I probably should go for a walk
Jul. 16th, 2007 04:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysBy my count it is about 5 days since I said that I had yet to watch BSG season 2. I am now caught up to the end of season 3. It hardly qualifies as a marathon, but I am still have the feeling that I have been looking at that screen too much.
To watch 40 episodes of a show back to back you have to be pretty engaged with it. Some might even say obsessed, but I wouldn't. The thing is that the reason it took so long to get around to watching season 2 was that I thought I should re-watch season 1 first - something which I just could not do. I can pretty confidently say that I will not want to re-watch seasons 2 or 3 again either. A contradiction eh? Compelling viewing and yet not worth seeing twice.
The reason for this is that, I think, I am primarily engaged by the story. Once you have processed a story then you don't need to process it again. There are other modes of engagement apart from story but, for me, while they exist they are not so strong with BSG. I know some of you out there have different experiences but this is how it works for me. There are also quite a few things about BSG that I don't like but which engagement with the story carries me past. I wouldn't want to encounter those negatives without it. The negatives were not big issues, but lots of smallish ones. One day I might see if I can collate them all, but that might mean I have to re-watch the show. I see a problem.
Well, at least I can join in the discussions now.
To watch 40 episodes of a show back to back you have to be pretty engaged with it. Some might even say obsessed, but I wouldn't. The thing is that the reason it took so long to get around to watching season 2 was that I thought I should re-watch season 1 first - something which I just could not do. I can pretty confidently say that I will not want to re-watch seasons 2 or 3 again either. A contradiction eh? Compelling viewing and yet not worth seeing twice.
The reason for this is that, I think, I am primarily engaged by the story. Once you have processed a story then you don't need to process it again. There are other modes of engagement apart from story but, for me, while they exist they are not so strong with BSG. I know some of you out there have different experiences but this is how it works for me. There are also quite a few things about BSG that I don't like but which engagement with the story carries me past. I wouldn't want to encounter those negatives without it. The negatives were not big issues, but lots of smallish ones. One day I might see if I can collate them all, but that might mean I have to re-watch the show. I see a problem.
Well, at least I can join in the discussions now.