They are fun. I know some people bitch about how long they are and how little activity there is. But that's what makes it so fun. Go with friends and drink beers and just chat away. It's similar to the difference between going to a bar with friends and going to a movie. At a bar, you have little else going on so you can talk and drink and flirt with a cute girl, etc. At a movie, there is so much going on, you can't pull your attention away. Baseball is like hanging out in a bar and hockey and basketball are like a movie. Make sense?