How much do you remember of TV shows?

Glanza · 23 Jun 2015 at 16:38

I remember quite a lot, sadly this results in me ending up being the go to guy in our group when people have questions regarding tv shows or films I've watched.

MooMoo444 · 23 Jun 2015 at 16:40

I have the same with GoT. I love it to bits but if you asked me about details from S1-4, I draw a blank at most of them.

This is why I am rewatching the blu-rays

ttaskmaster · 23 Jun 2015 at 16:46

I remember the good ones, even from decades ago.
I either forget the naff ones or, more likely, stop watching as soon as they turn out to be crap.

Surfer · 24 Jun 2015 at 10:45

In a way its a blessing to have such a **** memory because i can then relive 24 all over again each time....love it. (excluding the crap mini s9)

Josh · 24 Jun 2015 at 10:48

I'm okay with TV shows and movies, I remember the salient points.

Books on the other I'm terribad with, I'm on book 2 of Game of Thrones, ask me what happened on the last page and I'm done, I remember enjoying it (mostly) but unless I flick back through and re-read a sentence it's lost on me.

R3X · 24 Jun 2015 at 13:07

Raymond Lin said:
Kim gets kidnapped.
Some internal mole revealed.
Jack calls the president.
Jack dies.
Jack saves the day.

lol but it worked for so long

the last season was pants fell asleep glad its getting reboot with a young guy how many times can we watch taken I mean a 60 year old man besting 20 young guys.

arknor · 24 Jun 2015 at 17:31

I remember almost nothing until I start watching them again and then it all comes back to me.

My son is weird he can watch a movie a couple of times and then word for word say every line before the actors do.

v0n · 24 Jun 2015 at 20:55

NexusK said:
That's your bar?

Bloomfield said:
Lol at "they weren't CSI" .

No, that's an example of short arc series that caters for short attention span audience that's prevailing force of todays TV target and programming. CSI was the first multi-season series that introduced ultra short story arc. It has classic hook (unusual,shocking or amusing death sequence) and machine gun delivery tactic (they "kill and investigate" minimum of two and maximum of four characters/arcs per episode). They don't care about acting, delivery, tone, feel, scenery or cinematography, in fact most of the sets used in CSI, these days come from green screen ready made locations - all they want is to wrap up at least one of the arcs within two commercial breaks, otherwise, on the other side of 15-20 minute commercial break the audience either don't remember what they were watching or no longer care enough to stay tuned in.

The Wire, Sopranos and Mad Men is exact opposite of this tactic. It's about delivery, it's about actors, it's about long term viewer investment. You don't get to have a break (yes, you do in UK, but where available the HBO doesn't have them, it's start to end immersion channel), you don't get to leave for 15 minutes, return and still know what was going on thanks to conveniently placed "duh" in-conversation reminders. It's like a few day cruise on luxurious yacht, rather than short ride in motorboat. You are not going to remember every wave, every cloud and every turn, you are going to remember it was scenic, and you had a good time.

Hiijinx · 26 Jun 2015 at 15:59

Usually remember a lot, EXCEPT, in shows like Midsomer Murders which is actually a blessing because I can rewatch an episode I know I have seen, but cannot remember who did it. Like having partial amnesia

Gambisk · 26 Jun 2015 at 16:38

I can usually remember the main plot and some of the minor details, but more often than not there are subtleties and motives that I don't always pick up on. Though I am normally browsing the internet when the TV is on so its not a big surprise that I miss some stuff.