Poll of the Day > Have you ever been reading a book, and got mixed up and thought......

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You were actually watching a TV show?

I'm reading the Midnight Texas series, which also is currently a TV show (But they are very different). I just decided I wanted to watch some more lol, and then realized I was reading a book, not watching the show.

I think it has to do with me watching the TV show first, so I picture the characters as I saw them in the show. I usually do the reverse (read the book, then watch the show), so this its the first time I can remember this happening to me.

It was a very strange feeling.
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uherrr no
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I don't think that's a thing that's supposed to happen...
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I can imagine the book I'm reading but I don't confuse that with watching tv.
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I think I know what TC is saying, but he worded it extremely poorly. But I'm really not sure.
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Hmm, I can see that I did word it poorly.

I wasn't actually currently reading the book, I just wanted to get back to the story, and thought at first it was on the TV, until I realized I was reading it, not watching it.

That happened because at first I was actually watching it on tv, and THEN I decided to read the books. So now my mind just automatically went back to the first format that I was following the story on.

It also may just be that I'm getting old and senile.
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Do you mean you used your imagination while reading?
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Nah, I've always pictured things while reading, and often continue stories when I go to bed etc, this was different.

I basically got confused because I watched the TV show recently, and was reading the book earlier in the day. When I decided to continue the story, I forgot, or got confused and thought it was on the TV, not in book format.

It's due to having just recently watched the TV show, and then after that, read the book. I have never had the reverse happen. This is the first time it has happened to me which is why I asked if anyone else had experienced it. Might only be a thing that happens if you watch a tv show and read the book right afterwards which you have pictures of the characters from the show fresh in your brain.

I normally come up with my own pictures for them, but if I read a book AFTER watching a show, I just use the characters from the show in my mind. In this case, that led me to think I was still watching the show I guess.
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ok i get it now

but still no lol
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I'm occasionally gotten manga and anime details mixed up (and comic vs adaptation). Not sure if it's happened book vs film/tv, mostly since I'm less likely to follow both.
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