# When is the best time to watch... ?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 26, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573 "2010-08-26T19:44:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573/1 "2010-08-26T19:44:18Z")

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(Notice how cleverly I left the title open for Sequential Threads. 😛 )

Walking by the DVD shelves, I noticed the _Harry Potter_ films. The abortive [Jethro Tull and LOTR](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=575620) thread reminded me I need to watch LOTR again. (Or maybe remembering I need to watch it prompted the thread. Or something.) I have the _Twin Peaks_ series. And _Fargo_.

When is the best time to watch these films? _Fargo_ is fun to watch when the sun sets around 1630 and it’s freezing cold out. Must be the snow. How about the others? And what other films are good to watch under specific conditions/in specific seasons?

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**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573/2 "2010-08-26T20:08:49Z")

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I find that the best time to watch the **Godfather** films is during the cool, crisp autumn.

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**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573/3 "2010-08-26T20:14:35Z")

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Also, I enjoy watching **The Sopranos** during the months of January and February (but that may be primarily due to enjoying the “Pine Barrens” episode so thoroughly).

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-best-time-to-watch/551573/4 "2010-08-26T21:36:19Z")

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The films mentioned are a godsend on a long, hot, dozy summer evening when I can just veg on the couch in front of a fan, with a cold drink. I may have seen them many times, but so what? It’s not like there’s anything on TV.