Easy Like Sunday Morning

No, I'm not talking about the classic song by The Commodores:

I'm talking about my tastes in entertainment. Movies, television, music, books, board games...all of these things are very prevalent in my life. And lately I've noticed that I'm a pretty lenient grader when it comes to telling people what I like and what I didn't. The more I've thought about it, the more I've realized that while I like a lot of things, there are some criteria that need to be met:

Movies: If it's a comedy, I want to laugh. If it's an action film, I want to see shit blowing up. If it's a sci-fi flick, leave me with questions. Fantasy? Transport me to a faraway land. As long as those are met, I'm pretty happy. I will admit that I'm harder to please when it's a movie that's been built up by hype. I most enjoy going into a movie not knowing a thing about it. Which is why I still need to see Cabin in the Woods.

Television: Don't meander. Just because you have 24 episodes a season, don't spend forever telling me about something irrelevant. And, if you're Lost, don't LIE TO ME ABOUT PURGATORY. But in general? I like most shows I watch. It takes a lot for me to not like a TV show.

Music: Well, this gets a little trickier. I worked in a music store for 10 years, so I got to have a pretty eclectic mix of music in my collection. I have my favorites, and I have genres I'll listen to more than others, but I also feel like I tend to view music as a very situational thing. If I'm out at a bar to dance, I'm okay with hip-hop or poppy dance stuff. If I'm home relaxing, I'll listen to classic rock or alternative. Dinner? Jazz me. I like a lot of music.

However...that being said, I know what I don't like. Not a big fan of most rap. Can't really get into folk music anymore. I used to really be into the Dead, but kinda moved away from that. Never liked Phish. And NuMetal? Fuck you.

And so on and so forth. I look at the ratings I give my games on BGG, and they are all pretty high. Why? Well, if I have fun, I like a game. Therefore, good rating! I like a lot of books, and have only walked away from a leisure book twice in my life because I hated it that much. Gerald's Game was one of them. Stephen King is a master with some of his books. Others should be used to shore up wobbly tables.

The point I'm trying to make here is that for all the entertainment I absorb, I don't think I'm a good one to get into discussions with about stuff. I like so many things that my low standards make it hard to be objective. I can see the side when people argue about what a movie did or didn't make them feel. But to me? Blow something up, make me laugh, or show me some dragons...and I'm happy.