TV Tuesday: Ahhhhhh

[yourlibrarian]

Is there a difference between comfort shows and shows that give you a mental health break? What shows might fit that for you?

Comments

[china_shop]

I find a lot of Kdramas are comfort TV for me -- they really take their time to revel in the emotional beats. Also, the kids' cartoon Bluey, which is just adorable little 7-minute slices of people being kind and weird and occasionally learning little life lessons.

I'm not entirely sure what qualifies as a mental health break, hm.

[yourlibrarian]

I'd say it probably varies per person. I'd guess, though, that predictability is a factor in comfort views. You don't want unpleasant surprises.

[china_shop]

Yes, good point! Re-watches are a lot more comforting than first-time views. It helps that you can set your expectations accurately. :-)

[dancesontrains]

Bingo <3

[china_shop]

Bingo! *starts singing theme song* ;D

[tinny]

I'm not entirely sure what qualifies as a mental health break, hm.

For me, the difference is that comfort shows are shows where I like the characters, so I love coming back to them and seeing how they fare, sharing a bit of their lives, etc etc. Those can be emotionally deep, and I won't mind, because I feel safe with them anyway?

Mental health break stuff is what I would consider the things I'm watching right now: anything that promises not to engage me *at all*, so I don't have to be sad with/about/for people.

I''m not sure that is the right way to categorize it? That's just what I thought of first. :)