Do you folk ever "binge" a TV series from start to finish?

[SoonerP226]

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as I have?

Yeah, I've binged a few series. Fringe, SG: Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica were a few of them where I got into the show late and binged the DVDs to catch up. There were a lot of details and through-threads in Fringe, in particular, that show up better while binging.

The only problem is that I have to find the balance--if I watch too many episodes consecutively, I tend to lose interest. That's what happened with Justified; I was retired at the time, so I watched way too much of it and just lost interest.

 

[aarondhgraham]

The only problem is that I have to find the balance--if I watch too many episodes consecutively, I tend to lose interest.

Yep,,,
I agree.

3-4 episodes per day max for me.

Aarond

.

 

[Istandalone]

Just watched the first season of true detectives. I've binged Band of Brothers; The Pacific; Jack Ryan; Reacher; and Deadwood to name a few. Usually between 1-4 episodes at a time.

 

[TedKennedy]

We binged the Walking Dead seasons 1-3 when the wife was recovering from surgery.
The only other one we did that way was Game of Thrones. It was pretty good, but there wasn't enough sex in it.

 

[BobbyV]

I'm a single male, retired, with a lot of idle time on my hands,,,
I live out in the boonies and often go a week without human contact.

Consequently I watch a lot of Netflix.

Back when I worked and only had a couple of hours for TV,,,
I often got bored watching episodic tv series,,,
But since I've retired that has changed.

Now I find that I get a lot of enjoyment "binging" a series,,,
Watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
Gives me more of a feel for the "story"

I watched a few episodes of "The Blacklist" when it was on TV,,,
But I lost interest after the first season,,,
It just never coalesced for me.

But now that I have full days of time to waste,,,
I've started to understand the concept of binging.

When you watch several episodes one right after the other,,,
The complicated story lines of modern TV writing,,,
Come together with amazing clarity.

In the past two years I've binged several multi-year series,,,
Watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
Gives me a better "view" of the story.

This is not a life changing revelation,,,
But it does make a huge difference in my enjoyment of a series.

I remember watching the Game of Thrones saga week by week,,,
I enjoyed the heck out of them because I love Sword and Sorcery stuff.

But it wasn't until I "binged" the entire series on DVD,,,
That the episodes made sense enough for the story line to fully emerge.

I mentioned this to a friend of mine,,,
His response was much the same as mine.

He absolutely loved the series "Yellowstone",,,
He and his wife never missed a weekly episode.

His daughter gave him the DVD set,,,
He said it sat on his TV shelf for over a year,,,
But when he finally started watching the episodes on his time frame,,,
He suddenly started getting those subtle sub-plots that escaped his notice before.

Way back in time I enjoyed the weekly Sci-Fi episodes of Stargate SG-1,,,
So when I saw the entire series on DVD for $39.95,,,
I just had to purchase it.

I found that watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
They transcended from weekly episodes,,,
To a saga of immense enjoyment.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as I have?

Aarond

.

If the seasons are 8-10 episodes it's pretty easy to binge fairly quickly. But these 20+ episode seasons are a pain to try and do that.

 

[O4L]

Today I am binge watching a new show on hulu.

Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People.

These people are crazy but it's been interesting to watch so far.

 

[aarondhgraham]

If the seasons are 8-10 episodes it's pretty easy to binge fairly quickly. But these 20+ episode seasons are a pain to try and do that.

Yeah, I hear you.

I like sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero stuff,,,
I'm currently binging the entire "Arrow-Verse" on netflix.

That's five shows,,,
Arrow, Supergirl, Flash, legends of Tomorrow, and Black Lightning,

That's 32 seasons at 18-22 episodes per season,,,
32 seasons times an average of 20 episodes,,,
That's 640 episodes total.

That's right at 26 days of viewing,,,
My eyes would go rectangular long before then.

Then there are the Vixen, Batgirl, and Freedom Fighters series,,,
Netflix doesn't have these so they don't add into this total.

I watch 3-4 episodes two or three times a week.

Like I said before I live alone in the boonies,,,
So this is my life in the winter times,,,
I am out much more in summer.

Just in case anyone is interested,,,
Here's a .pdf file of how to watch the Arrow-Verse in timeline order.

Aarond

.

 

[BobbyV]

Yeah, I hear you.

I like sci-fi, fantasy, and superhero stuff,,,
I'm currently binging the entire "Arrow-Verse" on netflix.

That's five shows,,,
Arrow, Supergirl, Flash, legends of Tomorrow, and Black Lightning,

That's 32 seasons at 18-22 episodes per season,,,
32 seasons times an average of 20 episodes,,,
That's 640 episodes total.

That's right at 26 days of viewing,,,
My eyes would go rectangular long before then.

Then there are the Vixen, Batgirl, and Freedom Fighters series,,,
Netflix doesn't have these so they don't add into this total.

I watch 3-4 episodes two or three times a week.

Like I said before I live alone in the boonies,,,
So this is my life in the winter times,,,
I am out much more in summer.

Just in case anyone is interested,,,
Here's a .pdf file of how to watch the Arrow-Verse in timeline order.

Aarond

.

That's some dedication . . . I had to catch up on Arrow and ultimately watched all of them except Black Lightning.

I recently watched all of the animated DC shows on Max in chronological order. That was a trip.

 

[User_3155]

In the Heat of the Night has been set to record on my DVR forever.

 

[Jgibs0321]

I'm a single male, retired, with a lot of idle time on my hands,,,
I live out in the boonies and often go a week without human contact.

Consequently I watch a lot of Netflix.

Back when I worked and only had a couple of hours for TV,,,
I often got bored watching episodic tv series,,,
But since I've retired that has changed.

Now I find that I get a lot of enjoyment "binging" a series,,,
Watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
Gives me more of a feel for the "story"

I watched a few episodes of "The Blacklist" when it was on TV,,,
But I lost interest after the first season,,,
It just never coalesced for me.

But now that I have full days of time to waste,,,
I've started to understand the concept of binging.

When you watch several episodes one right after the other,,,
The complicated story lines of modern TV writing,,,
Come together with amazing clarity.

In the past two years I've binged several multi-year series,,,
Watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
Gives me a better "view" of the story.

This is not a life changing revelation,,,
But it does make a huge difference in my enjoyment of a series.

I remember watching the Game of Thrones saga week by week,,,
I enjoyed the heck out of them because I love Sword and Sorcery stuff.

But it wasn't until I "binged" the entire series on DVD,,,
That the episodes made sense enough for the story line to fully emerge.

I mentioned this to a friend of mine,,,
His response was much the same as mine.

He absolutely loved the series "Yellowstone",,,
He and his wife never missed a weekly episode.

His daughter gave him the DVD set,,,
He said it sat on his TV shelf for over a year,,,
But when he finally started watching the episodes on his time frame,,,
He suddenly started getting those subtle sub-plots that escaped his notice before.

Way back in time I enjoyed the weekly Sci-Fi episodes of Stargate SG-1,,,
So when I saw the entire series on DVD for $39.95,,,
I just had to purchase it.

I found that watching the episodes in rapid succession,,,
They transcended from weekly episodes,,,
To a saga of immense enjoyment.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had the same experience as I have?

Aarond

.

No, because im not single, not retired, and too much TV gives me funny dreams.