If you didn’t enjoy this strawman, you just didn’t consume enough of them.

Luckily, there’s plenty more on thebad.website.

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    Meanwhile I know someone who watched the entirety of a very popular series (can’t remember which one at the moment) just so he could tell the obnoxious fans of it, that it was shit, and exactly why it was shit.

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      Me with Breaking Bad. Just to get ahead of the insufferable BB fans, it’s not a bad show, it’s just no Wire or Sopranos. Better Call Saul, though? Oh baby, now we’re talking.

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        I liked BB, I thought it was pretty good, and BCS I still have yet to finish (got up to season 3 and then got distracted), and thought it was also pretty good.

        What did you find lackluster in BB that BCS did better?

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      Ironically, Parks and Recreation is my biggest, “I watched all of this and enjoyed very little of it” show.

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        I loved parks and rec, and I think that’s a super fair way to feel about it. It has a very cheesy veneer hiding some really great comedy. I think 30 Rock had the same problem, and I get why a lot of people weren’t into it. Or maybe the comedy just doesn’t resonate with a some people, idk. I liked it, but I can see why other people wouldn’t, even if I can’t verbalize that.

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      There’s eight Harry Potter films!? Aren’t there only like 4 or 5 books? Did they pull a The Hobbit?

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    [off topic?]

    I started reading the book “Gone Girl” and noped out after the first chapter because I couldn’t stand the yuppie narrator. Then I saw the film and loved it. Next I read some more books by the same writer and came to realize that she’s a great writer who can create really horrible characters.

    Writer was so good she made me not read her book.

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      Don’t pigeonhole me like that! I realized after 100 hours!

      … I realized it after 1k hours, also, but I realized it at 100 hours…

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    One of the hardest thing for me when recommending media to friends and acquaintances is to not oversell it and only do it when asked. Because I know very well what being on the receiving end feels like, and I know they mean well, but also, I like to watch (read, play) stuff at my own pace

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    Seriously, if people have that much investment in my enjoyment of anything, that will ruin any chance I might have otherwise had of enjoying it.

    I had an experience like that with the anime Berserk. Had my coworker not been so desperate for me to like it, I probably would have.

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      Also, One Piece fans. As much as I love one piece, it’s not for everyone. Idk why that’s so hard to grasp for some of the fans. They just say it gets better. People might not like it for various reasons, From poor animation (In the beginning) to bad pacing. Also, the lengthy fights and the artstyle could be a turnoff.

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        I like to say, if you don’t like the East Blue Saga, its probably not for you, but you kind of need to power through some of the earlier arcs as the author establishes the world and tone. If you don’t like it because Syrup Village is kind of a mess, you could easily miss out on a great series.

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          If somebody tells me I need to power through several bad arcs to get to the good stuff, I kinda just immediately lose interest.

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          one piece wins you over in phases. it starts out kinda operating in the “i wouldn’t have sought this out initially, but it’s fine enough to keep reading” until you get to a point where it’s fully won you over and you have to know what happens next because it’s your favorite thing

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    If watching 100hrs implies you enjoy it, then of course if you watch enough of it you will eventually enjoy it. You’re just not big brained enough to understand media literacy.