[ SECRET POST #2983 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2983 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Cold Case]


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[Pedro Almodovar]


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[Highlander]


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[The Adventures of Dr McNinja]


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[Free!/Love Stage!! (I think)]


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[Outlander]


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[One Outs]


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[Babylon 5]


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[Alanis Morisette]


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[Avon, Blake's 7]


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[One Outs]


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[Star Trek DS9]


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[Fables]


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[Lady Gaga]


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Comments

[fscom]

07. http://i.imgur.com/Dw1p8GI.jpg?1

Transcript by OP

[fscom]

I’m getting sick of behind-the-scenes stuff.

I used to eat it up. Interviews! Special features! Bloopers! Red carpet! Photoshoots! Early drafts! Set design!

But I’m starting to realize it ruins the magic. I like rewatching movies and shows, and when I know too much about the actors, I see them instead of the characters. I get distracted during scenes where I know a line was improvised or someone’s phone went off on set or the actor had a wedgie, whatever. But considering what most fandoms are like, I’m not sure how to avoid all of that.

Plus, by now, most of my favorite things are way past repair.

[(Anonymous)]

I've never liked it for that reason. It takes away the fantasy element. I thought I was the only one.

It's kind of why I hate live recordings of music; I'm trying to listen and hear the song. Hearing people's reactions to it takes me out. (Not to mention how inappropriate it can be - the singer will be like "my husband left me" and the audience will scream with pure joy. Yep, lyrics ruined.)

[(Anonymous)]

is the wedgie one about Vikings?
Please tell me it is!

[(Anonymous)]

as a Vikings watcher, what scene would that be? :D

[(Anonymous)]

I always avoid stuff like that. I'm not interested in the reality of it, I just like the show/movie/whatever.

I don't need the rest of it and I don't have time for it anyway, lol

[(Anonymous)]

That is a terrible problem. Too bad you can't NOT watch those things.

[(Anonymous)]

You sound like someone who has never actively been involved with a fandom.
That shit circulates.

[solticisekf]

mte

[dinogrrl]

I like the worldbuilding sort of things, and design concepts and whatnot. The art side of movies really fascinates me. But I agree, those 'extras' aren't very 'extra' now, every 2-hour movie has 6 hours of 'extras' on their DVDs. I don't watch them any more. I do still pick up 'The Art of...' books sometimes though!

[kallanda_lee]

This is pretty much the reason why i rarely watch that.

[dethtoll]

I've long ignored behind-the-scenes stuff for the most part, and you explained exactly why.

(though watching John Leguizamo ham it up on the set of Land of the Dead was fun)

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sort of on the fence. I still like extras but I'm becoming more specific about what I like. I've never been big on red carpet stuff and most interviews (they always sound so canned or awkward). I generally want to hear what the cast thinks of their characters and the world and stuff. Maybe some interesting things on set (but not embarrassing ones -- they seem to love to share those *ick*).

I like design stuff. Sometimes it makes me sad though when I see something so much cooler that they decided not to go for. But then I see something they could've done that was worse and enjoy what was given so much more. Sometimes a director can justify a bad decision to help me live with it but sometimes that just pisses me off more. You never know until you hear it/look into it.

I have had a few movies/scenes ruined by behind-the-scene info. I'll still probably watch BTS stuff but it has made me less interested in it as a whole. Plus, a lot of it is repetitive (like all the BTS on animation films -- that's kind of samey).

[(Anonymous)]

I hate that stuff for the same reasons, OP. It ruins my suspension of disbelief.

[nightscale]

I eat up blooper reels like they're going out of fashion, but a lot of other behind the scenes stuff I can give or take.

[elaminator]

Ah man, I still eat this shit up. I can't get enough of behind the scenes stuff; back in the day I found the commentary and BTS for LOTR as entertaining as the actual films. I guess I just have an easy time separating the two...they rarely interfere with my watching experience.

[(Anonymous)]

THIS!

I have definitely watched the extra stuff on the DVDs more than the movies themselves. And I've watched the movies a lot too. I just fucking love the BTS material for LOTR.

[(Anonymous)]

I can see where you're coming from, OP, but for me it depends. For example, when I first started watching Sherlock I thought it was a pretty good show but had the sneaking suspicion that Benedict Cumberbatch was just playing himself. But then when I found out he's actually kind of a hapless dork in real life, I was extremely impressed by his acting. So watching interviews with cast members helped me appreciate the show more, not less.

[snowcipher]

I like some of it but it usually depends on the movie/show whether I watch it or not.

I compartmentalize them, myself.

[(Anonymous)]

When I'm watching the movie or show, I'm concentrating on the characters and the story and I don't think about the actors or sets or whatever and when I'm seeing behind-the-scenes stuff, I'm thinking about the actors and the construction of the story. I think of them as different things, one overlaying the other, so I'm either watching the top layer or looking underneath.

[(Anonymous)]

Depends on the thing, but I generally feel the same. When I see all the special effects, green screen, and how fake everything behind the scenes are it really takes away from the magic feel in movies.

I know movies are made like that, but it doesn't hurt to have the illusion.

[(Anonymous)]

This is also part of the reason I hate getting attached to actors/actresses who play characters I like. If I find out the person playing the character is rude or has said/done bad things then it really makes it hard to enjoy that character again.

So I try to stay faaaaar away from interviews or googling them.

[were_lemur]

I like a good blooper reel myself, but for the most part, I agree. I don't want to see how the trick works, I want to see the magic!

[elialshadowpine]

I don't watch much behind-the-scenes stuff for similar reasons. Not including deleted scenes or the like, which are different in my mind. I don't want to know too much because, as OP said, it runs the "magic" for me.

[otakugal15]

If it's an animated film, I LOVE the behind the scenes, especially if there's a focus on Concept Art. For live action films, I LOVE Bloopers, but I hardly ever watch interviews these days.