Binge Watching

I have learned a new term this summer,  because I have done a new thing.

Binge Watching.

Even though we have 63 channels provided by cable, most of the time I cannot find anything at all that I am interested in watching.

I discovered that there are a number of television shows on Netflix.  I no longer get the DVD's in the mail, but opted for "streaming" so everything is right there on the television at any time.

 Often the shows have multiple seasons available for watching.   One example might be Downtown Abbey.  I could watch four seasons of that show.  Generally, a season has 13 episodes.  

Binge watching is watching the same television show, episode after episode, season after season, until the series ends.  I binge by watching one episode per day of a particular show.  But what that means is that I might watch three years worth of shows, with the same characters and story line, over the course of a couple of months.  Imagine watching 52 shows, one after another!

That does play havoc with one's mind.  You get saturated, overdosed, obsessed, possessed.  And sick of the story.  But you keep watching because you want it to be over, and to see that happens.  That's the disadvantage.

The advantage is, you can watch a television show on Netflix whenever it is convenient for you.   And since I watch mine on my Ipad, I can also watch in any location, any room, any comfortable chair.

Oh, how technology has changed our entertainment habits!