tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post6169436900937039594..comments2023-08-16T10:50:38.041+01:00Comments on Moose Musings: Twitter And TV.Andy Guntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-51282556808614141212011-11-07T14:10:42.486+00:002011-11-07T14:10:42.486+00:00Dugal:If i watch a tv program i watch it because i...Dugal:If i watch a tv program i watch it because i want to & i want to enjoy it. As you say, you should be absorbed by what you watch.<br />Good point about tv tweeters & those who talk in movie theatres. Add to that those who talk through gigs. That's another recent development.<br />I also take your point about sporting events. Now you mention it, that's when i've tended to tweet the most whilst watching tv.<br />I've just thought of another aspect to this, which may well end up provoking another blog post :)Andy Guntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-78937359040311068292011-11-07T14:06:44.628+00:002011-11-07T14:06:44.628+00:00Ken: I guess we're lucky over here in that we ...Ken: I guess we're lucky over here in that we don't have the time difference issue. I've seen that mentioned many times on Twitter & FB.<br />Both sites can be real spoilers sometimes. A real unforseen consequence i'm sure?Andy Guntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-9128023587435451312011-11-06T15:31:26.844+00:002011-11-06T15:31:26.844+00:00When I'm watching Downton Abbey I'm comple...When I'm watching Downton Abbey I'm completely absorbed. Of course I have my own thoughts about developments and characters but, as you say, to stop and write them out in a tweet would mean I'd miss something else (though I suppose if you're not enjoying the program you don't much care). Also, I'm not a happy multitasker; one thing at a time still feels like the most satisfactory way of doing things. I wonder if the TV tweeters are the same people who talk during movies in theatres?<br /><br />Somehow tweeting during sports events seems more acceptable. More sociable and less annoying. Perhaps that's because there are more interruptions in play and because the competitive nature of sports seems to invite comment.<br /><br />I can foresee a day when tweets about the e-book you're reading come crawling across the bottom of the page, continually yanking you out of the imaginative dream. *sigh*DugalWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521990326108416399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-73962820958594753142011-11-06T15:28:12.891+00:002011-11-06T15:28:12.891+00:00I mostly agree. A notable exception being a certai...I mostly agree. A notable exception being a certain friend who live-tweets a "reality" dating program that I can't stand to watch, but his tweets are hilarious.<br /><br />To make matters worse for us in the US, people on the east coast tweet out spoilers for us in the west. I have to be careful not to look at twitter before elimination shows (like X Factor) or awards shows, etc.Ken Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352088132228110064noreply@blogger.com