Binge Watching

I have tried so many times to binge watch dramas and series of TV shows. Last summer I watched “Merlin” in a week (and that’s my final week!). But I haven’t tried to binge watch for a whole night (not because I don’t want to, simply because I don’t stay late often). Right now I like to watch Japanese and British dramas. Most Japanese dramas only have 11 episodes. Some British dramas even only have three!( I did binge watched Torchwood though). Last fall break I watched 3 different Japanese dramas in 3 days. This was a hard work from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.  I also watched two seasons of “American Horror Stories” in two days.  So glad they are not that long. If I want to watch something like “Orange is the new black” then I’ll be crazy.

I really agree with what we talked in class. The whole shows are out there and I can watch them whatever I want. Why would I binge watch? Binge watching is just so tired.

For me, one reason is that I love to watch TV and sometimes it’s just so hard to find something interest you. If I watch one episode and I think it’s great, I will surely want to know more. Also If I just watch dramas one episode a week, I’ll have more time to think about the story lines. Maybe I’ll think about what’s coming next. But if I binge watch, I turn to think less when I’m watching.

A good example would be my experience when I was binge watching “Dracula”. When I watched the first episode, I thought it’s boring. Everything is just not that right. I would expect more. However at that time I did not have others to watch so I just kept watching. When I watched 5 or 6 episodes, I started to think it’s interesting. I started to know the charms of all the characters, and I was excited about what’s going to happen next. When I finished season 1, I wanted to see season 2. But now I just loose interest again. It’s more like an impulsion, it has to be at that time. This reminds me of “Breaking Bad”, I watched all five seasons together and it was awesome. I did not watch it after Mr. White is going to get caught because I don’t want to see that scene. So I still have 6 or 7 episodes left.