Bear with me for a second while I set up this essay by falling back on the old reliable, “back in my day bit”…but back in my day, when we sat down to watch television, we’d watch television.
The term seond-screen viewing is new to me. I use it when watching MSNBC or local news because 100% intake attention is too depressing. Also, I have to be ready to troll any dick that gets exposed on MSNBC. It's my patriotic duty. As for subtitles, that's just a function of age for us. ;)
Our local film festival features close to 300 films many with subtitles. I have learned to enjoy them and take the subtitling in stride. Unfortunately many of the films from the UK don't have them and they're needed. As an aside. I highly recommend Mark Duplass' film, Language Lessons, which very successfully employs subtitles and English in a very good movie.
Love this one. From the complainers about that new-fangled fire to the helpful (and apropos) Simpson’s illustration. I do double screen during baseball season, and now that Aaron Rodgers is gone, I’ll probably be doing it when the Packers are on. I don’t think I’ve triple screened yet, and when certain high level or high drama shows or movies are on - Succession, Silence Of The Lambs - I will give them the respect they deserve and shut everything else off. As for subtitles, I could pretend I only use them for foreign films (you’re right, terrible name; I suggest “unAmerican”) but like Korby I find they help with dialogue at this point in life - although maybe all I need is a good sound bar. Sure, that’s my problem.
The term seond-screen viewing is new to me. I use it when watching MSNBC or local news because 100% intake attention is too depressing. Also, I have to be ready to troll any dick that gets exposed on MSNBC. It's my patriotic duty. As for subtitles, that's just a function of age for us. ;)
Our local film festival features close to 300 films many with subtitles. I have learned to enjoy them and take the subtitling in stride. Unfortunately many of the films from the UK don't have them and they're needed. As an aside. I highly recommend Mark Duplass' film, Language Lessons, which very successfully employs subtitles and English in a very good movie.
I'm guilty of second-screening sometimes, but NEVER while reading WDB 😤
Love this one. From the complainers about that new-fangled fire to the helpful (and apropos) Simpson’s illustration. I do double screen during baseball season, and now that Aaron Rodgers is gone, I’ll probably be doing it when the Packers are on. I don’t think I’ve triple screened yet, and when certain high level or high drama shows or movies are on - Succession, Silence Of The Lambs - I will give them the respect they deserve and shut everything else off. As for subtitles, I could pretend I only use them for foreign films (you’re right, terrible name; I suggest “unAmerican”) but like Korby I find they help with dialogue at this point in life - although maybe all I need is a good sound bar. Sure, that’s my problem.