Post ApdcsrFZdf7jfc4yTg by WearsHats@realsocial.life
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(DIR) Post #ApdVoj8b9xAdfjtqIS by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-01T11:10:06Z
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Do "spoilers" matter to you?Check all that you agree with.
(DIR) Post #ApdWFl8XpoyfgulSts by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
2025-01-01T11:14:56Z
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@futurebird most of the time, they don't. But sometimes, like with the first season of The G**d P***e, watching it while knowing about the plot twist would be a completely different experience? (But then, even most of the actors were not aware of the plot twist. It was funny to see their reactions.)
(DIR) Post #ApdWdlK0naIHDNZdMO by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-01-01T11:19:19Z
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@futurebird many of the common ways suspense is handled, especially in late 20th century tv & film, will often ruin something for me. In many cases I am actually more likely to enjoy it if I know what is going to happen.
(DIR) Post #ApdXHaBtbPq2HBlVzc by dwillanski@aus.social
2025-01-01T11:26:27Z
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@futurebird to me, being spoiled adds a sense of anticipation. It's neither bad nor good, just changes the experience
(DIR) Post #ApdYIFb3kxMkeGPy5Y by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-01-01T11:33:15Z
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@futurebird related: during the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s, I read a ton of book reviews, and as many of the reviewed books as I could, because I wanted very much to derive some useful relationship between book reviews and books, so I could better know how to choose books. But mostly, said reviews were nearly useless, primarily due to that era's tradition of treating details as sacrosanct.
(DIR) Post #ApdYIGYcBX0LcyHWuu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-01-01T11:37:47Z
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@llewelly Some stories can be spoiled... but if I find I get as much out of the summary as the story I think maybe it didn't need to be a whole movie or TV series. It's OK that some stories are short and can be told in a few sentences and then enjoyed and pondered endlessly after.
(DIR) Post #ApdaZIBZaG6ZVckayO by holsta@helvede.net
2025-01-01T12:03:15Z
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@futurebird I deliberately go in as ignorant as possible to movies / shows I might want to see, except for title, genre/year, maybe a few key actors + director. The less I know about the story, the better."Person X has to deal with the loss .. [ ]"Nope, too much. I don't want to know. Show, don't tell.I was able to enjoy some of the marketing for Deadpool and the Vampire Lestat because they just showed the character I knew, not the story.
(DIR) Post #ApdaaN5ArZnSzBGvnk by ligniform@infosec.exchange
2025-01-01T12:03:30Z
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@futurebird depends what a spoiler is. If it's just the plot of something then it doesn't really do much for my enjoyment. If its something like spoilers for themes or ideas then I get more annoyed.
(DIR) Post #ApdbhWy0bxv5cgtkxM by mlvsnd@mastodon.acc.sunet.se
2025-01-01T12:14:01Z
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@futurebird I once (unintentionally) spoiled Game of Thrones for my hairdresser during a haircut and I was a tiny little bit afraid what with all the sharp tools close to my ears after that. In my defense it was years after it came out and she had asked me how many seasons I had seen and I answered that I didn't remember, but that I had seen the one where (spoiler alert!!!!) Jon Snow dies in the end. Turned out she hadn't seen that season yet..
(DIR) Post #ApdbjMKx6WPnEZVAuG by mensrea@freeradical.zone
2025-01-01T12:15:22Z
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@futurebird @llewelly a well told story can't be spoiled by knowing what's coming. it will change your experience of it though. just like a well told joke, it doesn't matter how often you've heard it, it can still be funny
(DIR) Post #ApdcsrFZdf7jfc4yTg by WearsHats@realsocial.life
2025-01-01T12:29:11Z
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@futurebird Getting spoiled doesn't necessarily "ruin" it for me, but it does detract from the experience. I do my best to avoid that. I just want to know enough to make an educated guess as to whether or not the thing is worth watching, and then I want to experience it fresh without knowing anything that's supposed to be a surprise.
(DIR) Post #Apdm2TlGiuwnIvZCkq by FeralRobots@mastodon.social
2025-01-01T14:11:39Z
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@futurebird I think some stories are a lot less fun if they're spoiled - I still enjoy re-watching _6th Sense_ or _The Crying Game_, but not having that first revelation would have made them a lot less impactful for me as stories.That said I tend not to get bent about it. I think heedlessly spoiling is a little rude, but there are also use-by dates, as it were - the 2 examples I cited are basically memes at this point.
(DIR) Post #Apdn3DVqilz19aGomu by Phosphorous@zirk.us
2025-01-01T14:23:09Z
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@futurebird I guess it depends on the story, but I went in to both "The Sixth Sense" and "Unbreakable" knowing the twist, and still loved both, so I chose the last option.
(DIR) Post #ApdoJJyeYO3Tn4zBvE by silvermoon82@wandering.shop
2025-01-01T14:37:09Z
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@futurebird Spoilers can detract from the experience, for sure, but if all a piece has going for it is The Big Twist then it's not really good to start with?Like, watching Star Wars in release order has some big exciting reveals, but in chrono order they're erased (or made creepy and uncomfortable, Luke and Leia). It doesn't *ruin* the original trilogy, but does take something away.The Sixth Sense is another one, the twist is good but the movie is pretty good too so it's still worth watching.
(DIR) Post #Ape2k4kEh7nTiztUoK by Eternal_Light@mastodon.social
2025-01-01T17:18:59Z
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@futurebird There's been a few novels that I've invested my time to read once I found a summary of the plot and decided it sounded good. "The Cardinal In The Kremlin" by Tom Clancy comes to mind.