I misread the bar/half-horse one at first. I thought he was a half human/half horse being and had been dating the only other half horse/half human in the place. Yes, he and the other half were together, but just because they wore half the costume each, not because they were the same mutant species.
Okay, while husband and I are about the biggest movie fans in the world, we have not gone to an actual movie theater since the start of Covid. (Before that we went every Saturday, as well as some Sundays and Fridays). We always said that a movie on TV at home was not a movie. Since Covid the prices of the theaters has gone up too much for our budget – and we truly miss going to a movie theater. Movies are what drew us together originally – both got a love of same, especially old ones, from our dads.
Having started to do so during Covid we have continued to have Saturday night date night (generally a new movie if we can find one to watch) and later added Friday night movies – used to go to the local art cinema – first time was Nov 3, 1973 after our Friday night retail jobs while dating while in college – to watch one of same, and more recently added Sunday matinee (old movies in general which are favorites) just – well, because.
So I have to ask – does one actually buy a ticket for a specific seat now adays at the movies? How can one do that – what if the person in front is too tall or talks the entire movie, etc.?
Meryl, generally the seats are larger than in the past, have more space between rows, and provide the opportunity to recline, so the height of the person in front of you is unlikely to be an issue. People talking doesn’t seem to be as much of an issue either, maybe because the audience is more spread out.
I also was a frequent in-person moviegoer who suspended it when the Covid lockdowns started. What finally drew me back were two movies I couldn’t wait to see streaming, Tár and West Side Story. Even then I have subsequently gone only infrequently to actual theater showings, and more often stream what I want – either for myself at home or by pushing suggestions thru our Activities Director at my Senior Community, to have shown on a fairly big TV screen in our “movie theater” seating 21 in comfy armchairs.
To address Meryl’s specific question, I have seen movie theaters in recent years use both systems, the traditional “buy a ticket to get you in the doors, then you pick your seat physically walking around in the theater” , and the reserved-seat idea where you pick your seat from an electronic display (at home on your own device in case of advance sale, or else at a special purpose display at the box office). In the latter case they may have put in widely spaced reclining chairs. There is no provision for moving to get out from behind a tall person, but you can try moving to an empty seat and hope nobody arrives to claim it. Or hope the giant in front of you will recline their seat!
The last time I went out to the movies, I bought the ticket beforehand online and all the seats were reserved. Maybe because it was the first week of Zootopia 2. But when I got there, there were only about 10 people there, and my assigned seat was directly in front of someone else. So instead of sitting there I went to another section. Nobody else came in. Maybe because it was Thanksgiving evening at 7 p.m. I was alone because of circumstances but we do have a tradition in my family of going out to the movies after Thanksgiving dinner.
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Radishes ?
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Joel: “Radishes” is Amelia’s standard kid swear, comparable to “Good grief” in Peanuts.
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This was a particularly laughable crop!
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At the grand opening of the Geology Building, Patsy’s sister Anna sang “I Fault to Pieces”.
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I misread the bar/half-horse one at first. I thought he was a half human/half horse being and had been dating the only other half horse/half human in the place. Yes, he and the other half were together, but just because they wore half the costume each, not because they were the same mutant species.
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Okay, while husband and I are about the biggest movie fans in the world, we have not gone to an actual movie theater since the start of Covid. (Before that we went every Saturday, as well as some Sundays and Fridays). We always said that a movie on TV at home was not a movie. Since Covid the prices of the theaters has gone up too much for our budget – and we truly miss going to a movie theater. Movies are what drew us together originally – both got a love of same, especially old ones, from our dads.
Having started to do so during Covid we have continued to have Saturday night date night (generally a new movie if we can find one to watch) and later added Friday night movies – used to go to the local art cinema – first time was Nov 3, 1973 after our Friday night retail jobs while dating while in college – to watch one of same, and more recently added Sunday matinee (old movies in general which are favorites) just – well, because.
So I have to ask – does one actually buy a ticket for a specific seat now adays at the movies? How can one do that – what if the person in front is too tall or talks the entire movie, etc.?
Thank you.
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Meryl, generally the seats are larger than in the past, have more space between rows, and provide the opportunity to recline, so the height of the person in front of you is unlikely to be an issue. People talking doesn’t seem to be as much of an issue either, maybe because the audience is more spread out.
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I also was a frequent in-person moviegoer who suspended it when the Covid lockdowns started. What finally drew me back were two movies I couldn’t wait to see streaming, Tár and West Side Story. Even then I have subsequently gone only infrequently to actual theater showings, and more often stream what I want – either for myself at home or by pushing suggestions thru our Activities Director at my Senior Community, to have shown on a fairly big TV screen in our “movie theater” seating 21 in comfy armchairs.
To address Meryl’s specific question, I have seen movie theaters in recent years use both systems, the traditional “buy a ticket to get you in the doors, then you pick your seat physically walking around in the theater” , and the reserved-seat idea where you pick your seat from an electronic display (at home on your own device in case of advance sale, or else at a special purpose display at the box office). In the latter case they may have put in widely spaced reclining chairs. There is no provision for moving to get out from behind a tall person, but you can try moving to an empty seat and hope nobody arrives to claim it. Or hope the giant in front of you will recline their seat!
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The last time I went out to the movies, I bought the ticket beforehand online and all the seats were reserved. Maybe because it was the first week of Zootopia 2. But when I got there, there were only about 10 people there, and my assigned seat was directly in front of someone else. So instead of sitting there I went to another section. Nobody else came in. Maybe because it was Thanksgiving evening at 7 p.m. I was alone because of circumstances but we do have a tradition in my family of going out to the movies after Thanksgiving dinner.
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