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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:15:00 No.15818566 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>15818708 >>15818770 >>15819018

How do you deal with information overload?

There are so many tv shows and films being produced now, added to the existing 70 years of television. Then there are discussion forums about tv and film, Wikis, blogs, tweets, etc etc etc etc

How is one supposed to keep up?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:21:00 No.15818630 Report

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you don't. I'm behind 5 years already

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U Sun 01 May 2011 18:25:00 No.15818673 Report

Quoted By: >>15818729 >>15818890

1. have no life
2. know what you like and what you're willing to invest time into. A show like Bones may be harmless but it also is in no way necessary or recommended to watch on a regular basis. Shows like Breaking Bad or Justified or The Good Wife are.
3. get google reader and use RSS feeds. That way I'm able to follow all the posts on like 200 sites without being completely overloaded. Though I do wake up with about 600 new articles every morning which can be a little daunting to sort through.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:27:00 No.15818684 Report

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Only watch shit that you know is good beforehand, like look up reviews

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:27:00 No.15818689 Report

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>mfw i have just started watching House

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:28:00 No.15818701 Report

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try really hard to not give a fuck.

Drone !BzzzZ6z.eg

Drone !BzzzZ6z.eg Sun 01 May 2011 18:28:00 No.15818704 Report

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It's not mandatory to know or read everything. I pick the parts of discussion I find joy in and concentrate on those.

On every subject there will always be people who know more about it or who love it more than I do. I've dealt with that.

KOZ !Ry9.HRD23k

KOZ !Ry9.HRD23k Sun 01 May 2011 18:28:00 No.15818708 Report

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>>15818566

UNLIKE YOU, I DO NOT WATCH OR READ OR HEAR AS MUCH AS I CAN ABOUT EVERYTHING. THE MAJORITY OF MOVIES, MUSIC, TELEVISION PROGRAMS, ARTICLES, NOVELS, ETCETERA, "OUT THERE", ARE GARBAGE SO I AM NOT INTERESTED. I ONLY "KEEP UP" AND "GET INTO" STUFF I AM INTERESTED IN AND THAT I FOUND WORTHY OF MY ATTENTION.

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:29:00 No.15818713 Report

Quoted By: >>15818720 >>15818726 >>15818734

I have an excel spreadsheet tracking every piece of entertainment I consume

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:30:00 No.15818720 Report

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>>15818713

Drone !BzzzZ6z.eg

Drone !BzzzZ6z.eg Sun 01 May 2011 18:30:00 No.15818726 Report

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>>15818713
lol

That is awesome.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:30:00 No.15818729 Report

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>>15818673
>A show like Bones may be harmless but it also is in no way necessary or recommended to watch on a regular basis. Shows like Breaking Bad or Justified or The Good Wife are.
>opinions

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:31:00 No.15818734 Report

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>>15818713

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:31:00 No.15818735 Report

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Be selective. There is so much tv programming now that you actually dont have enough time in your lifespan to watch it all.

As a kid you watch lots of tv as it all seems new to you. But in reality its 99 % the same shit being shat out over and over again. Which is why I don't watch much tv anymore, unless its quality.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:33:00 No.15818749 Report

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ignore everything and luck into finding stuff you enjoy.

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt Sun 01 May 2011 18:33:00 No.15818758 Report

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Well, I got about 20 sites that I check every morning, which takes me about 30 minutes to 1 hour. Only 2 of them are related to movies/tv.

Then, I got a dozen RSS feeds on my phone that I look up from time to time during the day. Half of them are movie/tv related.

After that I got /tv/ for breaking news and discussions.

Basically, I have around 10 sites that I rely on for info:
ain't it cool news, nuke the fridge, /tv/, imdb, box office mojo and a couple tv related like tv.com.

Sometimes I go to show specific sites, but very rarely and only for great shows like Lost, GoT, Who, etc.

Bottom line, you cannot deal with info overload. It's gonna get tougher with every passing year. You need to choose several sites to visit on a daily basis, no show specific ones mind you, and visit /tv/ for the rest.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:34:00 No.15818766 Report

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>>15818684
I don't agree with this method, mainly because there are times when you stumble into a show you've never heard a thing about and it's a completely new concept to you unshaped by any of your friends/internet/tv's views.
For example, I had never heard a thing about Curb, I thought it strange at first and kind of just went with it.

That's my way of finding TV I like, I'll stumble upon it, if I like it I'd keep watching if not I'd ditch it.

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U Sun 01 May 2011 18:34:00 No.15818769 Report

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>>15818729
Yeah it's opinions. And I watch all four. Regularly. I guess I just meant if you're trying to sample everything, shows like Bones that are almost entirely procedural don't need long-haul commitments, whereas cable-style "high drama" shows that focus on character and serialized plots like Breaking Bad or Justified or The Good Wife do require more of a commitment and in that sense more can be got out of them instead of "wasting" precious time watching every single episode of a show like Bones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:34:00 No.15818770 Report

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>>15818566

i've become disgusted
i spent probably 99% of my time infront of a computer. at work and at home.
all i do is read and i've simply become digusted. people rarely have anything worth saying. it's all just gibberish shit.
most shows are awful aswell so i only have a few to watch so i dont feel overloaded. more like starved.

but FUCK i am so sick to fucking death of reading what other people have to say. it's all boring non-sensical bullshit and i've wasted my time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:36:00 No.15818788 Report

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Stop trying to watch it all. Once you accept that you will be behind it doesn't matter if you watch it a week later or two years later...

About the only things I watch within a week of airing are 20 minute sitcoms and Justified. Everything else goes into the long term rotation.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:37:00 No.15818794 Report

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>>15818758
>ain't it cool news
>horrible css design

bleh!

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt Sun 01 May 2011 18:39:00 No.15818817 Report

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>>15818794
Agreed.

>>15818770
This anon gets it.

Also, try searching for genre specific stuff OP. That's how I first found Jericho.

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U

Robert Paulson !gOOdWlFE.U Sun 01 May 2011 18:40:00 No.15818828 Report

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>>15818766
>Only watch shit that you know is good beforehand, like look up reviews
if you'd looked up reviews of Curb you would have been encouraged to watch it. Curb is considered by critics as one of the best comedies of the last decade. I would posit there is not a single "great" show that you'll find mostly negative reviews for if you look them up. Yeah there may be things you've never heard of or that are very obscure that are worth trying, but rarely if ever would you ever be discouraged from watching a good show because all the reviews are wrong. TV criticism generally doesn't work the way movie criticism often does, where a perfectly enjoyable and addictive film gets hammered by the majority of critics for various reasons. In my view looking up people's responses to a show beforehand can only help in making decisions, like it might tell you to stick with Buffy or Spartacus past their horrible early episodes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:45:00 No.15818858 Report

Quoted By: >>15818891

Be very very very picky.

There are classics in every genre. Watch those over new crap.

For example, don't watch Big Bang Theory if you haven't seen all of Blackadder 2-4. Don't watch CSI if you haven't watched all of the Wire.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:46:00 No.15818870 Report

Quoted By: >>15818888 >>15818900

I know what you mean OP.

It's come to the point that I read wiki and imdb and shit intead of watching movies/shows just to keep up when I'm in online conversations!

Just do what everyone else does:

1. Read about tv or movies without watching them.

2. If you don't know the show/movie/book etc that people are talking about, say it's shit.

3. The less you know about said fandom, the angrier you should make you response. Use swear words instead of facts. Use insults instead of arguments.

4. WIN (Wild Insecure Nerd)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:46:00 No.15818873 Report

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>>15818828
In my experience, I disregard whatever critics have to say. My point was, if I go into a TV show and end up liking it, I prefer it to be on my own merit and not based on the opinion of some other person. That way, I go into it with a completely unbiased, empty opinion - which is quite a big portion of the eventual enjoyment of a TV show these days, as there's such a massive ammount of horse shit out. Fuck, just scroll /tv/ for 5 minutes and you'll see what I'm talking about.

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt Sun 01 May 2011 18:48:00 No.15818888 Report

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>>15818870
Lol'd

>>15818873
I NEVER trust critics.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:48:00 No.15818890 Report

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>>15818673

erp derp am I one of you yet herp derpy derp

unacepted fag is seeking to be accepted

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:48:00 No.15818891 Report

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>>15818858

>the wire
>good

pick one.

everyone said it was shit while it aired, poncy critics aside.

horrifically overrated borefest...not that csi is good either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:49:00 No.15818900 Report

Quoted By: >>15818910 >>15818933

>>15818870
This is what I do. I can't stand the constant Game of Gays and Dr. Poo threads, fuckers should be banned

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:49:00 No.15818910 Report

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>>15818900
hahaha dr poo

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:50:00 No.15818912 Report

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THERE'S ONLY ONE SANE SOLUTION

Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt

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Mr. Eko !!IwAfCeGyHMt Sun 01 May 2011 18:52:00 No.15818933 Report

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>>15818900

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:52:00 No.15818935 Report

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Here to assist, HYOO-MANS!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:53:00 No.15818938 Report

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By being picky, lucky and having refined taste in entertainment. The 5% rule is your friend.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:56:00 No.15818956 Report

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By not bothering to rummage through the crap trying to find something to watch. I just p2p stuff I want to see and leave the tv switched off.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 18:58:00 No.15818982 Report

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My way of dealing with this is that I have a few movies and tv shows that I rewatch a lot.

If I'm going to watch something new, I make sure first that it appeals to ME.

I don't take recommandations or read critics and spoilers.

Lots of people got lots of different taste.

If a series looks good and intersting, I watch a few episodes, if I don't get hooked by something (even just by the potential of ghow good it could be) I drop it.

Life is too short for me to invest time in fandoms that won't stay with me for long.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:02:00 No.15819016 Report

Quoted By: >>15819052 >>15819430

Excelfag here. If I first start watching something, I am damn well going to stick with it to cancellation, regardless of quality. Which unfortunately means I have to watch shit like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Shit My Dad Says.

It also means that I was overjoyed when Reaper was cancelled. What a turd.

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Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:02:00 No.15819018 Report

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>>15818566

>How is one supposed to keep up?

No girlfriend, no job, no aspirations.

Livin' the dream. One download at a time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:06:00 No.15819052 Report

Quoted By: >>15819063

>>15819016
dat aspergers

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:08:00 No.15819063 Report

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>>15819052
Nope, just completism.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 19:43:00 No.15819430 Report

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>>15819016
sometimes a show being canceled is a mercy. like weeds for example. hopefully season seven will be the end.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 01 May 2011 20:06:00 No.15819694 Report

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I only watch two TV shows; Scrubs and RJ Berger.

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