There's nothing wrong with not wanting to watch things that freak you out and depress you. It's just unfortunate that most examples of "quality story" take that route.
Welp, you've always got Master of None.
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Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2015 5:41:11 am PST #413 of 4001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
beekaytee - Nov 21, 2015 9:55:24 am PST #414 of 4001
Compassionately intolerant
PC must be reading my mail.
I got through a few episodes of Jessica Jones and had to skip to the end.
It was just a bit too gritay for me.
I then, immediately, switched to Master of None.
Heh.
Connie Neil - Nov 21, 2015 12:55:12 pm PST #415 of 4001
brillig
I'm not a fan of uber-gritty. The character has to have a chance to experience some joy--and not just so the writers can take it away from the character to prove how gritty and edgy and "real" they are. I don't do torture porn, physical or mental.
aurelia - Nov 21, 2015 6:34:44 pm PST #416 of 4001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I'm 4 eps in and I'm liking it much more than Daredevil. There was one fight that had me cringing from the sheer brutality, but it was appropriate for the story. I'm hooked.
-t - Nov 22, 2015 5:26:38 am PST #417 of 4001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm also 4 eps in and liking it very much.
ETA and somehow, watching JJ before bed has led to me dreaming about a Captain America movie featuring a character who runs around wearing bright pastel saris and matching sneakers. I'm not sure if she's a god guy or a bad guy - I suspect her figuring that out was a significant chunk of the plot.
Jesse - Nov 22, 2015 6:05:17 am PST #418 of 4001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Award-winning P-C just came across my Tumblr dashboard: [link]
Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2015 6:18:43 am PST #419 of 4001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
THE FUCK.
Heh.
Steph L. - Nov 22, 2015 11:28:01 am PST #420 of 4001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Unrelated to Jessica Jones (we don't have Netflix [shut UP]), one of my friends is watching Agents of SHIELD from the beginning, and posted this on FB earlier:
6 episodes into Agents of Shield, they keep referencing an alien invasion of NY. I should probably rewatch an Avengers movie or something?
I thought he was trolling. He wasn't. (Tim's reaction was "It was the ENTIRE END OF THE MOVIE. How do you forget that???")
Connie Neil - Nov 22, 2015 11:35:19 am PST #421 of 4001
brillig
I just hope he saw Winter Soldier, or he's going to be really baffled.
Steph L. - Nov 22, 2015 11:42:26 am PST #422 of 4001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I told him twice now that he needs to watch it before the 17th episode (I double-checked which episode it is). I hope he listens to me.