What makes some people TV fanatics and other folks movie hounds? It’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot recently, after a colleague came Read the full post.
Feb 14
2008
07:19 PM ET
Are you a TV person or a movie person?
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I like both movies and tv, but I prefer the latter for the same reason. I, too, am a Buffy fan, and there was nothing more satisfying than watching the finale investing in the characters for the previous 144 episodes. I think tv allows people to get to know the characters in a way that movies don’t even come close to.
For years I was a movie person until I came across Buffy, which is when I began turing into a tv person. There was something about that drew me toward the characters, and after awhile they weren’t characters in a tv show but real-life people who I got to hang out with for a week. Since then, other shows have given me similar, albeit not a powerful, experiences. The O.C., Angel, Veronica Mars, Lost, Dexter, Big Love, Grey’s Anatomy, and some new shows as well have all given me something movies never can. Investing in the characters for more than two hours makes the entire viewing experience more satisfying for me.
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im one of those people who goes through phases of obsession with various television shows. About a year ago i saw serenity. That led to firefly, an amazing example of television at its best. After i while i decide to give buffy a chance because, after all, it was joss whedon. I feel 100% crazy in love with that show. Then i watched angel which is a close second to the previosly mentioned shows (which are tied for first) and still 10000 times better than anything you will see on tv today. These shows affected me so much that when i finished them, I cried….. and cried… and then cried some more. Re watching them is just as good as seeing them for the first time. People schoff at the shows mention because, lets face it, the name Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a little rediculous, but it gets to you in a very real and deep way.
Got to be TV! As much as I love Buffy and all of Joss’ creations, I need to bring up a completely different genre here. Compare magnificent TV shows like “The Wire” and “Homicide” to any cop movie or mystery. When are the movies ever more than plot and imagery, no matter how fascinating? On television, even cop shows can be character-driven, especially in “The Wire,” where even the city of Baltimore is a character.
I’m a TV person all the way. It all start with Buffy, even so many years after it’s curtain call it’s the only show were I can re-watch the episodes a million times and still love every second. Movies are great but you don’t spend years of your life growing and loving those characters, unless you’re a Potter buff. I can live without another Bourne flick but I would pull my hair out if I didn’t have my Dexter, Breaking Bad, Nip/ Tuck, Friday Night Lights, and Galactic.
Neither. I’m NOT a TV person. I’m NOT a movie person. I hate TV series/shows. I hate movies.
I don’t own any physical media(dvds, vhs, blu-ray, cds, laserdisc etc.) and I don’t want any.
I’m a internet person.