Watch a Movie or Read a Book?

MrDoug · 05-28-2013, 07:50 PM

This has probably been posted before.. but my question is .. if your wife/husband had a good movie to watch and you had a good book to read (on your e-reader) or print, which would you choose.. book or movie with wife/husband?

JSWolf · 05-28-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MrDoug

This has probably been posted before.. but my question is .. if your wife/husband had a good movie to watch and you had a good book to read (on your e-reader) or print, which would you choose.. book or movie with wife/husband?

Depends on the book and the movie.

Lady Fitzgerald · 05-28-2013, 08:21 PM

Depends on the book, movie, and spouse.

JSWolf · 05-28-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald

Depends on the book, movie, and spouse.

Or one can read during the movie.

MrDoug · 05-28-2013, 09:17 PM

Just curious to see how many folks picked a book like myself.. Reading a book is a movie in my head.. I can see everything happening in 3D - HD color. No TV required.

jgaiser · 05-28-2013, 09:24 PM

Since I don't have a TV *or* a wife, guess I'll be reading a book

MrDoug · 05-28-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Since I don't have a TV *or* a wife, guess I'll be reading a book

I wish I could get rid of our TV.. Sit back, drink my tea, read a book and relax.. however that might require a straight jack for a couple of weeks...

Ravensknight · 05-28-2013, 09:42 PM

Anytime my wife actually WANTS to watch a movie, I'm watching the movie. I can read by myself. Can't always watch a movie with my wife...

jgaiser · 05-28-2013, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MrDoug

I wish I could get rid of our TV.. Sit back, drink my tea, read a book and relax.. however that might require a straight jack for a couple of weeks...

For me, it was easy. I don't have access to cable. Nothing on standard channels that interest me. If I want to watch a DVD, there's always the laptop. Except for work (my resturant seems to always have a sports channel on), I haven't sat down and watched TV in more than 4-5 years. Don't miss it at all.

wizwor · 05-28-2013, 10:32 PM

I like television. I enjoy sitcoms, dramas, and movies. At the end of the day when my eyes are too heavy to follow the words on a page, I like to drift off to a bedtime story.

I read both for education and entertainment, but I do that mostly when I am waiting for something somewhere where I cannot watch what I want.

cromag · 05-28-2013, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Since I don't have a TV *or* a wife, guess I'll be reading a book

Go ahead, get a TV.

Turtle91 · 05-28-2013, 11:34 PM

Definitely spend time with the wife...I can read when she's not around!

Catlady · 05-28-2013, 11:55 PM

I can never understand the disdain some people have for TV and movies, as though any book is automatically superior to any moving image. For me it all about the story, and there can be good stories in any medium.

I would never give up my TV, any more than I would give up my books.

Stephjk · 05-29-2013, 12:16 AM

The movie with my wonderful husband. I can read the book some other time. We, also, don't have access to tv, just a screen that we can watch movies on if the mood takes us. We haven't watched tv for over 6 years now and don't miss it at all.

caleb72 · 05-29-2013, 01:27 AM

I will usually choose the movie to be the S.O. for a while. If it's constant - like a movie every single night after work or similar, I'm likely to suggest spreading out the enjoyment so that I can have some reading time as well, but otherwise I really enjoy watching a movie together. It's an experience that can't really be replicated with reading.

If the question is what I would I choose between a movie and a book (removing the S.O. from the equation), I would say that I dedicate more of my recreation time to reading than to watching movies. But some movies I will make time for - like the new Star Trek movie.

05-28-2013, 07:50 PM	#1
MrDoug Banned Posts: 302 Karma: 1658456 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Boise, Idaho Device: IPad - Kobo Glo - Nook Glo - Samsung Galaxy Note II	Watch a Movie or Read a Book? This has probably been posted before.. but my question is .. if your wife/husband had a good movie to watch and you had a good book to read (on your e-reader) or print, which would you choose.. book or movie with wife/husband?

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jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Since I don't have a TV or a wife, guess I'll be reading a book

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Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	Anytime my wife actually WANTS to watch a movie, I'm watching the movie. I can read by myself. Can't always watch a movie with my wife...

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wizwor Wizard Posts: 1,068 Karma: 23867385 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle, fire	I like television. I enjoy sitcoms, dramas, and movies. At the end of the day when my eyes are too heavy to follow the words on a page, I like to drift off to a bedtime story. I read both for education and entertainment, but I do that mostly when I am waiting for something somewhere where I cannot watch what I want.

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Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,310 Karma: 20171571 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 15/11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	Definitely spend time with the wife...I can read when she's not around!

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Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,407 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I can never understand the disdain some people have for TV and movies, as though any book is automatically superior to any moving image. For me it all about the story, and there can be good stories in any medium. I would never give up my TV, any more than I would give up my books.

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Stephjk Cruiser Posts: 525 Karma: 1157886 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: on a small yacht! Device: kobo glo, samsung galaxy tab note	The movie with my wonderful husband. I can read the book some other time. We, also, don't have access to tv, just a screen that we can watch movies on if the mood takes us. We haven't watched tv for over 6 years now and don't miss it at all.

05-29-2013, 01:27 AM	#15
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I will usually choose the movie to be the S.O. for a while. If it's constant - like a movie every single night after work or similar, I'm likely to suggest spreading out the enjoyment so that I can have some reading time as well, but otherwise I really enjoy watching a movie together. It's an experience that can't really be replicated with reading. If the question is what I would I choose between a movie and a book (removing the S.O. from the equation), I would say that I dedicate more of my recreation time to reading than to watching movies. But some movies I will make time for - like the new Star Trek movie.

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