MikeTheKnife
Shared on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 11:08I have to rant a bit. Big surprise eh?
My co-worker has recently gotten into the T.V. show House. I like the show, I actually have the first two seasons on DVD but haven't watched them in their entirety. Well this guy watches two episodes every night. And then comes in the next day and explains the show in painful, nauseating detail. And there's no way to rush this guy. He acts like he's doing a dramatic reading. He psychoanalyzes the characters and tries to tell me how they're feeling. He goes into backstory and recites dialogues word for word.
Yesterday was the worst. He started explaining one that I've already seen!!! And I told him that. It did not faze him one bit. Every time he broke to take a breath I would say 'yes, I remember, I've seen it' and he would go on like I hadn't said anything. 'So House comes over to her place. He knocks on the door. She comes to the door. She opens the door. House is standing there with his cane. ' etc etc ad NAUSEUM!
He just finished up a 20 minute recap of the episode where House's ex finally wants to get back with him and he turns her down. Oh but it's not nearly that simple. There are complex interweavings and emotions to consider here, plus their past history which must be established. There are subtle nuances that must be explained.
Let this be a lesson to you--listening to someone describe a TV show in detail is never, ever as exciting as watching the show. You can describe the basic plot points, the general overall feel of the thing, but for the love of sanity DO NOT do a dramatic recital of the thing.
My co-worker has recently gotten into the T.V. show House. I like the show, I actually have the first two seasons on DVD but haven't watched them in their entirety. Well this guy watches two episodes every night. And then comes in the next day and explains the show in painful, nauseating detail. And there's no way to rush this guy. He acts like he's doing a dramatic reading. He psychoanalyzes the characters and tries to tell me how they're feeling. He goes into backstory and recites dialogues word for word.
Yesterday was the worst. He started explaining one that I've already seen!!! And I told him that. It did not faze him one bit. Every time he broke to take a breath I would say 'yes, I remember, I've seen it' and he would go on like I hadn't said anything. 'So House comes over to her place. He knocks on the door. She comes to the door. She opens the door. House is standing there with his cane. ' etc etc ad NAUSEUM!
He just finished up a 20 minute recap of the episode where House's ex finally wants to get back with him and he turns her down. Oh but it's not nearly that simple. There are complex interweavings and emotions to consider here, plus their past history which must be established. There are subtle nuances that must be explained.
Let this be a lesson to you--listening to someone describe a TV show in detail is never, ever as exciting as watching the show. You can describe the basic plot points, the general overall feel of the thing, but for the love of sanity DO NOT do a dramatic recital of the thing.
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