Poll of the Day > I think netflix ruined us.

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I can no longer watch weekly shows anymore. If I can't binge it, I don't wanna watch it.

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Speak for yourself

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Releasing an entire season at once could also deter some viewers. Some folks may see how long a season is and decide not to give it a chance.

That said, I kept putting off certain series on Netflix for years until finally watching a a few episodes and next I find myself not able to stop.

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CinderLock posted...

Speak for yourself

This. I'm too busy to binge shows

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It works for some things, doesn't work for others. I prefer brand new anime series to be week-to-week but some thriller-type series I'd rather have all at once to binge.

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Kind of like how novels ruined serialized stories, since then everybody wanted it all at once.

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I don't have access to cable anymore so I have no choice.

I can, but binging is more enjoyable

if you have appleTV or whatever its called, watch Ted Lasso

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I never liked weekly shows so it's eh, i do kinda hate how many times I've stayed up way too late to finish a show.

I need to binge, as well
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"All you can eat buffets ruined restaurants for everyone" - TC logic lmao

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Far-Queue posted...

"All you can eat buffets ruined restaurants for everyone" - TC logic lmao

If you compare them the same way, kind of. I would love for all restaurants to have an all you can eat price, tbh
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LinkPizza posted...

If you compare them the same way, kind of. I would love for all restaurants to have an all you can eat price, tbh

ok but you are still able to eat at non-buffet restaurants arent you?

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Mead posted...

ok but you are still able to eat at non-buffet restaurants arent you?

Sure. But not all I can eat without paying a shitton more Though at that point, its more like all you can afford instead of all you can eat
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Speak for yourself. I have never used netflix and never will.
I keep up with my seasonal shows which are really just anime + Star Trek these days.

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There hasn't been much on Netflix lately.. waiting for the latest season of Saul and a new season of Aggretsuko

I kinda want to watch Sopranos

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JixHedgehog posted...

Aggretsuko

I still have to watch this
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Yeah, I gotta disagree with you.

I enjoy binge watching shows also, but having them released weekly builds anticipation and speculation better imo.

I enjoy the experience of watching a weekly show and discussing it throughout the week with other viewers. Having all the episodes come out and having the whole "I'm on the 3rd one don't spoil it" or "Yeah, I finished the whole thing in one sitting" makes it more difficult to have that same anticipation and harder to speculate together if you aren't on the same episode.

In fact, speculation and anticipation for the "binge" show is usually focused on whole seasons over individual episodes in my experience.

IronBornCorps posted...

harder to speculate together if you aren't on the same episode

That true. But thats why we just binge it together now. Haha.
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This binge or nothing culture is dumb as hell, plenty of shows work better week to week.

I also wouldn't deny myself a show I want to see just because I can't watch all episodes in one sitting.

Having self-control makes this a non-issue, but I guess we don't have a lot of that now days.

Whenever I find a good show, I'll limit myself to one episode a day, because if I do more than that, it just dilutes the experience. Sometimes you need that real-world passage of time to digest what happened, and build anticipation for yourself.

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Zeus posted...

Kind of like how novels ruined serialized stories, since then everybody wanted it all at once.

Novels existed before serialized stories.

Judgmenl posted...

Speak for yourself. I have never used netflix and never will.
I keep up with my seasonal shows which are really just anime + Star Trek these days.

There's nothing wrong with Netflix.
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I've noticed a lot of people are very spoiled in that way these days, and in regards to commercials. Like they've completely forgotten the old ways of TV. I have no problem with either of those.

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I dont understand how some of yall are all knotted up and annoyed about the way that other people watch shows

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Monopoman posted...

This binge or nothing culture is dumb as hell, plenty of shows work better week to week.

I also wouldn't deny myself a show I want to see just because I can't watch all episodes in one sitting.

I think its just a person to person thing. No show really works better week to week form me, for example Im more likely to drop a show/forget about it if I do that. So, I usually just wait for the season to be out snd binge Which I dont. Waiting for the whole season to come out before watching is easier than watching one a week for me

VideoboysaysCube posted...

Having self-control makes this a non-issue, but I guess we don't have a lot of that now days.

Whenever I find a good show, I'll limit myself to one episode a day, because if I do more than that, it just dilutes the experience. Sometimes you need that real-world passage of time to digest what happened, and build anticipation for yourself.

While I have self-control. I have room many shows to catch up on. Plus, I usually binge series with a work friend. One episode a day for me would probably just make me bored of it, tbh Haha. That said, whatever works for each person is different
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Mead posted...

I dont understand how some of yall are all knotted up and annoyed about the way that other people watch shows

For me it's the other way around. I've seen people refuse to watch something that's not fully available instantly, and I've actually been ridiculed for still watching broadcast TV at all.

I agree that having time between episodes gives you more opportunity to appreciate each one. I don't really like to binge any shows (besides action shows that are light on plot like DBZ); I enjoy taking time to digest each installment. For me "binging" is doing maybe one or two episodes a day.

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I prefer to binge but if a show is weekly I just wait until its all out

and then binge that shit

and then some shows I just watch weekly cause I dont actually give enough fucks

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I do like binging things sometimes

But outside of Netflix, there's still plenty of stuff streaming on weekly schedules

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I typically won't even watch season to season. I will often wait until a show has finished its entire run. I don't care how many years it takes. In the last decade or so the only notable exceptions I've made have been The Mandalorian, Rick & Morty, and The Walking Dead. Those I will at least consider watching season to season, though I will get behind a season or three with TWD.

Edit: I was like this before Netflix. Netflix had nothing to do with it.

keyblader1985 posted...

For me it's the other way around. I've seen people refuse to watch something that's not fully available instantly, and I've actually been ridiculed for still watching broadcast TV at all.

I have a marked preference, but jeez, watch it however the fuck you want

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Kungfu Kenobi posted...

Edit: I was like this before Netflix. Netflix had nothing to do with it.

I think anime and manga did this for me. I use to watch a lot of shows weekly around 2004.
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