Spoilers: a TV incident

[Keith Brecher]

At 09:03 AM 5/20/97 -0400, Paul DiFilippo wrote:
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>Of course all us culturally online p-listers recall the episode
>of "Seinfeld" in which George brought his parents to meet and
>dine with his then-fiancee's parents, and a huge brouhaha erupted
>over George's father taking exception to bits and pieces of the
>movie _Backdraft_ being discussed before he had had a chance to
>see it.  Mr Costanza, of course, was of the persuasion that _any_
>detail divulged before viewing ruined his enjoyment of the work
>in question.

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>Spoilers: a movie incident::
Not exactly analogous, though maybe close enough: ANNIE HALL when Woody
won't see THE SORROW AND THE PITY because it's already started.