I'm the exact same way.
After years of hearing what a classic The Wizard of Oz is, I finally gave it a shot the other day. Good god it was sooooo boring! After 20 minutes I had to turn it off. I mean, who wants to watch some crappy black and white movie about farmers?
Lol, I see your point and I get it .Very good point. But that's just it, the Wizard of Oz is a classic that starts off slow, but it did failed at the box office the first time. Later on it became a classic. Was it too boring at first and the people left? I don't know, it could have been for other reasons, but who knows?
I mean, I could force myself to watch a show or movie that seems boring or doesn't seem right until I see something interesting. But I don't think that's always a normal reaction people have. If characters appear boring, not interesting, the plot is hard to understand or makes little sense, if even something is off about the scenery it can have an affect on how long you hang in there to watch it.
For some reason First contact and NuTrek did much better than insurrection or Nemesis. What made the fans not go to those but went to the others?