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I do this for a few things, movies in particular. For me most recently, I'm planning on watching Bo Burnham's Inside this weekend, for the first time since I watched it shortly post-release. I wasn't really intending to wait *checks watch* nearly 3 years on that one, but I definitely felt it needed some space before a rewatch.

Anyone else treat certain pieces of media similarly?

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[-] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 31 points 10 months ago

No, I go full throttle until I'm sick of it.

[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Yes, then you can forget about it for a decade or two and rediscover, rinse, and repeat.

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 26 points 10 months ago
  • [game] Donkey Kong Country 1/2/3
  • [anime] Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
  • [anime] Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

The games are part of my childhood, and they aged really well, so if I don't stop myself from playing them all the time the muscle memory kills all the joy from playing.

Same thing with the two anime series - I love both but it has been a few years since I watched either.

[-] mynameisjeff@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Sometimes I feel like I should rewatch FMA B but then I'm like, nah I still remember it perfectly. To me it's just a perfect execution of what a story should be.

[-] TheMinions@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I have rewatched Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann twice since I originally watched it in 2014, and it held up.

I also occasionally watch the final fight of the Lagann-hen movie on YouTube and it still holds up.

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[-] lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 months ago
[-] urda@lebowski.social 6 points 10 months ago

What are you doing here?

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

BACK IN THE 90S I WAS IN A VERY FAMOUS TV SHOW

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Now I wait until Christmas before allowing myself to watch Die Hard.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Love it, but i can't watch it too often because it's so exhausting.

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

LEEEEEEEROY JENKINNNNNNNNS

I'm not even a WoW fan, but as a gamer I appreciate the sentiment.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 15 points 10 months ago

Most comedy specials, the George Carlin post today reminded me of that. If you listen too frequently they'll lose their punch, and you'll stop listening to what they're saying. Every few years I'll listen to him (and a few other comedians) and it reminds me of everything

[-] mihnt@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

Gotta do a Bill Hicks listen through every few years myself.

[-] Chozo@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago

Add Mitch Hedberg to the pile, while you're at it.

[-] ThunderChunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 10 months ago

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

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[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 13 points 10 months ago

Oh another one I just thought of. The Mass Effect trilogy.

Used to do it every year and got burned out, now every 3 years or so I jump back in and save the galaxy. Wait - this might be three years this summer!

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[-] Neil@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

Definitely the band "Heilung."

I refuse to listen to them outside of live at a concert. It's old Nordic style viking goodness and the live shows are more of a ritual than a concert. When I go, I want a full immersive experience and I feel listening to them in between the concerts takes away from the experience.

[-] Bebo@literature.cafe 10 points 10 months ago

For me it's books. I try not to read The Discworld series too often. Same thing with a few of my favourite books: Jane Eyre, Ivanhoe, Villette, etc. I also try to ensure a long enough gap (few years) between each read so that details of the books become a bit hazy in my mind and I can enjoy my read almost like the first time.

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[-] pseudonym 9 points 10 months ago

Pokemon games (red/blue) and Harry Potter novels. I have to wait long enough that I don't remember every detail.

[-] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

I’m playing blue right now! I just woke up the Snorlax with the flute. It’s so fun. This time I’m really into Hypno and Dugtrio

[-] Rolder@reddthat.com 9 points 10 months ago

Few dirty doujins that always get me going, but I try not to use them too often lest they lose their charm

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[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Goodfellas, it’s my favorite movie ever and I want to keep the wonder of the first time I saw it alive as long as possible

[-] elvis_depresley@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Cowboy Bebop (the anime series, not the live action), sadly only one season exists.

[-] datavoid@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago

I do this with music.. if one of my favourite nostalgia songs comes on and I'm not driving with the windows down in summer, it's for sure getting skipped!

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[-] JWBananas@startrek.website 7 points 10 months ago

Hot Tub Time Machine

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My Neighbor Totoro

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I replay Morrowind maybe every few years, and I'm able to enjoy it every time I play.

As for movies, I saw barbarian in the theater and I have waited to watch it again even though I loved it, until just last month when I reunited with an old friend who loves weird horror movies, and it was so good. We actually watched terrifier also, and I hadn't seen that in a couple years. It was so much fun to watch those movies sort of fresh with someone I knew would enjoy them, there were parts in both movies that surprised me again.

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lord of the Rings - Battle for Middle Earth. Great game from like 2004; there's a super niche online community that still keeps the games downloadable and in great state.

On a completely different direction, if anyone is bored and wants to try K Dramas, check out Crash Landing on You - it's about a woman who ends up in North Korea after a paragliding accident, and tried to escape.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Ehhhh, to a limited extent, Christmas movies. But it's only partly so it doesn't get diluted, it's also because they're kind of meant to be something to make the season a bit happier. They don't work as well outside of the holidays, so why bother?

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The Orville, Fresh Prince, and Firefly.

Been watching these three shows for many years; still haven't seen every episode of any of them. One episode every few months/years is enough for me.

I fear for the day that I finally finish one of them.

[-] KISSmyOS@feddit.de 9 points 10 months ago

Don't worry, you'll never finish Firefly.

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[-] guyrocket@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

The Dark Knight movie. Goddamn that is good. Maybe my top film of all time.

LOTR trilligy. I have extended versions on DVD and love them.

[-] WEAPONX@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Final Fantasy VIII. I want to play it all the time and i wish i could erase the plot from my memory and play it again for the first time.

[-] cloudless@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago

I remember the annoying protagonist, the stupid magic draw system, the crippling final dungeon. I don't remember the plot.

[-] WEAPONX@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

I'm not saying it's a masterpiece. It carries nostalgic and sentimental value for me. I like it.

[-] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Easily one of my favorites too. It was my first FF so I don't see a lot of the flaws others claim to.

[-] finthechat@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I have the opposite problem with FFVIII. The only thing I remember is:

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[-] Alivrah@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Some books and mangas, but mostly the Ghibli movies. Specially because when I watch one of them, I immediately want to go on a full Ghibli marathon.

They're beautiful.

[-] kratoz29@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

They're beautiful.

In which aspects are you finding them beautiful?

Don't get me wrong I am not a hater whatsoever, but I started watching them with my girlfriend recently and I'm not feeling it completely, I only watched Spirited Away before and I have the same feeling.

We have watched so far (in this order):

  1. The Boy and The Heron

  2. Princess Mononoke (this one was my favorite)

  3. How's Castle

  4. My Neighbor Totoro

The art design is top notch I can agree with that.

[-] ApollosArrow@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago
  • The first few seasons of Red vs Blue
  • Back to the Future trilogy
[-] OozingPositron@feddit.cl 4 points 10 months ago

I do this with any new song I discover. When I first listened to Radiohead I consumed their albums like opioids, now I'm being more careful with The Smile, I listen to Bending Hectic once a week max.

[-] corruptmagician@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Halo reach, I'll never get the feeling of my first run through back, but I forget smaller details when I wait a few years between playthroughs.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Surviving long enough in the unwinnable battle at the end that the game just straight up ripped control away was an accomplishment/heartbreak.

[-] Dmtr33d@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

IT Crowd and Peep Show.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The dub of "The Touch" (from the Transformers animated movie) over the scene in End Game where Cap picks up Mjolnir

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Not that I'm stopping myself from going back to it too often but for being such a popular song, Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz somehow has managed to not lose it's magic on me. I never search for it but every organic encounter in the wild stops me on my tracks and sends chills down my spine. A true masterpiece.

Also shoutout to the Marcus Layton & Nonô cover.

[-] breakingcups@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The Shield, what a ride.

[-] Asudox@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Watched animes that I really liked. I plan to rewatch them every 3-5 years.

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