Field of Dreams Syndrome

Mad Men just won the Emmy for Best Drama. (It already won the Golden Globe last spring, but those are worth even less than Emmys.) Anyway, I think this means I'll actually have to watch the show. I've had the whole first season from iTunes for months now and I never watched more than the first episode. It just wasn't fun for me. But I pride myself on my completely pretentious taste in television so I guess I'll have to give it another chance.

There's something about its critical acclaim, though, that makes it really annoying to me. I've got the same problem with The Wire. I don't know what it is. I call it Field of Dreams Syndrome, but that really only works for me because I've never seen Field of Dreams, I've heard countless people explain how great it is and, as a result, the very thought of it annoys me and I have no desire to see it. I'm sure it's how other people feel about BSG or 30 Rock.

Oooh, I've got this problem with The Sopranos too. I've never seen a single episode and I never, ever want to. One of these days it's going to bother me that I'm leaving such huge gaps in my knowledge of scripted television. But regardless, I find that whenever I have the time to go back and catch up on a show, I always end up wanting to watch something like Supernatural.