what's your most rewatched series/movie ever?

"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-) 01/29/2019 at 17:42 • Filed to: WHY DOES HE POST THIS USELESS DRIVEL

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For those of you that do rewatch TV series (or movies), what do you always go back to?

The Simpsons was a staple for me for a long time since you’d probably have around 6 different airings of the show between 5PM - 10PM, at least while I was growing up.

That changed as I got older, but of course I cut the cord a while ago and haven’t had cable in a long time.

However, my habit of re-watching stuff that I love never went away; since I dropped cable, I think I’ve watched The Sopranos the most, followed by Initial D. I generally don’t re-watch anime for some reason but Initial D just does it for me.

Movies, it’s easily The Lord of the Rings trilogy (yes, that’s a lot of hours to re-watch) and when I was a kid it was Independence Day (it’s a perfect movie...........) but that’s just me.

What about yall Oppos?

Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 17:53

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I watch The Dark Knight way too much

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 17:57

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The Princess Bride, the original Star W ars trilogy, guardians of the galaxy, any star trek franchise, TNG, Discovery, Enterprise, and TOS.

RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 17:59

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I have seen the entirety of Futurama at least 10 times. I had Commando stuck in my VCR for about 2 years. I had no cable and DVD’s weren’t a thing yet, and I ended up watching it almost everyday during that time. I was afraid that if I got Commando out my VCR would stop working and I would really be screwed. I will still watch Commando if it comes on TV these days and my wife hates it.

vicali > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 17:59

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 17:59

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band of brothers

the blues brothers

the replacements

oh and die hard

(i do rewatch initial d sometimes... but i mostly just skip to the races n watch those)

Just Jeepin' > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:00

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Scrubs (when it’s on Netflix), Archer (ditto), West Wing. Also the Kung Fu Panda trilogy, woo!

OPPOsaurus WRX > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:01

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T He matrix

Jurrasic park

Independence day

Future next gen S2000 owner > RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat 01/29/2019 at 18:01

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I have no strong opinions on this.

Future next gen S2000 owner > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:02

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The missus has watched Downton Abbey about 5 times. I’ve cruised through Dexter about 3 or 4 times.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:04

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TV: Top Gear , Better Off Ted , and Dilbert

Movies: Clue by a wide margin, then maybe Tomb Raider and Tucker and Dale vs Evil .

Rex Sheldon > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:05

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I go out of my way to watch Back to the Future at least once a month, plus anytime I catch it on tv. For TV I always go back to Titus, The Simpsons, Bobs Burgers, Rick And Morty, the seasons of SVU before Stabler left, House, you get the idea.

Overall I love movies so I watch tons of stuff over and over again, but BTTF is the most important movie to me.  

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:05

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30 Rock for me. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:06

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Friends, Seinfeld, and Sports Night...apparently I long for the days of 1994. 

razorbeamteam > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:07

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It’s always sunny in Philadelphia is basically on all the time at my house. 

RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/29/2019 at 18:07

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I’ve also had a CD stuck in one of my cars stereos since 2003. It was annoying when it first happened, but now we couldn’t imagine driving the car without Minor Threat coming out of the speakers. It will be a truly sad day when I have to replace that Clarion.

Nibby > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:08

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i like rewatching this

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/29/2019 at 18:14

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Yeah I mostly skip to the races, too.

Band of Brothers is some good stuff. Not every year, but maybe every couple of years I’ll watch it. The episodes still carry the same punch they did when I first saw them.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/29/2019 at 18:16

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My dad used to watch Star Trek: TNG all the time (I think that was the one with Picard, right?) but I was never a big Star Trek guy. The OG Star Wars is good stuff, though. It’s probably been a few years since I’ve seen one of those.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:17

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I watch Psych and The Office repeatedly. 

Chuckles > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:17

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I could watch The Office/ Parks and Rec an infinite number of times. Ditto for Doctor Who.

Fo r movies, probably any of the Star Wars movies. As a kid, I used to watch the original trilogy a lot.

Saracen > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:18

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Movies: Terminator 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, The Fugi tive

TV: Top Gear, The Grand Tour, Luther, Sherlock, Archer, Seinfeld

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 01/29/2019 at 18:19

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I used to re-watch Top Gear all the time, but I think I stopped re-watching a lot of the episodes towards the end of the May/Short/Ape BBC era.

Season 10 is the one that does it for me, I think that season had episodes with the 599, the Peel P50, the best driving road with the lightened sports cars, and a bunch of other great stuff. Loved the long-distance races, especially the stuff in Japan, and their specials like North Pole and Vietnam are spectacular.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Nibby 01/29/2019 at 18:19

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you monster

gin-san - shitpost specialist > RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat 01/29/2019 at 18:21

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The Commando thing is funny.

Futurama I did re-watch a few months ago. Generally, with shows like Futurama, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, I’ll pick episodes here and there rather than binge the series.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > vicali 01/29/2019 at 18:22

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I still need to see some of this; friends of mine were adamant this show  was funny and showed me clips here and there but I don’t remember enjoying it nearly as much as they did.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Future next gen S2000 owner 01/29/2019 at 18:24

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I’ve tried to get into Downton Abbey but never get past the second episode of the first season, and every time I go back to try again I haven’t the foggiest about what I saw in previous tries.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Just Jeepin' 01/29/2019 at 18:24

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I’ve probably watched the Archer series a few times, definitely my kind of show.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > razorbeamteam 01/29/2019 at 18:25

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Haven’t followed that show in several years but what I’ve seen, I’ve enjoyed very much.

vicali > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:26

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My SIL bought me the DVD season 1&2 after I wouldn’t stop making references to it..

gin-san - shitpost specialist > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/29/2019 at 18:26

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I loved The Matrix when I was a kid. Reloaded and Revolutions not as much, but the Matrix as a whole was a cool concept.

I also really liked Animatrix as well.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:26

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yep.. band of brothers is pretty special.. its just easy to watch..

wich i couldnt say for its followup the pacific.. whilst pretty good.. it was just not a fun watch.. (probably intentionally)

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:26

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Top Gear since I have nearly all of it saved on a portable drive.

Dredd because I like the movie.

Captain America: The First Avenger, I love this movie. Cap is a wonderful person. Haley Atwell is adorable and a bad ass. Watching it and the first Avengers movie back to back is just so much fun.

Tron: Legacy because it’s a feature-length Daft Punk music video and just awesome.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/29/2019 at 18:27

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The Office I’ve probably rewatched several times, albeit with a lot of it just playing in the background.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Pich, with Z32 now featuring Civic [Si] / No 01/29/2019 at 18:27

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I should watch it again sometime. I saw it in theaters and absolutely loved it.

gmctavish needs more space > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:28

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I used to rewatch tons of Top Gear until they took it off Netflix. I think my most rewatched movie is Pulp Fiction.

AestheticsInMotion > RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat 01/29/2019 at 18:28

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Futurama was my pick as well. Even the director commentaries! 

Chariotoflove > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:29

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For TV, Star Trek. For movies, The Empire Strikes B ack, or possible Raiders of the Lost Ark.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:31

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I rewatch the Sopranos once a year, usually around the holidays.  

Just Jeepin' > Saracen 01/29/2019 at 18:32

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Not sure how I forgot to include Sherlock on my list. Spectacular show (mostly).

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/29/2019 at 18:33

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How it jumped around with characters wasn’t ideal, but I still thought it was well done overall when I did rewatch it (which I think I’ve only done once since the initial release).

Band of Brothers is amazing because you follow company all the way through. Despite learning about the inaccuracies afterwards, it did nothing to tarnish my love of this series.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:37

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tbh for me the main difference was that band of brothers always felt optimistic to me somehow

the pacific felt like misery.. and thats why i havent rewatched it

this is probably more to do with me than the pacific :)

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/29/2019 at 18:39

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I never really got into Friends when it was around. Girls at the time loved it but I never really got into it since I loved re-runs of The Simpsons above anything else.

I remember watching a season with a girl in university, and I did enjoy it at the time.

I started watching from Season 1 recently, but it doesn’t seem great to me. I’m quite sure the season I saw was a few seasons into its run but it reminded me how much I dislike laugh-tracked  comedy TV.

Hypocritically, I do like Seinfeld, despite the laugh track. That said, Curb Your Enthusiasm is my kind of show.

ttyymmnn > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:39

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I don’t necessarily go back to anything, but if I stumble across The Outlaw Josey Wales I’ll watch it every time. It is by far my favorite Clint Eastwood movie and my favorite western . I will also watch Patton any time it’s on. Not always the most accurate history, but a damned fine movie, with an absolutely stunning score by Jerry Goldsmith. Oh, and Animal House .

Otherwise, I’m not a series TV watcher. Never have been.

TheRevanchist > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:39

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For movies, Dune, Grease, Wayne’s World, and the SW movies.  These movies I know and can quote without effort.

TV shows, during my life, Star Trek (various series, but TOS and TNG mostly ) , South Park, Matlock, In The Heat of The Night, & Northern Exposure.

ttyymmnn > Nibby 01/29/2019 at 18:40

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You keep being you, Nibby.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2019 at 18:40

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I love this show so much, it’s perfect to me.

Nibby > ttyymmnn 01/29/2019 at 18:41

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you too <3

Khalbali > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:41

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Top gear/grand tour, Firefly/serenity, parks and rec, Thor ragnarok, probably many more I forget. I actually probably spend more time rewatching things I've already seen than watching new things, I just get so burnt out at work/life I don't have the attention/energy for many new things.

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/29/2019 at 18:42

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band of brothers

Have you read Ambrose’s other WWII books? I absolutely devoured D-Day and Citizen Soldiers , but got bogged down in Band of Brothers, perhaps because it was written as a bit of an afterthought with material left over from the other two books. Accusations of plagiarism aside, Ambrose writes a compelling historical narrative that is eminently approachable.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 01/29/2019 at 18:45

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i have not read any of the books...

hell the only ww2 books ive read (not counting my history classes) are novels about naval warfare and a series about a fighter pilot who flew all kindsa planes over the course of i dunno at least 10 books.... cant for the life of me remember what it was called... would love to re read that one

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/29/2019 at 18:46

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Nah, you right. If you told me right now to rewatch Band of Brothers I’d do it, but I’d be hesitant with the Pacific.

I probably will rewatch it again in the next few years.

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/29/2019 at 18:49

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If you think of it, let me know. Sounds interesting. Ambrose also has a fantastic book about the Lewis and Clark expedition titled Undaunted Courage.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 01/29/2019 at 18:51

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ill be on the lookout for the ambrose books.... i need some new reading material

and ill let you know if i ever remember... i may never do so tho... doesnt help that i know the books were originally written in english but i found em in dutch when i was a kid

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 18:56

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From the Earth to the Moon - I love anything to do with the Apollo Program

Magnum P.I. - It’s got Hawaii, Vanagons, Hughes helicopters, Ferrari 308s - what’s not to love? I enjoy the humor and the interaction between the characters. It’s one show my whole family used to gather to watch every Thursday night.

Futuarama

Fawlty Towers

Archer

Legit

I cut the cord, more-or-less, years ago and use a Windows PC with a 4-tuner card as a DVR and a combination of Philo, my parent’s Netflix account, Hulu (for one year while it’s less than $1/month)  and Motor Trend TV for the rest. Total monthly outlay for more video than I can possibly ever watch? $22/mo. I will be bedridden for a few weeks so I will get a chance to catch up on TV, radio and reading.

ranwhenparked > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2019 at 19:35

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Oooh, that’s a good one. I haven’t watched an episode in years, but I loved it when it was on. Should make plans to revisit. 

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ranwhenparked 01/29/2019 at 19:38

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It stands up to repeated viewing, and you’ll notice some many more things the second time through it.

ranwhenparked > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 19:38

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Seinfeld, classic Simpsons episodes (basically, seasons 2-7 or 8), The Office (American and UK), Venture Bros. , also Columbo if I happen to come across it while clicking through channels.

As far as movies, I can rewatch most of Hitchcock’s over and over again and not get bored.

For comedy, Mel Brooks holds up well. 

ranwhenparked > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2019 at 19:41

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I would expect so, its really an oversight that I haven’t gone back and rewatched it in all these years. The fact that it really  can’t be syndicated is probably a factor. You’re not going to be seeing   Sopranos reruns on too many channels anytime soon.

punkgoose17 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/29/2019 at 19:42

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I love Psych it is one of the few shows I enjoy rewatching.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > TheRevanchist 01/29/2019 at 19:44

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The David Lynch Dune?! Kudos. It’s so fantastically 80s. My director’s cut steel book DVD disc had an error that killed playback at a certain point so I bought another copy on eBay. 

dumpsterfire! > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 19:58

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Shawshank, Jack Reacher (oh boy it's on now), and South Park

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 20:03

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TV first 8ish seasions of Simpsons

Series, band of brothers, mainly because it was always on in the background.

Movies, Independence day, origi nal star wars, jurrasic park, Predator, Anchorman, Entrapment, Hunt for the Red October, Just about all the bond fims up to Danial Craig ones. 

RPM esq. > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 20:03

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‘80s and ‘90s action/spy and sci-fi movies— Die Hard , Sneakers ,   Independence Day , The Fifth Element , Heat ,   etc . Also   Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns and   Scrooged around Christmas . I think I’m just getting old.

OPPOsaurus WRX > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 20:58

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ive never seen Animatrix.  Reloaded is ok and i dont really wanna talk about Revolisitons.  The Matrix was awesome, is awesome and always will be awesome. 

fhrblig > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/29/2019 at 21:46

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I rewatch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine a lot. First season has a lot of sketchy episodes, but they developed such a deep and talented cast and there are some utterly fantastic episodes. “In The Pale Moonlight” is probably my favorite episode of all the Star Trek series.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/29/2019 at 21:48

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Me too until they took it away from Netflix. Boo.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/30/2019 at 00:35

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pip bip - choose Corrour > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/30/2019 at 04:56

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either Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister or Drop the Dead Donkey

boxrocket > RickSanchez:Fury Road Edition aka Junkrat 01/30/2019 at 06:37

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+1 on Futurama. Certain episodes I’ll focus on different things, like picking out the “alien” language (simple letter swap for the common one) and deciphering it (since it’s English with different letters, not a translation) without passing, or picking up on background elements that aren’t part of the main action (Robot Hell is particularly amusing depending on the episode). I definitely have my favorite and less-favorite episodes, and others have stood the test of time better (The Killer App is still poignantly spot-on) than others.

boxrocket > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/30/2019 at 06:54

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I’ve lost count how many times my wife and I have rewatched Firefly and its companion movie Serenity. Admittedly it’s easier to say you’ve rewatched an entire series because it was only one season long anyway (dammit!). Regardless, we watch it no less than once a year. Only takes about a weekend, and the episodes are a good length to, say, do a load of laundry in between, so we actually are still functional adults, not TV-addicted zombies.

I’ve seen the original Star Wars trilogy a lot. The other SW movies, not so much. Depending on what else is on, I’ll have the most recent SW movies on if a channel is broadcasting them so that way they’re playing, but I’m able to do other things at the same time, so if there’s a scene I like or dislike I can give it due attention at the time (hooray for live DVR).

The last part also applies to Top Gear reruns on BBC America. I may not pay attention to it, but I might have it on in the “background” and tune in for parts of the episodes I want to see again (the orange Focus ST review by Clarkson gets me every time, for example).

Same largely applies to Dead Like Me (owned), Pushing Daisies (owned), Futurama, Archer, Sherlock, Downtown Abbey, and other series that get rerun frequently on TV, like Big Bang Theory and certain episodes of How I Met Your Mother (despite the highly irritating and dissatisfying ending episode which put me off rewatching any episodes until earlier this year when they had a marathon and it happened to be on in the work break room).

As for other movies: Jurassic Park (just the first one); the first Matrix; my wife’s beloved Princess Bride; Captain America, Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy movies, Ant-Man (still haven’t seen the newest one); various Pixar and Disney works (again, good background noise for cleaning the house and other household responsibilities; I fixed one of the household drains while Moana was on last weekend, right in time for the “You’re Welcome” song to play, to appropriate reactions from my darling wife). Gone in 60 Seconds, of course. Plus so many DVDs ans Blu-Rays...

boxrocket > OPPOsaurus WRX 01/30/2019 at 07:03

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Watch The Animatrix. It’s a nice fleshing-out of the universe before it gets FUBARed in 2 & 3. Some of the shorts are even beautiful and stand on their own (the one about the Osiris, most memorably).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 01/30/2019 at 10:25

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I'm debating whether to just buy all the seasons on Prime. Daddy needs his fix.

TheRevanchist > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 01/30/2019 at 11:56

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I remember my parents had a version on VHS that I haven’t been able to find in stores. I prefer that one. The version my wife got me one year for Christmas is okay. My MIL complains when she comes over, “Oh my God! You are not going to watch that Dune again, are you?”.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/30/2019 at 12:33

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And Mama's baby needs more marshMALLOWS

Klaus Schmoll > gin-san - shitpost specialist 01/30/2019 at 12:43

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The Wire!!!!!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 01/30/2019 at 13:11

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GET ME MORE 30 ROCK OR I'LL CUT YOUR FACE UP SO BADLY YOU'LL HAVE A CHIN