Lost thread taunts me so - Can you be too curious?

[Elly]

For over a week now that 'Lost - view with caution thread' has been taunting me to read it. I see it getting longer and longer and have nearly clicked on it half a dozen times. I haven't seen any of series 4 yet - (I'm recording them for a mammoth session).

I'm weak and far too curious for my own good.

It's like when you're told half a story "Hey, did you hear what Mark did?".... "No?".... "Oh, I shouldn't say really. No, better not"......"What!!! Nooooo, you must. You can't leave me with that!"

Is it a female thing or do guys get nosey/curious about stuff to the point where they think "I must know". For all I know it might not even be a female thing, women might read this and think "pull yourself together woman!"

[elsegundo]

maybe if im interested in it. personally im not interested in lost. but if it was another show or even topic, movie, or whatevers, that i like i will be tempted to view. but then again knowing the ending or the summary of a show/movie wouldnt really ruin things for me unless the main part of the movie is the ending. usually i'd know what happens well in advance, and i'll only watch something to see how it unfolds. its the enjoyment of going through the experience in the show itself.

there are exceptions though, where knowing the outcome or ending would ruin the entire movie. one such movie i can recall is the sixth sense. knowing the ending ruins that movie. and i was warned so i deliberately avoided topics on it until i saw the movie. im not sure how Lost is though, if its whole value is felt in the end of the series. but yes, i do feel the same as you sometimes, but not for Lost. haha.

[odinsnephew]

Generally, women gossip, men just go to the pub and talk sport and have no interest in whether Jenny has highlights in her hair or if shes on an island with a fat Hawaiian ;)

At christmas or her birthday my younger sister would always sneak in and have a peek at what presents she has....every year. I tried it once and tbh, it ruined it as I already knew what I was getting. To see her face whilst opening a surprise she already knew was a bit crap really. But I do admit having a nice smirk on my face. Sibling rivalry ftw :)

Personally I prefer the surprise of seeing/hearing it as and when it happens. Like the football scores on a saturday....I have to turn my phones off and hide unless I want a spoiler to ruin it for me! Damn them!

So yes, females are *ahem* nosey/overly curious IMO ;)

/hide from broomstick
/duck flying crockery
/vanish to the pub

[theseus]

Dont listen to them, curiosty doesn't equal gossip. I'm the kind of person who has to know everything, after finishing a book i'll Wiki it just incase, if I see an ad on TV for a TV show I just have to read the first 3 seasons synopsis :)

For Lost, yea I went on Wikipedia and read the season 4 breakdown :)

[xDarkDrifterx]

Curiosity killed the cat :wink:

/meowww

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IMO - it's a personality thing not a sex thing. I have more friends that are female rather then men, and so I end up wondering exactly why
Jenny has highlights in her hair or if shes on an island with a fat Hawaiian ;)

:smiley:

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Though honestly, I'd read it lol

[piscene]

Don't read it. Keep the suspense alive.

I don't think its a gender thing, some people are just more curious than others.

[theshard]

I am 100% curious about stuff. I can't start a movie and not finish it unless it is a really bad movie and I like crappy movies so it has to be truly horrible for me not to finish.

Now true story. I was in the ER a few days ago and when I arrived, noticed a kid, about 8-10 years old with a large bandage on his head and covering the left eye. Didn't really think much of it.

Well, one nurse and CAT scan later, I come back and have to sit in a different seat. By this time, the kid is almost ready to be discharged but he, his family, and a nurse (I think she was also family and just happened to be a nurse) all went into the triage room to talk to another nurse and the doctor.

The woman sitting next to us after our recent seat change told my girlfriend and I that the kid was about to be discharged when the doctor noticed something from the CAT scan and wanted to speak with the family before discharge as the item in question was unrelated to the accident but still very potentially serious.

At this point, the kid comes out of the room and sits a few seats down from us. Our informer excuses herself and goes to sit next to kid, telling the mother she would watch him while she finishes with the doctor. EVERYONE in the room was crying, even the men.

I wanted to know what was going on but being in no condition for such recon, I tried sending my girlfriend in to extract the information but alas she would not go forth (critical failure on my diplomacy check there).

Eventually, everyone came out somewhat blurry-eyed gathered the kid, belongings and left, with me hanging. It's still killing me even now more than a week later.

[Kugan]

There is nothing wrong with being curious. If humans were not curious, a lot of stuff would never have been invented, we wouldn’t have explored most of the world (including going out to space) and we would probably not have done any historical excavations (who cares about ancient civilisations without curiosity about how they lived).

And that post is evil. It’s like having a button with a label that says: “Do not press this button” (I pressed it. Nothing happened).

But with this post you will learn the answers at some stage – so it’s better to just wait until you do.

[spadron]

I ruined the end of season 3 cliffhanger by reading a full synopsis on the morning of its broadcast, definitely a mistake.

Then again there's not much to spoil in the Season 4 thread. We'd already guessed that they're all dead apart from Hurley, who's God, anyway.

[jschild]

Lol....thankfully we know that is not true.

[Herald of Doom]

I am very curious but have no difficulties with shrugging it off. I can pester someone for ages trying to find out something, but when I see they're not telling I go "meh fine" and forget about it instantly. I think it's a blessing if I read this thread hehe.

HoD

[Tikki]

Elly! I'm so sorry >.<

It's worth the wait though! Resist! You have more strength than me! I missed a few episodes of season 4, and after reading that thread, and a few bad downloads, I just read the wiki of it..I have no control! So...you're doing MUCH better than I ever could.

With that said...I don't think it's a woman thing...I think it's a self discipline thing hehe! It's kind of like christmas...you really WANT to know what you get, yet you don't. You look, but then are disappointed that you looked.

Resist it! I apologize for starting an evil thread!

[snowieken]

Lol....thankfully we know that is not true.Be that as it may, that didn't stop my heart from making a little jump for a split second, when I read that. :grin:

For what it's worth, Elly, I have exactly the same problem. That thread is evil. Up to now I am still able to resist, let's hope I have strength enough to hold on.

But at least I am still resisting. It's a good thing my girlfriend doesn't visit these forums often. She is absolutely terrible at this. We were once taping an episode of... yes, also Lost... because I was making dinner at the time of broadcast and we were going to watch the episode together on tape afterwards. While I was busy cooking, she started watching the show when there were about 10 minutes left. I mean, why does she do that? I can only hear the TV from the kitchen, but already I was telling her to for the love of God switch to another channel. She also has it with books, can't resist reading the last pages. I cringe every time she does that, even if it's a book I'm not interested in reading myself.

The real question we should be asking ourselves is: "Now, what did Mark do?"