HELLO.

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SO I LEFT CLASS EARLY TODAY TO DRIVE MY DAD TO THE DMV, only to discover (in an ironic twist, seeing as I had his car) he was gone. I called him and he said something about "having two meetings" and he's going tomorrow instead, but he didn't want to bother me in class. WHICH, WHATEVER, but isn't telling your daughter not to come get you so she doesn't ditch her next class for no reason (especially after last week, OH GOD) what text messaging was INVENTED FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE? >:(

WHATEVER, WORLD, I AM GOING TO BE A STUDENT-DELINQUENT AND SIT HERE AND WATCH LAST NIGHT'S FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.


Idk if you remember my purse dilemma, but I ended up buying the blue one from the place and about a week ago I got the package, and inside was NOT, in fact, a strawberry purse, but the ugliest little faux-leather crocodile wallet I have EVER seen in my life. I emailed them about exchanging the thing I got for the thing I bought, but I think the guy misunderstood me, because he was all "well we can process your return for AMICI ACCESSORIES STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE and refund you and then you can buy a new purse!" BUT I DO NOT WANT A NEW PURSE, I want to be free of ugly crocodile wallet, and I want the purse I bought. YOU FUCKED UP, AND YOU SHOULD FIX IT. I really just need to call them, but I keep remembering at odd hours :( Except for now, when it is actually the middle of the day. I have no idea why I am writing a whiny LJ entry instead of calling them right now.

But I actually didn't decide to post so I could be fussy, I wanted to make a poll about the pimping of new fandoms (and pretend, for the sake of argument, that the new fandom in question is not something you have seen everywhere already and have whatever preconcieved notions about-- it is new, relatively fresh, and you do not):

[Poll #1300985]

Comments

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD, I'M CRASHING AGAIN. STOP BEING SO DANG ENGAGING, YOU GUYS.

I just wanted to add one quick thing about how it's weird to recommend some huge show with such history and depth and length to somebody rather than just a quick show that's still going on -- I get that, but at the same time I love watching shows that are already finished. No waiting! No worries! If something truly major and truly horrible happens, it's likely you'll already know about it and then you either don't have to get involved with the show at all or you can brace yourself for the onslaught! I don't know, I kind of equate it to reading fanfiction? I don't ever get involved with WIPs, partly because there's always the chance that the author will drop it and never come back (also known as CANCELATION IN THE TV BIZ, also known as FNL being glorious and still having to fight to keep its head above water), but also because I want it all and I want it now. Of course I love to get involved with new shows so that I can follow things when they're still fresh with everyone else online, but I'm definitely not turned off by the offer of a ten-season show that'll knock my socks off. Y'know? You know.

SOMEDAY SOON I'LL ACTUALLY START A COMMENT OF MY OWN INSTEAD OF ANNOYING EVERYBODY ELSE. PROMISE.

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YOU MAKE A REALLY GREAT POINT, there's something really calm and soothing about something old you can curl up and watch in bed and have the next DVD right there waiting for you. I meant to ask a question about what medium people use to get into new tv too but I forgot-- because maybe it's because I'm a nerd or whatev, but I totally think watching something on DVD, downloading it off the internet, streaming it (although I HATE STREAMING), or watching reruns are all totally different experiences.

ANYWAY: you are correct, I should probably feel less weird about recommending long and wonderful things.

[allibabab.livejournal.com]

Streaming is only different because it causes extreme and uncontrollable rage.

But otherwise, yeah! I agree. I've gotten into a lot of new things lately by downloading it off the internet, but there are few things that beat snuggling up on the couch and watching episode after episode of some new show on your TV. True story.

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I DO NOT GET THE PEOPLE WHO STREAM, SERIOUSLY, it is the fussiest, most annoying possible way to watch ANYTHING, and all you have to do is accidentally hit a back button and all that loading/buffering/whatever time is GONE. And even if by some miracle you get it to work, half the time there are foreign subtitles scrolling past the whole time.

...I HAVE ISSUES.

I really do love the convenience of ihearttvshows et al, ESPECIALLY since they have made it possible for me to idly watch last night's television while I go through a Chem reading, but you just can't compare it to that marathon feeling.

[adinfinitum.livejournal.com]

watching something on DVD, downloading it off the internet, streaming it (although I HATE STREAMING), or watching reruns are all totally different experiences.
I AGREE. DVD ALWAYS. I haaaaate streaming, but there are some shows (I'm looking at you, Grey's) I always miss because of conflicting priorities, and it's so much easier to just watch them streaming than to download them. But streaming from a website that's not the actual station's website? NEVAAAR.

I only really download shows that I really like and want to keep but don't feel like getting the season on DVD. (Like Californication. But! That's actually a weird example because I kind of have a love/hate relationship with that show.)

YIKES, I'M FEELING CHATTY TONIGHT.

[adinfinitum.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything you said! There's something really intimidating about it for me, but if it's a show that I know for a fact will be amazing, then I actually prefer having a bajillion seasons ahead of me. And on a smaller scale, I just think of my experience watching the first two seasons of 24. OMFG SO MUCH BETTER THAN WATCHING IN REAL TIME (BTW I gave the show up after the fifth season, so this doesn't still apply. But whateva!) And even with Bones! The first season of Bones I watched in real time was three and it was soooooooo not as fun as watching the first two DVDs. NOT EVEN CLOSE.