I work at home: so in an office with one employee (unless you count the dog and cats). Our TV is a 32" LCD (720p), but we have just regular cable and a normal DVD player hooked up to it. We use the TV speakers for sound, which is fine because our living room is small. We just replaced our 27" CRT set.
So for me, going to the theatre is a real treat. Big screen, big sound, big group of people. And as overpriced the food is, it's pretty good in that grody kind of way.
I too see the value of getting out of the house and experiencing a bit of entertainment, if not culture, with the public. At the same time, however, I will only do this if I'm fairly certain the film isn't a stinker. (Thank you, TFP and Metacritic.)
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Originally Posted by Shauk
Eh, the audience might serve as a laugh track. But it aggravates me too when people laugh at something that isn't funny.
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I'm of the opposite mind. It's not just canned laughter; it's human laughter and it fills the room. I see power in that.
I also realize that humour is subjective, so when someone laughs at something I don't find particularly funny (or awkward or disgusting, even), I can appreciate the fact that
someone found it funny. In some ways, I'm entertained by that in itself. Laughter to me is usually a good thing.
That said, I don't get much satisfaction out of the idea of downloading things for consumption on a broad level, or even simply watching things on my own legitimately. I think reading and various video games are solitary experiences, but when I watch a film or television show, I prefer to watch it with a group, especially if it's a comedy. Bigger groups are more enticing to me.