Do you commit to a series before starting it?

[merf1350]

I totally did that with my latest book series. Got it on my kindle, the Morcyth Saga. About a High school kid brought to another world where magic is real, and his dnd experience gives him an edge at being a great mage. First one was free on amazon, I didn't even read it, I bought all 7 books. Before I started. Great decision, those books are great. One of the blurbs about it is that it moves its pace really well, not much dallying about before something else happens. No long descriptions or exposition, it only describes what it has to, and trusts to you to fill in the rest of the picture. Great books.

 

[Ljs1121]

If I think something has a lot of good potential I'll see it through to the end.

For the most part, though, I use a five-episode rule. If a series doesn't hook me within the first five episodes I see I consider it not worth my time.

 

[Dangit2019]

This is something I was just thinking about, considering my From Dusk Till Dawn sequels (there are two of them) finally came in the mail.

I've never seen From Dusk Till Dawn, though I've owned it for a while now. I wanted to wait until I could see all three of them together before watching any of them, because I feel that's the best way to treat the material.

Do you do that, too? Be it games, movies, books, or whatever, do you plan to consume all that a series has to offer before you've even begun? Or will you judge the first before deciding whether or not the others are worth your time?

Additionally, if you do commit to a series prior to starting it, do those plans sometimes change? For instance -- and I'm sure you knew this was coming considering it's me -- the Scorpion King franchise. If I wasn't so dead-set in my determination to see the series through to the end, I would have stopped after the second one, for it was a dreadful experience. More than likely, I would have stopped part way through Scorpion King 2, because it's just that bad. (And I then never would have seen the masterpiece that is Scorpion King 3. <3) So, are you that kind of person? Or are you like me, and once you make a commitment to something, you're going to see it through, regardless of the quality of future installments?

These are the things I ask of you, Escapist people. So tell me already!

If I don't get hooked on something, or find it relatively unique, I'll probably give it about an episode or 2 before passing my final (and ultimate) decision.

I'm currently waiting for Revolution to get any good. Two episodes in, and so far the melodramatic BS is really starting to outweigh the great premise. I think I'll give it a last shot on the 3rd one, but that's about all.

[small]Also, I'll refuse to watch Scorpion King 3 if it's the last thing I do.[/small]