Post by davedoty on Jun 19, 2009 0:02:20 GMT -5
Well, it looks like I've hit my limit, and three daily soaps is just too much. I was hoping, with the light primetime load, I'd be able to keep up with three shows long enough to really get a feel for all three and decide which to keep. Instead, I find I'm starting to dread turning on my TV and slogging through the backlog (so far, I've only watched one of Wednesday's eps, and none of Thurdays.) Which is a ridiculous way to feel about something that's supposed to be entertaining.
The problem is, when I think about the individual soaps, I don't really want to give any of them up. It's not that I dislike any of them, it's just that 15 hours a week, every week, is too much to give to soaps (and that's just the daytime soaps, not primetime come the fall, or things I follow through Youtube.)
Since it's all just entertainment, I usually base decisions on keeping or dropping a show on guy reaction. Yes, I could weigh their relative quality, the abilities of the actors, inventiveness of the stories and so on, but what's really important is whether or not I enjoy watching them. When I get home, which do I want to watch the most?
By that standard, Y&R is probably the most likely candidate to go. OLTL is the one I always watch first (I'll probably watch the Thurs ep before I go back to the Wed. for the other two), but I also hate to give it up right as we're getting to "the good stuff".
Anyone else have similar feelings? I can't be the only one who sometimes looks in shock at the amount of time this hobby consumes.
The problem is, when I think about the individual soaps, I don't really want to give any of them up. It's not that I dislike any of them, it's just that 15 hours a week, every week, is too much to give to soaps (and that's just the daytime soaps, not primetime come the fall, or things I follow through Youtube.)
Since it's all just entertainment, I usually base decisions on keeping or dropping a show on guy reaction. Yes, I could weigh their relative quality, the abilities of the actors, inventiveness of the stories and so on, but what's really important is whether or not I enjoy watching them. When I get home, which do I want to watch the most?
By that standard, Y&R is probably the most likely candidate to go. OLTL is the one I always watch first (I'll probably watch the Thurs ep before I go back to the Wed. for the other two), but I also hate to give it up right as we're getting to "the good stuff".
Anyone else have similar feelings? I can't be the only one who sometimes looks in shock at the amount of time this hobby consumes.