Do you have any bias when it comes to watching a tv show that’ll affect your viewing experience?

Submitted by SerDire t3_yfury4 in television

For me, I’ve grown accustomed to not trusting any new show on Netflix because they’re so trigger happy in canceling shows and that alone will get me to not watch most of what Netflix puts out. The opposite is true for HBO and I’m more likely to watch what they have because their track record is so good.

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mr_math24 t1_iu59yy5 wrote

I don't believe anyone who tells me the newest network TV show is worth checking out.

"Big Sky is as good as anything on cable!" No, I don't believe you.

Exception for half hour comedies!

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BartonFunk99 t1_iu5xibd wrote

I’ll give FX shows the benefit of the doubt more often than other networks and streaming services. I think they have the best track record for quality and consistency. Personally I find a lot of HBOs content to be overlong and pretentious, but I’m probably in the minority there.

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austinrose7 t1_iu6gzbw wrote

I won’t downvote you for your opinion (not what that function’s for), but you may get them, as you’re definitely in the minority there lol.

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myassholealt t1_iu5e33f wrote

Not gonna lie, I can't get into a show where I think everyone in the cast is unattractive. I don't need CW level model casting. But I need at least one person whose face I enjoy watching on my tv. And heavy accents is a turnoff when the accent is clearly fake.

I also don't like when they do a filter on the screen. Like the original CSI had this dark gloomy look no matter the scene. And I don't like quirky where they put that 'playful, silly scene' music in the background.

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PinballFantasy t1_iu5ya5o wrote

It's just more comforting to watch some british shows as an example, where people aren't just picked because they're so so good looking.

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Volcano_Tequila t1_iu6xpuu wrote

Although it is before my time, sometime in the Fifties what is termed "kitchen sink drama" exploded onto the British stage, temporarily rendering the likes of Noel Coward to the sidelines. It didn't last long though - given the choice between doings around a kitchen sink and doings around a 60 foot pool, most preferred the pool.

I feel the same given the current trend to showcase less-than telegenic actors to somehow allow more audience identification. If I wanted a mirror reflection of myself, I'd look in a mirror. Frankly, I prefer to see people who look better than I do, who are also younger, fitter, more talented, with better wardrobes and hair.

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Skavau t1_iu5bgfw wrote

Just IMDB/Trakt ratings before watching. So if a shows rating is kinda bad, I am less likely to even start it.

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Locutus747 t1_iu6dsid wrote

I’m like that with rotten tomato ratings. I’ll take both audience and critic ratings into account and maybe skim through some high level review headlines

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dragonmp93 t1_iu5lsir wrote

I can't watch any show where the protagonist, good or evil, is a self-righteous hypocrite. Unless that's the entire point of the story.

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GarlVinland4Astrea t1_iu5rje7 wrote

Yeah. I have subjective tastes and if a show doesn't mesh with them I get bored and stop watching

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anasui1 t1_iu6kqtc wrote

yeah I know what I like and most of all, what I don't like, which is a pretty long list; if any show has one or more of those elements in it I just skip it altogether

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Volcano_Tequila t1_iu6vvl7 wrote

I'm afraid to say it would be cookie cutter casting, wherein actors, especially young actors, look like other young actors, who look like other young actors, all having been grown in some garden somewhere, where they dress the same, speak the same, look the same, and act the same, irrespective of ethnicity, gender, or character. If I see another ex-Disney performer, I tend to avoid like the plague.

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RedDurden_00 t1_iu5c0v9 wrote

My bias are towards shows that don’t have a good ending like HIMYM for example

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wordsofshep t1_iu5keo1 wrote

Don't let the poor finale affect ur opinion of an otherwise great show. Upon rewatches, I usually skip the last few seasons

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meatball77 t1_iuf855l wrote

I always skip the last episode

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dnt1694 t1_iug8w2v wrote

Ending the last episode at the train station is what worked for me. Ted meeting the mom is still one of the sweetest moments.

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meatball77 t1_iugfg5d wrote

It works for a lot of shows that either have dissapointing endings or were canceled on a cliffhanger. Just don't watch the last episode (or the last fifteen minutes), you will be much more satisfied.

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darken92 t1_iu6qqne wrote

I look for three things in a TV show

  1. Clever writing - I tend to dry satirical humor and witty dialogue as well as the actual story.
  2. Good editing - clever pacing and editing make a huge difference. here is where a great show shines above a good show
  3. Less Stupid - It has to make sense to me (yes I know this is subjective).
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stubbywoods t1_iu5h5c0 wrote

Yeah, I like to enjoy things so I don't care if a show isn't as good as Succession

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Wotchermuggle t1_iu7dyeu wrote

I check to see if the show has been cancelled before I start watching. Been bit too many times by a show I fell in love with, only to find it has only 1 season.

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Mookies_Bett t1_iug4myj wrote

Anything network TV. Network TV hasn't put out a single series worth wasting time on since the days of Community.

I'm very much a TV snob and if it ain't prestige TV then it ain't worth my time.

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x6ftundx t1_iuhlgnj wrote

If there is an actor that is a 'guest star' you kind of know he or she is going to turn out to be the bad guy.

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Pretty_Garbage8380 t1_iuil184 wrote

I am biased against most modern entertainment, so I wait for a few years - till the marketeers have moved on - and give it a shot if it has a proper ending.

Anything that isn’t subtle is avoided completely.

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