Never Seen Star Wars
So, stealing from a BBC show which most people here will have probably never heard of, the idea here is to make a list of things you have never seen/read/partook in, even though they are really popular and everyone else always talks about them. Any kind of pop-cultural phenomenon that for whatever reason you've stayed out of.
So, there are two really big game franchises that I have never played.
The first is Final Fantasy. Years ago I saw my friend playing one the SNES/Famicom, but I've just never been interested in them. I have played several other JRPG's, like the Tales Of series and even Star Ocean because someone gave it to me when I got my Xbox 360... but yeah, I don't know why but the Final Fantasy games just never appealed to me. I've seen pictures, and maybe it's just that the character designs don't appeal to me.
The second is Tomb Raider. Never even seen the movies. Since the original game was released there was a lot of fuss about Lara's polygons and how 'hawt' they are, but honestly... I just don't think she's that attractive, and that and all the other hype surrounding actually just buts me off ever wanting to play them. I might possibly give the new one a try since it's written by Rhianna Pratchett and maybe I'll finally be able to take Lara seriously as an actual tomb raider.
For movies... it's hard to think of any major ones I've never seen. But probably the biggest in it's day that I haven't watched, at least not all the way through, is The Blair Witch Project. And the reason is actually quite silly and petty. See, back in the day, I edited several films. I packed that in because I never got paid anything I was promised by the people I worked with (and if you want to know what happened to any of those films... well, you'd have more chance of finding The Day the Clown Cried than any of those). But anyway, I had the revolutionary idea of making an alien invasion/war of the worlds type of movie, but, all told through found camcorder footage after the event and you would mostly just see alien war machines in the distance blowing stuff up while our characters are running away. But, while my idea was pooh-poohed, what should come out shortly after? The Blair Witch Project. And since then a string of found footage movies that I've grown to hate. I mean, this was back when camcorders were becoming more affordable and so it was probably natural that many people around the world were thinking along those lines. So I was bitter at the time. Now I think I probably should watch it, and maybe I'll even enjoy it.
For books... well I've never read Harry Potter. Being older when they came out and not having kids of my own, I've never felt that I was the target audience for them. I have seen the films though.
And TV... well there are lots of shows I've never watched. Never seen Big Brother, or X-Factor or Pop Idol or whatever... reality TV never really appeals to me. These days I mostly watch comedies or documentaries on TV, and there are a lot of much hyped shows I've never watched. Dexter, Breaking Bad, Lost, Deadwood, Supernatural, Arrow... to name a few. The reason is that when I start getting into something I can't stop, I have to see it all the way through, so particularly if I'm coming in late to something I need to set aside a lot of time to do it.
So, there are two really big game franchises that I have never played.
The first is Final Fantasy. Years ago I saw my friend playing one the SNES/Famicom, but I've just never been interested in them. I have played several other JRPG's, like the Tales Of series and even Star Ocean because someone gave it to me when I got my Xbox 360... but yeah, I don't know why but the Final Fantasy games just never appealed to me. I've seen pictures, and maybe it's just that the character designs don't appeal to me.
The second is Tomb Raider. Never even seen the movies. Since the original game was released there was a lot of fuss about Lara's polygons and how 'hawt' they are, but honestly... I just don't think she's that attractive, and that and all the other hype surrounding actually just buts me off ever wanting to play them. I might possibly give the new one a try since it's written by Rhianna Pratchett and maybe I'll finally be able to take Lara seriously as an actual tomb raider.
For movies... it's hard to think of any major ones I've never seen. But probably the biggest in it's day that I haven't watched, at least not all the way through, is The Blair Witch Project. And the reason is actually quite silly and petty. See, back in the day, I edited several films. I packed that in because I never got paid anything I was promised by the people I worked with (and if you want to know what happened to any of those films... well, you'd have more chance of finding The Day the Clown Cried than any of those). But anyway, I had the revolutionary idea of making an alien invasion/war of the worlds type of movie, but, all told through found camcorder footage after the event and you would mostly just see alien war machines in the distance blowing stuff up while our characters are running away. But, while my idea was pooh-poohed, what should come out shortly after? The Blair Witch Project. And since then a string of found footage movies that I've grown to hate. I mean, this was back when camcorders were becoming more affordable and so it was probably natural that many people around the world were thinking along those lines. So I was bitter at the time. Now I think I probably should watch it, and maybe I'll even enjoy it.
For books... well I've never read Harry Potter. Being older when they came out and not having kids of my own, I've never felt that I was the target audience for them. I have seen the films though.
And TV... well there are lots of shows I've never watched. Never seen Big Brother, or X-Factor or Pop Idol or whatever... reality TV never really appeals to me. These days I mostly watch comedies or documentaries on TV, and there are a lot of much hyped shows I've never watched. Dexter, Breaking Bad, Lost, Deadwood, Supernatural, Arrow... to name a few. The reason is that when I start getting into something I can't stop, I have to see it all the way through, so particularly if I'm coming in late to something I need to set aside a lot of time to do it.
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On a similar note though, I have never seen Die Hard.
Also, I am a massive musical fan, but have never seen The Sound of Music.
Although if we were to actually follow the format of that TV/radio show, I would then have to go and try all the things I've said I've never done and then talk about what I thought having experienced them for the first time... I really don't have time to play Final Fantasy right now though.
Although probably more shocking on this forum... I've never played KotoR. That is even more shocking.
And I've played it and I do think it's really good and well written.
I never got around to reading Harry Potter because I had a seriously disturbing ego problem when I was a little writer doodling in journals. "Why is this Harry Potter so darn popular!? I could write something WAY better than that!"
Oh how I wish I could travel back in time and slap myself around a little.
I haven't read the Twilight books for obvious reasons, but the boyfriend loves it (!!) and I made a promise to him long ago that I'd read the first one... I don't know how much longer I can put that off.
I haven't read Fifty Shades of Grey and never will because of all the god-awful things I've heard about it.
As for movies, there are plenty I've never seen, but the biggest ones the boyfriend won't stop hammering me on are The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption. Really need to set a stay-at-home movie date at some point...
That said, I've never watched The Human Centipede.
OK... Enough bashing I think. And actually regarding the topic... I never get what's up with people going after other people (hypothetically, alright?) and everyone doing the same. That's why I don't get the point of facebook... I mean, you can send emails, there are newgroups, there was/is/what? the Usenet... I think it's totally pointless (besides it's creator hoarding money like no other, that makes up a point, and the NDA putting everything on their network, too). That's why I criticize a lot people when they say things like "Some think it's cool" "Somebody say that isn't cool" I mean... I prefer people telling me their thoughts (if any) instead of telling them to stop following everything blindly as a sheep. Also calling people and massive moments sheep hoarding (actually a friend had the idea for the term, when I told him I was looking for one for that) is sort of a hobby of mine already.
really, I should leave this thread before people want to kill me.
My wife has also never watched Star Wars.
She promised me we could watch it together, after I, we, watched the female equivalent first.
Dirty Dancing.
I'd never watched it before... Plus it sounded kinda kinky, and I thought... Wow! This is going to be the best weekend ever!
Dirty Dancing was not even slightly mucky...
No worries. This all happened on the planet Alderran and would soon be blown away from my memory banks.
Wife needed her beauty sleep or some such. Watched it on my own.
She who can't be named has tricked me into watching crap on the promise of then watching Star Wars. Great sounding films Ghost, (Busting makes me feel good, I think not.) Footloose (screw it back on...) Twins (take it back... that was epic cinematography!)
Still... No Star Wars. She can also fall asleep during the first two seconds of Lord of the rings...
She wakes up and tries to get us to explain what went on for the last hour.
My list is long (as are most) but one big one is Citizen Kane as well.
I have not seen any Dr. Who (though I really have no interest) yet people keep telling me I am a crazy person for this.
Never read the Song of Ice and Fire books because I *gasp* don't want to spoil the show. Go ahead, judge me.
I'm a HUGE fan of westerns but I never saw The Wild Bunch, which is something I will have to correct. Also a huge noir fan but have yet to see Double Indemnity and The Third Man.
I have a ton in gaming. Never played any Final Fantasy games. Never played any Dragon Age Games. Never played any Mass Effect. Never played any Call of Duty or Medal of Honor or Halo or whatever shooting games. Never played Grand Theft Auto. Never played any Warcraft things. Never played any Skyrim or whatever games. I'm sure there are a lot more but I have to go now, but will check in on this interesting thread.
Well, @meagloth , this is a sign of good parenting. You are not old enough to watch those yet!
I've never read Harry Potter, though I have seen all of the movies.
I've never read The Foundation Trillogy by Asimov. Don't kill me.
I've never seen "Into the Mouth of Madness" despite being a HUGE John Carpenter fan. Nor have I seen Darkstar, so.....
I unfortunately HAVE seen all of the Twilight movies. Boy was that painful.
TV: Two and Half Men, Big Bang Theory, American Idol/Canadian Idol (there is actually a lot of TV I dont watch)
Books: I am not a big novel reader, so any big name book I probably never read it nor plan to, Fire and Ice or whatever Game of Thrones is based off of I never plan on reading. Same with the Walking Dead comics.
Games: World of Warcraft, Ultima etc...
As for the topic of this thread, until fairly recently (last year), I ACTUALLY hadn't seen Star Wars Episodes 4, 5 and 6, but had seen 1, 2 and 3.
I also haven't watched The Walking Dead, Prison Break, Lost, or Breaking Bad.
Or the Tom Baker episodes. Those two tend to be the must-sees of the community.
But the premise of the show is he has a machine that can travel anywhere in time and space, so one week it'll be a sci-fi set in another galaxy, then it will be a period drama where he meets Jane Austen or something but there's a polymorphing alien around as well... there are 'arcs' in the new seasons, but the mostly the stories aren't connected.
seen a single episode of Friends
watched or read Game of Thrones
seen The Walking Dead or read the comic
finished Planescape Torment
danced with the devil in the pale moonlight
danced on the head of a pin as well
You've never experienced Bing humour.
You've never been confused by Phoebe's logic.
You've never learnt the Joey method of seduction!
Never read any of the "50 Shades" books.
Never played "Planescape: Torment"
Never played any of the Elder Scrolls games.
Never played any JRPG.
(All of the last 3 being thanks to having a Macintosh and not getting it until the middle 90's or so)
Never Watched "That 70's Show" (already lived through that era, TYVM), or "The Big Bang Theory".
Never watched an entire episode of Either Matt Smith's Doctor or David Tennant's Doctor (also the latest Doctor as well). I saw parts of "The Family of Blood (the second episode, near the end) and I have the entire series of Christopher Eccleston, but that's it. (The earlier Doctors? I am all over that shizz. I actually know Gallifrey's coordinates. (10 0 11 00 by 02 from Galactic Center. Why yes, I am a nerd, thank you.
Don't use Facebook.
Only reluctantly signed up for Twitter in the last couple of months, because work required it. :P
Never watched "Friends" I haven't read or watched "Game of Thrones", either, but I did read a prequel comic series set in the world.
"The Walking Dead" does not interest me. I have read a few of the Graphic Novel compilations here and there, but Zombies DO NOT interest me.
I have never played a modern FPS. I think I tried playing DOOM once, and Duke Nukem as well and like Mr. Freeze from the Batman and Robin movie, they "left me cold".
Despite loving comics, I rarely read them as a kid. I still haven't read many "Must read" comics, like most of the "Ultimates" line. I generally like Marvel a little more, but I do remember reading "Crisis on Infinite Earths" back in the day.
Similiarly, while I love Anime and Manga (generally), there are series I have never seen/read, like Full Metal Alchemist, Wolf's Rain, The Big O, or pretty much any of the Gundam series. My favorite series tend to be ones with short, manageable stories that don't get bogged down in Diarrhea of the storyline (I am looking at you, Bleach, Naruto, Shaman King and Inu-Yasha). I am completely over High School love multi angles and manga set around fighting. I have also never watched any of the Dragonball series.
Never watched Smallville, Lois and Clark, Arrow or any of the DC hero TV shows. I did finally get to see season one of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and I liked it. Never saw any of the standalone Hulk movies, either. (Hulk was not my favorite character until Mark Ruffalo played him. I did watch the series with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, though. And the horrible movies that show spawned- Thor was in one of them. This was NOT a good thing.) I also have not seen Guardians of the Galaxy, yet. Waiting for the BLU-Ray from my library. Oh, and I have "Birds of Prey" on DVD- I just haven't watched it.
Never really saw any of the "Thunderbirds" Supermarionation shows. I have seen "Captain Scarlet" (which I love) and "Stingray" (which is a "meh" to me). And I love "Space 1999".
Never watched "Enterprise". I watched the first episode of "Stargate: Atlantis" and that's it. I never saw the other "Stargate" series. I have read the books of Stargate, and I've seen all the other Star Trek series (including the animated series with M'ress, the Caitian), but that's it.
Never played (or even tried) World of Warcraft or Everquest (at the time Warcraft came out, I didn't even have a modem!). I got my first computer in 1991, and it was a Mac. I have never played a modern console game. My first system was a ripoff box from Chinatown (my Dad worked in NYC.) and my other system was a Colecovision. Never owned an XBox, Playstation or Nintendo console of any brand. The first actual computer I ever used in school was a TRS=80, made by Radio Shack. And that was in high school.