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.
- [game] Donkey Kong Country 1/2/3
- [anime] Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- [anime] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The games are part of my childhood, and they aged really well, so if I don’t stop myself from playing them all the time the muscle memory kills all the joy from playing.
Same thing with the two anime series - I love both but it has been a few years since I watched either.
Love both those anime!
Sometimes I feel like I should rewatch FMA B but then I’m like, nah I still remember it perfectly. To me it’s just a perfect execution of what a story should be.
Bojack Horseman
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BACK IN THE 90S I WAS IN A VERY FAMOUS TV SHOW
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.
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.
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.
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.
Few dirty doujins that always get me going, but I try not to use them too often lest they lose their charm
examples?
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.
Goodfellas, it’s my favorite movie ever and I want to keep the wonder of the first time I saw it alive as long as possible
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.)
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
Hot Tub Time Machine
I replay Morrowind maybe every few years, and I’m able to enjoy it every time I play.
As for movies, I saw barbarian in the theater and I have waited to watch it again even though I loved it, until just last month when I reunited with an old friend who loves weird horror movies, and it was so good. We actually watched terrifier also, and I hadn’t seen that in a couple years. It was so much fun to watch those movies sort of fresh with someone I knew would enjoy them, there were parts in both movies that surprised me again.
