Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: UncleBob on August 24, 2008, 07:24:47 PM
Title: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: UncleBob on August 24, 2008, 07:24:47 PM
Does anyone else do this? I find myself doing it quite often - when I can't find much of anything I care about on TV and my DVR is empty, I'll flip over to a movie that I already own on DVD and watch it.
Now, I know that I own the DVD - and can watch it unedited, without commercials... but I don't care enough about the movie to do that.
I'm one of those pretty much keep the TV on in the background at all times, even with on the PC or playing video games on another TV - perhaps that has something to do with it. But even when I'm mostly watching TV, I'll still do it. Am I alone?
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 24, 2008, 07:34:38 PM
I only do that if I don't happen to have the DVD on hand...and if I even have the TV on to begin with! ='D
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: NWR_insanolord on August 24, 2008, 07:47:47 PM
I usually try not to do this but I end up doing it sometimes. I only do it when I want something to be on in the background while I do something on my computer or DS, if I want to actually pay attention and watch the movie I'll go get the DVD. My DVR is almost never empty, though, so it doesn't happen much.
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: EasyCure on August 24, 2008, 07:52:23 PM
tons of times. I've seen **** like Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle more on comedy central then i ever have on DVD. Same goes for Sean Of The Dead now
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: Stogi on August 24, 2008, 08:54:03 PM
Joe Dirt for me. Hell it's now on.
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Post by: vudu on August 24, 2008, 09:14:16 PM
I don't watch TV, but if I did I would never do this. If the constant commercials didn't drive me crazy, and I could somehow get past the fact that the movie was in full screen, the edited content would drive me up a wall.
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: nitsu niflheim on August 24, 2008, 09:28:53 PM
I do it all the time, but only with ones I have seen all the way from the beginning to the end. If I haven't seen it before and don't have the DVD I change the channel because I want to see it unedited first. I try to catch stuff they cut out, if I can remember it.
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: Ian Sane on August 25, 2008, 12:07:19 PM
I don't think I have ever done this in my entire life. I have probably however watched an episode of a TV show I have on DVD. I don't own many movie DVDs and if I do it's for a really great movie that I wouldn't want to watch with commercials and such.
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Post by: EasyCure on August 25, 2008, 01:43:01 PM
oh god! that movies always on and i cant stand David Spade yet i can never find myself to change the fucking channel!
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Post by: redgiemental on August 26, 2008, 07:36:27 AM
I would never do this unless I have lost or broken the DVD. I hate breaks!! I think they're particularly annoying during a movie too.
Title: Re: Watching movies you already own on TV?
Post by: UltimatePartyBear on August 26, 2008, 12:09:31 PM
A long time ago, I used to watch Star Wars whenever it came on even though I had the VHS tapes. The special editions cured that habit. These days, I often find myself "watching" stuff I don't care about on TV while I play something on my DS, but not movies.
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Post by: nickmitch on August 26, 2008, 04:47:41 PM
Bing on TV gives you the excuse of watching the movie, whereas you may not have thought of it otherwise. You should still watch your DVD, if you really like the movie. Although, you probably won't because the commercials give you an excuse to watch something else.
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Post by: matt oz on August 26, 2008, 09:00:42 PM
I do that all the time, but like nitsu said, it's only if I'm already familiar enough with the movie that I don't need to watch it from beginning to end. I did this with Edward Scissorhands a few weeks ago.
I find that I do it more often with comedies, where the story doesn't really matter as much as dramas or thrillers. Then there are other movies that you just can't jump into without seeing it from the beginning, like Memento or Fight Club. I have to plan to watch movies like those.
