Lately, we’ve cancelled most of our streaming services, and will just pick up the occasional Blu-Ray or CD that we actually WANT to watch/listen to. Also, our small town public library has a decent selection of said media to check out FOR DAMN FREE.
There is something to be said for deliberately choosing a movie or show to watch ahead of time, and then following through on that choice. It just feels more satisfying than scrolling through an endless* list of whatever Netflix feels like shoveling out in front of you when you plop on the couch to veg.
*Actually, in the last several years, you can’t even do that. Your feed is just the same 20-30 titles sorted in different pretend categories, while 99% of the catalog is buried back behind a search so that you can barely even stumble across things you may have wanted to watch anymore.
I totally understand. I miss when watching a movie at home felt like more of an event.
I can’t argue with the convenience, but scrolling through a streaming platform feels similar in my mind to clicking on a 2-3 hour youtube video. Ironically, this makes me less inclined to commit to actually WATCHING something.
I get what you’re saying. When I was a kid my dad used to take me and my brother to each rent a game and a movie every weekend then pick up some fast food on the way home every week. I looked forward to that so much. Now I have whatever media I want at my fingertips but it’s just not the same.
I’ve started planning ahead what I’m going to watch/play and that’s brought some of the magic back but it’s not near what I had as a kid. I wasn’t nearly as burned out as I am now either though.
There is something to be said for deliberately choosing a movie or show to watch ahead of time, and then following through on that choice
This is why it’s great to hear about a cool movie, start it torrenting, and in a few hours or tomorrow it’s ready to watch. “Hey guys, I heard about this movie where a black telemarketer pretends to be white on the phone.” “Cool, let’s watch it tomorrow night.”
Lately, we’ve cancelled most of our streaming services, and will just pick up the occasional Blu-Ray or CD that we actually WANT to watch/listen to. Also, our small town public library has a decent selection of said media to check out FOR DAMN FREE.
There is something to be said for deliberately choosing a movie or show to watch ahead of time, and then following through on that choice. It just feels more satisfying than scrolling through an endless* list of whatever Netflix feels like shoveling out in front of you when you plop on the couch to veg.
*Actually, in the last several years, you can’t even do that. Your feed is just the same 20-30 titles sorted in different pretend categories, while 99% of the catalog is buried back behind a search so that you can barely even stumble across things you may have wanted to watch anymore.
/old man rant over
I totally understand. I miss when watching a movie at home felt like more of an event.
I can’t argue with the convenience, but scrolling through a streaming platform feels similar in my mind to clicking on a 2-3 hour youtube video. Ironically, this makes me less inclined to commit to actually WATCHING something.
I get what you’re saying. When I was a kid my dad used to take me and my brother to each rent a game and a movie every weekend then pick up some fast food on the way home every week. I looked forward to that so much. Now I have whatever media I want at my fingertips but it’s just not the same.
I’ve started planning ahead what I’m going to watch/play and that’s brought some of the magic back but it’s not near what I had as a kid. I wasn’t nearly as burned out as I am now either though.
This is why it’s great to hear about a cool movie, start it torrenting, and in a few hours or tomorrow it’s ready to watch. “Hey guys, I heard about this movie where a black telemarketer pretends to be white on the phone.” “Cool, let’s watch it tomorrow night.”
The future is female ejaculation.
It’s NoT FReE yoU PaY WITh yoUr Ta… -er- sorry. Not sure what came over me there. Must be reading too many healthcare threads.
Man… I knew it was obvious sarcasm but I still instinctively grimaced at the first part
I was hoping someone would get a kick out of it, but it’s sad that my mind even went there when reading the initial comment.