"At least I didn't punch the dog in the face!"

[ninety6tears]

Because of a recent post at thequestionclub I've come to realize that the occasional audience who will give a brief applause at the end of a movie in the theater is not only apparently a thing of the midwest, but a great annoyance to people not from the midwest. I felt like I needed to explain to people that we're not all a bunch of ignorant farmers who can't distinguish between a film festival and a local showing of a movie, that it's more of a ~feeling of community~ thing. Of course it's totally acceptable to scream about sports in your living room where the athletes can't hear you, though. *eyeroll*

I'm finally catching up on this last season of Southland and about five or so episodes in I'm already woeful that the season is so short. Cooper and Tang are making an unexpectedly awesome partnership. Lucy Liu is still listed as a guest star so I hope she's still going to be around a while, but in other news she's WATSON, so.

Comments

[the-glow-worm.livejournal.com]

I've definitely been part of audiences on the east coast that will applaud at the end of a show! My audience clapped at the end of Stardust because it was a flawless movie tbh and there's been a couple others that I don't remember. Honestly, I love it when that happens! How can people be annoyed by it? It's at the freaking end of the movie, it's not like it's disturbing anyone. o_O

oh and LUCY LIU FUCK YEAH

[mutantjules.livejournal.com]

It's not just a midwest thing! I've been in theatres that have clapped. I've clapped. I definitely did it last week in the Hunger Games. It happens....mostly in movies with a built-in nerd audience, like I can clearly remember it happening in Thor and The Dark Knight and a couple of the Harry Potters. (Deathly Hallows part 1 FOR SURE)

[the-physicist.livejournal.com]

have clapped at the cinema before, along with everyone else, but it only happens here if the film was exceptionally good, like the best film of the year and it took people by surprise. why would that annoy people? (not read that post)

I do want to see Lucy Liu as Watson XD .