TV, OCD, OMG
Jul. 5th, 2012 10:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
brightlotusmoonAs we were watching the opening sequence of this week's new "Futurama" episode, I automatically said, "No talking! Talking is for commercial breaks! Laughing and whispered comments are fine!" and Adam raised his eyebrows and said, "You certainly take your Futurama seriously." *
Why yes, yes I do. :)
A lot of episodes are hit or miss, sometimes both, but I love the show no matter what it does. It can be heavy-handed in social and political matters until it falls apart and stops making sense (it made sense before?), and I just won't care. I'll still laugh while saying, "Wow, that sucks. Eh, whatever. The whole thing is still funny, even the bad parts."
I will publicly admit I am a huge fan of Futurama, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Big Bang Theory, and Doctor Who... even the bad parts. Well... fuck that, I am mildly obsessed with My Little Pony and Futurama. I know many episodes by heart; does that count?
However, if anyone tries to claim that I am truly "obsessed" with any TV show, they're lying. Also, never ever call me "obsessed" with anything unless I actually admit it. I am very sensitive about that, since I actually have OCD and get twitchy when "obsessed" is thrown around too casually. To that end, I am not actually obsessed with any of these shows. I just love them.
The big this is that when I want to show friends things, I want them to watch those things, to look out for details, to point out silly things softly enough so that the talking doesn't overwhelm the shows' dialogue. I would do the same for them. I get that many people like to do commentary and speculation, but that's not what I do. I hate missing chunks of scenes because someone is speculating and commenting. Dude, just watch and find out what will happen, stop trying to guess the wrong answers. I don't want to keep saying "You need to listen to the dialogue and watch closely, because this part is really clever." Hint, hint.
Why yes, yes I do. :)
A lot of episodes are hit or miss, sometimes both, but I love the show no matter what it does. It can be heavy-handed in social and political matters until it falls apart and stops making sense (it made sense before?), and I just won't care. I'll still laugh while saying, "Wow, that sucks. Eh, whatever. The whole thing is still funny, even the bad parts."
I will publicly admit I am a huge fan of Futurama, My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Big Bang Theory, and Doctor Who... even the bad parts. Well... fuck that, I am mildly obsessed with My Little Pony and Futurama. I know many episodes by heart; does that count?
However, if anyone tries to claim that I am truly "obsessed" with any TV show, they're lying. Also, never ever call me "obsessed" with anything unless I actually admit it. I am very sensitive about that, since I actually have OCD and get twitchy when "obsessed" is thrown around too casually. To that end, I am not actually obsessed with any of these shows. I just love them.
The big this is that when I want to show friends things, I want them to watch those things, to look out for details, to point out silly things softly enough so that the talking doesn't overwhelm the shows' dialogue. I would do the same for them. I get that many people like to do commentary and speculation, but that's not what I do. I hate missing chunks of scenes because someone is speculating and commenting. Dude, just watch and find out what will happen, stop trying to guess the wrong answers. I don't want to keep saying "You need to listen to the dialogue and watch closely, because this part is really clever." Hint, hint.
