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At least for me, that is not the case. Most television and film content is just unbelievably boring, self-important, and undemanding of the viewer's attention.
by abtinf 7y ago
At least for me, that is not the case.
Most television and film content is just unbelievably boring, self-important, and undemanding of the viewer's attention. Frankly, content producers have become more and more disrespectful of the viewer's time.
In very rare cases, I suddenly notice I've lost track of the plot--if that happens a couple times, that's when I know I need to put away my phone/laptop and focus on the show.
It is not obvious which content is actually demanding. For example, the film The Martian was very dense and demanding of attention, while the more recent Ad Astra could be summarized with the single sentence "sad sack mopes around space." Dialog rich comedy is generally the most demanding.
- cableshaft 7y ago> Dialog rich comedy is generally the most demanding. Really? I find that the easiest to just listen to, especially once I know who all the characters are. Generally it's not important what they're doing, just what they're saying, so I can just listen while doing other things. Like the shows I relisten to all the time (not watch) while working on the computer are Newsradio, Corner Gas, Larry Sanders, Mr. Show, Red Dwarf, Scrubs, Psych, Arrested Development, Mighty Boosh, Flight of the Conchords, Yes Minister, Mitchell and Webb Look, and a more recent addition, Letterkenny. Pretty much none of that requires my visual attention, except to know that there's a visual gag here or there. Granted, I usually paid attention the first time I watched it, but not on the rewatch.