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The agony of indecision (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by casmael@lemm.ee to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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I don’t watch shows anymore I just watch serpadesign feed his frogs on YouTube x

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 112 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Why does anyone watch new TV when there are perfectly good copies of every season of Gargoyles they could be pirating?

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 70 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't know why, but this reminds me of my favorite Hank Hill quote: "Why would anybody want to do drugs when you can just mow a lawn?"

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can't take the mower to the club, not anymore.

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Same energy

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Never seen gargoyles. Only porn of it.

Is it any good?

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

This is the lasting legacy of my childhood TV experience...porn 😔

Gargoyles...porn

Tiny toons...porn

Sonic the Hedgehog...porn

It's all porn now.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago

Just as god intended, I'll tell you hwat.

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[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

It's okay but it's a bit distracting what with all the sexy gargoyles

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[–] variants@possumpat.io 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How many times do we need to pirate them before we can watch new shows?

Also all anyone needs is The Wire, been watching that recently and it's so good

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can stop watching Gargoyles when the voice of Keith David is available as a default TTS client on every phone.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 9 points 2 years ago

We live in a machine learning world, don't let your dreams be dreams.

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[–] Weylandyuta@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

We talking bout Goliath, Hudson, Bronx, Brooklyn and the rest of the gang? Them gargoyles?

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[–] drekly@lemmy.world 59 points 2 years ago

And then for one, "yeah I like that show!"

"Oh do you remember when x did y?"

...No, I forgot everything that happened a week later.

[–] randint@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Severance is great. I watched it on my 3-month trial to Apple TV.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Seen one of those (The Boys). Maybe two if you count the first season of Westworld (don't plan on watching more because it's supposed to be shite).

I only really bother with Mike Flanagan's single season stuff on Netflix, because the man knows how to open and close a story. Others should take note. Don't start a story unless you know how it's going to end and how long it's going to take to get there.

"This is popular, let's make more" is an attitude that has ruined television.

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[–] someguy@lemmyland.com 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't wanna overanalyze the meme, but it is irritating when you can't have a conversation with someone without their whole identity being based on whatever they've recently watched. Then if you haven't seen it, them uncreatively explaining the plot to you.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 years ago (5 children)

TV shows are just an easy conversational topic... that's all it is.

[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Growing up in the years before and during Cable television, I am positive television was the most talked about topic over any and all aside from basic hello.

And if you didn't have cable, well you'd get filled in on whatever, but were oddly OK with it.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

It makes sense, people connect through shared experiences, and TV is an easy way to do that.

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[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Also Mr. Robot and Foundation and Good Omens and Fleabag and the new Beavis and Butthead and Station Eleven and Doctor Who is about to get good again and Irma Vep was great but I don't think that one's coming back

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[–] Snowyday@startrek.website 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The Bear is very very good

I still haven’t recovered from a certain Season 2 episode

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[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

I haven't even watched breaking bad, much less anything on that list or anything else between now and like 2008

walter-breakdown

[–] ElHexo@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

jesse-wtf

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

I watched 10 minutes of the walking dead during it's episode 1 premier and said "nah this sucks", I tried watching game of thrones when it was premiering episode 1, and couldn't get out of the introduction sequence without saying "snorefest"

I've tried to watch and dropped every popular t.v series and straight up ignored the existence of all other shows. I'm just not a T.V person.

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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

As someone who very rarely watches series, this really hits home. I just rarely have the patience to do so, and because of that I also don't have any streaming subscriptions. I'd rather play games, because the interaction makes them a lot more rewarding to me. To each their own though, other people don't play games so they'll have the same problem with me

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[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I feel this way about video games.

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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I honestly believe half of these shows are fake and you can’t change my mind

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[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The Last of Us and The Boys.

Haven't seen anything (or even heard of a lot) of the others. Not that they are bad shows. I just like to waste my time in other activities.

Like video games. Not shows, but still wasting time.

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

Is it really wasting time if you're having a good time?

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[–] Lininop@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fellas, is it a crime to want to share something you enjoy? As long as you aren't demonizing people who haven't seen it, who cares?

[–] WhitePaintIsEvil@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's not about demonizing the person sharing. It's about the feeling of being overwhelmed because there's so much shit you haven't seen and will never see. You will never have enough time to get through that list and that can feel bad.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Imo we should limit these to one every 5 years.

I'm just now watching the 20 year old tv show "the wire" and its better than the 5 of these I have watched (of those 5, I'd only recommend the "the bear")

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[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I've watched like two of the ones listed.

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[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haven't watched any of these and I don't feel like curling in fetal position. What's wrong with me, doctor?

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Oh, he’s doing that because he feels like he’s missing out? I thought the joke was that he curled into fetal position because the guy is peppering him with questions and is feeling overwhelmed.

I had a boss that’d always try to talk about films, TV, and frequently referenced actors to me, and I’d always feel a bit bad that I never got it.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I imagine you have your own methods to handle these types of discussions, but this is my trick.

"Have you watched random niche show you've never heard of?"

"No, but I've heard it's pretty decent. What's it about?"

At this point, you can check out of the conversation while they talk about a show you'll never see. Personally, I like to half listen because I like to hear about stuff people have a passion for

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[–] tripartitegraph@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

just rewatch futurama for the 30th time like a normal person (i.e. me, the normalest of all)

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Between shows and my steam backlog who has time for it all? Then there is all that other stuff like work, making dinner, getting outdoors, family...

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[–] kungfuratte@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear about these things called "books"…

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[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago

A problem I often have is finding something good enough to kinda watch, but not SO good that I feel like I’m missing something if I screw around with my tablet while it’s on.

[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

If I had to watch every movie/show that was/is popular... I wouldn't have time for things I really enjoy, so fuck that.

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