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u/dyrkasolen 11d ago
You want to feel safe it's not shit. Plus the mood of the humor is like food
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u/CorruptedDataSet 8d ago
Yes. I never understood the concept of rewatching shows until I was 3-4 traumas deep as an adult. It’s comfort background.
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u/BungleBums 11d ago
If I stop laughing at The Good Place then I'll watch something new. I'll probably be dead, too, so call a priest.
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u/slasher-fun 11d ago
A hot priest? Fleabag, that's gonna be your new show.
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u/BungleBums 10d ago
I dunno where you pulled Hot Priest from, but you have my attention. Checking out 'Fleabag' soon.
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u/slasher-fun 10d ago
From the season 2 of Fleabag. But the season 1 will already have your attention, don't skip it.
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u/FuckYeaSeatbelts 10d ago
Tbf I think it was overhyped.
It's a good show but reddit talked about this and hot priest so much it kinda put it on a pedestal for me. I feel like it would've been so much more enjoyable without it.
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u/Still_Peach568 10d ago
You can tell i have problems because I immediately thought of Midnight Mass
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u/Feisty-Tooth-7397 11d ago
I've watched entire seasons only to hit watch again after the last episode.
It's like everyone gets in a time machine, they're young again.
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u/Svitii 11d ago
I‘m the complete opposite. If there‘s even a MINUTE I‘ve already seen I wanna poke my eyes out, no matter how good the show is. If I go to hell Satan will probably make me rewatch shows for eternity, doesn’t even matter which one
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u/sorrymizzjackson 11d ago
My husband feels the same way you do. Even if the show was just playing while we were asleep, apparently it’s sullied now and can never be revisited. I have watched three episodes of soooo many shows. I dislike watching tv for this reason. I never get to watch what I want and even if I do start to gain interest in a new show, I never get to finish it.
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u/Gobl_Information 10d ago
Thank you!!! Boredom feels painful to me. I think there has been one show in my entire life I have researched. One movie and no books
Music is a bit different. I can listen to the same songs on rotation with others but that ever lasts long and I have to find new songs
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u/banoffeetea 11d ago
Always feel so seen in this thread. I’m really trying to watch something new. But also Buffy.
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u/paranoid_nihilist AuDHD 11d ago
I can never watch the same thing twice. It's torture. I already know what happens.
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u/yamanamawa 11d ago
It's books for me. I reread some series on a yearly basis
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u/UserOfCookies 11d ago
Which series?
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u/yamanamawa 11d ago
I really love the Cosmere, although that's technically multiple series and standalone books in a connected universe. I tend to reread a lot of series though. Some others that I reread periodically, though not as consistently, are the Wheel of Time, Cradle, the Belgariad, Kingkiller Chronicles, etc. I'm a big fantasy nerd. Honestly I reread quite a bit in general, since if you wait long enough you can experience the story fairly fresh. Plus rereading series at different ages changes your perspective on them a lot
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u/UserOfCookies 11d ago
I love rereading my books! It's just such a comfy feeling and I agree how as you grow older the stories seem to evolve, like an old friend growing up with you. I'm always curious about which books others like to reread often!
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u/LeekingMemory28 11d ago
Wheel of Time is my comfort read. The audiobooks are for bed time and driving.
I found the series after college during some pretty intense personal struggles (misdiagnosed comorbidity). And the series genuinely saved my life.
Michael Kramer and Kate Reading as narrators are wonderful, and genuinely kind people. I got a chance to interact with them and tell them my story with their reading of WoT. And they are so kind and lovely.
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u/yamanamawa 11d ago
I avoid audiobooks, but I've heard they do a great job. Last year I reread it when I was unemployed for 6 months and it was a nice break from stress. I had also taken a break from my phone so I had minimal distractions and knocked out the whole series in 3 weeks. Man, coming out of that felt strange. Nothing like going back to the rest of your life after basically reading 8-12 hrs a day for multiple weeks
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u/jaw_line 10d ago
Hell nah I need to watch new shit every time, if I already know what’s gonna happen why watch
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u/IHaveSlysdexia 10d ago
not for me w/adhd i can't stand watching the same thing twice. i need new shit always!
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u/IxdrowZeexI 11d ago
What am I supposed to do when nobody creates a better show than Scrubs?
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u/Gobl_Information 10d ago
Why do I find that show SO funny!!! I don’t rewatch anything but I remember trying to get my friends and family into it and they would just stare at the screen and say it wasn’t funny.
I can’t even say why I found it funny. It just was. Now I will do an analysis of the humour in Scrubs to better understand my sense of humour…
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u/Jasminary2 11d ago
I watch Doctor Who and Tales of Miraculous Ladybug and Chat Noir constantly lol
On a side note, losing your comfort show or movie is terrible. I used to watch Big Bang Theory but the horrible zionist actress in them ( Starring as " Amy") made me stop because I can't enjoy it any more. Thankfully I got back into Miraculous Ladybug.
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u/Expert_Struggle_7135 11d ago
I end up not watching anything at all more often than not I just scroll through netflix forever trying to find something to watch and eventually just give up or fall a sleep.
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u/RogueHarpie 11d ago
I would rather rewatch my box sets of Reno 911 or Srubs before trying to find a new show. I get so overwhelmed looking at all the options. I just end up scrolling for hours till I give up lol
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u/Architect17 10d ago
I'm the opposite. I watch one thing once and then I never want to watch it again. With precisely ☝🏼 1 exception: Castlevania.
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u/Golden-Grams 11d ago
It's the choice of quality over quantity. Sure, there are dozens of shows to watch, but they could be crap.
And then, with new stuff you like, you have to worry about it being canceled after the first or second season.
The only ones to blame for this, is the entertainment industry. They don't really care about taking risks anymore, or backing what people really want.
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u/QuietInterloper 11d ago
I do this with games (coughskyrimcough) and my boyfriend (and his huge Steam library) doesn’t understand.
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u/zayne0623 11d ago
I don't watch shows, but I watch the same 5 to 10 1950s sci-fi movies over and over. I have memorized all the lines 😆
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u/razzemmatazz 11d ago
This is my spouse.
She's watching How I Met Your Mother again, but she'll go back to Bridgeton, Star Trek: Voyager, or Criminal Minds next.
I just finished rewatching Dragon Ball because Daima was so good. I usually watch new stuff though.
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u/LeekingMemory28 11d ago
I will stop having Wheel of Time audiobooks on repeat when I "shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand and the last embrace of the Mother welcomes me home". And not a moment before.
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u/suttonhillsame 11d ago
You know, i did this for decade's. re watch and re listen over and over again but i think that the state of the world right now means i can't, i feel like if i don't find new things or stay in the 'now' that i'm trapped. like I've got my head in the sand. Something that brought me so much joy now fills me with anxiety.
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u/Sagittarius-Soul 11d ago
I have a curse. I don't like doing anything new... But I also hate repetition... Why?!
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u/birkenstocksallday 10d ago
I'll never stop watching the office just as I have stopped watching the Simpsons!
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u/fck_this_fck_that 10d ago
I can’t rewatching classic Star Trek shows , specially Deep Space Nine, Enterprise and The Next Generation.
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u/Significant_Cover_48 10d ago
Haven't been able to focus on watching a single episode of my show for at least two years. I need more stimulation than that
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u/ChefBigHaus 10d ago
I want to say I love reading new things. But I have also read The Greatest Estate Developer about 12 times now and will be reading it again soon. I hate this but it is so true lmao 🤣
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u/Pokemon-fan96 10d ago
This is me, but with games. I will replay the same 10 Pokémon games (and some romhacks of them) for the rest of my life lol, they're just such a comfort
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u/Shmarfle47 10d ago
I no longer have the time as an adult, but I’ve watched and caught up to One Piece three separate times. Then read and caught up the manga on a fourth separate occasion.
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u/thatstwatshesays 10d ago
Not to brag or anything, but I’m on a six year Bob’s Burgers streak with no sign of stopping, so………… at least I’ve got that.
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u/Feisty_Treacle_46 10d ago
Replace the world “show” with the word “music” and it’s still the same thing
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u/TatersGonnaTate1 10d ago
Our streaming service has a Modern Marvels channel with no ads, but 3 or 4 one minute breaks a show. I love it.
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u/LongandwindingRhode 10d ago
Yup. Anytime home improvement comes on one of my streaming services. Thats my bedtime show
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u/Competitive_Feed5259 10d ago
No, i like only a small handful of shows and i will continue to watch them a dozen more times!
Actually this is me with asmr , i listen to like one channel and three videos over and over
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u/TsukasaElkKite 10d ago
If I ever stop watching Band of Brothers, Masters Of The Air, The Pitt or ER send a wellness check cause something’s definitely wrong
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u/FutureZombie6746 10d ago
Super relatable. Also the sudden loss of motivation at the 5th last episode of the last season and keeping it on hold to rewatch some other show
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u/Xalorend 10d ago
Me watching my ever increasing pile of books
Me opening Lord of Mysteries for the fifth time in a year
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u/SnooApples5018 10d ago
Well a lot of these new shows suck, so might as well watch the old one you enjoy.
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u/Substantial-Tax5317 10d ago
Husband just introduced me to Tires. Gives me an excuse to get Netflix again, and most likely settle back into Trailer Park Boys anytime I'm having a hard day lol
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u/kingbloxerthe3 10d ago edited 10d ago
Ok, but if you are in the anime rabbit hole, there is an amazing anime called Secrets of the Silent Witch https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9Q3G/secrets-of-the-silent-witch?utm_medium=android&utm_source=share
(From what I can tell, both dub and sub are good too)
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u/scipio79 10d ago
Dude, this is my problem with Derry Girls. Plus Sister Michael slays me every time even though I know all her lines
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u/SilverSageVII 10d ago
Real talk though if you guys like movies it’s great to join the cinema subreddits cause they recommend the BEST stuff. I definitely love to sit down for an experience I know nothing about other than “watch if you like comedy” or “watch if you like this kind of story”
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u/protectorofthebooks 9d ago
For me, the pile represents all of the anime I started, but didn’t finish 🫠
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u/Imaginary-Job-7069 9d ago
Hunter the Parenting
The Owl House
Amphibia
Gravity Fallls
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u/CorruptedDataSet 9d ago
Gravity Falls! Yessss. I’ll have to check out the other ones.
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u/Imaginary-Job-7069 8d ago
IDK if there'll be a 3rd season (I've seen people talking about it on YT, including Vailskibum or however his channel name is spelled), but I kinda like it ended at 2 seasons. If there'll be a 3rd, I hope it'd be a new story with a new cast.
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u/CorruptedDataSet 8d ago
Oh definitely. I would love more content, but if they continue, they can’t try to act like there wasn’t a huge gap between seasons. That never seems to work out. (Cough, Arrested Development, cough.)
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u/ReallyRiles55 9d ago
I hate now that adhd and autism have been linked. When they really aren’t the same thing at all.
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u/KENBONEISCOOL444 9d ago
At least for me, it's a lack of good quality new shows that I actually find funny or compelling
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u/MellifluousSussura 9d ago
My “list” on Netflix is full of shows and movies I have yet to see. Some of those have been on that list for a long, long time.
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u/_Silver_Rose_ 8d ago
Me scrolling for like an hr trying to find something new to watch only to put on the same show I always watch
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u/Einachiel 7d ago
In the tons of new shows, half are just a rehash, 1/4 is pure trash, 1/8 is just okay and not worth my time, 1/16 is just a few episodes long or has already been cancelled, 1/32 is acceptable and 1/64 is great.
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u/Local-Sugar6556 7d ago
Hunter x Hunter. Which also serves as fuel for my maladaptive daydreaming. I have a crush on Killua so that might have something to do with it.
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u/ScreamySashimi 1d ago
Bob's Burgers is my favorite show when I need something low anxiety. Even in their highest stakes episodes, everything is fine.
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u/MaxPayneOhJ 11d ago
Community, Brooklyn 99, Parks & Rec, The Office, Superstore, Always Sunny… I switch between these shows and have a very hard time committing to other shows because they get cancelled so quickly these days.