kenny|1340643924|3223301 said:I voted never.
We cannot stand each other's shows.
I watch ZERO broadcast TV, but on Netflix I love documentaries where you learn stuff, foreign-subtitled films to perhaps learn a bit about other very different cultures [not that all films from Hollywood teach the world what it's like to live in America ], artsy and avant-garde films, old classics from the 40s, Hitchcock films, and series like Downton Abbey or The Tudors. (Yes, I realize the last two were originally broadcasted.)
I find the Holocaust fascinating, as in how the HELL could that happen?, so I watch lots of films about that and WWII.
The Middle East conflict intrigues me (two groups claiming God gave them the same land) so I often watch subtitled films made in Israel and Arab countries.
Even when the films have nothing to do with the conflict it is so dominant that it creeps into most films from the region.
I consume media that improves my understanding and learn something new.
I'm a very very curious person.
My SO likes light, happy escapist things like America's Next Top Model, "Reality" TV, American Idol, Housewives of Wherever, Dancing with the Stars, and tabloid shows about stars.
He also likes Bollywood films (from India) with all the romance, dancing, bright happy colors and music.
He says to me, "Real life is heavy enough; why would you want to watch another documentary about the Holocaust?"
Fortunately our house has more than one room.
HollyS|1340648467|3223342 said:Which Hitchcock movie is your favorite?
Haven|1340647574|3223332 said:I forgot to share that I watch Hoarders whenever I need motivation to deep clean the house. Best motivation ever. Whenever I see that DH has recorded a show on the DVR I know that he's trying to tell me something . . . he's definitely the better housekeeper in the family.
HollyS|1340653156|3223410 said:Have you seen "Rope"?
I saw it for the first time just a few years ago.
Jimmy Stewart is in this one, too.
It takes place entirely on one set, as though it were meant to be a play.
HollyS|1340660079|3223484 said:Kenny, I forgot that Notorious and Rebecca (1940s) were also Hitchcock films. I'm assuming you've seen both of those.
How about Shadow of a Doubt with Joseph Cotten? That's a really good one, if you haven't seen it.
We were just talking about Hitchcock movies, yesterday, with friends. . . specifically Rear Window. Great minds think alike.
That's a good point. We only have one television in the house, too. This was my one and only non-negotiable rule for the house: one TV and one TV only.Jennifer W|1340745187|3224034 said:Yes, because we only have one tv and we have similar tastes. He loves films, I'm not that interested in them, but other than that, we agree. We watch mainly comedy (and the news, so we can have a good rant about politics).
Mostly though, we don't watch tv - I like to knit, sew, spin or make lumpy stuff out of gold and silver in the evenings, and you need to pay close attention to anything sharp or hot. DH reads to me if I'm doing craft stuff.