I’ve always had rules for what/when I post about shows/sporting events/etc. and they go something like this:
- Sporting events don’t hold any “Spoiler” status. If you miss them live, you can’t expect that no one will be talking about it, especially since the next game is generally less than 24 hours away.
- Season finales are always talked about in every news outlet, especially with the more popular shows, and even more-so with reality shows. So again, if you miss it live, don’t expect others not to be talking about it, although the biggest moment (like someone being shot in the final seconds), it would be courteous of others to not talk about.
- Series finales – Even bigger than a season finale, this one it doesn’t matter what happens, it can be talked about. Because you can be sure it’ll be the headline of every newspaper the next morning. (See: Breaking Bad)
- Regular show on a Tuesday night – I’ll make generic comments but I’ll steer clear of anything that someone who hasn’t watched it might be upset about hearing about in advance. I’m nice like that.
But the biggest thing is, if you don’t want to hear about something, then stay off your favorite social network during the event/show itself, and if you really don’t want to know, watch it first chance you get, BEFORE you go online.
Jerry Seinfeld was asked by Wired magazine, “When is it okay to spoil a movie or TV show?” And his response was simple:
Whenever you want! I don’t care that someone missed it; if I want to talk about it, I’m going to talk about it. By the way, Sandra Bullock’s fine. She makes it.
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