Things you would own or be into if it wasn't so popular

[AkJay]

same with Star Wars movies...

I hope you're only talking about the new trilogy, but I avoid those because they're 8 hours of CG and zero character development. The only way to watch the original trilogy (4, 5, & 6) is un-enhanced on VHS or Laserdisc. Lucas spewed enough CG bile all over these really good flicks, the DVD RE-Remasters are a frigging joke.

As for the "new" trilogy, they're almost like a fan-script of what Episodes I-III would have been, they're so awful. I would rather sit through a marathon of movies all made by Uwe Boll. As far as I'm concerned, they're non-canon. And with the slim chance that there might actually be Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, I'm sooner hoping George Lucas kicks the bucket from a massive coronary and the company assets are liquidated off. At the very least, he'd have a funeral precession more epic than all of Harden Christensens' angsty emo expressions combined, a frozen carbonite casket carried by a bunch of Jawas to Jabba the Hutt's private barge.

no, as in, i have NEVER seen a single star-wars movie, ever, not the new episodes or anything, but i have not yet seen a single star wars movie.

 

[Duh]

the beatles, it may sound odd but if they weren't feted on a near god like level i would probably be more inclined to accept that they're actually good, because they are good really, it just bugs me how they're considered the best ever when they just aren't.
also converse shoes, if it wasn't for all the fashion victim indie kids walking around in plaid shirts, skinny jeans and converses i probably would have bought a pair by now; i actually quite like them

i think the same, i mean what is the deal with converse shoes, i think they are confortable but as soon as you start using the you sudenly become a fashion victim

tham all those inde kids

 

[RheynbowDash]

Defiantly the IPhone.

 

[Steeveeo]

Maplestory, but oh wait, it wasn't the user traffic as much as the "PAY TO SPAM" system they implemented...

Other than that, I haven't really tried anything considered extremely popular, and not because they were popular in themselves, but more because they activities in question looked...questionable...

 

[brtshstel]

Defiantly the IPhone.

Seconded. Popularity is not the only reaon I don't like it. The other two reasons are the rediculus price and the fact that it does everything except make a phone call, which is pointless to me. (did you mean "defiantly" of "definitely?" btw?)

I avoided Myspace like the plague. I didn't want to get into it becuase my Ex has it, my current girlfriend doesn't, and that everybody I don't like has it. I got into Facebook later only to realize I had gotten into a different social networking site that's even bigger than Myspace.

I don't like streetracing because I hate the people whom which represent it (in line with what Yahtzee's video). Besides, if I wanted to race, I would bring a musclecar. I don't need nitrous oxide to beat a rice rocket. "There is no replacement for displacement.

 

[JokerGrin]

For instance - I own a BMW. Not because they seem to be popular cars, but because I got it for below market value and the car is perfect for my needs.

Congratulations. Beautiful cars!

I honestly can't think of anything I've shied away from because it's popular.

 

[ygetoff]

I love my iPod like a child, mostly because before I got it, I had to haul around cds and a walkman in order to listen to music I like. And that sucked.
The problem inherit in counter-culturism (did I just make that up? eveyone start using it NOW!!) is that in belonging to that "movement" you are either giving up
a) new technology
b) convenience, or
c) all of the above
in order to be unique or whatever the motivation is.
(Not that being unique is a bad thing.)

I do take pride in being unique but I do so in ways that contribute practically to my life, not hinder it. I also once heard the phrase "Just because you are unique, doesn't mean you're useful." Personally, I feel that I am immune to that phrase because part of my uniqueness brings humor and happiness to my friends.

About your Walkman remark, I had to chuckle a little as I used to haul a Walkman around and a pocket full of cassette tapes, this being when the Walkman name was only synonymous with audio tapes. Hehehe. But perhaps I shouldn't say "used to." I do still have a handful of perfectly working cassette Walkman's and tapes that I take to places sometimes. But that's personal preference, not avoiding a popular trend. I'm still out and about with my music, aren't I?

Thanks. Not only do I want some, but my Dad loves vinyl and I need to buy some for his birthday.
I had a cd walkman, and those huge sterio headphones that you need an adaptor for to plug into a regular headphone jack. Now I have a tiny little cube of metal that can store about 100 pounds of cd music, using some advanced technology (or possibly witchcraft). but I kept my massive headphones. I love my massive headphones. Looking like an idiot is the price to pay for high-quality sound.

Hahaha, yeah I have huge stereo headphones as well. Not just for my Walkman though, for whatever has the jack for it (which includes PC, Record Player, and SEGA Genesis.)

To be honest, I did have an iPod at once time. It was the first model of the Shuffle and was free. I did perhaps get used to it for a while, however, it did finally end up melting from the inside out which didn't bum me out that much because again it was free. I didn't have the sort of emotional, "can't live without it" sort of attachment to it as I would, say my vinyl LP of Quiet Riot's Metal Health.

I've noticed that if something's free, most people don't develop an attachment to it. There are exceptions, or course.
I suppose a vintage vinyl is something to get attached to, but in my case, the vinyl I would want is either too expensive (vinyl of Dark Side of the Moon? yeah, right, like I can afford that) or is really hard to find ("Do you know if the Street Dogs have LPs out?" "The what?")

I believe a brother of mine may have an LP of Dark Side of the Moon. No doubt somewhere in my attic where he left the rest of his stuff. I do have an LP of Pink Floyd's The Wall.

As for more recent groups like Street Dogs, sometimes regular music stores like FYE get some vinyl in very limited quantities and is most likely kept behind the counter out of sight. They also want an arm and a leg for them.

You could check around the internet too I suppose, just google it. For older stuff though, Flea Markets and yard sales are the best course of action. That's where I find a lot of mine nowadays. If they try to sell them $4.00 or more per record, they're ripping you off unless its something obscenely rare. Most people I buy from sell them to me a dollar a piece at good to "like new" condition.

 

[Mask of 1000 Faces]

Honestly? Halo.

Played the first one, loved it.

Second one came out... I sorta got annoyed at the hype I was hearing.

Third one came out... I never even bought it, because literally 90 of my schoolmates had it.

Same thing with Call of Duty 4.

 

[Raven's Nest]

I think thats a pretty bad reason to turn something down, as generally if the majority like it, its because it is good.

This

I am cynical in that everything that is hyped up is usually not worthy of it. But not buying an ipod JUST because everyone has one? You sound like an emo kid.

 

[Antiparticle]

I must admit I feel less inclined to buy Halo because of all the people saying "zomg bestest game evar!!!1". But in my defense, I have tried it, I bought Halo 2 for the old Xbox and played through about half of it. It seemed an ok game, but not very special.

 

[Lord George]

Harry potter, I loved those books since primary school. Then the films were made became hugely popular and ruined the franchise. Ah well

 

[PirateKing]

I'm not that shallow.
If something's popular odds are it's good. Except for Twilight.

What about Eragon?
That's right. Popularity very rarely means something is good.

Anyway...er, nothing that I can think of. I'm not an indie kid or whatever, but I'm also not someone who looks at something popular and jumps all over it to get on the bandwagon.
I just get stuff that I like.
Crazy, huh?

Well I mean, I go for stuff I like, but Iron Man was really popular and it was really good too.
Popularity isn't a good indicator to somethings quality. At least that's what I think.

 

[Caliostro]

NOTHING.

If you turn something down just because it's popular you're just as much of a failure, just as much of a sheep, as the guys that want it because it's popular.