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Binge Watching tv shows-yah or nay?

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited October 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
Seems to be the way most people watch tv shows now. I can see the pros and cons of both sides. What do you all do? Do you binge watch tv shows, or do you do an episode a night or an episode a week and savor it?
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  • NashvillePJfanNashvillePJfan Posts: 594
    Binge watching is the only way I can do it. Much more enjoyable than watching over weeks/years because you can absorb story lines much more easily.
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    NashvillePJfan wrote:
    Binge watching is the only way I can do it. Much more enjoyable than watching over weeks/years because you can absorb story lines much more easily.
    Agreed.
    Netflix gets it. That is why their orginal program is released as a season not week by week.
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  • achon44achon44 Posts: 104
    Binge baby!
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  • JK_LivinJK_Livin Posts: 7,365
    I'd say binge watching is more suited for dramas.
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,668
    I'm going against the grain.

    Do not binge watch a show you care about/like/are into. It gets way too rushed and things jumble together. You do not get the same effect.

    I am watching Breaking Bad. Still early in Season 3. I only allow myself no more than 1 episode a week... sometimes go 2-3 weeks. It is a great experience. I get the whole effect of anticipation all week, and reflecting on every single event of the past episode. Cliffhangers are also much more intense if the hang only lasts 30 seconds... It wouldn't be nearly as enjoyable if I binge-watched. You definitely need to be disciplined, and avoid all spoilers. Pretty much when I am with a group of people and the subject of TV comes up I have to read off a disclaimer statement...

    But it makes the show much better IMO and it lasts longer. Its like a year + experience
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,423
    this is another thing I don't get with this generation. first off I need to be able to switch the channels and scan what else is on, mostly sports, so having just one thing on for an hour just doesn't work for me. also after at most 2 episodes i'd be bored of the same show. so i'm a nay on this one.
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    I dont have cable or satellite tv, so I get a few shows on DVD from the library or watch netflix streaming. I sometimes watch 2-3 at a time.

    LAst show was New Girl.
    And now im almost done with the Wire season 4.
    Next up is game of thrones season 2 or boardwalk empire season 2.
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  • SatansFutonSatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    I don't make it a point to do either, it just depends on how it works out, whether I catch it while it's on, after it's over, or get caught up and can start watching new episodes. I find I enjoy the binge watching more. If too much time passes (like 9 months between Lost seasons) I have to go back and watch episodes to get back into it, to remember what had happened. Also I can lose interest given enough time. I understand waiting and savoring, but I'm just not that way with TV, because I don't spend that time between wondering what's going to happen, out of sight out of mind. And then I forget what the hell happened, or stopped caring entirely.
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  • guitar59guitar59 Posts: 1,221
    No way can watch more then one episode of the Walking Dead in a week. To scary and I would have nightmares every night instead of just Sunday nights.
    I find I sometimes watch a couple episodes of the girly dramas I like, especially if the pvr is getting full and Mr. Guitar is complaining about all the shows that are recorded. But I can't spend much time sitting in front of the TV.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,776
    I did it with Arrested Development,
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Binge if i can!
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Binge if i can!

    This isnt about BBeer Sir! :P
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Binge if i can!

    This isnt about BBeer Sir! :P


    If you combine the two, the shows have more rewatchablitiy :ugeek:
  • CServantCServant Posts: 1,182
    I semi binged on 'Breaking Bad.' We started watching from the beginning @ 10-11 months ago and just caught-up this week to take part in the final episodes. Way too much banter on the internet, so felt good to catch-up, but was also nice to throw on another episode when we were behind.
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  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,217
    BinauralJam wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    Binge if i can!

    This isnt about BBeer Sir! :P


    If you combine the two, the shows have more rewatchablitiy :ugeek:

    I cant argue with that. 8-)
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    Binge all the way!!!

    Someone already mentioned the long break before the last season of Lost.. I had gotten into Lost really really late and binged the first 5 seasons in a couple weeks until I was caught up to live tv. I had a partner in this endeavour. It was great, I loved it, but then there was like a two or three week break between episodes and when the new one finally aired I saw there completely lost (lol get it) cuz I had forgotten so much about what was going on during that break.

    I hear what people say about savoring it and letting the anticipation do its job ... I'm going completely bonkers waiting for the Doctor Who 50th and someone binging wouldn't get to experience this part, and I can appreciate the value of the experience. But for me, personally, since I spend a lot of time cramming new information into my skull I can't really keep track of plot lines for weeks at a time. For a couple days, yea.

    I think it probably is a bit of a generational thing... instant gratification and all.
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  • shepshep Posts: 5,761
    I used to love binge-watching shows... however now I rarely have the time for it.

    Myself and the fiance started homeland this past weekend... we got through 4 episodes of the first season (well really 3 and a 1/2, she fell asleep during the last 1/2 hour of the 4th episode and had to rewatch it this week already) and that's the most "binge" watching I've done in years...

    I see the upside to both... would definitely prefer to binge watch.

    For example Breaking Bad has been painful for me. Someone recommend the show to me and my college roommate after the first season... we promptly watched the first season in a single day, and I've been watching episode by episode ever since... it's been painful waiting to see how it's going to end...

    I was ready to kill one of my buddies over it last year (not literally of course, but...). Anyway I hadn't managed to catch the finale of the first 1/2 of season 5, and him and his fiance called in sick to work 3 days straight and they had binge watched all the 2 seasons leading up to that point in the day leading up to it... then he spoiled the finale for me... I seriously thought about strangling him... :lol:
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,668
    I think it helps too that I watch 1 show at a time (if that). My TV watching is basically animated comedies, news, and sports.

    Breaking Bad is now, should last me a year and 1/2... Then I may do The Wire, re-do Oz... many options.
  • kdizzle.deliokdizzle.delio Posts: 292
    i only binge on netflix. Unfortunately its the Canadian netflix, so its not updated with new episodes weekly as i think the us one is. my recent binges have been All of Arrested development over about a month of 2-3 episodes a day, but not watching it everyday. the first two seasons of the Walking dead i just finished yesterday, i did about an episode a day for a few weeks. next up i think ill start breaking bad.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,889
    I love it (I save shows up on my PVR though, since I don't have netflix). I can't stand it when an hour long episode of a show I love ends, and knowing that I have to wait another week to see what happens next. I'd way rather watch each episode one after the other for as long as time allows. It's like watching a long, epic movie. I am so looking forward to the Dexter series ending, because I couldn't keep up after season 4 because of a fucking PVR fuck up. Once it ends, it will be released on DVD, and then I'll be able to start from the beginning and have Dexter marathons whenever I want. :D
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    I'm spoiled now. After watching the first 5 1/2 seasons of Breaking Bad on NetFlix I'm having a hard time going week to week now. You lose the flow. I will probably never start a new show unless its complete now. But then I'll have to be careful of spoilers if I do it that way.
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    The wife + I watch 'Castle'
    together as they air;
    that is our 1 TV ritual.

    Generally, I'm a binge-watcher as well.
    I'm working my way through 'Community' right now
    + trying to complete my 'Futurama' collection as well.
    Also, the two weeks I spent watching the first 3 seasons
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    achon44 wrote:
    Binge baby!
    hell yes, a big YAY!
    i LOVE binge-watching shows. soooo much more enjoyable.
    did so with sex and the city, breaking bad, mad men, house of cards and orange is the new black. once i got caught up and had to watch episodes in real time, or even simply week to week on the DVR - so annoying. hahaha. i am starting to binge watch downtown abbey!

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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    I binged on shows in the past via Netflix in order to get caught up.

    I binged on the following shows that I originally missed:
    Breaking Bad (not sure how I missed this as it may be one of the best shows ever)
    Walking Dead (first season)
    Dexter
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,776
    mca47 wrote:
    I binged on shows in the past via Netflix in order to get caught up.

    I binged on the following shows that I originally missed:
    Breaking Bad (not sure how I missed this as it may be one of the best shows ever)
    Walking Dead (first season)
    Dexter

    i should do this as well since i can't do anyhting for a few more days. Never seen Breaking bad either.
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    mca47 wrote:
    I binged on shows in the past via Netflix in order to get caught up.

    I binged on the following shows that I originally missed:
    Breaking Bad (not sure how I missed this as it may be one of the best shows ever)
    Walking Dead (first season)
    Dexter

    I also did a Band of Brothers binge back in the day. Amazing series!
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,889
    eeriepadave wrote:

    Never seen Breaking bad either.
    :shock: This statement never fails to shock me. :lol:
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  • ldent42ldent42 Posts: 7,859
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:

    Never seen Breaking bad either.
    :shock: This statement never fails to shock me. :lol:

    I've seen ONE episode of breaking bad and various random scenes and I don't feel the need to watch the whole show.
    decides2dream wrote:
    achon44 wrote:
    Binge baby!
    hell yes, a big YAY!
    i LOVE binge-watching shows. soooo much more enjoyable.
    did so with sex and the city, breaking bad, mad men, house of cards and orange is the new black. once i got caught up and had to watch episodes in real time, or even simply week to week on the DVR - so annoying. hahaha. i am starting to binge watch downtown abbey!

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  • Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Depends. I like to binge on old seasons or shows that are done and I never watched. Like Dexter....I'm binging on Dexter and I'm on hold at the library for season 7. If I don't get it soon I may have to commit a stalking and a murder....it's a sickness....I finished season 6 over a week ago and I'm going through some serious withdrawal.
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    I had to stop myself after 13 episodes of Once Upon a Time in 5 days. :fp:
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