Do you prefer TV or film?

Films for sure… Some stay forever in me. Like Amelie, The Dreamers, A Single Man… Fluke and Lord of the rings changed my life in ways… Films are like my babies. Well… No wonder why I’m going to be a movie director.

I prefer television. Unless it’s a really good film, I can hold my attention longer when watching a t.v. show than a movie. T.V. offers more variety, I can change the channels if I’m bored and watch something more interesting right away, whereas with a film it’s like “This movie sucks. I wonder where I can find another movie that’s better than this?”

@MRSHINYSHOES EXACTLY TV draws you in whereas films can be slow paced and by the timed you’re interested BAM credits, end of story (discounting cliff hangers).

Probably TV. I kinda like waiting a week to see what happens next. It is like foreplay without nipples.

Tv. I love the serial nature, especially when it’s more continuitous than episodic.

@Aethelflaed Serial killer? :P

I don’t watch TV. I can’t stand it actually, so I’d guess I have to say that I prefer films. I really do enjoy reading reviews, watching the trailers, going to the theater, and watching the film.

I lived for a decade without a TV, and now I only have it for the kids to watch and for watching the occasional DVD.

@hawaii_jake Care to elaborate on why you can’t stand it? I’m not criticising, God knows there is a lot wrong with TV, but what is it for you?

I like how in depth a television series can get compared to a film just based on amount of time that a plot can be allowed to develop. However, I prefer to watch my TV like a film; a giant block at a time (for example, when I first started watching Dexter, it was just ending the second season. I was caught up within 5 days or so).

I guess what I really want is longer, more in depth films. Not that I watch many movies or much TV anyway.

These days I prefer television over movies. Part of that is because there are quite a few good television series currently in the mix. Another part of it is, since it’s going to cost me a small fortune to go see a new movie in a theater, I’d rather wait a little longer and then watch that new movie on Netflix or Amazon on demand.

@Paul LOL no, actually. I’ve heard it’s great, but a little bit too… intense for me, I guess.

Film. I really doubt you will be able to see skull-fucking on TV. OTOH, there are some really good TV series now as opposed to a few good movies right now.

@Paul : I find the acting generally runs on the lowest common denominator, and the scripts for the most part are laughably predictable. The same can be said for some films, too, and I’ve walked out of a few. I walked out of Avatar which so many people loved and I found ludicrous.

But I guess I find those complaints more common for TV shows than film.

If I had to pick an entertainment medium that captivates me, it’s live theater. I love it. I’m an actor. I love everything about the live theater process. The auditions, the rehearsals, and the performances are all exhilarating. It really gets my blood pumping.

For me there is NOTHING like the feeling of the theater going dark and the screen lighting up.

Actually going out to the theater always feels like a big deal to me.

I do not watch TV**.

** Occasionally, I will rent a discontinued tv series and watch it on DVD. It’s rare, because I think most tv is a pile of shit. Six Feet Under was the last great series I watched after it had ended. It was great to be able to go back and have 5 seasons to watch.

I watch movies***.

***I have 3 kids, so I only get to see movies when they come out on DVD. I have such little time, I really only take recommendations from trusted sources, or see movies from reliable directors (Coen brothers, Jim Jarmush, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, etc).

Film. TV breaks up the action with commercials too much, making it a hassle to hold my attention. However, I will watch a show on DVD without commercials.

They both usually blow IMO.

It’s a lot to do with convenience. TV has it with shows that are an hour or less and time to go pee often enough and not miss out. The way my life has been going the last couple years i need every single laugh I can grab. lately it’s been Louie CK and Wilfert on FX.
A couple times a year we will go out to a real movie theater with the big sound and its as big a deal as a space shuttle launch to us.

Films are amazing but some of the most creative and imaginative stuff not in book form is some TV programming. Plus I get to watch one of my best cutomers on TV in the new series called Tanked on the Nature Channel.

Unless it’s Xena Warrior Princess, fuck TV. Movies for me man, especially horror.

Thanks everyone! Now, who is TV?

Some guy offa North of 60.

TV

Film. But I’ve really been enjoying Breaking Bad and The Wire on DVD lately.

Television, though I love a good movie. It’s just hard to find a great movies these days. (Just watched Due Date. Hilarious.)

We don’t have cable right now and I really miss The History Channel, SciFi and many others. We’ve been renting tv series at Family Video lately and are now big fans of Dexter and Sons Of Anarchy.

@cockswain My husband just starting watching Breaking Bad. I’ve heard good things about the show.

There are these two consecutive episodes in the middle of season 3 that are the coolest TV I’ve ever seen. Not kidding. My brother said the same thing.

I love more movies, but I love my shows more.

I think most television is a disgrace to the speakers and screen it uses, but the few shows that I like, I love to unhealthy extents.
There are more decent movies, but I don’t get as attached to them.