I actually find that binge-watching starts to dull my interest and investment in a show. I can watch a couple in a row, but after about three episodes of the same show I get much less enjoyment out of each one, so have to take a break. If I don’t, I end up getting fed up with the entire show and… never going back. I am now years behind on a couple shows because I just got sick of them, yet I distinctly remember really enjoying them originally. I’ll likely never finish them, I’ve decided.
It reminds me of a comparison I’ve made many times to myself that a good portion of what we consider classic literature originally was published in newspapers as weekly continuing stories. They are huge and intimidating and hard to read straight through, because they were never intended to be read that way. Essentially, we started binge-reading these works. Whereas, if you read a few chapters a week, it would feel much less like a trial, even though you would still be reading the same amount of material.
I actually find that binge-watching starts to dull my interest and investment in a show. I can watch a couple in a row, but after about three episodes of the same show I get much less enjoyment out of each one, so have to take a break. If I don’t, I end up getting fed up with the entire show and… never going back. I am now years behind on a couple shows because I just got sick of them, yet I distinctly remember really enjoying them originally. I’ll likely never finish them, I’ve decided.
It reminds me of a comparison I’ve made many times to myself that a good portion of what we consider classic literature originally was published in newspapers as weekly continuing stories. They are huge and intimidating and hard to read straight through, because they were never intended to be read that way. Essentially, we started binge-reading these works. Whereas, if you read a few chapters a week, it would feel much less like a trial, even though you would still be reading the same amount of material.