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[skygiants]

This is something I wonder about a lot: what are people's favorite ways to watch things socially? If I sit down with friends and we're like 'let's watch a thing!' my inclination is always to suggest something that I've seen that other people in the group haven't, because I really enjoy watching people watch things for the first time while staring creepily at them out of the corner of my eye to make sure they're laughing at all the good parts. And the first time that I see anything that I super like, my IMMEDIATE next step is to scheme how I can get as many people to watch it with me, as soon as possible. (See: Princess Tutu, and the approximate TEN TIMES with TEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE I watched it all the way through in 2009.)

...then if I do that repeatedly I feel selfish because I assume that is other people's favorite way to watch things too, But perhaps it isn't! Obviously I enjoy socially watching things in many ways, but I'm curious about people's preferences. So I made a poll!

Poll #15811 Watching Stuff Socially

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 78

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My favorite way to watch things socially is ....

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Showing something I've seen and like to somebody else who hasn't seen it
21 (26.9%)

Getting somebody else to show me something they've seen and liked
6 (7.7%)

Rewatching something that the whole group has seen and liked and shouting out all the best quotes in unison
6 (7.7%)

Watching something totally new to all of us. A voyage of discovery!
15 (19.2%)

You dingus, why should I pick a favorite, they're all great!
21 (26.9%)

You dingus, why should you assume that my favorite way to watch things socially involves stuff I LIKE?
3 (3.8%)

UGH, I HATE WATCHING THINGS SOCIALLY.
4 (5.1%)

UGH, I HATE WATCHING THINGS, PERIOD.
2 (2.6%)

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

What I actually enjoy is "we've mostly all seen it but NOBODY SHOUTS QUOTES" because I actually find that annoying. And a few newbies add to the fun, I just feel weird if I'm the ONLY person who's seen it before.

The problem with watching new things socially is that OTHER PEOPLE TALK OVER THE WORDS. At least in homes, social new movies can be lots of fun.

( I seem to be suffering painkiller induced capslock, sorry)

[skygiants]

Haha, I love being the vector for new thing. I mean, there is always the anxiety too of 'WHAT IF EVERYONE ELSE HATES THIS,' but you feel so smug when they don't!

Yeah, that's my problem with watching new things socially too! I mean, I enjoy it a lot ALSO, but I will inevitably miss at least one relevant line and have to be like '...guys....someone please tell me what just happened....' Actually I tend to like watching subtitled stuff with large groups of people best, if it's something I haven't seen before, just because it makes it easier to talk and still not miss stuff.

(No worries, man, I don't even have the excuse of painkillers for my constant capslock!)