Fannish things. And my first poll!

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I'm vidding a show I don't know as well as the other shows I've vidded.  And I keep learning new things about the show and discovering new feelings and I'm letting myself try stuff out without planning so much in advance and it's fun!  Also I laid down a couple clips at just the spot I was planning (on the bridge, of course) and then I watched six billion times and I like it.  :D  We'll see if that's still the case next time I open up FCP.

Tonight I'm going to try and get a friend hooked on Buffy.  So, time for a poll!

Poll #13754 Best Practices for BtVS Evangelism

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22

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If you were trying to introduce someone to BtVS and only had 2-3 episodes to show them, what would you choose?

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Welcome to the Hellmouth, The Harvest, and The Witch, of course!
4 (18.2%)

A couple of the better S1 episodes, like Angel and Prophecy Girl
3 (13.6%)

The beginning of the Angel arc: Angel, Lie to Me
0 (0.0%)

A few good standalones from any point in the series (e.g., Hush)
11 (50.0%)

Other. I will tell you!
4 (18.2%)

If you picked "other", what do you recommend?

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Also I'm in the middle of season 2 of Breaking Bad.  More words to come!

Comments

[frayadjacent]

OMG, with my partner it has to be good in, like, 10 minutes.

For me, it depends. I was pretty meh about Doctor Who for pretty large chunks, but I mainlined 6 seasons last summer in large part because of fandom. I wanted to watch -- and understand -- vids. I wanted to read fic and meta. I wanted to know what all the fuss was about. I still enjoy DW fannish creations more than the show itself most of the time.

I'm sure that if I started watching Buffy at this point, I'd blaze through S1 under the promise that it improves. But I wasn't involved in fandom when I started it -- it was what got me into fandom -- so I didn't have that motivation. Lacking that, I probably give up on a show after 3 or 4 episodes, unless I've heard great things from people I trust.

I'm pretty insistent on watching shows all the way through in order as well. But many people aren't as spoiler-phobic as me, or generally as invested in their television shows. :D

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ahaha yeah, some people need it to hook them straight away.

I usually stand by 3-5 episodes rule UNLESS my flist is raving about it and then i might give it more time. the whole first season of parks and recs kinda sucks but it gets soooo good later.

I don't understand not being invested lol.

[frayadjacent]

Yeah, 3-5 is probably about right. Though I still haven't made it that far with "Lost Girl" and "Farscape". I'll get there some day!

Aw, I love S1 of Parks and Rec! But I think I'm the only one, ha ha. It gets better for sure, but I just find Leslie so freaking adorable. I want so squeeze her!!

I don't understand not being invested lol.

Yeah, same here! I watched very little TV until I discovered Buffy a few years ago. It sort of ignited a hunger to get involved in these stories and characters on another level.

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ahaha Lost Girl season 1 is great, but later it gets annoying. Farscape....never gets better but it gets more addictive!!!

Leslie is the besttttt