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mr_lebowski

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65. It's just a friggin' show. Bad things happen in the world, esp. when life was primitive
Wed Jun 12, 2019, 12:39 AM
Jun 2019

And none of it (on a show like GoT) is actually real, ya know?

I'd not want to see many many many things IRL I've seen in movies and TV, but when I know it's fake, in service of a story ... very little bothers me.

Some people I guess perceive things differently, with a little less 'stomach' for gritty stuff. I'd say if you can handle your average Scorsese movie, or the Sopranos, you should be able to roll with GoT.

Pretty sure you didn't, in fact, watch the first four episodes ... I find that once one becomes invested in stories and characters, it becomes a bit easier to get through uncomfortable scenes ... but whatevs, all good

Yes. broiles Jun 2019 #1
I thought I was the only person in the world who has never seen an episode. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #2
I watched the last minute of the last episode jberryhill Jun 2019 #5
I've never watched... Phentex Jun 2019 #93
Me neither Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #109
No. Ohiogal Jun 2019 #3
Yes. broiles Jun 2019 #4
No elleng Jun 2019 #6
Nope GP6971 Jun 2019 #7
Same here. Aristus Jun 2019 #42
I didn't figure out what "GoT" meant until Control-Z Jun 2019 #81
No, you are not. 3catwoman3 Jun 2019 #8
Nor am I HopeAgain Jun 2019 #102
The last series we watched was Roots. rickford66 Jun 2019 #9
You mean 40 years ago??? Beartracks Jun 2019 #32
Yup. The original series back in the 70's. rickford66 Jun 2019 #33
That was good stuff. Beartracks Jun 2019 #39
+1 appalachiablue Jun 2019 #52
At last!!! awesomerwb1 Jun 2019 #10
Me Too! mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #21
No. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2019 #11
You are not alone! I don't know a thing about it. apcalc Jun 2019 #12
+++++ 2naSalit Jun 2019 #43
You might be. we can do it Jun 2019 #13
I watched part of one at my sister's with a rape scene, that was the end for me Beringia Jun 2019 #14
No........I did not watch one episode..... chillfactor Jun 2019 #15
Never saw one episode of it. If it comes to Netflix I may doc03 Jun 2019 #16
No Ron Obvious Jun 2019 #17
Watched half of the first episode. Yuck - dark, dirty, totally uninteresting to my wife and I NRaleighLiberal Jun 2019 #18
What's Game of Thrones? PJMcK Jun 2019 #19
it's a stupid fucking TV show Skittles Jun 2019 #75
Aren't they all? Major Nikon Jun 2019 #105
Oops! PJMcK Jun 2019 #111
wait a minnit OriginalGeek Jun 2019 #132
No. TomSlick Jun 2019 #20
saw a few episodes - way too violent and bloody, not for me Dream Girl Jun 2019 #22
Game of what? Tess49 Jun 2019 #23
You mean Game of WTF is Going On? At least that's what I called it. sop Jun 2019 #47
That was pretty much it! Tess49 Jun 2019 #88
Maybe? n/t Eyeball_Kid Jun 2019 #24
I bet a lot of you naysayers, if you sat down in the right mood and watched, say ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #25
um, no Skittles Jun 2019 #55
It's just a friggin' show. Bad things happen in the world, esp. when life was primitive mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #65
I know it's just a show Skittles Jun 2019 #73
tried it, and I'm a scifi nerd qazplm135 Jun 2019 #130
No, I've never seen it, don't care about it. sueh Jun 2019 #26
GOT and Xena Demovictory9 Jun 2019 #27
all i know is idiots are buying huskies because they think the wolves are cool. mopinko Jun 2019 #28
Well, wolves ARE cool. Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #40
they are cool, but mopinko Jun 2019 #56
I agree with you, mopinko. Haggis for Breakfast Jun 2019 #122
and yet your name is WOLF...... IcyPeas Jun 2019 #29
Good news for you, the show is over. JDC Jun 2019 #30
don't know nuttin' NJCher Jun 2019 #31
I still couldn't pick her out of a lineup of Kardashians. Beartracks Jun 2019 #36
Me neither ... never watched any show relating to any of those people ... (nt) mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #80
Never watched it. Karadeniz Jun 2019 #34
No BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #35
No, you're not. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #37
It repelled me Generic Brad Jun 2019 #38
That's also when I quit watching, and for the same reasons. nt pnwmom Jun 2019 #57
That's heresy... off with your head!! haha!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #41
I never payed attention to it. wendyb-NC Jun 2019 #44
My friend told me to watch it. Doreen Jun 2019 #45
I am there with you. I have no idea what it is about. wasupaloopa Jun 2019 #46
Never saw it . I looked at what it was about and said Oh no just not for me that kind of thing lunasun Jun 2019 #48
Never watched it. pdxflyboy Jun 2019 #49
Never watched it, but I read the books. Staph Jun 2019 #50
Nope. Too dark. fierywoman Jun 2019 #51
What's wrong with you dai13sy Jun 2019 #53
no Skittles Jun 2019 #54
Never seen it. Mr.Bill Jun 2019 #58
Nope. BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #59
Fo Shizzle. Vdizzle Jun 2019 #60
Nope. I've never seen a single episode bitterross Jun 2019 #61
Nooo cilla4progress Jun 2019 #62
Never watched an episode. Laffy Kat Jun 2019 #63
Nope, never watched 3 minutes..... Grey Jun 2019 #64
No. BHDem53 Jun 2019 #66
Sounds like it might be right up my alley Cartoonist Jun 2019 #67
If it sounds up your alley, it is. You should watch it sometime ;) Great show ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #83
During a flu stricken after Christmas bedridden 'Might as well watch the thing...' JustFiveMoreMinutes Jun 2019 #68
I've never seen it, know nothing about it and have no interest in it. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2019 #69
No to GOT BunnyMcGee Jun 2019 #70
Same here. Duppers Jun 2019 #71
I've seen a few episodes, but... MarianJack Jun 2019 #72
I've never seen it. I read it surpassed Frazier for most awards. jalan48 Jun 2019 #74
Frazier ... now there was an actually f***ing sickening show ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #79
I think it was "Ros" or "Roz". Beartracks Jun 2019 #106
You're right ... been a while since I watched ... Roz it was ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #107
I never watched a single episode. ClearSky24 Jun 2019 #76
No. Absolutely, no. dchill Jun 2019 #77
I saw the 1st Star Wars in 1977 I think? MasonDreams Jun 2019 #78
Game of Gratuitousness? B Stieg Jun 2019 #82
No, you're not alone. I've never watched a single episode. nt SunSeeker Jun 2019 #84
Nope. Never watched it. Never will. democratisphere Jun 2019 #85
It's Science Fiction, right? zanana1 Jun 2019 #86
No. It's grimdark fantasy. nt Codeine Jun 2019 #117
What's that? CountAllVotes Jun 2019 #87
No whathehell Jun 2019 #89
I've only seen bits - OhZone Jun 2019 #90
Didn't see a single minute of that series True Dough Jun 2019 #91
Not interested cagefreesoylentgreen Jun 2019 #92
and we care because? Cane4Dems Jun 2019 #94
I have never seen it. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2019 #95
Nope. Never watched it. Never contemplated watching it sweetroxie Jun 2019 #96
Don't have HBO, don't care. From what I read ending season was a big disappointment. Fla Dem Jun 2019 #97
You're not alone...apparently;) Amerigael Jun 2019 #98
I didn't watch it. Though I am a big Peter Dinklage fan, I read the books PatrickforO Jun 2019 #125
What is this Game of Thrones you speak of? Kaleva Jun 2019 #99
What's that? n/t Harker Jun 2019 #100
I have thoroughly enjoyed not watching MontanaMama Jun 2019 #101
Ok? Greg K Jun 2019 #103
Tried the first episode, twice msdogi Jun 2019 #104
WOLF said he DOESN'T CLICK on THREADS that mention GOT. IcyPeas Jun 2019 #108
Never did and never will. northoftheborder Jun 2019 #110
I have never watched it. AwakeAtLast Jun 2019 #112
Some folks seem to enjoy gratuitous violence. GeorgeGist Jun 2019 #113
Nope. Texasgal Jun 2019 #114
I never watched it JonLP24 Jun 2019 #115
Too much violence and misogyny for me n/t TexasBushwhacker Jun 2019 #116
far from it rurallib Jun 2019 #118
I already have a dragon and a big dog with pointy ears who howls. hunter Jun 2019 #119
No. I have just never had any interest. It just doesn't appeal to me. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #120
I never watched it either. area51 Jun 2019 #121
Of course not - in the post Big 3 networks era, frankly it's difficult for any series to have the Midwestern Democrat Jun 2019 #123
No G-o-T for me, ever. My son makes up for it, though. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2019 #124
Nope we watched one episode and didn't like it enough to watch another. redstatebluegirl Jun 2019 #126
Never seen it. Never read the book it's based on. trev Jun 2019 #127
You are not alone (nt) matt819 Jun 2019 #128
No, I am right there with you get the red out Jun 2019 #129
Your loss Yavin4 Jun 2019 #131
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