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What piece(s) of pop media have you not consumed that people would think you weird for not having consumed yet? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by TootSweet@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Just as examples:

I've never played a Pokemon game despite being just the right age where my peers were really into gen 1 as a kid.
I have yet to watch any of the Alien or Predator franchise movies (except Prometheus, which I didn't realize was in the Alien franchise when I watched it long ago) but am planning on rectifying that when I can get a chance.
Oh, and I've never seen the "hawk tuah" video.

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[–] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I watch like one or two movies a year and very few TV series. I've been watching Dexter - Original Sin now, the previous one I watched was Dexter - New Blood and few years back I watched the first season of The Last of Us but I didn't like it so I never continued with the season two. Before that I watched the Chernobyl mini series and before that Game of Thrones. Suffice to say that you can pretty much name any modern TV serie and I haven't seen it. I've never had Netflix or any other streaming service subscription.

I also don't listen to radio or have Spotify so I have no clue what the popular songs currently are and ChatGPT is the only app on my phone that's somewhat new. No games, no social media - nothing. I do occasionally play DayZ on my PC but that's a 10 year old game as well. I might very well be the most ignorant person when it comes to popular culture that you'll meet all year.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 12 points 2 months ago

Most comedy movies from the 00s-10s, for me. Anchorman, Superbad, 40 Year Old Virgin, Step Brothers... If Judd Apatow was involved or it starred SNL celebrities, I probably never saw it.

[–] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 2 points 2 months ago

Every single answer on this thread so far, except for titanic.

[–] Tedesche@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I never watched Squid Game and don’t intend to. Battle royale material just isn’t my thing.

[–] DashboTreeFrog@discuss.online 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I tried the first episode but barely got a quarter way through. Made me too sad

[–] Mozingo@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Aw, but it gets so much worse!

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[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 53 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Not having tik tok or instagram seems to count? I dunno if wildly popular social media counts though.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (5 children)

I have only seen the first four episodes of Breaking Bad, I just could not get into it.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seasons 4 & 5 are fucking nuts

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[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I watched the very first episode of The Walking Dead and realized I didn't like zombie stuff and didn't want to get pulled into a show about it. No matter how much people were raving about it. Just not for me.

I also quit The West Wing about halfway through the first episode.

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The west wing is very good.

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[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Star Wars. I saw maybe 20 minutes of one film of the original trilogy, and 10 minutes of one film of the second trilogy, none of the rest. It's beyond me.

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

As an adult I have watched some films, not all of them and not sure which, but I still don't really like it. It's like a zoo show for kids in space. I really don't get the appeal for an adult.

I do plan on playing the Kotor games, maybe that would change my mind a bit.

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I've only seen the first two parts of the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You monster. That's somehow even worse than not seeing it at all

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

if titanic is so good, why haven't i seen it?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's quite meh to me, though it was kinda funny when that guy at the end fell off the stern and hit the propeller on his way down.

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[–] Move_to_mars@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

It's an ok movie, but I personally think it's Cameron's worst.

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[–] tover153@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Someday, I am going to watch "The Notebook", and "Forest Gump", not on the same day.

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (12 children)

Game of Thrones maybe. To coin a phrase, “spare me the drama, and the incest.”

I love fantasy, it was right up my alley at the right time, but all the grit in GoT for me just resolves to alt-history Europe.

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