I do this for a few things, movies in particular. For me most recently, I’m planning on watching Bo Burnham’s Inside this weekend, for the first time since I watched it shortly post-release. I wasn’t really intending to wait *checks watch* nearly 3 years on that one, but I definitely felt it needed some space before a rewatch.
Anyone else treat certain pieces of media similarly?
No, I go full throttle until I’m sick of it.
Yes, then you can forget about it for a decade or two and rediscover, rinse, and repeat.
Bojack Horseman
What are you doing here?
Say that again!
BACK IN THE 90S I WAS IN A VERY FAMOUS TV SHOW
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Love it, but i can’t watch it too often because it’s so exhausting.
Now I wait until Christmas before allowing myself to watch Die Hard.
LEEEEEEEROY JENKINNNNNNNNS
I’m not even a WoW fan, but as a gamer I appreciate the sentiment.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!
Some have this one as a guilty pleasure, I say fuck that, this is a masterpiece.
Most comedy specials, the George Carlin post today reminded me of that. If you listen too frequently they’ll lose their punch, and you’ll stop listening to what they’re saying. Every few years I’ll listen to him (and a few other comedians) and it reminds me of everything
Gotta do a Bill Hicks listen through every few years myself.
Add Mitch Hedberg to the pile, while you’re at it.
Oh another one I just thought of. The Mass Effect trilogy.
Used to do it every year and got burned out, now every 3 years or so I jump back in and save the galaxy. Wait - this might be three years this summer!
How do the sequels compare to the original?
I still haven’t started ME3 for this reason.
Cowboy Bebop (the anime series, not the live action), sadly only one season exists.
For me it’s books. I try not to read The Discworld series too often. Same thing with a few of my favourite books: Jane Eyre, Ivanhoe, Villette, etc. I also try to ensure a long enough gap (few years) between each read so that details of the books become a bit hazy in my mind and I can enjoy my read almost like the first time.
lol I can’t. I have favorite series I go back to a couple times a year on audiobook.
I’m pretty sure I read everything Karen Rose has written at least 3 times last year, I read CJ Archer’s Glass and Steele twice, and there are a bunch of others. Most TV shows I space out a bit though. (Except the Good Place. It’s just so forking delightful.)
Definitely the band “Heilung.”
I refuse to listen to them outside of live at a concert. It’s old Nordic style viking goodness and the live shows are more of a ritual than a concert. When I go, I want a full immersive experience and I feel listening to them in between the concerts takes away from the experience.
I do this with music… if one of my favourite nostalgia songs comes on and I’m not driving with the windows down in summer, it’s for sure getting skipped!
That’s some good discipline – good for you!
Few dirty doujins that always get me going, but I try not to use them too often lest they lose their charm
examples?
Personal fave is 65915
Some books and mangas, but mostly the Ghibli movies. Specially because when I watch one of them, I immediately want to go on a full Ghibli marathon.
They’re beautiful.
They’re beautiful.
In which aspects are you finding them beautiful?
Don’t get me wrong I am not a hater whatsoever, but I started watching them with my girlfriend recently and I’m not feeling it completely, I only watched Spirited Away before and I have the same feeling.
We have watched so far (in this order):
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The Boy and The Heron
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Princess Mononoke (this one was my favorite)
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How’s Castle
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My Neighbor Totoro
The art design is top notch I can agree with that.
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Pokemon games (red/blue) and Harry Potter novels. I have to wait long enough that I don’t remember every detail.
I’m playing blue right now! I just woke up the Snorlax with the flute. It’s so fun. This time I’m really into Hypno and Dugtrio
