Gah

[andrewducker]

Watching Buffy this evening. The episode was prretty good, but people kept talking over it, so I left 2/3 of the way through. I don't mind people talking over comedies, but when it's something I'm trying to get an emotional investiture in, constant distractions and discussion just distance me from it. There's no point watching drama if you're not going to care about it, after all.

And then they started watching Se7en and I figured that while I haven't seen it in a few years, I've seen it several times, so I can happily have it on in the background without worrying about it. Except that I'd apparently forgotten more than I thought. Andrew hadn't seen it at all and after the third time someone said "I don't remember this bit, oh now I do." I decided that if I stayed I'd just be grumpy. I now really want to watch it again, but I guess I can wait until someone else is about who fancies it.

What I can do is get around to playing Quake2, which I Kazaaed a few days ago. I haven't played it for about 3 years, so want to see how long it takes me to get back in the saddle...

Comments

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

I am, as you know, a chronic talker during films/TV. Probably precisely because I am not looking for 'emotional' involvement in any fiction (we've already discussed that intellectual pleasure is emotional, but most folks look for something a lot more visceral).

Besides, isn't Buffy mainly action/comedy? Not that I'm a regular watcher, but I can't imagine taking any of it remotely seriously. Then again, I don't generally take fiction seriously.

[andrewducker]

While Buffy definitely has moments of light relief and intentional comedy, it's largely drama. The comedy comes from the characters not taking things seriously sometimes, not from comedic situations (generally).