# At first, I couldn't stand it, now it's one of my favorites **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198 "2011-02-04T20:51:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/41 "2011-02-06T16:09:03Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I nearly always use A-1 with my steak Sauce on fine steak? You’re admitting this in public? Blasphemy! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/42 "2011-02-06T16:12:13Z")
Zoolander. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/43 "2011-02-06T17:14:26Z")
> [@Renee](#): > > I can’t think of anything off the top of my head, but if I may be allowed a brief hijack re: Parks and Recreation, I watched the first episode and was underwhelmed. Haven’t gone back to it. When does it get good, and can I just pick up there or will I be missing important things? You can probably just start with Season 2. The quality jump began pretty much there but once you fall in love with the show, you will probably go back and watch season 1 and enjoy it too (I did). > [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Sauce on fine steak? You’re admitting this in public? Blasphemy! 😃 It’s crack I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/44 "2011-02-06T17:59:21Z")
I never saw 30 Rock except for one episode with Oprah that I didn’t think was that funny. Then I started watching it on Netflix and now it’s one of my favorite shows. For those of you who want to start watching Parks and Recreation, I started with season 2 because I heard season 1 wasn’t that great and I don’t think I missed anything. Season 2 is hilarious. I saw the pilot episode on a plane and it definitely didn’t inspire me to keep watching. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/45 "2011-02-06T18:10:38Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I wasn’t really wild about **Glee** when I first started watching it, but over time, it’s become one of my favorites. Me too. I watched an eiosde and thought it sucked, despite the fact that I love both musicals and Jane Lynch’s acting. I recently watched the Carol Burnett episode and the Rocky Horror Glee Show, and have converted. > [@Tengu](#): > > Big Bang Theory. > > The premise seemed stupid and insulting, then, since it was getting good word of mouth here, I watched the episode where Sheldon tried to befriend Kripke, to get a shot at…some equipment or other, I can’t remember what. To be fair, everyone agreed that Big Bang had a weak premise and was barely watchable at the beginning. It was only after the actors jelled and Jim Parsons broke out as Sheldon that the show became such a hit. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/46 "2011-02-06T18:12:59Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > **The X-Files** , which is now one of my all time favorite shows. I saw a couple of early episodes, didn’t connect with the characters, and was kind of grossed out. The show was in its 8th season before I caught a season 2 rerun I really liked, and decided to give it another try. Four months later, I was almost entirely caught up 🙂 I still hate the episode that turned me off in the first place, by the way. > [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Let me guess: Flukeman? It was **2Shy** , the one with the guy who did online dating to find women to suck the fat out of. eww. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/47 "2011-02-06T18:41:21Z")
_Buffy the Vampire Slayer._ I saw the movie when it was in the theaters, thought it was OK but not great. Saw a few random episodes when it was on broadcast, and they did not pull me in. Finally got Season 1 through Netflix (thanks to all the boosters on the SDMB) and watched all the episodes in order–and got totally drawn in, so I now own all of the DVD’s. I do think that it requires the episodes to be watched in order to allow the viewer to bond with the characters and follow the on-going plot, which was kinda revolutionary for TV in the 90’s. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/48 "2011-02-06T18:50:17Z")
Book: Wuthering Heights. It was assigned reading in high school and college. I didn’t fully “get it” until I saw the movie with Lawrence Olivier. Now it’s one of my favorite books. In essence, I was looking for heroes and villains. In this book, the hero and the villain are the same person if you look at it from one perspective. Or, from another perspective, the villain is being tortured by an even more villainous character. Movie: Mr. and Mrs. Smith: on the first viewing, I thought it was average for an action film. However, I constantly think about themes and questions it raises about marriage and relationships. My wife is still shocked when I want to talk about part of the film in regards to our own marriage. I still don’t really like it, but I watch it whenever it’s on, because I learn something new about relationships every time I watch it. After watching it, I usually think about it for hours or days afterwards. TV: I didn’t understand Star Trek: TNG, although I did enjoy DS9. However, when it went into syndication, I realized that each episode was a self-contained story, and that it was a character driven show like ds9. When I started watching the characters instead of the stories, the show got a lot better for me. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/49 "2011-02-06T23:49:43Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > It was **2Shy** , the one with the guy who did online dating to find women to suck the fat out of. eww. That was going to be my third guess, after “Squeeze.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198/50 "2011-02-07T02:04:14Z")
> [@multimediac17](#): > > A little while later the Australian music program Rage did a whole night of Madonna videos, every single one of them in order. This forced me to sit through ‘Live To Tell’ and I realised it was actually amazing. These days I count it as one of my favourite songs of all time. How odd that there was a time when I couldn’t bring myself to listen to it all the way through! Whoa, same here – I freaking love that song and think it’s the best thing Madonna’s ever written. But it doesn’t count for me for this thread, because I loved it the first time I heard it in the '80s, and I still love it now. 🙂 I’m thirding Seinfeld. I hated it when it was airing – I hate all comedy based on misunderstandings and people being awkward. Wellll, now, make that \*most \*comedy based on misunderstandings and people being awkward. A few months ago I was staying with my mom as she had health problems and decided to humor her Seinfeld love and watch an episode or two with her. Once I got over the fact that I didn’t have to dread the four friends’ comeuppances because they would never happen, I relaxed and noticed how well-written and cute the show was. And George Costanza, whom I had previously written off as the most loathsome fictional character ever, became my favorite. Jason Alexander is fantastic in that role. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-first-i-couldnt-stand-it-now-its-one-of-my-favorites/570198.md?page=2)