Why is watching something at a scheduled time so captivating?
This happens to be all the time but here I’m at a perfect example. Resident Evil is on Channel 4. I’ve just missed the first 10 minutes. I have it on DVD (though I dunno if I have it here) and Janine has just offered me her DVD but for some reason I am watching it on TV with adverts and possible reception problems. I have no real want to watch the DVD. Yet I have been looking forward to watching it on TV.
You see, there is just something about watching a film on a scheduled time on TV. I’ve done it before. I have a film on DVD that I rarely watch and yet when it’s on TV I will. Is it because I can watch the DVD any time but the TV is an opportunity only available at a certain time? The added bonus that many others will be watching it with me? Less effort than reaching up to my DVD shelf? Who knows.
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