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[fscom]

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Transcript by OP

[fscom]

I have a problem with the entire medium of television. It can't hold my attention. The shows I call my favorites, I have seen seven or eight episodes of, max.

I have no problem with any other medium. Movies, comics, 50 chapter fanfics. I don't know what it is about television that I just can't keep going with.

[ex_mek82]

I can't really get into television series, too, OP, though mine is more "I can't get into live action television". The last live-action one I remember watching from start to finish was Doctor Who, and even then that was just for the season Donna was on. I think if they're short "binge"-y series, I might have an easier time getting into them, because I just don't have the time, patience, or desire to watch a show that's 15-something episodes and/or 5-6+ seasons (s'why I've dragged my heels on Psych, Gilmore Girls, and Walking Dead). I can't describe it, but that's just how it's been for me.

Cartoons, I can give or take, but even then I don't watch nearly as many of them as I used to even a year ago. I think the only ones I'm looking forward to are GOTG: TAS and being able to legally watch Thunderbirds are Go. :/

[sarillia]

I have that problem with shows too. A show gets past 3 seasons or so and the thought of watching it just feels too daunting.

Plus I just wish there were more shows that had a strong story arc planned from the start instead of just going on and on for as long as the ratings are high enough.

[ex_mek82]

Meant to say "That's 15+ something episodes per season and/or is 5-6+ seasons". Sorry for any confusion!

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe you need to know there's an end in sight? Like, I can stick out a mediocre 200k+ fanfic that's finished but not one that's a WIP, even if it's the same damn fic. I know that I find it easier to get into series that are already finished.

[shahrizai]

Even series that have shorter runs so they don't have to drag out the plot? I started Downton Abbey and was honestly shocked at how fast it moves. You mean they don't have to drag out the same plotline for 22 hour-long episodes? They don't have to rehash the same ol' shit season after season to fill time? Will-they-or-won't-they gets solved in <4 episodes? Holy shit!

(This is also me taking an opportunity to ask for historical setting short episode run series. Been catching Poldark. Loved North and South with Richard Armitage and Pillars of the Earth.)

[sarillia]

I'm obligated to mention Boardwalk Empire since it's my friend's favorite show ever. It might be a bit longer than you're looking for but it's ended (that always makes me more likely to get into a show; no feeling like I'm committing to something that might go on and on) and I enjoyed it.

[(Anonymous)]

Johnathan Strange & Mr Norell! Best thing I've watched all year! Six episodes if I recall.

[dethtoll]

I can relate. I think it's because I have a threshold for how much I can handle passive entertainment where I just sit and stare at a screen with nothing to do for my hands, and TV shows go over that threshold. Movies don't, especially if I'm watching it with other people.

The only reason I was even able to finish Daredevil (other than it was really, really compelling) was because it was short with only 13 episodes.

I also have big problems with how TV as a medium is set up -- i.e. it's all centered around commercials.

[elaminator]

I love television and think it can be great for storytelling and character development, but frankly, lots of series go on too long. They either cram too many episodes into a season (imo very few shows need 24 episode seasons), or have half a dozen (+) seasons and by that point I feel intimidated even thinking about catching up.

So I love tv, but I almost need to be in from the very beginning. (Watching once a week feels more manageable to me than binge-watching 130 episodes. In those cases, if I DO love the show, I'm going to have more incentive to watch and the re-watch won't feel quite so staggering because I already know I'm going to enjoy myself.)

[(Anonymous)]

I have a similar problem, except that it's not so much ALL television as it is most television. Mainly my problem seems to be that I find the vast majority of TV shows either too fluffy and directionless (entertainment but not much more than that) or too cynical (people are selfish and/or ruthless by nature, true generosity and bravery never seem to make much of an appearance, etcetera). Neither one of those modes of story telling to much for me, so I usually end up losing interest in more shows (or at least mainstream network shows anyway).

[nightscale]

I feel kind of the same, for me it's that I'm not such a fan of 24 episode seasons(I prefer shows with around 10 episodes a season because I honestly feel like it helps to tighten up the plot), like they just drag for me these days and if I'm far enough behind I just cba catching up.

[(Anonymous)]

I have the same problem.

The only time I can watch TV is when I'm eating or knitting. Otherwise it feels wrong just to be sitting there with my hands doing nothing. I can't concentrate. It can take me several days to finish just one half hour episode.

And I live in the UK, the land of the short TV series. I can't imagine facing a US series of 22 episodes and getting through them all.

[a_potato]

I have a similar problem. There are a few shows I really like and that hold my attention, but most don't. And even those that do I have to take in short bursts or I start to tune out; I am not made for binge-watching at all.

I think it's similar to what someone above said, that I like my entertainment to be somewhat active.

[(Anonymous)]

Is it all the stupid commercial breaks? Or just the half-hour/hour format of it?

[(Anonymous)]

God, I thought I was the only one! (Rule of the internet: you're never the only one)

I sat and read the entire Song of Ice and Fire books one after another and yet I just don't have the attention span to watch TV. I have at least three boxsets, so no commercials to distract me, which I've been meaning to watch for the last five to ten years and I can't do it.