but I didn't stop watching.
Now for the question - What would it take to make you stop watching something? What character do you love so much if they left or got written out you would no longer watch the show? What plot line would make you turn off your TV? Why?
***I think this question can be handled without spoilers, so please only speak in general or theoretical terms - I would prefer not to read a bunch of rants about how Show X is being screwed up cause Y or Z is going or coming.***
(and if you do spoil, I reserve the right to screen your comment)
The answer: A LOT.
I usually stop watching shows because I find them boring. First, they get relegated from "watch right away" to "watch when I have time" and then I go to clean out my Tivo To Do list for space and I have episodes over 6 months old.
For example on The Shield, or House if Vic or House left the show would probably be over. And even if it wasn't I would probably still watch an episode or two to see how they dealt with it.
I love a lot of characters but there is no one character on any given TV show that I love so much I would stop watching if she or he left. I cannot think of a single plot line that would upset me so much I would stop watching. I might roll my eyes or make a post going "well, that was odd" or "I didn't really care for THAT plot twist" but it won't stop me from watching the next week.
In recent history I've stopped watching CSI, Desperate Housewives, Law & Order (original and SVU), and One Tree Hill.
CSI got cut due to scheduling - 3 shows at 9pm - 2 recording options. We pick it up when something else we watch is in rerun, but I think we just got bored with it. I can't really point to one thing that made me stop watching. The same can be said for Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, and L&O. They all faded into the black hole of Tivo.
I'm still watching ER, though I quite frequently question my sanity - it's more for the mocking then anything at this point, but I'm still watching. A lot of people have complained about the last season of Gilmore Girls, and while it won't go down as my all time favorite - I'm still enjoying the show enough to watch.
I watched every episode of The Wedding Bells and Andy Barker PI even though I knew they were canceled. I may have mocked them a bit, but I didn't stop watching.
Now for the question - What would it take to make you stop watching something? What character do you love so much if they left or got written out you would no longer watch the show? What plot line would make you turn off your TV? Why?
***I think this question can be handled without spoilers, so please only speak in general or theoretical terms - I would prefer not to read a bunch of rants about how Show X is being screwed up cause Y or Z is going or coming.***
(and if you do spoil, I reserve the right to screen your comment)
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To stop watching Who? I supposed it would take scripts that entirely lost the idea of who the Doctor is, at core, which seems fairly unlikely.
To stop watching SGA? While the current spoilers make me sad, there are so -many- characters I really love on that show that I'm not sure I'd -stop- watching it unless they ALL went poof, suddenly.
I almost DID stop watching Torchwood after Cyberwoman, I was that irritated with the actor playing Ianto, and felt the whole ep was just overblown, and the series hadn't quite built up enough momentum for me to shrug off an ep I didn't really care for. Glad I went back, though, and again, it's because I like all of the characters.
To extrapolate? I think it would take a complete distaste for where they took a large number of characters, or a complete shift in the cast, or maybe a complete shift in the series focus that took it away from what I enjoyed about it in the first place, but it's pretty hypothetical. :)
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Yeah - Who is one of those shows that just endures, and that's what I love about it.
SGA - that's similar to my attitude. I'm wary of change but I'm also excited. I love the idea of the show, and I'm okay with how they play it out.
Torchwood - I am SO glad you told me to keep watching. I probably would have stopped as well. We stopped watching Drive and Thief after one episode. I think I have slightly higher standards to get into a show, but once I'm in, it takes a lot to get me to stop.
:-)