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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?

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No, I go full throttle until I'm sick of it.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago (4 children)
  • [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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Love both those anime!

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

BACK IN THE 90S I WAS IN A VERY FAMOUS TV SHOW

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Love it, but i can't watch it too often because it's so exhausting.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Now I wait until Christmas before allowing myself to watch Die Hard.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

LEEEEEEEROY JENKINNNNNNNNS

I'm not even a WoW fan, but as a gamer I appreciate the sentiment.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Gotta do a Bill Hicks listen through every few years myself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Add Mitch Hedberg to the pile, while you're at it.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Cowboy Bebop (the anime series, not the live action), sadly only one season exists.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

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.)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do this with music.. if one of my favourite nostalgia songs comes on and I'm not driving with the windows down in summer, it's for sure getting skipped!

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some books and mangas, but mostly the Ghibli movies. Specially because when I watch one of them, I immediately want to go on a full Ghibli marathon.

They're beautiful.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Few dirty doujins that always get me going, but I try not to use them too often lest they lose their charm

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pokemon games (red/blue) and Harry Potter novels. I have to wait long enough that I don't remember every detail.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My Neighbor Totoro

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Hot Tub Time Machine

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Lord of the Rings - Battle for Middle Earth. Great game from like 2004; there's a super niche online community that still keeps the games downloadable and in great state.

On a completely different direction, if anyone is bored and wants to try K Dramas, check out Crash Landing on You - it's about a woman who ends up in North Korea after a paragliding accident, and tried to escape.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Ehhhh, to a limited extent, Christmas movies. But it's only partly so it doesn't get diluted, it's also because they're kind of meant to be something to make the season a bit happier. They don't work as well outside of the holidays, so why bother?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

The Dark Knight movie. Goddamn that is good. Maybe my top film of all time.

LOTR trilligy. I have extended versions on DVD and love them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Final Fantasy VIII. I want to play it all the time and i wish i could erase the plot from my memory and play it again for the first time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I remember the annoying protagonist, the stupid magic draw system, the crippling final dungeon. I don't remember the plot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not saying it's a masterpiece. It carries nostalgic and sentimental value for me. I like it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Easily one of my favorites too. It was my first FF so I don't see a lot of the flaws others claim to.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have the opposite problem with FFVIII. The only thing I remember is:

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The Orville, Fresh Prince, and Firefly.

Been watching these three shows for many years; still haven't seen every episode of any of them. One episode every few months/years is enough for me.

I fear for the day that I finally finish one of them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, you'll never finish Firefly.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Halo reach, I'll never get the feeling of my first run through back, but I forget smaller details when I wait a few years between playthroughs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Surviving long enough in the unwinnable battle at the end that the game just straight up ripped control away was an accomplishment/heartbreak.

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For me it's Aliens. I hadn't watched it in probably 15 years and did recently when the 4k version came out.

It was so, so worth waiting for. Watched it with my 3 oldest kids and it was their first time. Amazing time was had by all.

Edit: Oh and this song by Sylvan Esso. I listen to it about once every three months and get goosebumps every time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Not that I'm stopping myself from going back to it too often but for being such a popular song, Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz somehow has managed to not lose it's magic on me. I never search for it but every organic encounter in the wild stops me on my tracks and sends chills down my spine. A true masterpiece.

Also shoutout to the Marcus Layton & Nonô cover.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I do this with any new song I discover. When I first listened to Radiohead I consumed their albums like opioids, now I'm being more careful with The Smile, I listen to Bending Hectic once a week max.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The Shield, what a ride.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey, OP. Check out the podcast Dissect. They did a season breaking down each track of "Inside". It was really interesting and really gave me a deeper appreciation for the entire project.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
  • The first few seasons of Red vs Blue
  • Back to the Future trilogy
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

IT Crowd and Peep Show.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

The dub of "The Touch" (from the Transformers animated movie) over the scene in End Game where Cap picks up Mjolnir

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I have read my favorite series only three times. I cracked the seal (figuratively) during a low point caused by the pandemic, among other things.

So glad I saved it. Now I probably wont wait another 20 years to read it again, but I'm glad I kept it fresh for myself.

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