Daily Poll What’s the best way to binge-watch a show?

[Shortie's iconShortie]

Most of us will have a TV show that we enjoy, in some cases, it may be a TV show that we didn't start watching from the beginning meaning we would have to watch through however many seasons and episodes we were behind.

When binge-watching a show, what would you say is the best way?

 

[OmegaMeistro]

Mostly one episode at a time as that's how most of the older television shows of old were designed. In fact, that's why many sitcoms like Cheers and episodic TV like Law & Order might not age well because they're just not that fun to binge-watch, feeling more like a chore.

I guess the newer serials on a streaming service are designed to be binge-watched, but I wouldn't really apply that rule to every show either, mostly because I like to digest an episode's content first before mindlessly jumping to the next one. Even slightly older streaming shows like BoJack seem to be designed on an episodic basis, considering the cliffhangers and whatnot.

When it comes down to it, it's probably based on your preference because if you like to binge-watch, there's an argument to be made as well why binge-watching can also be an efficient option of digesting a show. This is mostly the case for longer serials like The Sopranos or The Wire, where splitting up episodes might leave you forgetting the details of certain episodes, therefore lessening the impact of the series.

For me though, I just prefer to do it one episode at a time because I've got like a bazillion other stuff to do daily.