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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8857799" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>To unpack this-</p><p></p><p>What are you missing? A lot.</p><p>Does that mean you are a bad, stupid person? Of course not.</p><p></p><p>Taste is always subjective. I wish more people would understand this simple concept. Hence the Tom Waits principle, "People like what they like. You can’t force someone to like something. You can expose them to a piece of work, but if they don’t like it, that’s the way it is. You can’t talk them out of it." <em>h/t Settled Law of Judge John Hodgman</em>. </p><p></p><p>You can discuss your preferences. People can articulate why they like what they like. You can even try and discuss features that make you more or less likely to enjoy something, or how a particular piece accomplishes its goals (for example, whether or not a "jump scare" is effectively filmed). But in the end ... people are idiosyncratic, and if we all liked the same things, then we would live in a monoculture, and we don't.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I think that Breaking Bad is <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-kinda-the-top-10.680555/" target="_blank">one of the greatest shows ever</a>. It combines amazing acting, great directing, propulsive plots, as well as intricate character work that makes you fully appreciate that these are inhabited characters - not just plot devices. And, almost as importantly, while the shows are intricately plotted with a sense of payoff that develops not just from episode to episode, but from season to season, it also doesn't suffer from the "JJ Abrams Puzzle box" effect .... the show feels lived in, and there is the constant feeling that there is a world beyond the show that doesn't depend on the show's machinations.</p><p></p><p>But it's also not for everyone. And that's okay! Two of the shows that I absolutely love (<em>Rectify</em>, <em>The Leftovers</em>) are also not for everyone, because they are ... depressing. I will continue to reiterate that <em>Legion </em>is the best superhero show ever (and arguably one of the best ever) but I know for a fact that the visual style and the plot will alienate a great many people. </p><p></p><p>You watched the show. You didn't think it was "all that." You've articulated some reasons for it - but I'd argue that if you really interrogated your feelings, your dissatisfaction is probably deeper ... or maybe simpler (you thought it was fine, and simply don't understand why other people think it's great). In the end, that's all you can do.*</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>*You can learn to appreciate things, obviously, and things might change as you change. When I was young and watched <em>Citizen Kane</em>, I thought it was just another movie. I had to learn a lot about film to truly appreciate it. <em>The Great Gatsby, </em>when I had to read it in ninth grade, sucked. But when I read it on my own years later, I loved it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8857799, member: 7023840"] To unpack this- What are you missing? A lot. Does that mean you are a bad, stupid person? Of course not. Taste is always subjective. I wish more people would understand this simple concept. Hence the Tom Waits principle, "People like what they like. You can’t force someone to like something. You can expose them to a piece of work, but if they don’t like it, that’s the way it is. You can’t talk them out of it." [I]h/t Settled Law of Judge John Hodgman[/I]. You can discuss your preferences. People can articulate why they like what they like. You can even try and discuss features that make you more or less likely to enjoy something, or how a particular piece accomplishes its goals (for example, whether or not a "jump scare" is effectively filmed). But in the end ... people are idiosyncratic, and if we all liked the same things, then we would live in a monoculture, and we don't. Personally, I think that Breaking Bad is [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time-kinda-the-top-10.680555/']one of the greatest shows ever[/URL]. It combines amazing acting, great directing, propulsive plots, as well as intricate character work that makes you fully appreciate that these are inhabited characters - not just plot devices. And, almost as importantly, while the shows are intricately plotted with a sense of payoff that develops not just from episode to episode, but from season to season, it also doesn't suffer from the "JJ Abrams Puzzle box" effect .... the show feels lived in, and there is the constant feeling that there is a world beyond the show that doesn't depend on the show's machinations. But it's also not for everyone. And that's okay! Two of the shows that I absolutely love ([I]Rectify[/I], [I]The Leftovers[/I]) are also not for everyone, because they are ... depressing. I will continue to reiterate that [I]Legion [/I]is the best superhero show ever (and arguably one of the best ever) but I know for a fact that the visual style and the plot will alienate a great many people. You watched the show. You didn't think it was "all that." You've articulated some reasons for it - but I'd argue that if you really interrogated your feelings, your dissatisfaction is probably deeper ... or maybe simpler (you thought it was fine, and simply don't understand why other people think it's great). In the end, that's all you can do.* *You can learn to appreciate things, obviously, and things might change as you change. When I was young and watched [I]Citizen Kane[/I], I thought it was just another movie. I had to learn a lot about film to truly appreciate it. [I]The Great Gatsby, [/I]when I had to read it in ninth grade, sucked. But when I read it on my own years later, I loved it. [/QUOTE]
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