Babylon Five Marathon

[arachne8x]

My SO _loves_ Bab five. In this he is no different than many of my friends who throughout the years have tried to get me to watch the show. I am interested and tried to watch in the past but didn't have enough time.

He bought the first season from Amazon on DVD. He wants me to watch the entire thing in an all weekend marathon as soon as we have a free one. I told him I can not sit still for that many hours and at the very least we need to split it up into two days over two weekends. He says I am spoiling the fun of it. I can't handle watching that much TV though.

I am counting on you, oh readers of my lj to tender your opinions in the following poll (btw this is meant to be taken lightly)

[Poll #75560]

The results will then be appropriately displayed in a graph so he can see that I am right.

Comments

HEY....

[lionlady.livejournal.com]

Granted I am very protective of him, but I think you are being selfish.

He wants to share an Extremly important thing for him with you. Just look at his shleves...B5 everywhere. It's one of those things that when you examine how important it is for him, you just gulp, smile and nod.

Do the whole freaking weekend in one shot. It's not unreasonable and he should NOT "owe you big" for it either. Set aside a weekend, curl up on the couch, and just sit and watch. You two can even make a party of it - he has plenty of friends who will jump at the oppurtunity to spend ONE entire weekend watching the show.

And it's not your freaking Duty to watch TV marathons with him either - WHY view this as a Duty? It's ONE TV show, it's a Big deal to him, and viewing it as a Duty spoils the fun too. It also builds up resentment in your mind toward him when you view it as a DUTY.

Set yourself aside this time Please, and put Him first.

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

Hon I don't mind watching the show. I don't mind spending a weekend with him either. But there are a lot of things I give up to spend time with him. I am just asking for him to split up the two day marathon into two one day ones.

I understand that its a big deal for him but I don't like spending a whole day watching TV unless I don't feel well.

I am willing to give in on spending the day watching it as long as it isn't my whole weekend.

And on the poll I was trying to be humorous I have never been willing to watch any kind of show marathon. Not even Sopranos

[eruvanna.livejournal.com]

In his defense it is a series even greater thn Star Trek. And the problem with watching it split up is that inbetween you could forget some crucial plot point that show up in the first season that dont' get resolved until about season 4.5 or even 5.5. But it is your decision. :) I'd go the chocolate and backrub route myself.

Perhaps I should refrase.

[lionlady.livejournal.com]

I think you should do this, without complaint, without expectations of "big payback" as an act of Love for the man who adores you.

Try to look forward to it as an experiance to understand him more, and a chance to share something extremly important (to him) that might just bring you two closer together.

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

Ok babe point taken.

But lighten up a bit k? The post was intended to be humorous and lighthearted. I want to do everything in my power to grow closer to him, and have been trying to do so. I have been reading the authors he likes, watching moveis he likes, going to games he likes. I am learning to paint miniatures and look forward to trying to play a game with them. I have also met many of his friends and done my best to make them also friends of mine.

During this time he has also been trying to get involved in the things I do and love.

I don't intend to complain, or berate him. And I really didn't mean that thing about the paybacks seriously, it was once again an attempt to be humorous.

The whole reason I wanted to strike a bargain with him about the show was so that we could watch it and enjoy it together.

I want to enjoy it to though. Not just pretend I am having a great time when I am burnt out. And 26 hours of viewing the show would probably burn me out.

[heulenwolf.livejournal.com]

What a crock of schlock. If you want to watch the show with him, DO IT! If you don't, DON'T! Talking about whether there's a "reasonable expectation" or not sounds too much like Law and Order. Leave the melodrama to the TV shows. They're an escape, remember? Don't let the escape screw with real life so easily.