A disclaimer: I’m something of a pop culture, junkie – science-fiction in particular. OK, you can call me a nerd. Needless to say, there are probably several movies, and a few TV shows that I have seen more than five times. But for the sake of simplicity, I will, talk about the two franchises that come to mine quickest..
Star Wars
I cannot even count how many times I have watched the original Star Wars movies. The Star Wars franchise has been a part of my life for as long as i can remember.
It probably doesn’t help my cause that I’m still of the generation that remembers watching movies on TV as if it was some kind of event. If I’m home, and I find one of the Star Wars movies on, chances are, I will probably turn it on and watch it – even if it’s only there is background noise.
I don’t have anywhere near the nostalgic attachment to “the prequel trilogy“ as I have to the original Star Wars trilogy. As for Disney’s “sequel trilogy“, at this point, those are just movies to me.
The Star Trek franchise
I got into Star Trek back when The Next Generation premiered in 1987. Even at that age, I was familiar with the original Star Trek, the characters in the gist of what the series was about. I remember TNG getting ready to premiere and thinking “this will be a good, jumping-on point. This will be my Star Trek.”
I watched TNG all the way through. It’s series finale in 1994. I was on board from day one with its spin off, deep space nine in 1993. I watched roughly half of the Voyager and enterprise series. But by then, my interest in the franchise was waning. Evidently, this was true of many fans as the ratings were in the decline.
I would catch a rerun from time to time on cable, and what’s the shows arrived on Netflix, I would watch them occasionally. But it wasn’t until the Covid lockdown of four years ago when I discovered it over the air channel called H&I (heroes and icons). The station is owned by CVS/Paramount and features the studios action/adventure programs over the years. Six nights a week, they air, Star Trek, Star Trek, the next generation, Star Trek, Deep Space 9, Star Trek, Voyager, and Star Trek enterprise from 8 PM until 1 AM Eastern time.
When we were stuck at home during the first phase of the lockdown, I turned on HI just for comfort purposes. Fast forward four years later and the all night Star Trek block is my go to primetime television programming.
To make a short story long, it would be almost impossible for me to tell you how many times I have watched the various Star Trek shows from beginning to end.
Both of these franchises are my comfort viewing. They have been with me for the better part of my life. At this point, I will probably watch reruns of Star Trek The Next Generation for the rest of my life.
To be honest with you, I don’t think I would have any other way.
What are some television shows or movie franchises that you have watched at least five times?
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