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Tasaio · 01-27-2007, 05:05 AM

Greetings,

Growing up, I never watched a single episode of Star Trek-

(an angry mob of Trekkies carrying torches rushes towards me)

-but I've been watching DVDs of Star Trek, and enjoyed them so far!!!

(the mob of Trekkies changes direction, and decides to burn down a Star Wars convention instead)

Although I enjoyed Next Generation, and DS9, I'm wearying of Enterprise's boring action scenes.

My passion is for story and plot, so I completely tune out during phaser fights and battles between ships.

To finish this series -- and other TV shows -- more efficiently, I suppose I could *skip* some episodes entirely.

But if I were to do that, I'd be risking missing some major plot development.

On the other hand, even a TV show's most devoted fans must miss the occasional episode.

To be honest, I feel like I'm letting the obsession of watching *every* episode take up all of my time -- when I'd rather just read the scripts, since that would be so much faster!

For fans of strongly plot-driven shows, how do you catch up on a show's storyline if you don't have the time or the patience to sit through the entire episode?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

01-27-2007, 05:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tasaio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 273	Most efficiently way to watch a TV series beginning to end Greetings, Growing up, I never watched a single episode of Star Trek- (an angry mob of Trekkies carrying torches rushes towards me) -but I've been watching DVDs of Star Trek, and enjoyed them so far!!! (the mob of Trekkies changes direction, and decides to burn down a Star Wars convention instead) Although I enjoyed Next Generation, and DS9, I'm wearying of Enterprise's boring action scenes. My passion is for story and plot, so I completely tune out during phaser fights and battles between ships. To finish this series -- and other TV shows -- more efficiently, I suppose I could skip some episodes entirely. But if I were to do that, I'd be risking missing some major plot development. On the other hand, even a TV show's most devoted fans must miss the occasional episode. To be honest, I feel like I'm letting the obsession of watching every episode take up all of my time -- when I'd rather just read the scripts, since that would be so much faster! For fans of strongly plot-driven shows, how do you catch up on a show's storyline if you don't have the time or the patience to sit through the entire episode? Thanks in advance for any assistance!