I hate when things I don't care about get hyped and then people are like, "what?!?!? You haven't seen it?!?!?" If I cared, I would have seen it. I'm not going to give in just because of hype. People like this make me hate the show even though it's not the show's fault.
shareI didn't know about the show until the hype. I've found a few good shows through word of mouth like Game of Thrones, Walking Dead(early seasons), and Big Bang Theory. And I spread the word, too.
Anyway, I enjoyed this show.
I heard about it just before the hype. I didn't really care to check what it was about, but then when the hype came, I knew everything about it. It drives me insane.
shareSo ... just watch it, lol
shareNope. Not giving in.
shareWhy let that stuff get to you? Just enjoy life . . . Christ, lol
shareGiving in would mean that I'm letting it get to me. So as I said, I'm not giving in to something I didn't care about before the hype.
shareSo if something is REALLY good you will refuse to watch it just because it's popular???
What stupid way of thinking is this???
What makes you think was interested in it to begin with? The point of the post was that people make me hate things that are shoved down my throat. If I cared enough for the show, I'd watch it.
shareMy point is: you don't know if/that something is good so you are not interested in. Happens to all of us. I wasn't interested in it either.
But then it appears to be good enough. And you say "oh, even if it's good or even the best thing ever I still don' want to see it because fuck logic and I'm too stubborn". Ok, I get it.
The subject matter doesn't interest me .
But with your logic, everyone should watch literally everything they lay their eyes on that got good reviews.
"The subject matter doesn't interest me ." this is a valid point, with this I can agree and relate.
Well, I watched Queen's Gambit and I have no interest in chess. And I don't regret it a single second ...
No, not literally everything, but most likely I would be curious and I would give it a chance (at least one episode) since it got good reviews. There are NOT that many shows with really good reviews ...
Under the: "MOST POPULAR TV ON RT", 7 of the 9 shows listed are an 89% or higher. All 9 are also fresh. There are a lot of good shows.
shareThat is exactly my thoughts. That would absolutely suck to be that kind of person. Weirdo!
shareRight? There are enough things making our lives miserable, we don’t need to make it worse for ourselves over some stupid pride issues.
shareI can relate. I'm kind of the same way. If people tell me I "must" do something, then I'm more inclined to not do it.
shareI don't mind someone telling me that I should check it out, but when they have this amazement that I haven't seen it, that's what I find annoying.
shareI understand what you mean better. I have this friend who's been harassing me for YEARS to watch Game Of Thrones (yes I know I may very well have you too be like "You haven't watched GOT ?!?!").
I watched the entire first season and stopped there. Still I'm harassed to watch the whole fkn thing when I don't want to. The more I'm told to watch it the easier it is for me to look at him in the eye with a smile and calmly say: "No."
I'm only slightly exaggerating when I say that every time he's losing his mind, speaking acute gibberish while almost convulsing like an epileptic. To me it's satisfying, lol.
Why can't people just let us watch what we want? And the worst part is that if we decide to give in and watch it, by t we don't like it, we're told how we are wrong. But if we like it, it's "I told you".
share" if we decide to give in and watch it, by t we don't like it, we're told how we are wrong."
Or worse... that our opinion was expressed in bad faith.
PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE OFFICE DON'T MAKE SENSE TO ME...OTHERWISE I DON'T MUCH CARE WHAT OTHERS HAVE SEEN OR WHAT KIND OF HYPE SOMETHING HAS...THATS SAID...MY DAUGHTER WATCHED THE SQUID GAMES SHOW...SHE LOVED IT.
shareDid you watch it though
shareNO...I AM STILL MOSTLY FIGHTING THE STREAMING DEVIL...PHYSICAL MEDIA>STREAMING.
shareI see. I gave up on physical about 7 years ago
shareIt's so freeing not to have shelves, drawers or space taken up by dvds or whatever physical media comes along. I had a whole bookcase dedicated to dvds which aren't worth anything and are terrible quality compared to HR, chucking it out was great.
shareI watched it because I was bored, you're not missing anything. It's mostly just a bunch of annoying characters that you don't care about getting killed off. A "twist" that you see coming from a mile away. And the girl from the North that you kind of care about dying in an anti-climactic manner.
shareYeah, I've heard all of that. I don't know what the twist is, but I really don't care that I don't know.
shareI'm not in as much of a "revolt" state, like you. But I won't watch it. I just don't care about that show. Seems like yet another variation of Battle Royal. The hype definitely won't make me watch it and I don't care if I miss out.
When I watched The Queen's Gambit, I did so because I like the actress and the picture gave me chess nostalgia (I actually restarted playing chess some time before even watching an episode). The hype did annoy me but I knew I'd still have watched it otherwise.
I guess what I'm trying to say is do what you want and screw the rest. This hype thing is like pollution impacting viewers choices and habits. F- that. Put on your gaz mask man ! and watch what you want ! ✊😄
I don't mind The Queen's Gambit hype. The only hype I've heard was that it was good. They aren't some sick cult like the Squid Game fanatics.
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