I think a lot of the problem is systemic- I don't think having catch-all threads for all music, movie, tv, random talk etc threads helps spur discussion. I know for a fact that I never bother going in those threads because they're stupidly large and if I want to talk about a specific album or whatever I don't find them helpful. And even if they are good, it concentrates all of that discussion into one thread so it seems like the board is slower. Whatever, just my opinion.