Reading on the net: Do U do it?

[mightyjack]

What I mean is -and I'm ashamed to admit it- I have a hard time reading reviews on the internet.

I skim through Torgo's and Don's and Ators etc, synopsis (sorry guys), I read the bottom line (what they thought of the show) and that's it. I know I'm missing a lot of funny stuff, but I can't concentrate when I read on the net. And I can't even begin to plow through the writings at Agony Booth or Jabotos (sp). I've read one or two top to bottom, but even then I skipped or skimmed passages.

Yet, I've read the enormous "War and Peace", the huge "Cancer Ward" and gone through the entire Bible a few times. I'm a voracious reader of novels. So why do I lack the patience to read on line?

And is this just me or does anyone else do this?

[Ator]

I can't read the synopses much either. Sometimes, I have been able to finish them, such as when it's an episode I haven't seen before, or it's a favorite of mine. I usually don't have patience to read, period. But sometimes i'll calm down to the point that I can. Wierd, huh? It's random ADD, I guess.

[mightyjack]

Oh, and I don't even read my own stuff on the net very much. I'l look at it, make sure it's pretty and then print it out and read it.

Maybe that's the key? I'll print out some stuff and take it to work to read on my break. lol

[Ator]

Good idea! Hopefully my site is printer-friendly. I don't have a printer, so I can't really check that out.

[mightyjack]

Yeah it worked. I printed "Cave Dwellers" and it did this weird thing where every other line just had one or two words in it. Weird.

Then I went to "Colossal Man, did the 'command/shift A-key' thing and cut it, took and pasted it at word processor and printed it from there. That worked great.

Now I have 2 of your reviews to read on lunch.

[nightfalcawk]

MightyJack said:

Yeah it worked. I printed "Cave Dwellers" and it did this weird thing where every other line just had one or two words in it. Weird.

Then I went to "Colossal Man, did the 'command/shift A-key' thing and cut it, took and pasted it at word processor and printed it from there. That worked great.

Now I have 2 of your reviews to read on lunch.

I think that you just don't get the satisfaction of turning the page. Also, you can't move to get comfortable.

[TomServo69]

I do that exact thing. I read you guys reviews at lunch or on my planning period at work. It's hard to do just online because, usually, I'm posting here, watching an episode, and talking to someone via IM, all at the same time. Reading reviews at work drowns out the kids and gives me something to do besides sleep for that hour and a half planning period.

Thanks guys!

Servo

[Torgo]

MightyJack said:

What I mean is -and I'm ashamed to admit it- I have a hard time reading reviews on the internet.

I skim through Torgo's and Don's and Ators etc, synopsis (sorry guys), I read the bottom line (what they thought of the show) and that's it. I know I'm missing a lot of funny stuff, but I can't concentrate when I read on the net. And I can't even begin to plow through the writings at Agony Booth or Jabotos (sp). I've read one or two top to bottom, but even then I skipped or skimmed passages.

Then you're not going to like my new review of Godzilla vs. Megalon. I think I overdid the "What Makes this movie bad?" section making it my longest review yet.

[Phantom Engineer]

I've collected alot of you guy's reviews and have a nice file with different peoples reviews together for each episode. And my conclusion is there's much to be said for brevity. I don't usually bother with the synopses but trivia like MJ's Stuff and Nonsense is nice. I keep
meaning to add some of your reviews Torgo but their sooo long.

[mightyjack]

Torgo said:

Then you're not going to like my new review of Godzilla vs. Megalon. I think I overdid the "What Makes this movie bad?" section making it my longest review yet.

I cut and pasted Ators review, then put it on word processor and print it out. It was quickly done and I was able to read them quite easily. I'll do the same for yours.

I'm still waiting on a few new novels from the library, so I'm desperate for reading material during my breaks.

I don't know why I didnt think of doing this before, putting them on word
gives you a clean printer friendly page.

[nightfalcawk]

I have exceptionally long reveiws. Check out my first one in Rosdower's reviews.

[Ator]

Hah, that's cool! Thanks for considering my little site for reading material over things such as magazines or the back of the cereal box.

My reviews can get long and drawn out though. I had decided to write the entire plot on some eps, but some of the plots got rather complex and filled up quite alot of space. Most of the new ones are less lengthy though, so they are more "digestible".

Hey phantomengineer, have you checked the reviews you stored to make sure that they are current? I changed pretty much all of them, for the better hopefully.

[Afgncaap5]

I don't often read reviews on the net, but I will read original works.

Like at www.fictionpress.net and www.fanfiction.net for starters.