hate-watching
{{Short description|Watching a TV show or film with the intent of mocking it}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
Hate-watching is the activity of consuming media, usually a television show or a film with the intention of acquiring amusement from the mockery of its content or subject.[https://jezebel.com/hate-watching-is-mostly-just-being-embarrassed-by-your-5982222 'Hate Watching' Is Mostly Just Being Embarrassed by Your Own Tastes|Jezebel] Closely related to anti-fan behaviours, viewers who partake in hate-watching derive pleasure and entertainment from a show's absurdities or failures.{{Cite web|title=APA PsycNet|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-20939-001|access-date=2022-02-12|website=psycnet.apa.org|language=en}} The act of hate-watching is premised on the audience engaging with media through a satirical lens. Driven by the rise of streaming platforms and social media, hate-watching is rooted in a set of psychological and social motivations and cannot entirely prevent excesses despite its harmless origin.{{Citation needed|date=May 2025}}
History
= Theorisation =
Early online hate-watching communities emerged with sites like Television Without Pity in 1998, which gleefully criticised every new episode of the teen series Dawson's Creek, before New Yorker critique Emily Nussbaum theorised the phenomenon in 2012.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-11 |title=Le "hate-watching", ou l'art de massacrer les séries qu'on adore abhorrer |url=https://www.telerama.fr/ecrans/le-hate-watching-ou-l-art-de-massacrer-les-series-qu-on-adore-abhorrer-7010845.php |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.telerama.fr |language=fr}} She described in an article the short-lived Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as a show people loved to hate-watch, as "it was bad in a truly spectacular way—you could learn something from it, about self-righteous TV speechifying and failed satire and the dangers of letting a brilliant showrunner like [Aaron] Sorkin run loose to settle all his grudges in fictional form".{{cite magazine |last=Nussbaum |first=Emily |date= |title=Hate-Watching "Smash" |url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2012/04/hate-watching-smash.html |magazine=The New Yorker |accessdate=2013-10-26}}
Entertainment Weekly and other publications noted the difference between hate-watching and watching as a guilty pleasure.[https://io9.gizmodo.com/is-hate-watching-bad-for-you-1654143313 Are You Hurting Your Brain By "Hate-Watching" Bad Television?] Gizmodo. "You wouldn't tune in every week to hate-watch a really bad reality show. Generally speaking, hate-watching requires a TV series with high ambitions and features a certain amount of aesthetic perfection".{{cite magazine |last1=Franich |first1=Darren |date=August 16, 2012 |title=The Rise of Hate-Watching: Which TV shows do you love to despise? |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/08/16/newsroom-smash-glee-hatewatch/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=February 28, 2020}}
While guilty pleasures are shows enjoyed despite acknowledged flaws, hate-watching involves actively seeking out and criticizing those flaws. Shows like Emily in Paris, which have high production value but are considered poorly written or unrealistic and ultimately fall short of expectations, are prime examples. That is also why some initially well-received shows, like The Bold Type, can become objects of hate-watching as their quality declines.
However, some, like Andrew Fleming, producer of Emily in Paris, doubt the existence of genuine hate-watching, suggesting that viewers are simply driven by a desire to mock popular entertainment.
= Evolution =
The rise of social media significantly popularized hate-watching, and streaming services, with their binge-watching model, further contributed to the phenomenon. The ability to binge-watch entire seasons at once made it easier to consume and interact with large amounts of content, even if it is disliked.{{Cite web |last=Wilkinson |first=Alissa |date=August 19, 2024 |title=Emily in Paris' and the TV Shows We Love To 'Hate-Watch |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/arts/television/hatewatching-emily-in-paris.html |website=The New York Times}}
The popularity of hate-watching on social media can make poorly received shows trending topics. This can lead to increased viewership and ultimately benefit the show. As the term gained popularity, many anti-fans have asked others to not hate-watch, as they believe doing so will have the unintended effect of making the media they dislike seem more popular than if they had not hate-watched.{{Cite web |last=Cramer |first=Jude |title=Velma's Hate-Watchers Have Propelled The Show to Massive Success |url=https://www.intomore.com/tv/velmas-hate-watchers-propelled-show-massive-success/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=INTO |date=January 17, 2023 |language=en-US}} Velma is one such example of this phenomenon, where hate-watching is supposedly the lead cause of the show being renewed for a second season.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-17 |title='Velma' May Get a Second Season Despite Online Backlash |url=https://www.them.us/story/velma-renewed-second-season-online-backlash |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=Them |language=en-US}}
Hate-watching, because of the streaming algorithms focused on viewership metrics, can indeed contribute to a show's success even if viewers dislike it. This can create a self-perpetuating cycle of hate-watching and ultimately encourage the production of "hate-watchable" content, potentially lowering the overall quality of programming.
In a Los Angeles Times article describing the complexity of effects of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's November 2015 appearance on Saturday Night Live as host, writer Mary McNamara references the hate-watching phenomenon as a reason that ratings alone are not an indication of support.{{cite news |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=November 27, 2015 |title=Why huge 'SNL' ratings won't help Donald Trump become president |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-critics-notebook-donald-trump-snl-ratings-20151107-column.html |accessdate=March 27, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times}} An article from The New York Times also pointed out the successful ratings for Trump's presidency.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/31/opinion/futility-hate-watching-trumps-coronavirus-briefings/ The futility of hate-watching Trump's coronavirus briefings] The Boston Globe.
Motivations
Some viewers may hate-watch to assert their good taste and cultural superiority by criticizing supposedly inferior programs. In a February 2020 article, Spanish television reviewer Borja Terán described the reason behind the success of Telecinco and its reality show-based lineup (specifically mentioning Supervivientes, the nineteenth season of which had premiered the night prior to the post): "the viewer feels superior to the guinea pigs taking part in the televised competition. They feel better with themselves and evade from personal problems by spending energy torpedoing a mere entertainment they follow through a screen."{{cite web |last1=Terán |first1=Borja |date=21 February 2020 |title='Hate-watching', el odio que ayuda a perpetuar éxitos televisivos |url=https://www.lainformacion.com/opinion/borja-teran/hate-watching-odiar-para-ver/6545412/ |accessdate=21 February 2020 |website=lainformacion.com |language=Spanish}}
= Social aspects of hate-watching =
Hate-watching can be a shared experience, allowing viewers to achieve a sense of community and validation among those who share the same negative opinions about a show or a film. Viewers often share their critiques online, with their friends and followers on social media and forums.
Eventually, some hate-watching communities can demonstrate an even stronger engagement for a piece of media than traditional fandoms through a genuine, albeit negative, attachment.
== Relationship with anti-fan culture ==
Contrary to typical fan behaviour where audience members consume a piece of media with the intent to acquire pleasure from its contents, the pleasure anti-fans derive from a piece of media is rooted in its perceived shortcomings. Viewers engage in hate-watching for the amusement derived from mocking its content or subject.
In a study conducted in 2005 on Television Without Pity, a since-defunct website that hosted discussions about television shows, Gray points out the patterns of anti-fan behaviours exhibited by its users. Unlike individuals who participate in fandom culture out of love for a particular piece of media, anti-fans engage with a piece of media out of dislike for it. The forums hosted on Television Without Pity expressed anti-fan sentiments where users would watch a television show, often critiquing and pointing out its perceived shortcomings.{{Cite journal |last=Gray |first=Jonathan |date=March 2005 |title=Antifandom and the Moral Text |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002764204273171 |journal=American Behavioral Scientist |volume=48 |issue=7 |pages=840–858 |doi=10.1177/0002764204273171 |issn=0002-7642 |s2cid=144416338|url-access=subscription }}
= Psychological explanations =
Hate is more intense and morally charged than dislike. The person is more likely to simply change the channel if said person dislikes the show. Watching something that elicits negative emotions like hate, disgust, or contempt allows viewers to release aggressive impulses without guilt or harm. Experiencing such strong emotions, even negative ones, can trigger the release of "happy hormones" like oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-10 |title=Le "hate watching" vous fait regarder des films que vous détestez (et vous adorez ça) |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/culture/article/le-hate-watching-vous-fait-regarder-des-films-que-vous-detestez-et-vous-adorez-ca_154624.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Le HuffPost |language=fr}}
Hated shows feel personally offensive and encourange a desire to take action, such as by commenting or tweeting. Hate-watching can also be a way for viewers to explore their limits of tolerance for bad content, pushing boundaries of discomfort and challenging themselves.{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Mark |title=A Psychologist Explains Why We 'Hate-Watch' Cringe TV |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/09/22/a-psychologist-explains-why-we-hate-watch-cringe-tv/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Risks
Even though hate-watching is mostly lighthearted and humor-oriented, it can sometimes mask genuine hate speech, particularly targeting marginalized groups. It can desensitize viewers to such criticism and attacks, making them more prone to hate speech in other areas of their life. The negative emotional release and social validation associated with hate-watching can become excessive and even addictive.
Examples of hate-watching shows
- 13 Reasons Why{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/hate-watching-awful-emily-paris-killing-netflix-shows-love/|title=Why hate-watching the awful Emily In Paris is killing the Netflix shows you love|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 October 2020|first=Michael|last=Hogan}}
- Adolescence[https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/adolescence-actor-owen-cooper-says-why-he-avoid-watching-himself-in-netflix-series-1.10505385/ "Why does Owen Cooper hate watching himself on screen? The ‘Adolescence’ star reveals all"] mathrubhumi. 12 April 2025.
- American Horror Story{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3862926/everything-we-know-about-american-horror-story-season-13-what-we-want-to-see-in-the-final-season/|title=Everything We Know About ‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 & What We Want to See in the “Final” Season|website=Bloody Disgusting|date=April 4, 2025|language=en}}
- And Just Like That
- Away
- The Bachelor[https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/2023-10-27/fomo-rage-pleasure-how-and-why-we-hate-watch FOMO? Rage? Pleasure? How and why we hate-watch|Connecticut Public]
- Barney & Friends{{Citation |title=The Americans Execute Barney The Dinosaur | date=July 31, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1bQWssCv84 |language=en |access-date=2022-12-17}}{{Cite web |title=Barney the purple dinosaur was the role of his life. Then came the haters. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/barney-purple-dinosaur-was-role-life-came-haters-rcna50654 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=NBC News |date=October 10, 2022 |language=en}}
- The Big Bang Theory{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45282905|title=Big Bang Theory: America's most-loved and hated TV show|work=BBC News|date=23 August 2018|first=Gena-mour|last=Barrett}}{{Cite web |last=Hyde |first=Gregory |date=2022-03-27 |title=Why So Many People Hate The Big Bang Theory (But Love Young Sheldon) |url=https://screenrant.com/big-bang-theory-young-sheldon-hate-love-nostalgia/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}
- Bluey[https://workplaymommy.com/top-ten-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-watch-bluey/ TOP TEN REASONS NOT TO WATCH BLUEY] Work Play Mommy[https://mouthsofmums.com.au/parents-hate-bluey/ Parents Hate Bluey] Mouths of Mums[https://www.disneydining.com/parents-cautioned-about-allowing-their-children-to-watch-disney-bluey-bb1mmb/ Parents Are Cautioned About Allowing Their Children to Watch ‘Bluey’] Disney Dining
- The Bold Type
- Castlevania[https://cosmicbook.news/fans-hate-netflixs-castlevania-nocturne Fans Hate Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne] Cosmic Book.News
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Chrisley Knows Best[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tv-shows-you-love-to-hate-watch_n_574dd957e4b0af73af958e04 10 TV Shows You Love To Hate Watch, If You're Anything Like Us] HuffPost.
- Dawson's Creek
- Devil May Cry[https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/03/devil-may-crys-netflix-anime-is-dividing-fans-big-time Devil May Cry's Netflix Anime Is Dividing Fans Big Time] Push Square{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/devil-may-cry-netflix-anime-helped-game-popularity/|title=Love it or Hate it: Devil May Cry’s Netflix Adaptation Just Saved The Franchise|website=CBR|date=April 8, 2025|access-date=April 15, 2025}}
- Elite
- Emily in Paris[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/embarrassing-netflixs-emily-in-paris-blasted-by-french-critics#:~:text=Created%20by%20Darren%20Star%20%28Sex%20and%20the%20City%2C,chic%20clothes%2C%20glamourous%20locations%20and%20incredibly%20attractive%20stars. "Embarrassing": Netflix' 'Emily in Paris' Blasted by French Critics] The Hollywood Reporter.[https://slate.com/culture/2020/10/emily-in-paris-netflix-hate-watch.html Emily in Paris: Darren Star's Netflix series is the hate watch we can't stop watching] Slate.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a37964749/hate-watching-doesnt-exist-essay/|title=Essay: There Is No Such Thing as Hate-Watching|website=Cosmopolitan|date=October 14, 2021 |access-date=December 13, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/rebecca-review-netflix-armie-hammer-lily-james-emily-in-paris-b1223637.html|title=Hate-watching is fun, but could Rebecca and Emily in Paris spark a race to the bottom?|website=The Independent|date=October 23, 2020 }}
- Entourage[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-psychology-behind-why-we-hate-watch_l_61bcecede4b04b42ab5fa761 The Psychology Behind Why We Hate-Watch] Huffpost.
- Euphoria[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/mar/02/euphoria-most-loved-hated-tv-show How did Euphoria become the most loved and hated show on TV?] The Guardian.
- Fallout[https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/why-fallout-new-vegas-fans-are-angry-about-the-tv-series-2643435/ Why Fallout: New Vegas fans are so angry about the TV series] Dexerto
- Family Guy[https://www.thedailybeast.com/viral-video-of-the-day-the-simpsons-meet-family-guy Viral Video of the Day: ‘The Simpsons’ Meet ‘Family Guy’] The Daily Beast.
- Flavor of Love{{cite web|last=Fernandez|first=Maisy|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/o6dagx/i-lovehate-new-york|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215172429/https://www.mtv.com/news/o6dagx/i-lovehate-new-york|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2023|website=MTV|date=August 5, 2008|access-date=December 15, 2023|title=I Love/Hate New York}}{{cite web|last=Lavoipierre|first=Ange|date=Jul 27, 2022|access-date=December 13, 2023|title=Is hate-watching TV shows something you love? Here are 10 of our faves to binge on|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/the-best-hate-watch-tv-shows-of-all-time/101259430}}
- Full House[https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-watched-every-episode-of-full-house-and-i-want-to-die/ I Watched Every Episode of ‘Full House’ and I Want to Die] The Daily Beast
- Game of Thrones{{Cite web|last=Tufekci|first=Zeynep|title=The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones|url=https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-real-reason-fans-hate-the-last-season-of-game-of-thrones/|access-date=2020-11-21|magazine=Scientific American |language=en}}
- The Gilded Age
- Girls{{cite web |last1=Borrelli |first1=Christopher |title=What does hate-watching mean? |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-02-24-chi-borrelli-hate-watch-20130221-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=February 28, 2020 |date=February 24, 2013}}
- Glee[https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/five-reasons-we-hate-glee-sing-on-that-drama-nerds-6498960 Five Reasons We Hate Glee: Sing on That Drama Nerds!] Miami New Times.
- Gossip Girl[https://cordcutting.com/what-to-watch/shows-movies-hate-watch/ 11 Movies and TV Shows I Hate-Watched] CordCutting
- Grey's Anatomy{{cite web|url=https://www.jezebel.com/hate-watching-is-mostly-just-being-embarrassed-by-your-5982222|title="'Hate Watching' Is Mostly Just Being Embarrassed by Your Own Tastes"|date=February 6, 2013|access-date=September 9, 2023}}
- Gypsy
- Hemlock Grove
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
- Heroes{{cite web| date=2014-11-03| title=Are You Hurting Your Brain By “Hate-Watching” Bad Television?| url=https://gizmodo.com/is-hate-watching-bad-for-you-1654143313 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Gizmodo |language=en-US}}
- The Hills{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/the-hills-reboot-california.html|title=California Today: Revisiting 'The Hills' in 2019|work=The New York Times|date=June 25, 2019|access-date=September 9, 2023|last=Cowan|first=Jill}}
- Hollywood[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/worst-rated-netflix-tv-series-movies-b2395925.html 20 Netflix shows and movies that critics hated, from Emily in Paris to Secret Obsession|The Independent]
- House Hunters[https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/hgtv-house-hunters-hate-watch-263790 HGTV House Hunters Hate-Watching Studies] Apartment Therapy.
- How to Get Away With Murder
- The Idol[https://wegotthiscovered.com/tv/despite-everyone-being-warned-against-hate-watching-the-idol-its-getting-watched-and-hated-anyway/ Despite everyone being warned against hate-watching ‘The Idol,’ it's getting watched and hated anyway|We Got This Covered].
- Insatiable
- The Jerry Springer ShowDixon, Mary. [http://weeklywire.com/ww/05-26-98/slc_ae.html Trash TV?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122730/http://weeklywire.com/ww/05-26-98/slc_ae.html |date=October 15, 2007 }} Salt Lake City Weekly, May 26, 1998
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
- The Last of Us[https://collider.com/last-of-us-series-worst-parts-reddit/ "'The Last of Us': Everything Fans Disliked About the Series, According to Reddit"] Collider
- Love Island[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/love-island-itv2-mental-health-new-series-watch-release-date-stream-a, 8938061.html Love Island: Why it's time to stop hate-watching the ITV2 show] The Independent.
- Lunatics
- The Magic Hour
- Marco Polo
- Marseille
- The Millionaire Matchmaker
- The Morning Show[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/arts/television/hatewatching-emily-in-paris.html I ❤️ a Hate-Watch. Don’t You? – The New York Times]
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- New Girl[https://newrepublic.com/article/96904/zooey-deschanel-new-girl-annoying "Enough Quirkiness! Why I Can’t Stand Zooey Deschanel."] New Republic
- The Newsroom[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2013-02-24-chi-borrelli-hate-watch-20130221-story.html What does hate-watching mean?] Chicago Tribune.{{cite web|last1=Spangler|first1=Todd|date=June 29, 2016|title=Data Science Proves We Love to Hate-Watch TV|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/data-study-hate-watch-tv-canvs-1201805727/|accessdate=February 28, 2020|website=Variety}}{{cite web|last1=Haglund|first1=David|date=December 28, 2012|title=Why the Word of the Year Is Hate-Watching|url=https://slate.com/culture/2012/12/2012-word-of-the-year-hate-watching-is-the-best-choice.html|accessdate=February 29, 2020|work=Slate}}
- Once Upon a Time
- Pretty Little Liars
- Real Housewives
- Revenge
- Rick and Morty[https://www.cinemablend.com/television/why-i-stopped-watching-rick-and-morty Why I Stopped Watching Rick And Morty] Cinemablend[https://movieweb.com/rick-and-morty-worst-fans/ Why Rick and Morty Seems to Attract the Most Toxic Fans] MovieWeb
- Riverdale
- Say Yes to the Dress
- Selling Sunset[Is hate-watching TV shows something you love? Here are 10 of our faves to binge on - 07-22-2023]
- Sex and the City
- The Simpsons
- Singapore Social[https://coconuts.co/singapore/lifestyle/soooo-trashy-say-the-many-hate-watching-netflixs-singapore-social/ ‘Soooo trashy,’ say the many hate-watching Netflix's ‘Singapore Social’]
- Smash{{cite web|last1=Goodman|first1=Tim|date=February 5, 2013|title=Tim Goodman on TV's Newest Trend: 'Hate Watching'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/hate-watching-smash-is-latest-418392|accessdate=February 28, 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite magazine|last1=Nussbaum|first1=Emily|date=April 27, 2012|title=Hate-Watching "Smash"|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/hate-watching-smash|accessdate=February 28, 2020|magazine=The New Yorker}}
- Space Force
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Star Trek: Picard[https://theplaylist.net/picard-showrunner-hate-watch-star-trek-next-generation-20200326/ ‘Picard’ Showrunner Expected Unhappy Fans & Explains How He “Hate-Watched” ‘The Next Generation’] The Playlist[https://www.thethings.com/star-trek-picard-early-reviews/ Do 'Star Trek' Fans Really Hate 'Picard'?] TheThings
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Survivor Spain (Supervivientes)
- Tiny Pretty Things
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- Too Hot to Handle{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=Why Being a Hater Feels So Good |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-hate-watching-tv-movie-social-media-explained-psychology/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}
- True Blood[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/how-to/a23079/hate-watch-true-blood/ How to Hate Watch True Blood] Esquire.
- The Vampire Diaries
- Velma{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jade |date=2023-01-16 |title=Please Stop Hate Watching Velma |url=https://www.thegamer.com/velma-hate-watching-hbo-max-reviews-fans-mindy-kaling/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}[https://insidethemagic.net/2023/02/hatewatching-caused-velma-season-2-af1/ Most Hated HBO Show Gets Season 2 Greenlight, “Hate-Watching” Named Culprit] Inside the Magic.[https://www.primetimer.com/platformshift/hate-watches-streaming-netflix-hulu-dramas It's Official: Everyone Loves to Hate-Watch TV Dramas - PRIMETIMER]
- Vinyl[https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170616-the-joy-of-hate-watching The joy of hate-watching] BBC Culture.
- The Walking Dead
- Watchmen{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-12-12/hbo-watchmen-regina-king-damon-lindelof-lost-critics|title=More manipulative than meaningful, ‘Watchmen’ has a ‘Lost’ problem|date=2019-12-12|access-date=2024-12-03|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}[https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/24/20926872/watchmen-hbo-backlash-politics-sjw-race Some Watchmen fans are mad that HBO’s version is political. But Watchmen has always been political.] Vox Media
- What/If
Examples of hate-watching films
See also
References
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External links
- [https://junkee.com/heathers-hate-watching-tv/176770 Hate Watching Is Still Watching: How Shock Value Changes TV]
- [https://uproxx.com/sepinwall/hope-watching-vs-hate-watching-in-tvs-new-golden-age/ Hope-watching vs. hate-watching in TV's new golden age]
- [https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/data-study-hate-watch-tv-canvs-1201805727/ Data Proves TV Viewers Love to Hate-Watch Shows — Variety]
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