In support of spoilers
New research by Jason Mittell of Middlebury College in Vermont suggests that for many fans, knowing in advance how their favorite TV shows are going to turn out actually heightens the experience.
posted by Andy Duncan at 5:28 PM
7 Comments:
I can see that. I know I've always liked to come in on about the 7th season of a series and then go back and watch the earlier episodes to see how it got there. It just makes it more interesting to know what happens and to be sure that the producers aren't going to really screw the story up sometime towards the end.
Interesting, but if someone ruins the end of the next Harry Potter book for me they will be eliminated....for real.
I am gonna have to go against this study. I LOVE suprises.
Ooh, I /hate/ spoilers. They completely undermine the experience for me--it just feels like cheating. XD What's the point of watching if you know how it's going to turn out? I'm one of those people that, despite being incredibly curious, has to read things in order and not skip a minute of anything, whether reading, TV, movies, or anything. ^^
I can definately agree with this statement. I am addicted to Grey's Anatomy but have had to work the past few Thursday nights so I had to miss it. So, instead of remaining in the dark I made my fiance's sister tell me everything I missed. Now, I really want to see the episodes more with all the drama that I know has happened.
But then again, if I am reading a good book or watching a movie and someone shouts out that they have figured out the plot and tells me what is going to happen I pretty much pitch a fit..so maybe it is just with TV shows??
That reminds me of a joke I heard once online...This guy told me that he started reading the bible, but got bored and skipped to the end, and that just ruined it for him.
Sorry if that upset anyone, but, well, I thought it was amusing. :)
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