MickeyStarting shows that are already finished
I've had some troubles getting into anything lately. Time has a lot to do with it, but I've come to realise that starting a show that's at the beginning or middle stages of its run means that you'll be investing a lot of time into it. I was given the first season of Psych for my birthday in September last year. I'd seen the first two or three episodes, knew it was worth watching, but hadn't added it to the rotation. I thought that owning it on DVD would encourage me to watch, but so far, I've watched maybe the first five episodes, the last two of those while I was studying, so I didn't reall absorb them.
But last week, my sister gave me her third season of the Gilmore Girls to watch and I sailed through. I lost interest in the show when it aired, probably around the season two mark but now I'm midway through the fourth now and am predicting that my watching will mean the remaining sets will be in my house within the next month or so. I've had to sit and work out what's going on; I don't neccessarily think the Gilmore Girls is better than Psych but it's been far easier to watch.
I think it's because the Gilmore Girls is over. There's a finishing point. I know I have three and a bit more seasons to watch and the show will be done. I'm sure that's all it is. So while I love discovering new shows, I think it's easier to discover a show once it's come to an end and is out on DVD. There's no waiting, no killer cliffhangers, no uncertainty as to how long you'll need to be committed for. (I mean, I start buying the DVDs, I gotta buy them all. This is why I have not invested in any Law & Order).
There are definitely pros and cons in both directions. I still don't think there's anything better than getting swept up in a show while it's on, being a fan, biting your nails at the cliffhangers and crying when it comes to an end. But when you already have a large rotation, investing post airing is a good choice.
But last week, my sister gave me her third season of the Gilmore Girls to watch and I sailed through. I lost interest in the show when it aired, probably around the season two mark but now I'm midway through the fourth now and am predicting that my watching will mean the remaining sets will be in my house within the next month or so. I've had to sit and work out what's going on; I don't neccessarily think the Gilmore Girls is better than Psych but it's been far easier to watch.
I think it's because the Gilmore Girls is over. There's a finishing point. I know I have three and a bit more seasons to watch and the show will be done. I'm sure that's all it is. So while I love discovering new shows, I think it's easier to discover a show once it's come to an end and is out on DVD. There's no waiting, no killer cliffhangers, no uncertainty as to how long you'll need to be committed for. (I mean, I start buying the DVDs, I gotta buy them all. This is why I have not invested in any Law & Order).
There are definitely pros and cons in both directions. I still don't think there's anything better than getting swept up in a show while it's on, being a fan, biting your nails at the cliffhangers and crying when it comes to an end. But when you already have a large rotation, investing post airing is a good choice.
