What makes a movie or TV show rewatchable to you? - Blu-ray Forum

redsoxfan626 · 02-12-2010, 01:47 AM

Don't you feel badly when you do TV show marathons because it means the episodes will get old even sooner and they will become less and less rewatchable?

Lepidopterous · 02-12-2010, 01:52 AM

It's true that there's a bad feeling once you realize you've seen every episode of a series you really like. But some shows feel so eternal when it comes to reruns. Take Sanford and Son for example. I don't care what episode is on, I will still laugh just as hard as the first time!

Generally, sitcoms are more rewatchable than chronological series.

Atreyu · 02-12-2010, 02:09 AM

For me no matter what show it is and no matter how much I like it I can only watch a certain number of episodes before I have to go cold turkey for awhile. Than I can start watching the episodes again.
As far as movies go, they have rewatch potential if I really really love the movie because I sometimes find that instead of concentrating on the obvious I notice the not too obvious, if that makes any sense.

Fighter · 02-12-2010, 02:43 AM

I stopped watching t.v. approx 2 years ago...totally purifying experience

WyldeMan45 · 02-12-2010, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Fighter

I stopped watching t.v. approx 2 years ago...totally purifying experience

That's not true, or else you would never see a GSP title defense...........LIAR

For me, the quality and writing of the show, as well as characters you actually care about makes for me being able to watch a show more than once. Also if there is a storyline that is so dense like Lost, everything has to be watched more than once to make any sense at all of the show.

Fighter · 02-12-2010, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

That's not true, or else you would never see a GSP title defense...........LIAR

For me, the quality and writing of the show, as well as characters you actually care about makes for me being able to watch a show more than once. Also if there is a storyline that is so dense like Lost, everything has to be watched more than once to make any sense at all of the show.

hahaha....not true if you're @ the live event

I do order the PPV's that I'm unable to travel too though!!

surfdude12 · 02-12-2010, 02:52 AM

One factor: complexity/ambiguity/openness to interpretation. Those are the only TV shows/films I can watch 10 different times and see 10 different shows/films. Why wouldn't I keep watching them over and over?

Idioteque... · 02-12-2010, 04:36 AM

Great writing, great acting and has things to be examined. Now if it's a comedy or action, it sorta gets old if it's constant watching but if you enjoyed it so much you go back to it after a couple months or years.

Gremal · 02-12-2010, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Idioteque...

Great writing, great acting and has things to be examined. Now if it's a comedy or action, it sorta gets old if it's constant watching but if you enjoyed it so much you go back to it after a couple months or years.

Yep, I can even watch comedies repeatedly if the situations are good enough, like Seinfeld or Curb.

Fabio13 · 02-12-2010, 11:01 AM

Well thought out humor usally brings me back again and again and again...

The list of humorshows in this category contains moslty of animated shows like South Park and Family Guy.

Though I got too admit all episodes of Entourage has been seen at least 5 times.

Steve46 · 02-12-2010, 02:33 PM

It has to be good, and clever.

I frequently watch MASH and Frasier even though I have seen every episode several times.

With dramas, it's usually because I like entering that world. I just finished The Prisoner (1967) for about the tenth time, but first time on blu.

I started watching my favorite all time TV show again yesterday - Twin Peaks. The atmosphere of that town interests me (enhanced by the music). The characters are larger than life. It's directed by my favorite director (Lynch). It makes me laugh and it is also genuinely frightening in places.

azdw · 02-12-2010, 02:37 PM

TV shows I find myself rewatching once in a while.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Stargate SG-1
Dexter
Friends

JLant19 · 02-12-2010, 02:59 PM

I beleive sitcoms are more rewatchable due to humor. I watch Friends all the time and it never gets old. I can't tell you how many times I've seen each episode. Same for Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, Yes Dear and How I Met Your Mother.

But there are many other shows that I can watch all the time like House, Lost, Entourage and The Twilight Zone. These shows just have that special something for me.

Grand Bob · 02-12-2010, 03:08 PM

Difficult to sum up all the elements that make something worth watching repeatedly, but what it CAN'T have is an utterly depressing topic or sad ending. I will not re-invest a couple of hours into something that leaves me feeling bad.

Chordata · 02-12-2010, 03:10 PM

Good acting and good writing.

Right now, I watch Seinfeld, The Office, and How I Met Your Mother over and over.

I used to watch Friends over and over, but it's gotten increasinly duller as I've gotten increasingly older.

Gaius Marius · 02-12-2010, 04:20 PM

I agree that sit-coms have the most rewatchability. I can always watch Futurama, Venture Bros, 70s Show, and they are always funny. For dramas, I have to really like the series (Rome, Heroes S1, Firefly) to pruchase and rewatch the series. My rationale is that comedies tend to be episodic, so it is easy to watch just an episode or two, but most dramas have ongoing stories to where you have to watch the whole series to finish the story, which is time consuming.

Steve46 · 02-12-2010, 04:25 PM

Most sit-com episodes are stand alone and take 22 minutes of your life to watch. It's easier to see one than commit to watching a drama series.

Moefiz · 02-12-2010, 04:32 PM

Sitcoms for me has more rewatch value than a complete season of a drama show...main fact is you can watch any sitcom episode in any order have have a good laugh where to watch one episode of a drama show and you will be completely loss.

redsoxfan626 · 02-12-2010, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Moefiz

Sitcoms for me has more rewatch value than a complete season of a drama show...main fact is you can watch any sitcom episode in any order have have a good laugh where to watch one episode of a drama show and you will be completely loss.

I do agree with this, but if I really love a serialized TV show then I just watch it from episode 1 to the end, and then rewatch the series. But I wouldn't do this for every show that I enjoyed, just something that I really love, like 24.

dcowboy7 · 02-12-2010, 09:42 PM

Nope cause i never do show marathons.

02-12-2010, 01:47 AM	#1
redsoxfan626 Member Member since:Jan 2010	What makes a movie or TV show rewatchable to you? Don't you feel badly when you do TV show marathons because it means the episodes will get old even sooner and they will become less and less rewatchable?

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02-12-2010, 01:52 AM	#2
Lepidopterous Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:DjMethod was here Blu-ray collection:696 Trading Score:2	It's true that there's a bad feeling once you realize you've seen every episode of a series you really like. But some shows feel so eternal when it comes to reruns. Take Sanford and Son for example. I don't care what episode is on, I will still laugh just as hard as the first time! Generally, sitcoms are more rewatchable than chronological series.

02-12-2010, 02:09 AM	#3
Atreyu Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:370 Blu-ray collection:1876 DVD collection:619 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 293 Trading Score:4	For me no matter what show it is and no matter how much I like it I can only watch a certain number of episodes before I have to go cold turkey for awhile. Than I can start watching the episodes again. As far as movies go, they have rewatch potential if I really really love the movie because I sometimes find that instead of concentrating on the obvious I notice the not too obvious, if that makes any sense.

02-12-2010, 02:43 AM	#4
Fighter Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2009 Location:☣☣☣☣☣ Blu-ray collection:14	I stopped watching t.v. approx 2 years ago...totally purifying experience

02-12-2010, 02:52 AM	#7
surfdude12 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:343 Blu-ray reviews:112 Trading Score:1	One factor: complexity/ambiguity/openness to interpretation. Those are the only TV shows/films I can watch 10 different times and see 10 different shows/films. Why wouldn't I keep watching them over and over?

02-12-2010, 04:36 AM	#8
Idioteque... Banned Member since:Sep 2009 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:140	Great writing, great acting and has things to be examined. Now if it's a comedy or action, it sorta gets old if it's constant watching but if you enjoyed it so much you go back to it after a couple months or years.

02-12-2010, 11:01 AM	#10
Fabio13 Active Member Member since:May 2009 Blu-ray collection:377	Well thought out humor usally brings me back again and again and again... The list of humorshows in this category contains moslty of animated shows like South Park and Family Guy. Though I got too admit all episodes of Entourage has been seen at least 5 times.

02-12-2010, 02:33 PM	#11
Steve46 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Oshawa, ON 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1040 Blu-ray reviews: 79 Trading Score:16	It has to be good, and clever. I frequently watch MASH and Frasier even though I have seen every episode several times. With dramas, it's usually because I like entering that world. I just finished The Prisoner (1967) for about the tenth time, but first time on blu. I started watching my favorite all time TV show again yesterday - Twin Peaks. The atmosphere of that town interests me (enhanced by the music). The characters are larger than life. It's directed by my favorite director (Lynch). It makes me laugh and it is also genuinely frightening in places.

02-12-2010, 02:37 PM	#12
azdw Member Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Norway Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:863	TV shows I find myself rewatching once in a while. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Stargate SG-1 Dexter Friends

02-12-2010, 02:59 PM	#13
JLant19 Power Member Member since:Sep 2009 4K collection:626 Blu-ray collection:1643 Digital collection:27 Trading Score:7	I beleive sitcoms are more rewatchable due to humor. I watch Friends all the time and it never gets old. I can't tell you how many times I've seen each episode. Same for Everybody Loves Raymond, King of Queens, Yes Dear and How I Met Your Mother. But there are many other shows that I can watch all the time like House, Lost, Entourage and The Twilight Zone. These shows just have that special something for me.

02-12-2010, 03:08 PM	#14
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	Difficult to sum up all the elements that make something worth watching repeatedly, but what it CAN'T have is an utterly depressing topic or sad ending. I will not re-invest a couple of hours into something that leaves me feeling bad.

02-12-2010, 03:10 PM	#15
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Good acting and good writing. Right now, I watch Seinfeld, The Office, and How I Met Your Mother over and over. I used to watch Friends over and over, but it's gotten increasinly duller as I've gotten increasingly older.

02-12-2010, 04:20 PM	#16
Gaius Marius Power Member Member since:Apr 2009 4K collection:36 Blu-ray collection:594	I agree that sit-coms have the most rewatchability. I can always watch Futurama, Venture Bros, 70s Show, and they are always funny. For dramas, I have to really like the series (Rome, Heroes S1, Firefly) to pruchase and rewatch the series. My rationale is that comedies tend to be episodic, so it is easy to watch just an episode or two, but most dramas have ongoing stories to where you have to watch the whole series to finish the story, which is time consuming.

02-12-2010, 04:25 PM	#17
Steve46 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Oshawa, ON 4K collection:156 Blu-ray collection:1040 Blu-ray reviews: 79 Trading Score:16	Most sit-com episodes are stand alone and take 22 minutes of your life to watch. It's easier to see one than commit to watching a drama series.

02-12-2010, 04:32 PM	#18
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	Sitcoms for me has more rewatch value than a complete season of a drama show...main fact is you can watch any sitcom episode in any order have have a good laugh where to watch one episode of a drama show and you will be completely loss.

02-12-2010, 09:42 PM	#20
dcowboy7 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Pequannock, NJ 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:112 Trading Score:11	Nope cause i never do show marathons.

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