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Late to the Party?

BedigunzBedigunz Registered User regular
edited November 2010 in Social Entropy++
Is there a show or book or game where you've heard all about, but never thought to give it the time of day? Then you randomly decide to try it and, holy shit, what have you been missing? We're here to celebrate those.

For example, I randomly decided to watch an episode of Burn Notice. Hot damn, that show is pretty damn cool. All my friends had been telling me to watch it, and I've glanced at threads about it, but never thought it was my thing until there was a marathon on TV the other weekend.

Another example. The Uncharted Games. With all the heavy hitting releases coming out at that time, I never got around to playing those games until a few weeks ago. Now I absolutely love the atmosphere, gameplay, etc.

What about you guys? Besides sex and masturbating, what were some things that you missed the bandwagon for, but enjoyed well after everyone else?

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  • mensch-o-maticmensch-o-matic Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    This is me and every anime ever after Toonami ended

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  • JoeUserJoeUser Forum Santa Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I just finished watching all of Veronica Mars!

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  • Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Bedigunz wrote: »
    enjoyed well after everyone else?

    Your mom.

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  • TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Penny-Arcade.

    My friend John was reading it for years before I finally got around to it in college.

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  • YukiraYukira Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Mine's going to end up being Team Fortress 2.

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  • marty_0001marty_0001 I am a file and you put documents in meRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Just let me open my Steam library...

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  • SporkAndrewSporkAndrew Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2010
    I didn't give Terry Pratchett a chance for the longest time, writing all the books off as just generic fantasy garbage after reading the back of one. About four years ago I was starved of books to read and picked up The Colour of Magic out of desperation. Now I've read everything he's written in the Discworld universe and I'm glad that I've been able to read them all in one go without having to wait years between them like I'm having to do now.

    I was also apparently eight years behind getting into the Malazan book series thanks to a Secret Satan a couple of years back. Now it's perhaps the best bit of serious fantasy I've read and am devouring the rest of the series in one long go.

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    The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Uncharted 2 was very good but the first one was fucking awful. God I hate that game.

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  • THEPAIN73THEPAIN73 Shiny. Real shiny.Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Super Mario Sunshine and the Gamecube in general.

    There was a lot of good stuff on that console, a lot of shit as well, but it has some A+ material.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    The Wire

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  • Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I ordered my first H.P Lovecraft book today.

    That's about 74 years late to the party I guess.

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  • Viscount IslandsViscount Islands [INSERT SoKo HERE] ...it was the summer of my lifeRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Portal.

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  • Muse Among MenMuse Among Men Suburban Bunny Princess? Its time for a new shtick Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Half Life 2

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I was late to the Ratchet and Clank party and though I've only played the latest one (Crack in Time) it fucking rocks. One of my favorite games of the last 5 years or so.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Girls. Didn't even for reals kiss a girl till college. Who wants to deal with girls in high school when there's vidjagames to play and pro wrestlin to watch?

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Plus there were so many boys for you to kiss.

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  • Seattle ThreadSeattle Thread Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Firefly, but I assume this is a pretty common answer

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Boys? I only kissed men in high school

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2010
    Pretty much every Xbox game ever made. I still haven't played most of them because I never owned an Xbox.

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  • Baroque And RollBaroque And Roll Every spark of friendship and love Will die without a homeRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Scott Pilgrim.

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  • ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    House MD.

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  • thorgotthorgot there is special providence in the fall of a sparrowRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Poll threads.

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  • Josiah_9Josiah_9 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I just started to watch the Battlestar remake on netfilx, it is pretty good.

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I consumed the entirety of Arrested Development, all after the show was cancelled

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Babylon 5.

    Never paid it much attention when it was on. For years I avoided it, 'cause I don't know why.

    Then, my fiance got Season 1 Disc 1 from Netflix and holy shit. We watched the entire series in like a month or so. Every night after work, it was B5. Saturday and Sunday, all day B5 marathons.

    God that's a good show.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    never been late to any party

    I am always on the ball

    my finger is on the pulse of everything cool

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    TLB saw Death Wish 3 before Death Wish 2 even came out

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  • HobnailHobnail Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    MST3k. Man somebody needs to play reruns of that show, like every now and then instead of Skeeters 3: The Bloodening, a sci fi channel can play a MST3k

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  • BigDesBigDes Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Comic books.

    Just in general, never got in to them until two/three years ago and dang, I wish I got into them earlier.

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  • BedigunzBedigunz Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Harry Potter for me. My cousin was really into it and I used to make fun of her for liking a children's book (she was in medschool). Finally she told me to read the first one and that if I didn't like it, I could still make fun of her. Despite the terrible writing, the story and setting were actually pretty cool, so I started reading the rest of them.

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Harry Potter was pretty fun until the last book.

    The last book was garbage.

    I mean, the rest were garbage too, but at least they were fun garbage.

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Sars_Boy wrote: »
    TLB saw Death Wish 3 before Death Wish 2 even came out

    I saw it before Charles Bronson was even born

    I am immortal

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  • DeltaDelta Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Dead Like Me. At the time, I was a big fan of Six Feet Under and ignored DLM. When I noticed Hulu had both seasons of the short-lived series, I gave it a shot and ended up watching most of the show in one sitting.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I was pretty late to Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

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  • tastypastrytastypastry Can somebody please remove these cutleries from my knees?Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Pushing Daisies, Freaks and Geeks, DnD

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  • Ramen NoodleRamen Noodle whoa, god has a picture of me! Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Arrested Development.

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  • Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Deadwood.

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  • SpudgeSpudge Witty comments go next to this blue dot thingyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    (insert TV show here), (insert movie here), (insert Anime here), (insert video game here), (insert cool new gadget here)

    Basically I'm late to every party. I need more monies or less hobbies

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  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I'm late to the party on music a lot.

    Harry Potter I was late on, as well, I started reading it after Book 5 came out.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Moriveth sent me Dawn of War Gold Edition and Dark Crusade in a Secret Santa exchange (2006 Flying Stove I think). Got me good an addicted to DoW and interested in Tabletop Warhammer 40k too.

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