Any TV movie/series dropped after ten minutes?

[invaderzim]

Same is true for men. Very rare to see actual teenagers playing those roles. I assume its got something to do with employment laws.

That makes a lot of sense; I'm sure there are a lot of things they things they avoid having to deal with that way. And if the show makes it multiple seasons they don't have to worry about someone hitting a growth spurt or their awkward stage.

 

[Falstaff]

Yeah I'll jump ship on movies and tv show after a few minutes for all the reasons listed above. And I feel the same about streaming services. They may have thousands of titles, but few that are worth the effort. I find myself going back to rewatch shows and movies from the past more often than not. As for network tv? I usually end up at PBS or the retro tv show and movie channels.

 

[Quadman2]

Lots of titles to choose from. Many genres to pick from. Names of actors for the most part...unknown. Best of the movie found in the trailer. Lots of special effects. Little realistic dialogue. Many of the plots similar. Little character development.

Hmmm? What do I go for tonight?

A DVD?


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[Mystic]

IIRC, I've started up and bailed outta The Dark Crystal @ least thrice. Pretty sure I've not stayed @ it longerthan 15-20 minutes @ any of the sittings.

 

[stereofanboy]

Lately, the most common thing that causes me to give up on a movie or series is unrealistic wokism. For me this can range from writing and casting from a check every box perspective to wokism gratuitously added into the retelling of an older classic or book based story that originally contained nothing of the sort. This is especially egregious to me when done in a show aimed at children.

...A thing that always gets me, is they generally have women in their mid 20s play teenagers...

I watch a fair number of Asian series and it isn't unusual for there to be a large discrepancy between the age of the actors/actresses and the age of the characters they play. They pull it off a heck of a lot better than the actresses in American shows.

 

[Quadman2]

When it comes to a one man movie, like Hanks' "Castaway" I tend to avoid these!

However the other night with my "ten min rule" in place...I happened on one that I stuck with...basically a ONE man show.

It was called, "The Guilty", a NETFLIX offering which most often come off sub par for me.

And, it played well! For the whole hour and a half!

The actor carried off his role a demoted police officer, stuck with a 911 posting. And he's got to deal with his own issues in life!

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[twiiii]

All the time because commercial stations run to dam many commercials. There is no way a two hour movie should take up a three hour time slot. It also seems the pay channels just run the same movies over and over again. Then people wonder why I have over 2000 Blu-ray and DVD's. I had close to 500 Laser discs but all but 4 have been replaced by DVD'. And No I don't stream movies. The sound is always compromised and they dicker with the video, too. I want my blacks black with revealing details and my whites white with out being washed out. And don't go changing the hue of the scenes either. Seeing Avatar on a commercial or movie channel will prove that. But its like everything else if you haven't seen the real Picasso how can you recognize a fake. Maybe you prefer a Remington painting or a Ansel Adams Black and White, same difference. Other times when I am watching the TCM channel for a light hearted romp or an exciting WWII flick I can tolerate issues with the film itself or a compromised sound track from a 30's musical.

But don't go telling me streaming is the answer to all our woes and dreams, its not yet. As long as they are digitally compressing the video and audio to save space there will always be compromises. I am not say compression is totally bad, but lets try to keep it down to as little as necessary.

 

[Quadman2]

All the time because commercial stations run to dam many commercials. There is no way a two hour movie should take up a three hour time slot. It also seems the pay channels just run the same movies over and over again. Then people wonder why I have over 2000 Blu-ray and DVD's. I had close to 500 Laser discs but all but 4 have been replaced by DVD'. And No I don't stream movies. The sound is always compromised and they dicker with the video, too. I want my blacks black with revealing details and my whites white with out being washed out. And don't go changing the hue of the scenes either. Seeing Avatar on a commercial or movie channel will prove that. But its like everything else if you haven't seen the real Picasso how can you recognize a fake. Maybe you prefer a Remington painting or a Ansel Adams Black and White, same difference. Other times when I am watching the TCM channel for a light hearted romp or an exciting WWII flick I can tolerate issues with the film itself or a compromised sound track from a 30's musical.

But don't go telling me streaming is the answer to all our woes and dreams, its not yet. As long as they are digitally compressing the video and audio to save space there will always be compromises. I am not say compression is totally bad, but lets try to keep it down to as little as necessary.

I hear you! Valid points, all.

Most times, I find that I'm recording more all the time, being able to flit through those "commercials".


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[daveshel]

Tried to watch the Walking Dead series on a recommendation from a friend and couldn't get through an episode.

 

[nbarber]

Taste is taste and we're all different. My girlfriend finds far more shows and movies entertaining than I do. If we find one we both like it's a treat to watch it together but those are few and far between. For me, if the show relies on anything "metaphysical" it's usually to stupid to watch. I also find MOST TV shows to be shallow, predictable, ridiculously implausible and use recycled plot devices which makes it hard to stay interested. Not to say there isn't good TV, I've enjoyed shows that have been mentioned in this thread as awful and hated some that were mentioned as really good. As I said, taste is taste and we're all different.

To respond to the OP's original question, I have bailed within 10 to 15 minutes on the majority of network shows and Hollywood movies I've tried on the major streaming services.

 

[daveshel]

I stopped watching commercial television after Modern Family ended a few years ago. Now my TV pretty much stays tuned to PBS all the time. I used to watch a lot of cable series via a less-than-legitimate computer application, but it doesn't work very well any more. I need to get that resolved before Better Call Saul and Ozark resume.

 

[HTHMAN]

Tried to watch the Walking Dead series on a recommendation from a friend and couldn't get through an episode.

I watched it until Rick left the series. Should have quit earlier. To sum it up... get chased by zombies--kill a bunch--find a safe haven--discover the haven is run by a psychopath--escape that--find another--rinse, repeat.