Eh, I posted on this in a new post, but will copy what I said here, in case
you missed it:
"As an aside, I don't expect any of you to agree with me, so far I haven't
found a soul who does...highly frustrating that, but it is what it is.
Finding folks who love the same things I do is difficult and always has
been. I don't really know why this is, just that it is. And when I do find
them, they love it in a way that...well is bewildering to me.
Examples?
When I was in Junior High or High School, can't remember which, I adored
the television series "Fame", which was directly opposite Magnum PI. Guess
what everyone else adored?
And in Elementary School? I was in love with Battle Star Galatica and
Battle of the Planets. Guess what everyone else loved? Three's Company,
Laverne and Shirley, Dallas...
I did however have friends who loved The Monkeyees...so hey, on out of
four, ain't bad.
And in the 1990s-00s, when I fell in love with Buffy, I had to go online to
find fellow fans of the show. Everyone I knew thought I was insane for
loving Buffy.
Conversation with co-worker about television?
Co-worker: So, I tried Prodigal Son.
Me (getting excited): And?
Co-worker: I walked out after five minutes, found it unwatchable.
I got irritated and felt the need to deride The Good Doctor, which he loves
(I don't) and All Rise (which I thought was badly written).
Co-worker: To you.
ME: It is completely unrealistic in regards to court room procedure.
Co-worker: Not from my perspective.
Me: Okay, you're right this is completely subjective. And honestly, here's
the thing when I don't like something, I move on. Life is too short.
Co-worker: And there's so many other things to watch out there.
I love Prodigal Son right now -- I kept re-winding. It puzzles me, because
as you may or may not have figured out by now -- generally speaking, I
despise serial killer legal procedures. I have not been able to get through
one of them since I think Prime Suspect and the Profiler back in the early
00s and 1990s. I burned out.
And Criminal Minds? Bleach. I hated that show. (Didn't help that it started
out with Mandy Pantikian, who is one of those actors that I always felt an
overwhelming desire to punch, or the rest of the cast which I did not like.
Casting is key with these sorts of series.) And I despised the CSI series,
the NCIS, the Law & Order series, all of them. I even avoided the Netflix
series Mindhunter. Along with the superior Hannibal. So I have no idea why
I like this one -- I think because it is a psychological character piece.
And I find the central character fascinating in various ways -- there's
something about the actor and the character that hits my story kinks hard.
We're like that. We like things for deeply personal reasons that we often
don't understand ourselves. It just speaks to us on a certain level.
For me, what will often pull me into a show is the characters relationships
with each other, the actors, and the characters themselves. Plot has never
been something that makes or breaks a show for me. Mainly because most, if
not all plots have been done before. Some people are plot oriented. I've
always cared more about the characters. As you can see from the list of
television shows above. If I was into plot, I'd have been watching Magnum
PI not Fame. I think in patterns, which is probably why I'm liking
Prodigal, I kind of identify with a character who thinks in patterns --
he's solving the cases by hunting for the pattern. Or not. I have no clue.
Nor does it matter. But it would be nice to find someone else who liked it
out there...
Bob Hearts Abishola is the other one that I'm really enjoying right now. I
adore the characters and the actors playing them. It made me laugh hard
tonight. So hard I started to cough which I often do when I laugh really
hard.
Normally, I'm not a Chuck Lorre fan -- took me a long time to like Big Bang
Theory, found it annoying most of the time. And I didn't relate to the
characters. I knew them, but didn't relate to them and the dumb sex jokes
got on my nerves. Two and a Half Men? Also didn't like. But I loved
Kominsky Method by Lorre, and I love this series -- I laughed really hard
during the episode. It was funny.
But I haven't seen anyone else mention it. And no one at work. So if you
stumbled upon it and like it, give a shout or murmur. If not? Mosey on by,
I'd rather not feel the need to verbally spoke you with a fork."
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Date: 2019-10-02 12:26 pm (UTC)Eh, I posted on this in a new post, but will copy what I said here, in case you missed it:
"As an aside, I don't expect any of you to agree with me, so far I haven't found a soul who does...highly frustrating that, but it is what it is. Finding folks who love the same things I do is difficult and always has been. I don't really know why this is, just that it is. And when I do find them, they love it in a way that...well is bewildering to me.
Examples?
When I was in Junior High or High School, can't remember which, I adored the television series "Fame", which was directly opposite Magnum PI. Guess what everyone else adored?
And in Elementary School? I was in love with Battle Star Galatica and Battle of the Planets. Guess what everyone else loved? Three's Company, Laverne and Shirley, Dallas...
I did however have friends who loved The Monkeyees...so hey, on out of four, ain't bad.
And in the 1990s-00s, when I fell in love with Buffy, I had to go online to find fellow fans of the show. Everyone I knew thought I was insane for loving Buffy.
Conversation with co-worker about television?
Co-worker: So, I tried Prodigal Son. Me (getting excited): And? Co-worker: I walked out after five minutes, found it unwatchable.
I got irritated and felt the need to deride The Good Doctor, which he loves (I don't) and All Rise (which I thought was badly written).
Co-worker: To you. ME: It is completely unrealistic in regards to court room procedure. Co-worker: Not from my perspective. Me: Okay, you're right this is completely subjective. And honestly, here's the thing when I don't like something, I move on. Life is too short. Co-worker: And there's so many other things to watch out there.
I love Prodigal Son right now -- I kept re-winding. It puzzles me, because as you may or may not have figured out by now -- generally speaking, I despise serial killer legal procedures. I have not been able to get through one of them since I think Prime Suspect and the Profiler back in the early 00s and 1990s. I burned out. And Criminal Minds? Bleach. I hated that show. (Didn't help that it started out with Mandy Pantikian, who is one of those actors that I always felt an overwhelming desire to punch, or the rest of the cast which I did not like. Casting is key with these sorts of series.) And I despised the CSI series, the NCIS, the Law & Order series, all of them. I even avoided the Netflix series Mindhunter. Along with the superior Hannibal. So I have no idea why I like this one -- I think because it is a psychological character piece. And I find the central character fascinating in various ways -- there's something about the actor and the character that hits my story kinks hard.
We're like that. We like things for deeply personal reasons that we often don't understand ourselves. It just speaks to us on a certain level.
For me, what will often pull me into a show is the characters relationships with each other, the actors, and the characters themselves. Plot has never been something that makes or breaks a show for me. Mainly because most, if not all plots have been done before. Some people are plot oriented. I've always cared more about the characters. As you can see from the list of television shows above. If I was into plot, I'd have been watching Magnum PI not Fame. I think in patterns, which is probably why I'm liking Prodigal, I kind of identify with a character who thinks in patterns -- he's solving the cases by hunting for the pattern. Or not. I have no clue. Nor does it matter. But it would be nice to find someone else who liked it out there...
Bob Hearts Abishola is the other one that I'm really enjoying right now. I adore the characters and the actors playing them. It made me laugh hard tonight. So hard I started to cough which I often do when I laugh really hard.
Normally, I'm not a Chuck Lorre fan -- took me a long time to like Big Bang Theory, found it annoying most of the time. And I didn't relate to the characters. I knew them, but didn't relate to them and the dumb sex jokes got on my nerves. Two and a Half Men? Also didn't like. But I loved Kominsky Method by Lorre, and I love this series -- I laughed really hard during the episode. It was funny.
But I haven't seen anyone else mention it. And no one at work. So if you stumbled upon it and like it, give a shout or murmur. If not? Mosey on by, I'd rather not feel the need to verbally spoke you with a fork."