Agreed. I find that merely experiencing it (books, movies, video games, any media) is enough to form some bond with people later on down the road. "Did you watc

Agreed. I find that merely experiencing it (books, movies, video games, any media) is enough to form some bond with people later on down the road. "Did you watch X?" conjures up memories and emotions, enough to start a conversation to add your own thoughts to "X", so why do you have to have, "Remember that time we all watched X?" instead?