c/binge-worthy-shows

Tried a 90s sitcom to fall asleep, ended up rewatching it 4 times in a row

I put on Seinfeld at 11pm last Tuesday just to have background noise, but the rapid fire jokes kept pulling me back in and now I'm on my fourth full loop, has anyone else accidentally turned a comfort show into a whole weekend project?

That 14-episode Korean drama got me in 3 nights

I heard a coworker say she finished a show in one weekend and thought she was lying. Then I started this K-drama on a Tuesday, next thing I know it's Friday and I've watched 11 episodes. The cliffhangers are brutal, every episode ends 2 minutes before the reveal. Has anyone else lost a whole week to a show they started as background noise?

Rewatching Breaking Bad, but I think the popular take on Skyler is still wrong

I heard someone at my shop say she was the worst part of the show, and it got me thinking. In my experience, she's the only one reacting like a normal person to a husband who lies about having cancer and then cooks meth. I just finished season 3 again last week, and the parking ticket scene alone shows how much of her frustration is just him shutting her out. Am I the only one who finds her more relatable than Walt from the very start?

Caught up on 14 seasons of Grey's Anatomy during jury duty, no regrets

I got called for jury duty downtown last month and figured I'd be bored out of my mind. Turned out the waiting room had decent WiFi and I blew through five seasons in three days. Now I'm hooked and my wife keeps laughing at me for crying at the same episodes she watched years ago. Has anyone else had a weird situation like jury duty or a long flight turn into a full show obsession?

Bailed on my second watch of a show after comparing it to the book, and the show lost bad

I used to think the adaptation was fine until I rewatched Sharp Objects after reading the novel, and the pacing felt like a completely different story once I knew what the ending was actually about, so now I'm wondering if anyone else finds the book version makes the show unwatchable or if I just ruined it for myself?

I used to binge watch everything at 1x speed until my brother ripped into me about it

My brother watched one episode with me and said Dude you are wasting your life watching shows that slow. He said I should watch at 1.25x or 1.5x speed to save hours. I tried it on a 10 episode drama and finished the season in 2 less hours. Now I cant go back but I wonder if I am missing small details. Anyone else think faster playback ruins the vibe of a slow burn show?

Binged all 6 seasons of Justified in 10 days after hating the first 3 episodes

My buddy kept telling me to stick with it. I almost quit after episode 2 because the pacing felt slow. Then around episode 5 of season 1 something clicked. Boyd Crowder's whole speech about the coal mine got me hooked. Now I'm mad I almost missed out on one of the best shows I've seen in years. Has anyone else almost bailed on a show early only to realize it gets way better?

Overheard a teenager say 'I don't get why anyone would watch a show with more than 20 episodes a season' and it made me feel ancient

That kid has no idea what it was like to wait a whole week for a new episode of The X-Files back in season 3 when you had to actually be home at 8pm or miss it entirely, so has anyone else noticed how younger viewers just refuse to commit to longer series now?

I thought The Leftovers was just sad people being sad until I finished season 1

Everyone kept telling me to stick with it, so I finally gave in last month. The moment Kevin dug that grave in his backyard, I realized there was way more going on than just grief porn. Has anyone else had a show flip on them like that after a rough start?

I finally bailed on a show after 5 episodes of nothing happening

Watched 'The Resort' on Peacock because the trailer looked fun. 5 episodes in and literally zero plot progression, just people wandering around a hotel. Has anyone else fallen for a show with a cool premise that totally wasted your time?

Rewatched The Wire after 10 years and suddenly understood why McNulty was such a mess the whole time

When I first saw it in my early 20s I just thought he was a jerk, but now after dealing with burnout at work for 5 years straight his whole spiral makes perfect sense, anyone else get way more out of a rewatch as an adult?

Overheard a guy at the coffee shop say he only watches shows with 3 seasons or less

I was grabbing a latte last Tuesday and this guy was telling his friend he refuses to start anything with more than 3 seasons. Said he got burned too many times on shows that drag on past their prime. I get the frustration but I think he's missing out on some stuff that takes a while to get good. What's the longest series you've actually committed to and finished?

That $50 I wasted on a streaming bundle I never used still stings

Signed up for a Paramount+ and Showtime deal last spring for a show I thought I'd love, watched maybe two episodes in six months, and now I'm stuck wondering how many other people have thrown cash at a sub they completely forgot about?

Marathon'd that new crime drama and feel like I wasted 12 hours of my life

Can we talk about the exact moment I lost 3 hours of progress on a show because of a bad streaming app?

I was parked at a rest stop outside Flagstaff trying to finish the last episode of season 2 when the app crashed and reset my spot, so now I have to rewatch from the middle just to find where I left off. Has anyone else dealt with a streaming service randomly losing your place mid episode?

Binged Severance in 3 days and realized I was skipping the intro credits the whole time

I started watching Severance last weekend and powered through the first season in like 3 days. Usually I skip intros on Netflix but something made me watch the credits on episode 5 and I noticed this hidden animation in the background that actually tells you about the plot twist. Went back and rewatched all the earlier intros and yep, I missed so many clues by fast forwarding. Has anyone else found hidden stuff in show intros that you only catch on a rewatch?

Had a weird moment watching Dark last night that made me rethink how I binge shows

I was about 6 episodes into Dark season 2 and realized I had no clue what was going on. I kept pausing to look up character names online and trying to track the timelines. Honestly, I was spending more time reading recaps than actually watching. Then my friend told me to just turn on the subtitles and stop overthinking it. Now I just let the show flow and trust the story to explain itself. Has anyone else had that point where you had to unlearn your normal binge habits just to enjoy a complex show?

Acoustic version of a song ruined a whole episode for me last night

The 2x speed trick finally got me through slow shows

I used to hate watching shows that dragged in the middle, almost quit The Americans three times. Then my sister told me to just bump the playback speed to 1.5x during the boring parts. I tried it on episode 4 and suddenly I breezed through the next 10 episodes in two days. Now I finish everything from procedurals to slow burn dramas without losing interest. Has anyone else found a speed setting that works for specific genres?

Why does nobody talk about whether to binge a show week by week or all at once?

I just finished The Last of Us last week and I'm in a debate with my friend. She says spacing it out one episode a night makes it last longer and you appreciate it more. I binged all 9 episodes in two days and felt totally drained after. Which way actually gives you a better experience? Has anyone else tried both ways and noticed a difference?

Finally picked The Bear over Stranger Things for my weekend binge

I had to choose between two big shows everyone keeps talking about and went with The Bear after a buddy in Chicago said the kitchen scenes are dead accurate, and now I can't stop watching those stressful 15 minute episodes back to back, has anyone else bounced between these two?

Just realized I've been watching shows on 1.5x speed for a month straight

Started doing it because I wanted to get through The Wire before the new season of something else dropped. Now I can't watch anything normal speed, it feels like everyone is talking slow motion. Tried to watch a movie with my wife last night and kept grabbing the remote to speed it up. She was not amused. Anyone else get stuck in fast forward mode and can't go back?

I keep seeing people rave about the early seasons of The Office but honestly season 8 is where it really found its groove.

Ngl, everyone hates the Robert California era but that weirdness gave the show a fresh spark after 7 seasons of Jim and Pam drama, and I binged season 8 in two days flat - has anyone else actually enjoyed the later seasons more than the early ones?

My roommate swore I'd like Dark after 3 episodes. I hated it after 3 episodes.

He kept saying "just wait until episode 3, it clicks" but by episode 3 I was more confused than when I started. I made it to episode 6 before giving up, which is about 6 hours of my life I want back. Has anyone else had a show their friend hyped up that just didn't hit for you?

Unpopular opinion: The Office took a nosedive after Michael left

I was talking to my coworker Lisa at lunch yesterday about what shows we rewatch. She said she skips everything after season 7 because the vibe totally shifts without Steve Carell. I always thought Robert California was a fun weirdo but she made me realize the whole show became more about gimmicks than real character moments after that. Do you keep watching after Michael leaves or do you call it quits too?