Wait, she's not done talking about TV

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

Other observations about my favorite TV shows:

- I'm really hard on them. For my top 2 favorite shows (plus the current one that I'm just intrigued with, The Outpost), I could list a dozen things about each that I didn't like. Maybe it's a case of familiarity breeds contempt, especially because I've seen each ep so many times. Of course anyone who has seen The 100 or The Outpost or Spartacus would likely agree that there's a lot wrong with them....

-  Also, this next one is hard. Twice I came to love a show slowly, over time, when I gradually came to care about the characters (Agents of SHIELD and The Outpost). That kinda sucks because usually if I’m not into a show after the 2nd or 3rd episode, I stop watching. Spartacus and The 100 I loved right away, so that reinforces my tendency to just chuck it. I stuck with AoS and The Outpost long enough to care about the characters, but I don’t usually do that. I wonder what else I might be missing out on by not giving shows more time to grow on me. I can never figure out at what point do you stop watching a show if you're not hooked.

And - 

- The other actor who played a member of my OTP on The 100 landed a gig. He's in 1 episode of season 2 of Another Life. I actually watched S1 of Another Life and liked it so I'm glad he got this gig. Wish it was more than just 1 ep, but an acting job's an acting job.

- The Cameo I ordered from an actor on The Outpost? He did great, and also he went on really long for a Cameo. I might order another! 

Comments

[rhoda_rants]

No one complains about a show as much as a fan. You can replace 'show' with just about anything--it's because you're invested in it, and know how great it CAN be, and want it to do its best. That's my theory anyway.

I don't know about sticking with a show long term to see if it grows on you though. I'm wondering now why you chose to stick with those ones even though they didn't hook you right away.

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

So true! We see the potential and everything that they could have done so much better.

That is a great question about why I stuck with them. For Agents of SHIELD, I only stuck with it because Doris wanted to keep watching it so I grudgingly went along. For The Outpost, I kept telling myself that S2 would be better, and it was (and by then I cared about the characters).

[nytshd3]

Really cool about the cameo! I looked into it as a potential gift in the past before. Pretty interesting!

As I said in my other comment, I think it's really nice that we have SO many options (even though it's SUPER obnoxious that you have to pay all this extra money to have access to the 97 different streaming services to watch all the shows you like).

Are you watching the other show your Sachin is in?

And, I mean, when you really love a show and watch it closely, there's always going to be things that annoy you. Really, I think that's kind of the fun part of it when it comes to chatting with other fans. It's so fun sharing the new stuff or the things that you learn or speculating about what might happen next, especially if there's a mystery involved. But it's also fun to do like I did to you the other night to be like 'what? zero chance she would have put down deposits without having the venue 100% locked down!' Also sometimes there's *something* that doesn't sit right with you (or that you love) and you can't quite put your finger on it, but when someone else points it out, you're like OHHHHHH that's it. Or at least, for me, that's a lot of the fun of it.

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

I love Cameos. If Sachin were on there, I'd book one every week. :) Is there anyone you'd book one from?

Yes, all the options! It's so great to have this.

Yep, Sachin was in 1 episode of Maid. I watched all of Maid and it was good.

Very true. It is neat to discuss it with other fans and just think about what could've been different or better.

[nytshd3]

It was fun seeing who was on Cameo last time I checked it out (which was last xmas) but no one I was excited enough about to get (for me or for my niece). I'm sure there are lots more now! Do you think there's a negative connotation to being on cameo? I mean, obviously bigger stars are able to command bigger prices, but do you think among actors it's seen as something negative? I mean, to me it doesn't seem all that different from interacting with fans at cons, lots of people pay good money for meet and greets. I guess maybe it's because there's all these like popular social media people (and yes, I guess that means I'm just old). I don't know.

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

That's a good question about Cameo. I don't know. In The 100, lots of the more-popular actors are on it. Last time I spoke with Sachin (a virtual con way back in January), I asked him about it and it seemed he really did not want to do it. (And he has not). Idk if it's because he felt there was a stigma to it or some other reason. He's not shy at all, so that's not a reason he couldn't do it.

[nytshd3]

I imagine theres some requirements like you have to be willing to do it within x amount of time and all that stuff. Hell, maybe he just doesn't want to deal with the same rude 100 fans who bullied him out of the con. Very curious to know more about how people think about it in the industry.

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

I guess that's possible? But a fan has to pay to use Cameo, so if someone wanted to just send him hate, they'd have to pay. (Plus I think the actor can report bad stuff too?) I guess the fact that he's not on there at least suggest that he's *not* financially struggling? I know he said that he continued to work as a waiter all during the first 2 seasons of The 100. Which of course makes me wonder did he get a pay raise during S3 so he could finally quit his day job??

Funny story. One option on Cameo is the option to send messages to the actor. A drag queen I follow on Twitter says that some guy sends her dirty, inappropriate messages every day....but she makes $15 on each message, so she's like 'keep 'em coming!'