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I haven't binged a show in ages. Without actively intending to fall asleep to it, at least.
Am I alone here? Did the whole binge watch thing phase all the way out for anybody else?
I've found (with some exceptions of course) 2-3 episodes in one go is enough binge for me.
Beyond that and a lot of the stuff that happens earlier in the season tends to get pushed out or blended together and plot holes and other issues build up too much 'pressure' and ruin my enjoyment and I practically hate watch.
Same. Just feels so... gluttonous? Lazy? Like, I really feel disgusted at myself if I realize I've been sitting watching TV for more than an hour or two
I can do it with a good miniseries, but only because I watch TV so rarely. 8 hours in one day doesn't really seem so bad when I don't watch any at all for the rest of the week, if not most of the month. If it weren't for my wife, I would probably only watch TV as binges a couple times a year.
Complete lack of anything decent to watch
I doubt you're alone, but I certainly can't join you. My most recent binge was last weekend, and I thought it was the whole season in one sitting, but it turned out there were 3 more episodes that released during the week…which I then watched all in one day.
I find that I can watch 3 hours of content before I am fatigued, so 3 hour long episodes, 6 half hour episodes, or 9 20 minute episodes. I binge a lot of anime, but that's because they have 20 minute episodes so I can fit a lot into the three hours that I watch. But typically I only watch one episode of TV per day, with Fridays being my exception where I'll binge the three hours, basically front-loadimg my weekend so I don't feel like watching TV on days that I need to do chores/want to work on hobbies. I like to stay up to date on cultural references, which often come from new media, and while I really do enjoy watching TV, I hope someday I'll get over my FOMO and stop feeling a need to keep up on the latest shows.
But I will never pay for a streaming service, it's a pirate's life for me
DidYouKnowGaming knows me so well they've started titling their videos: 3 hours of GameCube facts to fall asleep to.
The last thing I binged was The Day of the Jackal. I quite enjoyed it, but I like that type of character.
Nah, still doing it! Though I binge most things. Did before Netflix too! 5hr block every day in the summer of Charmed, watched the whole series that way.
I haven't binged a show in a long time, but really the only times I ever did were when I was trying to catch up to something ongoing.
That being said, I doubt I even could if I wanted to these days. I just don't feel like I have the time that I used to.
The trend of some shows releasing episodes in blocks has been nice. I can divide episodes up during the week, or if I find myself with a bit of time, watch 2 or 3 in one go. No more feeling like I need to catch up immediately to avoid spoilers.