I do see people flipping more about spoilers than promos. It may be a matter of degrees, but still.
Given how misleading so many promos are, this doesn't surprise me at all.
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
'Sleeper'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
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Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2007 8:33:58 am PDT #9885 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2007 9:13:46 am PDT #9886 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I cannot conceive of a person who wants to know what happens.
I don't get this part. If we don't want to know what happens, we won't watch the show.
Unless Joss meant, who wants to know so badly that they'll skip the journey there, or the context, or the like.
Jon B. - Apr 11, 2007 9:17:51 am PDT #9887 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Unless Joss meant, who wants to know so badly that they'll skip the journey there, or the context, or the like.
That's exactly what he meant when he said "People who turn to the last page of a book". He meant "skip to the end", not "read the last page after reading all the other pages before it."
Vortex - Apr 11, 2007 9:18:07 am PDT #9888 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm with Joss. Of course, we all know that i'm a spoiler nazi. For me, it ruins the story if I know what happened. I remember when I was spoiled for "Becoming", I knew Angel was going to turn human, but I was just waiting for it to happen, and then I enjoyed the show. Maybe it's just the way I process information. Ginger likes the journey, even when she knows the ending. If I know the ending, I just want to get there as quick as possible. If I don't know the ending, I can enjoy the ride.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 11, 2007 9:19:46 am PDT #9889 of 10001
What is even happening?
I'm just the opposite (sometimes, I actually don't spoil much for anything, any more). If I know the ending, I can enjoy the ride.
Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2007 9:23:12 am PDT #9890 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Agreed, there's a difference between reading the whole book in order and reading the last page first. I guess the sentence just leaped at me out of context because much of the appeal of arc-y shows like Buffy and Angel is, what happens next?
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 11, 2007 10:35:55 am PDT #9891 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I think there's a danger of depending so much on the HSQ that the viewing experience won't hold up to repetition.
I've found that if I'm REALLY into a show, I want to remain unspoiled, at least for season finales. But being spoiled for things I'm only lukewarm about seems to increase my viewing pleasure. And it definitely helps if I know about something I won't like ahead of time—the spoiler gives me time to process and accept.
Daisy Jane - Apr 11, 2007 10:40:13 am PDT #9892 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
For me, it ruins the story if I know what happened.
Hee. I like this out of context.
P.M. Marc - Apr 11, 2007 11:13:37 am PDT #9893 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think there's a danger of depending so much on the HSQ that the viewing experience won't hold up to repetition.
I've found that to be the case, too.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2007 11:38:31 am PDT #9894 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I think there's a danger of depending so much on the HSQ that the viewing experience won't hold up to repetition.
I think depending on HSQ is lazy writing, and that if an ep can't hold up to spoilage/repeat viewings, it wasn't that good to begin with. t /judgmental bitca