EGM scores. Some pretty big games.

[A Black Falcon]

Before I go any further, I want you answer this question for me, and do not try to dodge it:

If you saw a movie (that used live actors) where the actors stood completely still in front of each other with a static camera angle focused on them, and the dialogue was told through subtitles scrolling on the bottom of the screen... would you consider it to be anything but the most awful movie you had ever seen before?

Seriously, just answer this simple question without your usual dodging tactics. Just straight-up answer that question.

It obviously completely depends on what they were talking about and how it was written... yes, a setup like that can lead to boredom. But if what they are saying is interesting, or well written, it can be very worthwhile and definitely possibly not boring. And that isn't a great comparison to games because the backgrounds change, conversations end and then you go do other things, etc...

I don't know of anything quite like what you describe. The closest I can think of is Charlie Rose -- two or three people sitting at a table in a completely black room talking in normal tones of voice for half an hour or more. With maybe a break or two for clips of a film if it's a movie star; otherwise no breaks. Is it a boring show? At times. But when what they are discussing is intresting, it is not...