SPOILERS!

In which Matt comes to three conclusions regarding spoilers.

That one guy who's reading HP for the first time: http://www.youtube.com/songsfrompaul

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• books
• movies
• reviews
• spoilers

[zoomtech16]

Actually knowing that 299 die makes me really want to watch 300 now!

[kleinertigre]

I think I've read too much and see too many movies because I have this uncanny ability to figure out the endings of most stories before they happen. Therefore I probably look at spoilers in a very different light than other people. I'd rather be able to have a good discussion about a work than to worry about preventing someone from experiencing said work. If they're constantly covering their ears, yelling "SPOILER" I stop talking to them after awhile.

[makegana]

....where in the WORLD did you get your SHIRT? @_@

[charlottepoet]

i agree with your definition of a spoiler. that being said - if i'm really worried about having something spoiled for me i do avoid reviews until AFTER i've seen or read the item in question :) - jessie

[sadtoot]

here's my stance: I don't want ANY information about a book or film before i've decided to read/see it. typically i want to watch something because of a recommendation or a reference, and from that moment on, i don't want to be told a synopsis or even be told how good it is. no hype, no misconceptions, nothing.

however, i watch your reviews (which are loaded with info and opinion) because i've already read it or i've never heard of it before, so i haven't decided to read it yet.

[hobbitnotes]

@hobbitnotes

Having said that I have to also also agree with you Matt about how the whole fear of spoilers is kinda blown out of proportion. If the major plot twists are the only thing that is of any value in a story, why would anyone ever want to reread/rewatch anything ever? I actually really enjoy reading/watching my favorites again because only after I know how the plot is going to be twisted I can really see and enjoy the things that are building the story up to that moment.

[hobbitnotes]

I agree with @ghostwritten87 about how not knowing the major plot twists before give the movies/books/TV series the wow moment that I absolutely love and that is why I religiously try to avoid spoilers of things I'm really waiting to read/watch myself. I've learned to be careful about what I read and watch around something like that coming out.

[ghostwritten87]

Having said that, I have a really bad reputation for giving spoilers myself :) I'm always like 'You're not going to watch this movie/show are you?' and they're like 'Noooooo', and then I spend half an hour telling them all about it with geeky enthusiasm, and then they're all 'I really want to see it now, and you've TOTALLY SPOILED THE ENDING!' So yeah :D

Some of the spoilers on your shirt are evil :D Luckily I knew them all already.

I think I'm now the only sibling not to have read Book7 :-s

[ghostwritten87]

Somehow I managed to see Star Wars without knowing the whole 'father' twist beforehand - admittedly, I was 10 at the time, but it's still pretty amazing, considering. I still love the 'wow' moment at big movie and book twists, and don't like it when people take that away.I'm pretty good at avoiding blogs and other online spoilers (didn't go on twitter for 3 days before watching Lost finale) but conversations with people is another matter . . .

[songsfrompaul]

Maybe I should have told you that I finished Deathly Hallows about two weeks ago... Oh well :P

As far as the Harry Potter series goes, I think the plot points officially stop being potentially spoiled once the movies come out. If you haven't bothered to read the book or see the film then it's likely you don't really care about what happens and whether or not the story is spoiled.