As is my custom, I have started watching the ‘Titans’ TV series long after the rest of the world has moved on, giving me both a chance to absorb it in a vacuum and that ability to seethe about the bad parts without being corrected by the rabid fans. My daughter has officially announced that she’s hate-watching the show out of affection for Beast Boy and the actor who plays Jericho, but I’ve long since given up on enjoying it, instead just playing my usual game of “Hey, it’s that guy” and explaining comic continuity when she has questions, leading to today’s grudging query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) had similar issues with ‘Arrow’, making it a clear tone problem for me, asking: What was the last thing you were hate-watching, reading or listening to?
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I always thought “hate watching” was watching primarily just to find things to complain about. While I’ve watched many objectively terrible things, I don’t think I’ve ever done it out of that kind of masochism.
But if you mean watching something despite a subjective dislike for chunks of the content, then a good portion of the Steven Moffat era of Doctor Who probably fulfills that for me.
I don’t generally do that, but Star Trek discovery first season might fall into this type. If it wasn’t Star Trek, hard pass.