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Questionable Content: My New Addiction

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by The King.
Categories: Everything and Anything!!!, Hilariously Dillusional, Life, Reviews.

For the past few days I’ve been addicted to this comic called Questionable Content which is basically about a guy and his normal life. Even though the things that go on the guys life are not normal, I can see a parallel to them in my own life. I think what makes such comics interesting is the connection you can make with your own life.

I questioned people who watched Soap Operas because I believe they were stupid. But now that I think about it, isn’t this comic strip like a Soap Opera, obviously without the horrible background music and the continuously annoying zoom-in angles. In reality the reason deep down inside people watch Soap Operas would be the fact that they see themselves in the character. My point is, I think I finally understand why people love Soap Operas. And as hard as it is for me to admit it, I think I’m hooked to one myself. This comic strip might not be a Soap Opera, but it has all the characteristics of one. A story with a guy who wants a girl but can’t get her.

It’s just surprising how I used to loathe such basic story plots but I fell for the same thing, only in cartoon form. Raise Eyebrow

Anyways, moving along from the self - realizations, I know that I haven’t been writing a lot of posts lately but somehow I just can’t find any inspiration to write something beautiful. But that’s no excuse, and I promise to try harder. Like always, when I can’t update the blog through posts, I update the look of my site. I’ve added a Country Counter on the side and removed the Youtube video. It’s hard to find quality Youtube Videos nowadays with so much out there. Plus, I love to show off the different countries from whom people have visited my blog.

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5 comments.

Gurdit

Comment on May 29th, 2007.

The reason people watch TV Soap Operas is basically very similar to the reason why people enjoy books or movies. They don’t really find a parallel between what’s happening on screen and what’s happening in their lives. Instead, they find something out of the ordinary. They find drama. They see the out-of-ordinary things that make life interesting, but when you watch them in soaps, it’s a harmless way of adding this sensationalism into your life… you don’t have to go through these utterly dramatic experiences like affairs, murders, etc in real life… watching soaps puts them in your life passively.

Other reasons people get addicted to comics or tv shows, etc. is purely for simple entertainment purposes. For example… I love The Simpsons, but there’s no chance in hell that anything that happens to that family could ever happen to a real family.

Pallab

Comment on May 30th, 2007.

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Shahab

Comment on May 30th, 2007.

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Comment on May 31st, 2007.

indeed comic strip might not be a Soap Opera, but it has all the characteristics of one. However, it doesn’t make people watching soap operas stupid. Soap Opera can be watched and instead of reading comics, people can just relax and conserve energy by simply stare at the tv instead of reading and concentrating pictures and tiny words inscribed in a bubble thingy. People who watch soap operas are not lazy and stupid but instead, wise and efficient ;)

The King

Comment on May 31st, 2007.

@ Gurdit: I know that people watch Soap Operas for the excitement, and I was going to write that too. But I think its still the parallelism, that makes some attracted to Soap Operas. With literature, and such, its because we can relate to the stuff going on in the book/movie is why we’re interested. If we could make no sense of it, then we lose interest.

@ JACKY PShh.. wise and efficient.. sure!!

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