I can envision gloomier scenarios. I saw Charlie Sheen at the Actors' Studio last year when a co-worker gave me an invite at the last minute. Now that was a ticket I wouldn't have paid money for. But I'm a fairly easygoing guy who'll go along with most things, and it wasn't too painful to watch. I would tag along to see Mike Myers on stage there, and would probably reasonably entertained, but I doubt that I'd sit through an hour or whatever of the same televised show, unless it truly does turn out to be a train wreck.
Speaking of going along with most things, I was out with a bunch of friends today who decided to see The Happening. Like a damn fool, I tagged along. I did it mostly because my friends bust my chops practically all the time about being a cinematic snob. But what a hunk of junk that thing was. All four of us, without discussing it until afterwards, considered walking out at various times during the movie. Looking at our watches the whole time hoping that the movie would end ASAP. One of my three friends said that he felt like calling American Express right afterward to demand a refund on the ticket he charged to his card, and I thought that's exactly what Tom would say. Whatever you do, don't waste your valuable time and money with that garbage. I think most FOTs would exercise better judgment than I did on this occasion.
