So I made my latest nerd confession earlier this week - I'm finally entering the (much lauded) world of Battlestar Galactica. And I'm entering said world in the way I tend to prefer - with DVD mini-marathons, after the show is already over. Seriously, if I don't start watching a show by the second season, I'll usually just wait five seasons or so, then start watching it all on DVD. Then either I catch up and rejoin the weekly audience, or the show is already over and I burn through seven years of someone's career in three months.
The problem with that is that the ENTIRE INTERNET already knows all of the answers, and you're 20 episodes from even knowing the questions. I don't really mind spoilers in articles - as far as I'm concerned it you're two years or more behind, enter the internet at your own risk. The real issue is that it's all on Wikipedia, and I know it's all on Wikipedia. So, inevitably, the day will come (usually after the second episode) that I wonder "when will this character JUST DIE?", and I'll look it up. Then I'll find out that the character in question becomes a super-powered ninja space-doctor shortly after killing my favorite character for the magic diamond hidden in her stomach. In season five. So I spend the next 80-some episodes thinking things like "Man, you are really going to brood over this emotional moment when that guy turns on you in a couple of years". Which kind of screws up the shows dramatic arc for me.
For Battlestar I'm really trying not to look. Not really succeeding, but definitely trying. My method of choice: going to TV Tropes instead. Here's how it works: when I find myself about to Google enough information about Battlestar to make watching it completely redundant, I go to TV Tropes and start reading entries and opening tabs for any other entries that sound interesting. Then, by the time I've finished reading most of the tabs I've opened, it's three days later and I'm too weak from exhaustion/dehydration to seek out spoilers.
If you don't believe me check out a couple of tropes, and say goodbye to your weekend.
kevin has said the same thing about us watching battlestar galactica! how did u decide which one to watch? is the awesome one the new one? is it actually good, should we check it out?
ReplyDeletealso, he's completely obsessed with tropes; i think he read all of them for true blood and some other show. they're insane.
also, please tell me you watch true blood.
The new one is the awesome one - I don't know much about the original, but I'd heard tons of good things about the new show. Caprica (which is sort of a prequel) gets great reviews too.
ReplyDeleteI'm only in season one, but so far it's great.
Which is actually the same place I am with True Blood - we don't have HBO, so we're WAY behind on it. I hope to catch up soon, though.