I was crafting tonight...

[valis2]

...so I was actually watching a bit of TV. Haven't watched a lot in the last year...due to LJ. *grins*

Anyway, I used to craft a lot, and I used to watch a lot of the same movies over and over again on the once-fabulous VCR. Now that there is a tape stuck inside of it (argh! must get fixed), I end up watching cable. Normally I can't find much, but I realized that there are a few movies that I watch anytime they're on cable and nothing else is on. They are not movies that I would ever purchase. Ever. But I find myself listening to them and occasionally looking up at interesting noises.

• Any Sean Connery James Bond movie.


• Those Tomb Raider movies.


• Any Jean Claude Van Damme movie.


• Road House.


• Harry Potter. (of course.)


• Chuck Norris, every once in a while.

Do you guys find yourselves leaving movies like that on in the background? And do you prefer bad action films as well, or something more exotic?

Comments

[kitschicat.livejournal.com]

Oh, all of those are fantastic. Especially the Bond films. Especially the Connery Bond films.

I find that I like to have stuff like that on in the background.

And even if I'm purposely watching that movie just to watch it I find that my attention span requires several breaks. Such as the one I'm on now, to read LJ, whilst watching Batman Begins Mwahahahaha :D

xoxoxo Merry Christmas dear!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, I often interrupt movies, too, to run over to the computer...we are so addicted. *hugs*

And Merry Christmas to you as well, sweetie!

[scatteredlogic.livejournal.com]

Do you guys find yourselves leaving movies like that on in the background?

Heh. I thought I was the only one who did that. Steven Segall movies in particular. I have no idea why. I don't particularly find him attractive or appealing, and he's certainly not a good actor, but if there's nothing else on, I'll inevitably leave those playing in the background.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, Stevie is terrific for this, too. I love the fact that in many of his movies the moves aren't quite as slow and ponderous as they are in, say, a Chuck Norris movie. Sometimes you get the feeling that Steve really could take on ten guys in a pool parlor and win.

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

I always have to have a movie or tv show running in the background when I am crafting, otherwise I get bored with the crafting really quickly. I also have to have the tv running when I am working at my dad's store - I do data entry for him after hours and just sitting there in silence, typing away would make me nuts after about a half an hour.
It almost doesn't matter what kind of show/movie it is, although I do seem to gravitate to repeats of CSI. Probably because I've seen all the episodes so many times I don't need to look at the tv to know what is going on.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, at my day job I always have to listen to music or I'll fall completely asleep.

Oh, yes! CSI repeats are terrific. I love that show so very much.

And looking up whenever Warrick is on screen is quite rewarding. ;)

[aramintasnape.livejournal.com]

I do that a lot. Usually with films I already know off by heart, so I can just look up and pay attention to my favourite scenes. Such as Snape in Potions class... ;)

Have a lovely Christmas :)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Mmm...bottling fame and brewing glory...count me in!

:)

And Merry Christmas to you, sweetie!

[vanityfair00.livejournal.com]

I don't usually do movies because I end up watching them and not getting done what I need to, but mindless TV, that's another story. In college, VH1 was on all the time, especially when I had to write papers or had reading to do. For some reason I need something to tune out in order to really concentrate.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I love fashion shows right now, but I remember I had a job years ago at a video game rental store. I watched MTV nonstop then. It was great to have it on in the background for most of the day.

Though I ended up seeing "You Can't Touch This" about 249861094856 times.

[vanityfair00.livejournal.com]

I would end up watching those red carpet shows every time they replayed them, which was about the same number.

I love fashion shows too. And I'm also a fan of E! True Hollywood Story at the moment as well. So much drama!

[gillieweed.livejournal.com]

I don't watch a lot of TV these days--only having the one set taken over by teenagers watching The Simpsons and Southpark (how many channels and how many times a day are those things ON???) has as much to do with that as LJ. When I do sit down to watch I have a hard time finding anything worth watching. I do find myself stopping on movies I've seen a dozen times though--more often than I'd care to admit.
That is if the Food Channel or HGTV are running something awful, which is also more and more common.
WOE!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

haha! I bet that somewhere in the States either a Simpsons or SP episode is always playing.

I'm pretty into What Not to Wear and How do I Look?

Occasionally I get lured into Alton, or something on the History Channel. I am not into nature documentaries unless they're about octopuses.