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televisheni Do wewe prefer watching a series from the beginning as it airs, au watching it later through the DVDs?

80 fans picked:

From the beginning

49%

It depends on the show.

44%

Watch the DVDs later

livelydebate posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

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19 comments

	livelydebate picked It depends on the show.: I guess it kind of depends. There's good and bad to both. Like I watched 24 seasons 1-5 on the dvds, and I loved doing it that way. I didn't go to sleep for a week straight, but I loved it. But then with Lost I just started watching the DVDs, and now I feel all left out because everyone's talking about it and I'm only half way through! posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	sk91 picked It depends on the show.: HMmm.. I don't know really. It's great when you can watch whole series or season in few days. Not waiting. But it also steals some fun, excitment. You know, it's why I'm on fanpop, to be able to talk about shows I watch and wondering what is going to happen later ;p posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita. last edited zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

	sophialover picked From the beginning: I think that when you watch from the beginning,you kind of understand the show better. Personally,in case i get the DVD`s,i`ll watch an entire season in 3 days. Which is NOT good because simply i don`t have the necessarry time to fully realise what i like/don`t like,certain storylines and basic stuff about that show. So when you follow the show,epi by epi...Idk...i think it`s definitely better than watch it all together. Gives you time to think about it rather than quickly "sum it up". posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	SeventeenQueen picked From the beginning: I perfer to watch tv shows as they air, but I love to watch old shows and tv shows I may have missed on dvd. I also love to collect tv on dvd sets. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita. last edited zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

	Mermaid-Tail picked It depends on the show.: Both have good points. Watching as it airs gives more chance to talk with other fans, the fun of guessing what could happen, and the building tension of waiting between eps. You're also much less likely to accidentally hear big spoilers. Watching later means when you're really into a plot you don't have to wait between episodes, you can stay in the action. Also, if a show is cancelled early I like knowing going in. There have been a few shows I didn't see till after they were cancelled, and I was glad to be saved a lot of disappointment, because I knew from the start all I was getting and didn't have my hopes up, I could just enjoy the show for what it was without getting caught in cancellation drama. For me the biggest thing it depends on is probably what kind of show it is. If it's a more smart or strange show (like Dollhouse or something) I'd prefer watching as it airs, because it raises more theories, questions and discussions with fellow fans, and gives you time to process plots. With something more lighthearted or generic I'd probably be happier getting to watch on dvd. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	oldmovie picked From the beginning: I think if you watch it from the beginning to get a chance to become attached to it. You have a chance to grow with the characters and therefore when the end of the show inevitably comes, it seems more epic because you've devoted insert number of years here of your life to the show. I know when House ends it will be something I will remember for a long time. I've been watching it since I was 13 years old. It will mean a lot because the show was with me throughout all of my teenage years and has been such a big part of my life (sad but true). It's like a journey. Watching it on Dvds or the internet later doesn't give you that same feeling (I know because I finally trying to watch LOST and the epicness isn't there for me). posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	TmoVie_obsessed picked From the beginning: Something about watching a show from the beginning is just so much more.... fulfilling then watching on DVD's. For the majority of shows that I watch it's been a mixture of these two, like you mentioned Lost, I started watching the DVD's and got caught up towards the beginning of season 3. It's really obvious the change between them, the excitement you get from being able to think of what's going to happen the next week. Plus, there's more of a sense of fan-camaraderie that comes from watching at the same time as other people. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	brittlegirl94 picked It depends on the show.: ... BUT I've seen almost all my shows on DVD and sometimes just caught up. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	jlhfan624 picked From the beginning: JACK BAUER! posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	Dean-girlx picked It depends on the show.: I found SPN via youtube, and bought the S1 dvds about a day later and i've been hooked since. I've only been able to watch S4 and S5 on TV because I discovered it just after S3 finished airing. So S1 - S3 were watched on DVD. :P Same with TBBT - I discovered S1 on DVD but watched S2 and S3 on TV. I watched OTH from the beginning until it began to suck majorly. I don't mind either way! I honestly enjoy both ways for different reasons. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	jemgrl323 picked From the beginning: I watched the first season of 24 on dvd and then watched other seasons as it aired... and I liked watching it on the dvds SOOO much more because you could really feel that all of this happens in 24 hours. But that's the only show I prefer to watch on dvd. There are lots of things you get out of watching the show as it airs that you just don't get when you watch a few episodes in a row or watch it years after it aired. One reason is as sophialover said that you don't get the time to really process what happened in the episode and you don't have time to try to figure out what you think it all meant and what will happen next. Seasons are created to be shown over the span of a few months... not a few hours or even a few days--- so it sort of ruins the momentum of the show. Also, while I know that there are PLENTY of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans who love the show just as much as I do and are just as devoted to the show as I am and some of them have only seen the show for the first time this year... but the experiences are just slightly different when you watch it when it airs. Neither is better or worse... it's just different and depends on your preference. When I watched BtVS in the 90s I didn't think the outfits they wore were strange because they were normal for living in California in the 90s. But I only realize how badly they are dressed now because fans who just started watching the show point it out to me. Buffy and Cordelia were supposed to be really stylish characters but if you watch them in the first season now (in 2010) they look sooo outdated because they were wearing trendy outfits for 1996 when the show was first filmed. Also, I loved watching all the BtVS related commercials... the WB used to have great commercials with lots of WB cast members, and Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz made BtVS 1-800-COLLECT commericals...etc. And the music played in the episode previews and commericals really impacted me. For example: I cannot help but cry when I hear the song "Goodbye to you" by Michelle Branch. BtVS fans who watch the show on dvd would recognize this song as it's played during a sad scene in the episode Tabula Rasa... but fans who watched the show when it aired recognized it for that reason plus the song was played in the background of ALL the commericals advertising the end of the series. I hear that song and I hear the voiceover saying that Buffy is going to face her biggest battle...and announcing the show is coming to end and it will be the series finale. I would see that commercial over and over for weeks before the finale aired... so I hear that song and I automatically think of the show ending and it makes me want to cry. You just get a different experience when you watch it when it airs than when you watch on dvd... some shows are better to watch on dvd but I almost always prefer to watch it when it airs. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita. last edited zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

	Lackson4ever85 picked It depends on the show.: i watch blair/Chuck videos on youtube,and then i buy season 1 and 2,and i look at season 3 on tv:D. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	leytonfaan_18 picked From the beginning: Well it's MUCH easier to watch it when it begins on the telly :) posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	VanessaR picked From the beginning: Or if it's the middle of the series, I'll buy the DVD when it's out on DVD posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	crazy8gurly picked It depends on the show.: It depends really but I always like watching it from the beginning but sometimes when I see the show in TV and I liked it then I continue watching it and buy the DVD later haha posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	xrockstarx picked From the beginning: You get more of the excitement watching it as it airs, but sometimes I do lose interest for a while and stop watching a show briefly and so it's good to be able to get the DVD's. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	TizzFan4evr picked From the beginning: I wish I would've watched my favorite shows from the beginning but It kinda depends, like if you watch it while it airs you have to wait every week and sometimes more. And it's torture, lol. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	melikhan picked From the beginning: i watched all of the series i've seen in the beginning and i bought all of it becuz if i see it in middle i'd not understand what is it about like LOST. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	liv711 picked It depends on the show.: I don't know I do both but I watch TV shows more often after few episodes or seasons air posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.