I never understood how some still watch soap operas. Same stories, same crap, stupid plots. Just go read some novel or something instead of watching them.
Goes for manga and anime [parasitic bomb] as well.
God, I understand you SO WELL. I mostly watch only a few manga and anime, the ones that got most of the western style, and good stories. But most of the crap that's out there has such HORRIBLE dialogue and narration, and fits so incredibly into so many stereotypes, I honestly don't know why people still take it. Everything in high school, everything in martial arts, shinigami this and shinigami that, all relationships are awkward, all old men are perverts, all girls are cute and hot, and fit into a pre-disposed personality of quiet, clumsy and cute, or stupid bitches who keep complaining about everything. There are quite a few gems in anime and manga, but most of it is so derrivative, it makes me sick. Specially when pretty much every good book I read has a story that makes me question things, and makes my mind WORK instead of being in a friggin' vegetative state.