Re:Sci-Fi Anonymous.
Okay, well I must admit that I’m not particularly a sci-fi fan — I enjoy a lot of it, mainly for escapist reasons. I’ve always been big on “cult” shows, and movies particularly, though.
I still love lots of sc-fi stuff, especially those that came out in the late sixties and early seventies — twas more cynical. I love dystopian sci-fi tales. Also enjoyed later ones like Brazil, Blade Runner, Outland etc. Brazil, GREAT movie.
The Sci-fi is often considered optimistic in outlook, that’s not the sci-fi that generaly particularly appeals to me — though I like the humorous sci-fi ones like Barbarella a lot.
A few years ago all I would watch were “arthouse” flicks, and I was a huge fan of directors like Kieslowski and Zhang Yimou — there were parctically gods to me, as well as other directors. Would read every academic publication I could about cinema. Unfortunately, where I live now, I have less access to them, and I moved to lighter fare, stuff that I liked as a child. Also, film studies put me off a bit — deconstruction and analysis was a chore, I generally like to watch something and just enjoy it.
Before that, say a decade ago, my big love was British shows and movies. From mini-series like House of Cards, To Play the King, and The Singing Detective, to comedic series like Black Adder, Allo Allo, and Absolutely Fabulous, to movies like O Lucky Man (a must see), the Python ones, Naked etc.
Before that it was cult whatever, and before that I only read books and listened to music. Now I hardly watch TV, read books, or watch movies at all. Seems board life took over, and now I’m getting more and more involved in real “family” life.
Whatever I was really interested in at the time I was REALLY enthusiastic about, as age mellows me, and my mind dims, I find it’s harder to excite me. Anyway, I go through phases…