Which popular or well regarded movie/tv show/game are you embarrassed to admit you haven't seen/played?

quietgavin on 20/11/2021 - 15:52
Last edited 20/11/2021 - 15:53

Have you ever pretended to have seen or played something when with friends/strangers/friends so you didn't feel left out?

Movies: not much, I am huge movie buff so I've seen most things. I haven't seen a few recent Best Picture winners like Moonlight, The Kings Speech and The Shape of Water. I watched Chicago a few months ago for the first time and it was OK. I think it's aged badly.

TV: Tiger King. Squid Game. I only watched the first season of GOT. I've never watched a reality series ever apart from the first season of Survivor US.

Games: I grew up playing Japanese games so missed out on a lot of Western games. I've never played any GTA games, nor any American RPGs like Witcher etc. I tried playing Fallout and Red Dead Redemption but couldn't get into them. I did finish Cyberpunk last year and enjoyed it.

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        • buckster on 22/11/2021 - 20:10

          Do you take shits instead?

          • Magnastar on 23/11/2021 - 09:40
            +1

            @buckster: I take plenty of shit when I tell people I watch Greys Anatomy.

  • enforcer on 21/11/2021 - 20:23

    I've never seen Fight Club, but haven't pretended that I have. Planning to watch it soon though.

    Only saw the first ep of Squid Game and it didn't hook me. Is it worth continuing?

  • Username checks out on 21/11/2021 - 20:28
    +5

    Two Girls, One Cup.

  • 900dollaridoos on 21/11/2021 - 22:19

    Here's real answer. Reasonably religious and conservative parents so I pretty much never heard or saw any of the normal kids movies or fairy tales for my child hood. Pieced together the general premise of most based on school yard convos but always felt dramatically out of the loop. Funnily enough at work the other day something came up about Hansel and Gretel and my colleagues couldn't believe I don't know a single plotline of that story, still haven't gotten around to googling it…

  • MikeKulls on 21/11/2021 - 22:43

    I've pretended to have some interest in football before. It usually works for a while until someone starts mentioning individual players. I struggle to keep up with the name of the teams let alone actual players.

  • bigbadboogieman on 21/11/2021 - 23:02
    +1

    Game of Thrones

  • DauntingEarth on 21/11/2021 - 23:22

    zelda stuff
    kingdom of hearts
    final fantasy

    50 shades of grey

    also Game of Thrones as above

  • PhatChedda on 22/11/2021 - 01:19

    Back in the day going to high school in the 90s we used to watch trailers and say we watched the movies

  • apiecost on 22/11/2021 - 04:11
    +2

    I somehow missed Princess Bride, and apparently missed some kind of cultural milestone because of it. Watched it and thought it was a bit meh. I think you had to see it "back in the day" when you were a kid.

    • KSMLJ on 23/11/2021 - 16:34
      +1

      Watched it and thought it was a bit meh

      Blasphemous heathen!!

  • MagicOZ on 22/11/2021 - 04:45

    Game called Bioshock. It seems nice, but I never find the time of desire to play it. I have list of modern day classics from the 2007 - 2013 that are very good titles, unlike some games nowadays.

  • lunartemis on 22/11/2021 - 06:09

    Game of thrones

    Indiana Jones

    Final Fantasy 13 and 14 (I have played every other one)

  • FittyFitty on 22/11/2021 - 06:56

    Haven't seen or played many; not embarrassed in the slightest.

  • Caped Baldy on 22/11/2021 - 08:18
    +1

    not embarrassed but still need to watch LOTR

  • PumpkinHater on 22/11/2021 - 08:33
    +2

    Star Wars movies. Just can't watch any of them beyond the first 5-10 minutes! Don't know why.

    • KaTst3R on 23/11/2021 - 11:25
      +1

      Absolutely the same. I cant get into Star Wars despite so many people raving about it. Just bores me. I know the downvotes are coming my way.

  • Kiro on 22/11/2021 - 10:27

    Im the opposite actually, i have binged some tv shows i dont really want to bring up with my friend.

    Little house on the prairie
    Highway to heaven

    Just to name the worst but was good veiwing. Also i tend to rewatch devil wears prada with the wife. Im not sure but ann hathaway does it for me in that movie.

  • digitalbath on 22/11/2021 - 10:35
    +1

    I know the internet is where people ask stupid questions. But if you’re seriously embarrassed by this… god damn

  • Mysterious on 22/11/2021 - 10:59
    +2

    I'm so ashamed that I haven't watched Tiger King. I'm literally shaking just trying to type this. It often keeps me up at night, and even if I can get some rest I'll often have nightmares about tigers and wake up with cold sweats. Oh and if you're wondering, no I wouldn't DARE tell my colleagues or family about this, what would they think of me?

  • [Deactivated] on 22/11/2021 - 11:27
    +1

    LOTR(Any of them), Star Wars(Any of them), Harry Porter (Any of them), DC/Marvel shit (except Black Panther)

  • CuteWittleCorgi on 22/11/2021 - 11:56

    None. I have seen ALL movies and ALL tv shows and I have played ALL games. I 100% care about what other people think so I live my life watching movies/tv shows and playing games I don't like with money I don't have just so I don't feel left out when I hang out with friends and especially STRANGERS (I hold strangers' opinions to the highest regard).

  • Brianqpr on 22/11/2021 - 13:04

    I wouldn't say embarrassed, but I'd never seen The Sopranos, despite it always being ranked as one of the greatest TV shows ever made. For me, The Wire is the best I've ever seen or am ever likely to see.

    I've finally got around to watching The Sopranos recently and am just starting the second season so a long way to go. Very, very good indeed but so far I still think The Wire has the edge. Really enjoying Sopranos though.

    I also only recently finished Breaking Bad. Another great show but not on the level of the two above.

    As for GOT, I just cannot muster any interest in watching it.

  • blorx on 22/11/2021 - 13:09

    I know people that wear it as a badge of honour rather than being embarrassed.

  • Dack Smith on 22/11/2021 - 14:10
    -4

    Squidgame

    Cos it’s shite

    Not sure why people like that crap

    • Eeples on 23/11/2021 - 18:05

      Parasite, Squid game… Are you okay South Korea?

  • sardines on 22/11/2021 - 15:33

    Any political related posts, shows, podcasts or documentary . I just say yep i saw it and just say the opposite if they are liberal, labor or 3rd party persuasion - I am here to have a good time and keep friends, not get embroiled in a political ideology argument that makes no difference to local, regional or global aspects of life aka armchair activism … Dont let political parities divide the public

  • tags on 22/11/2021 - 15:57

    In terms of movies, shows and games, nah I couldn't care less what people think about what I have or haven't watched/played.

    But something I have pretended to watch/follow/have a general interest in is AFL.
    Now I couldn't give any less of a f about AFL, and my friends and family know that. But where it becomes an issue is in the workplace. It's not that I'm embarrassed about not watching/being interesting in it, more so that I want to be aligned culture wise with certain senior staff that can be a pathway to new opportunities.

  • Nillionaire on 22/11/2021 - 16:12
    +1

    Not embarassed to admit it at all lol but people do go get confused when they ask me if I watch anime, I say yes because I've seen hundreds of series over the years, but I have not watched Naruto, My Hero Academia, JoJo, Attack on Titan and a couple other popular newer series.

  • Zondor on 22/11/2021 - 19:14
    +1

    Literally hadn't watched any of the LOTR until last night.

    Worth it for the final movie, Two Towers was abit meh but ROTK maes up for it.

  • DiscoJango on 22/11/2021 - 19:26

    I recently met someone that hadnt seen a single star wars or harry potter movie. Like, how even?

    • macrocephalic on 23/11/2021 - 18:09
      +1

      I haven't seen a whole star wars one since the 90's. I watched them on VHS at a friend's house and remember liking them. Didn't see Ep1, tried to watch Ep2 and thought it was shit, then when people were saying how much better than Ep1 it was I gave up trying. I took my nephew to see one of the new ones a few years ago but got a work call half way through and had to leave, wasn't really disappointed TBH. I tried watching the original Star Wars again as an adult but couldn't get into it. I've concluded that they're just not the sort of movie I like.

    • Laziofogna on 15/12/2021 - 02:45

      I haven't either and will never do.

  • NotSureIfSerious on 22/11/2021 - 20:39

    I hadn’t seen the original Star Wars trilogy till a few years ago and my friends always gave me crap for it in high school.

    Same with LOTR, I’ve seen the first one but one day I might binge the whole trilogy over a weekend when I get some free time

  • Tripnfelt on 22/11/2021 - 21:10
    +2

    I think so as a kid, I wasn't allowed to watch many normal things like sesame street caus it features puppets of monsters/demons and strictly prohibited. Having christian parents who actually believe things like demons exist irl was pretty embarrassing and I wouldn't have wanted anyone to know so pretended I had seen. I used to sneak it where I could, learn the songs, I've watched quite a bit of sesame street as an adult and am quite caught up and still watch clips when celebrities/artists I like are on it.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/11/2021 - 21:44

    The Godfather.

    • diddy50 on 24/11/2021 - 13:01

      I bought the box set of these on BluRay a few years back. Probably through an OzB post, still have not watched them

  • wfh on 22/11/2021 - 22:03

    Runescape / pokemon

  • baker bob on 23/11/2021 - 02:48

    I don't think any of this is embarrassing, in fact I'm particularly embarrassed to admit I game at all as it feels like a huge waste of time. I only ever talk about real life stuff in my social circles.

  • amzinguserman on 23/11/2021 - 10:19
    +1

    I play TF2 on steam , cos i been playing since the orange box and i am great at it and its fun.

  • IMadeYouReadThis on 23/11/2021 - 10:34

    I have not watched Breaking Bad and GOT! Kill me please

    • KaTst3R on 23/11/2021 - 11:27

      Just prepare a part of your life of not doing anything but just binging on these two. On the plus side, you get to watch as and when. When I followed GOT on release, it was like i was having withdrawal symptoms after each episode and had to wait till the next one to get my "hit".

  • Eeples on 23/11/2021 - 18:03

    I haven't seen the Godfather movies.

  • hasher22 on 23/11/2021 - 18:35

    GoT, breaking bad, last air bender, any starwars movie, lost

    I just didnt get into it

  • bigtom_999 on 24/11/2021 - 00:10

    Forrest Gump 😬

  • cybapete on 24/11/2021 - 09:37

    squid game, stranger things and chilling adventures of sabrina

    up until recently i hadn't seen parks & recreation or the office (u.s. version)
    now i've finished one and up to season 4 on the other

  • serpserpserp on 24/11/2021 - 09:54
    +1

    Haven't seen The Wire. Probably the only thing I think that I should watch.

    • Brianqpr on 24/11/2021 - 12:15

      You absolutely should.

  • Misha Bakunin on 24/11/2021 - 11:21

    Pulp fiction. Not really so embarrassed about it.

  • diddy50 on 24/11/2021 - 13:01

    Avatar, doesn't interest me.
    Biggest film ever or something - but not a care at all.

    The whole you gotta see it in 3D really put me off.

    So I never saw it

  • KBZ on 24/11/2021 - 13:36

    R/teenagers

  • KaraZorEl on 24/11/2021 - 16:06

    Have you ever pretended to have seen or played something when with friends/strangers/friends

    Yes, I have pretended to understand/like Matrix for the last 20 years!

  • roweysvn on 24/11/2021 - 18:47

    I've never seen The Godfather

  • BadGiraffe on 24/11/2021 - 20:24

    I don't know… I don't pretend to know things I don't actually know. I wouldn't feel left out either. I just ask, "Oh? What's that like?" Fans looooooooooove telling you things about what they like. I never feel left out.

    Unless it's sports. I try to avoid starting conversations about sports. I would go out of my way to escape conversations about sports.

  • Laziofogna on 15/12/2021 - 02:44

    No I am actually proud not to watch popular cr@p. When I watch something on someone's suggestion is 99% of the times disappointing.

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