Thing with series is that the episodes are usually at least somewhat, well, episodic, and you have obvious breakpoints.
If a movie has the usual three act structure, each act of a ten hour movie would be over three hours long.
I guess, honestly I've started watching movies in pieces and it doesn't bother me. Like start watching it, pause it and leave the rest for tomorrow if I feel like I've had enough for now.
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.
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 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.
The last thing I binged was The Day of the Jackal. I quite enjoyed it, but I like that type of character.
DidYouKnowGaming knows me so well they've started titling their videos: 3 hours of GameCube facts to fall asleep to.
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
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.
This sorta gets me about the wheel of time. How did peter jackson do the lord of the rings book by book so well. I mean yeah they were long and he cut some stuff and made one major change im not wild about but overall very good. Wheel of time has a whole season per book and so much time dedicated to character interactions that never happened.
I think that Arcane's three acts of three episodes each to be the perfect binge. Sure, you could binge the entire season, but stopping at the end of each act and letting it process is a much more impactful way to watch.
I'm talking about Season 1.
Season 1 was great.
It takes me 3/4 sessions to watch a movie and I actually felt always like I was weird.
Thx Netflix meme.
Would you like to eat a whole bag of chips while you watch the 10-hour show?
How about if we break it up into into handfuls and you don’t look down to see how much is left when you reach for more?
It turns out, pacing is important.
What a novel idea. /s
