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.
  • talEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Some of the older “must watch” series mentioned on here I feel fall into a category where, at the time they came out, they were really good, but down the line and some less-spectacular releases in the series later, they’re not that big a deal.

    This includes:

    • The Alien series. I’d say that Alien was a good movie for its time. Same for Aliens. Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection are kinda meh. They’re not awful, but they aren’t as good as the earlier movies.

    • Star Wars. I really liked the original three movies. Certainly at the time, I’d have recommended them to pretty much anyone. But The Phantom Menace really killed the series for me.

    I’m not sure that it’s all that surprising for someone who wasn’t watching movies when they came out not to go back and watch them.