Spoilers

Want to know what I dislike more than anything else in the world?

Spoilers.

I've had people spoil me for things in the past and I find it really ruins the moment.  There are different levels of spoiler of course and as with a lot of things the spoiler continuum what might be acceptable to some people is not acceptable to others.

As with a lot of things I'm kind of ambivalent about them but what I'm going to do here is explain my rules for spoilers.

I find that the biggest no-nos for spoilers are plot related, please for the love of all that is sacred do not blurt out the critical denouement of a show, there is a special circle of hell reserved for people who do this and once the revolution comes and I am made grand high leader of all the world they will be the first to meet sticky ends.

Also you can be too precious about spoilers.  If a show is currently airing and you've had to record it or you're catching up via iplayer then you have a right to ask people not to talk about it in your hearing.  However, if you have just discovered a show and it's been off the air for a number of years then you really don't qualify for special consideration.

Then there's what constitutes a spoiler.

Some people will run from a room with hands clamped over their ears, eyes screwed closed, yelling la la la la la. So that they will not be spoiled by a trailer. Trailers are sneaky like that, they are meant to  give a taste of what's up coming and for the most part they are fine until they give the game away. Trailers should give a taste, they should tease, they should not show the big reveal. For the most part trailers are ok, until the few times they are not.  I tend to watch trailers.

I'm in two mind about casting notices it can be too much of a spoiler in some cases. If it's known that a certain actor is being cast as a specific role if that role is of iconic bad guy then it's very definitely a spoiler. As a rule for me in a sci fi show I don't want to know because I like the surprise and recognition.  However in something like Glee where the plot doesn't really matter then I'll lap up news of upcoming guests.

As far as this blog is concerned it is unlikely that I'm going to talk spoilers, but rest assured it will be well labeled so that you can avoid.

Keep buggering on.