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TIL a simple chart made our family show binge much easier to follow
I was watching 'This Is Us' with my spouse and we kept mixing up the characters across different timelines. We made a basic family tree on a notepad and kept it by the couch, and it really cleared things up. How do you handle shows with complicated family stories?
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allen.zara6mo ago
Have you tried other ways to keep track besides the notepad? We got a small whiteboard for our living room wall and it's a game changer for those super messy family dramas. For a really big show with tons of characters, I once made a simple spreadsheet on my laptop to track who was related to who. It sounds like a lot but it totally stops the confusion so you can just enjoy the story.
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olivia_nguyen576mo ago
A spreadsheet for character relations? @allen.zara that's wild, I'd lose my mind setting that up. But fr if it stops the confusion maybe it's worth it.
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richardmurray6mo ago
Doesn't all that planning just suck the fun out of watching a show? Half the joy is getting lost in the story and piecing things together yourself. Remember trying to follow 'Game of Thrones' without a guide? That chaos made water cooler talk way more interesting. Setting up charts turns a relaxing hobby into homework. Why not just let the confusion add to the mystery and talk it out with friends instead?
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