--I know this is very late to suddenly be commenting back on this, but I was going through this post and came across this comment and realized I hadn't responded...
If I'm following you, what you're talking about is basically suspension of disbelief? Or immersion -- basically, for you to enjoy a show/movie/etc, you have to be able to suspend your disbelief, to, while you're watching, basically believe it's "real" on some level -- that version you're conjuring in your head.
And yeah, that's often a difference between "prestige" fiction and other stuff, that they require less suspension of disbelief -- not none, because no movie or show can be 100% realistic, and they all rely on storytelling tropes and things. But shows with higher budgets, more careful writing, etc, have less of those moments that can potentially throw you out of the story.
But then, this is subjective -- when you're fanning, when you're really loving characters, you can "suspend" a lot for them; while if you're watching a supposedly high-quality show, but the characters just don't grab you, they can seem wooden and unbelievable no matter how carefully the sets and special effects are arranged.
And I'm guessing this is why you don't really like behind the scenes stuff/stuff with the actors, either, because it breaks your immersion?
And I guess, for me -- I sort of don't need my disbelief suspended, a lot of times? Or, hmm, I can slide in and out of it at will? For me, I can laugh at bad f/x, and I can admire thoughtful acting choices, and I can also be having that mental version in my head of the "real" story, which is why I write fic to -- I don't have much trouble doing all those things simultaneously. They don't interfere with each other, for me. --For the most part...there are occasionally weird film things that drive me nuts to the point that they'll spoil certain scenes for me, because I can't stop noticing them. But on the other side, sometimes they add in and make the experience more enjoyable for me. And a lot of times it's just neutral. So when I'm, say, mocking Guardian for poor f/x, that doesn't have any bearing on how much I enjoy the Guardian story as a story -- that idealized version of the story in my head stays untouched, while it means I enjoy the show side of it more because it makes me laugh, so overall it's a net positive for me...
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If I'm following you, what you're talking about is basically suspension of disbelief? Or immersion -- basically, for you to enjoy a show/movie/etc, you have to be able to suspend your disbelief, to, while you're watching, basically believe it's "real" on some level -- that version you're conjuring in your head.
And yeah, that's often a difference between "prestige" fiction and other stuff, that they require less suspension of disbelief -- not none, because no movie or show can be 100% realistic, and they all rely on storytelling tropes and things. But shows with higher budgets, more careful writing, etc, have less of those moments that can potentially throw you out of the story.
But then, this is subjective -- when you're fanning, when you're really loving characters, you can "suspend" a lot for them; while if you're watching a supposedly high-quality show, but the characters just don't grab you, they can seem wooden and unbelievable no matter how carefully the sets and special effects are arranged.
And I'm guessing this is why you don't really like behind the scenes stuff/stuff with the actors, either, because it breaks your immersion?
And I guess, for me -- I sort of don't need my disbelief suspended, a lot of times? Or, hmm, I can slide in and out of it at will? For me, I can laugh at bad f/x, and I can admire thoughtful acting choices, and I can also be having that mental version in my head of the "real" story, which is why I write fic to -- I don't have much trouble doing all those things simultaneously. They don't interfere with each other, for me. --For the most part...there are occasionally weird film things that drive me nuts to the point that they'll spoil certain scenes for me, because I can't stop noticing them. But on the other side, sometimes they add in and make the experience more enjoyable for me. And a lot of times it's just neutral. So when I'm, say, mocking Guardian for poor f/x, that doesn't have any bearing on how much I enjoy the Guardian story as a story -- that idealized version of the story in my head stays untouched, while it means I enjoy the show side of it more because it makes me laugh, so overall it's a net positive for me...