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pontoon · 05-01-2002, 02:00 PM

OK...here's what I mean. 'M*A*S*H' for instance.

Here's a show that I started watching only after it had come into syndication.

For a while we watched it religiously...and always at the same time. (right around dinner-time)

Now, I got SO used to watching this show...(a 'comfort' show if you will)...that I'll turn it on every time I see it!

Problem is...(and I know I'm gonna get flamed on this one) for the most part, I HATE IT!!!

I watch intensely, and actually talk-back to the TV regarding some of the STUPID dialogue and situations!

Now don't get me wrong...sometimes it'll stir a coupla 'guffaws' outta me, but for the most part it's a struggle!

So, why do I continue to watch it? I was hoping you could tell ME!

Anyone elso watch a program, simply because it was once part of your daily viewing regimen for one reason or another?

pontoon

Janice · 05-01-2002, 02:07 PM

Perhaps you watch the show because it brings back memories of happy/happier times, such as dinnertime with your family.
Just a theory, and I'm certainly not a psychiatrist.

Chocoholic · 05-01-2002, 02:31 PM

I still watch ER every Thursday night, even though it has gone from a fast-paced medical drama to a boring, melodramatic soap opera. I love it, but I hate it. It's weird.

pontoon · 05-01-2002, 02:33 PM

And it's SO weird, as much of a struggle it is at times...I just can't seem to change the channel!

Maybe my tastes have changed...I musta thought it was funny at one time, or I wouldn't have watched it!

SOME episodes are better than others...but they all contain 'those moments'! You know...that dialogue you'd NEVER hear anyone utter in 'real-life'!

pontoon

dawsongirl · 05-01-2002, 09:33 PM

Hmm. I'm trying to think if I do that.

Well, sometimes I do it with the new Family Feud. I'll watch it because it's Feud, and I love Feud, but I HATE Louie Anderson to the point of yelling at the TV and the surveys are stupid. Yet I still watch it every now and then just because it's Family Feud. It's on opposite Richard's Feud on GSN, so I usually keep my sanity by watching that instead.

Cnflute · 05-01-2002, 10:31 PM

Hey maybe you like it because you like one character oryou like that certain period of time?

Or maybe you just think that ww2 was quite intesting??

dawsongirl · 05-02-2002, 03:42 PM

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Originally posted by Cnflute
Hey maybe you like it because you like one character oryou like that certain period of time? Or maybe you just think that ww2 was quite intesting??

If you're talking about M*A*S*H, it was set during the Korean War, not WWII.

05-01-2002, 02:00 PM	#1
pontoon ~~VOTE GOAT!~~ Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 30, 2002 Location: Ba-a-a-a-a-ck at work. Posts: 219	Love/Hate shows? OK...here's what I mean. 'MAS*H' for instance. Here's a show that I started watching only after it had come into syndication. For a while we watched it religiously...and always at the same time. (right around dinner-time) Now, I got SO used to watching this show...(a 'comfort' show if you will)...that I'll turn it on every time I see it! Problem is...(and I know I'm gonna get flamed on this one) for the most part, I HATE IT!!! I watch intensely, and actually talk-back to the TV regarding some of the STUPID dialogue and situations! Now don't get me wrong...sometimes it'll stir a coupla 'guffaws' outta me, but for the most part it's a struggle! So, why do I continue to watch it? I was hoping you could tell ME! Anyone elso watch a program, simply because it was once part of your daily viewing regimen for one reason or another? pontoon

05-01-2002, 02:33 PM	#4
pontoon ~~VOTE GOAT!~~ Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 30, 2002 Location: Ba-a-a-a-a-ck at work. Posts: 219	You might be onto something Jan! And it's SO weird, as much of a struggle it is at times...I just can't seem to change the channel! Maybe my tastes have changed...I musta thought it was funny at one time, or I wouldn't have watched it! SOME episodes are better than others...but they all contain 'those moments'! You know...that dialogue you'd NEVER hear anyone utter in 'real-life'! pontoon

05-01-2002, 10:31 PM	#6
Cnflute Member Forum Hawk Join Date: May 01, 2002 Location: Illinois Posts: 3	Hey maybe you like it because you like one character oryou like that certain period of time? Or maybe you just think that ww2 was quite intesting??
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05-01-2002, 02:07 PM	#2
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Perhaps you watch the show because it brings back memories of happy/happier times, such as dinnertime with your family. Just a theory, and I'm certainly not a psychiatrist.

05-01-2002, 02:31 PM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I still watch ER every Thursday night, even though it has gone from a fast-paced medical drama to a boring, melodramatic soap opera. I love it, but I hate it. It's weird.

05-01-2002, 09:33 PM	#5
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Hmm. I'm trying to think if I do that. Well, sometimes I do it with the new Family Feud. I'll watch it because it's Feud, and I love Feud, but I HATE Louie Anderson to the point of yelling at the TV and the surveys are stupid. Yet I still watch it every now and then just because it's Family Feud. It's on opposite Richard's Feud on GSN, so I usually keep my sanity by watching that instead.