Unlike other forms of entertainment, most people were overwhelmingly fine with the idea of discussing "spoilers" instantly. The biggest exceptions were reality television competitions and sports events.
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Expectations varied depending on the medium people granted more time to books, movies and full season releases shows, while serialized media like comics and weekly scripted television had an overall narrower window. While the majority of respondents believed spoilers should be avoided for a certain grace period and then “expire” after a certain amount of time, there was little agreement about exactly when that should happen, either. You're spoiling the fun of talking about art." "I've made jokey ' statutes of limitations' for spoilers but I am firmly convinced that if you care so much about a show that you're willing to get upset about someone spoiling you, and you haven't put forth the effort to see the show, then you are the spoiler. On the other end of the spectrum, around 22 percent of people said that spoilers never “expire,” no matter how much time passes.ĭan Kois, a senior editor at Slate, finds the idea that "spoilers are forever" particularly irksome for people who want to discuss entertainment and art. There was also quite a bit of polarization around the edges between 15 and 22 percent of people said it was acceptable to talk about spoilers the instant that a movie, comic, or television show was released-including shows released as full seasons, like House of Cards or Orange Is the New Black. In our own poll, 44 percent said the burden was on people to avoid them, but the majority (56 percent) believed that the responsibility lay with those who had the information.
"That said, people who deliberately try to push plot reveals on people who are actively avoiding them. "I think that responsibility for avoiding learning information you don't want to know about a work you haven't yet consumed is on you, whether you're a professional critic or a non-professional viewer," said Alyssa Rosenberg, a culture blogger for The Washington Post.