DrGekko
Prominent Member
Hi folks.
This is bit of an odd phenomenon, maybe just in our own household... mods, please move to the correct thread if this isn't it.
Basically, there are quite a few occasions when my wife and I are surfing channels after we've watched a tv programme together and then we'll find a classic movie on. My wife will continue watching and be thoroughly entertained. After a few minutes, I'll announce "My dear, we have this on blu-ray"... and the response almost always is the same... "But it's more fun on telly!" - you see, for me, putting on the blu-ray in the cinema room is bit of a mission... it's "movie time", for which time needs alloting and the kettle needs boiling with the addition of suitable movie snacks. However, when a movie appears on tv, we become transfixed, especially when it brings back enjoyable memories, usually of the first time we watched it. One example last night whilst flicking through the channels was that of Good Will Hunting - I remember watching this several times when it was released on DVD. When I saw it released on blu-ray, I purchased it claiming it to be a "classic" - have I watched it yet since buying it over a year ago? No. Yet when it appeared on tv during a particularly emotional scene between Damon and Williams, it seemed brilliant... as if watching it for the first time.
Anyway, not sure if anyone else goes through this, just wanted to share the moment with you all.
This is bit of an odd phenomenon, maybe just in our own household... mods, please move to the correct thread if this isn't it.
Basically, there are quite a few occasions when my wife and I are surfing channels after we've watched a tv programme together and then we'll find a classic movie on. My wife will continue watching and be thoroughly entertained. After a few minutes, I'll announce "My dear, we have this on blu-ray"... and the response almost always is the same... "But it's more fun on telly!" - you see, for me, putting on the blu-ray in the cinema room is bit of a mission... it's "movie time", for which time needs alloting and the kettle needs boiling with the addition of suitable movie snacks. However, when a movie appears on tv, we become transfixed, especially when it brings back enjoyable memories, usually of the first time we watched it. One example last night whilst flicking through the channels was that of Good Will Hunting - I remember watching this several times when it was released on DVD. When I saw it released on blu-ray, I purchased it claiming it to be a "classic" - have I watched it yet since buying it over a year ago? No. Yet when it appeared on tv during a particularly emotional scene between Damon and Williams, it seemed brilliant... as if watching it for the first time.
Anyway, not sure if anyone else goes through this, just wanted to share the moment with you all.