I don't care if someone tells me the whole thing from start to finish. I watch shows and movies not to be surprised and guess what's next; I watch them to see the action itself.
I keep watching it anyway
Yes, because people always have an opinion but it’s not the same when you make your own judgement.
I still watch to see if the actual show matches what I think happens.
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I don't give a crap about spoilers and they don't phase me in the slightest.
In fact I don't understand how people these days get so upset about spoilers.
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, you either watched something the moment it aired on TV or was released in the theatres, or you were screwed.
The very next day, all your family, friends, coworkers and everyone on TV and the radio were talking about what happened. If you didn't see it, that was your problem and the world didn't stop for you. You had VCRs to record an episode or a sporting event to watch later, but nobody gave a crap if you saw something or not.
The term "Spoiler Alert" didn't exist. Back then, a Spoiler was something on the back of a car.
Now a days people complaining about Spoilers has gotten so bad, that you can't say or discuss anything about... Anything, without putting a damn spoiler tag on everything you do.
I venture into the Star Trek Subreddit often and someone will discuss an episode of The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine... And you'll always get one or two asshats all upset and making a scene about spoiling it for them because they haven't gotten around to watching it yet.
So now we have to spoil tag discussions on shows that aired like 20-30 years ago because we have to pander to the people who decided not to watch those shows yet... But still actively go into a Subreddit of said show that specifically revolves around discussing that damn show. You can't discuss the show without some level of Spoilers ffs. But we still have to tag there will be Spoilers because... Why?
Because people learn something that happens before they watch it?
Big whoop.
Before I watched the last episode of Game of Thrones, I actively went online to read up on the episode since it aired in the US prior to me being able to watch it here in Australia.
Before I watched the Season 2 finale of Star Trek Discovery, I did the same thing.
It doesn't ruin the experience for me because it's not about the ending or what happens in a specific scene. It's the overall experience and journey in the story as a whole that interests me. Knowing what happens isn't as important and seeing and getting the context of how it happened.
As I said, I grew up with everybody spoiling everything if you didn't watch it at the same time. It was the norm.
My friends would tell me about this cool scene or that awesome twist in the movie or episode they watched. It didn't make me not want to watch it and it didn't ruin it for me at all. It made me watch to see those experiences myself. It gave me reassurance that if my friends enjoyed that movie or had a cool scene I was hoping for anyways, that I wouldn't be wasting my time or money to see it myself later.
Think of it like Harry Potter or Star Wars. People who like those movies will watch them again and again. If you watched it once before then it's all spoiled to you, yet people will rewatch them over again because they enjoyed the characters and the story.
But in this day & age with On Demand and Streaming, as well as quicker theatre to disc/streaming turnarounds of a couple of months, it seems too many people get far too caught up with wanting to watch things only when they want to and when they're ready.
And that's fine.
But the consequence is that these same people want to control the whole internet and the people around them by making everyone walk on eggshells to avoid talking about what they saw and enjoyed or hated... Until these people decide to watch what they missed... Then it's OK and they don't give a crap.
But then you have to cater to others who didn't watch it yet.
I tag my comments nowadays and try not to spoil things, but it still pisses me off that I have to pander to other people who actively go into discussion groups about said show or movie who then tell you not to talk about it because they haven't seen it.
THEN DON'T COME INTO THE DISCUSSIONS! Don't go to where people are talking about it.
Don't go online and don't tell anyone that you're watching the series. I have really liked the ending so far. I hope you enjoy it. Trust me, Game of Thrones has plenty of surprises even when people ruin it.
Game of Thrones!! So many are talking about it, and I don't have HBO, but I still want to watch the episodes, even when they give it away!! There are so many subtle, side stories, back stories, and things, that I am still going to watch!!
I continue watching it. I have started watching game of thrones and I am up to season six. But I am seeing stuff about season eight everywhere and I do have some spoilers. But that doesn’t stop me from watching the show from start to finish
I mean I tried to watch a few episodes I never got into it. Although I’ve had these problems happen to me before with spoiling it. I just would go on with the season. I still continue on with the series.
GOT, at the very least, is worth continuing. You may know the ending, but there is still a long journey between where you’re at, and that point, which you can still experience
Spoilers don't mind me at all. I am going to see it no matter what. Actually I believe that knowing the storyline before hand might actually be good because you can easily follow through the scenes
I keep watching stuff. Nbd. I don’t like it being spoiled but I get into the details and the whole story so knowing the spoilers doesn’t completely ruin it for me.
I hate people that spoil shows and movies, but I'll keep watching them. Sometimes it dowsmr happen exactly the way they say. And you still need to see it for yourself.
Of course I would watch it. SM is just a part of life now and it's hard not to find out the ending of most shows these days!
I don't think I've ever had somebody spoil a movie for me before but I've spoiled it for others before.
I am very insensitive to spoilers. I manage to guess most stuff with about 75% accuracy anyway so there is not much to be spoiled most times. There are many other things that are enjoyable to me than the ending of some story arc.
I might get upset a bit but I'll still continue watching.
It depends tbh. If i wasn't all that interested in it to begin with then I'd just quit watching it. But if its really good then I'll continue bc I'll want to know how it got up to that point
u This is the final season and this is a very great outstanding season. I would highly recommend that you catch up quickly don't go online if you think you're going to be spoiled by
spoiler updates
Oh I anyway will watch it... usually I always want spoilers anyway so... For me is fine
For the record I've given up on avoiding GOT season 8 spoilers. In fact I'm binge watching spoilers on YouTube as we speak. And I'll still watch the whole series when it's on DVD even though Season 6 was the last good season.
The writers spoiled the ending by being bad writers..
Yes, I prefer spoilers bc I find it unpleasant to not know what's gonna happen
I continue watching, but I would definitely be pissed off at the people who keep spilling things
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