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With Netflix releasing House of Cards all at once, tell us about your TV binges With Netflix releasing House of Cards all at once, tell us about your TV binges
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We have all been there: you settle in to watch one episode of a TV show, and eight hours later you've watched the whole season. A lazy Sunday disappears during Girls. Weekends can be lost to The Killing or Luther. Entire months could be spent revisiting the first three seasons of Felicity.We have all been there: you settle in to watch one episode of a TV show, and eight hours later you've watched the whole season. A lazy Sunday disappears during Girls. Weekends can be lost to The Killing or Luther. Entire months could be spent revisiting the first three seasons of Felicity.
With the advent of on-demand services, binge TV watching is becoming an increasingly common form of television consumption. This week, Netflix released simultaneously all 13 episodes of its new US political show, House of Cards, a remake of the 1990s BBC original. It offered viewers the choice: watch the show in segments or inhale the whole thing in one go.With the advent of on-demand services, binge TV watching is becoming an increasingly common form of television consumption. This week, Netflix released simultaneously all 13 episodes of its new US political show, House of Cards, a remake of the 1990s BBC original. It offered viewers the choice: watch the show in segments or inhale the whole thing in one go.
The Atlantic's Richard Lawson was tasked with reviewing the series this week and couldn't help himself. "I started on episode six, and seven hours later, there I was, blinking my salty eyes and dying for more," he writes. "The fear, really, was that I'd be left behind if I didn't finish. That of course everyone else would watch the whole thing by the start of the work week and I wouldn't have anything to contribute".The Atlantic's Richard Lawson was tasked with reviewing the series this week and couldn't help himself. "I started on episode six, and seven hours later, there I was, blinking my salty eyes and dying for more," he writes. "The fear, really, was that I'd be left behind if I didn't finish. That of course everyone else would watch the whole thing by the start of the work week and I wouldn't have anything to contribute".
Whether it's Doctor Who or the West Wing – tell us about your TV binge experiencesWhether it's Doctor Who or the West Wing – tell us about your TV binge experiences
What's the most you've ever watched in one sitting? Do you binge alone? Ever had a really embarrassing binge that you canceled important plans for? Do you ever actually set out to watch 10 episodes in one sitting – or does one just bleed into the next? Do your TV binges include copious amounts of take-out, wine, or – perhaps worst of all – random leftovers and old cereal? Do you ever binge on movie series? And lastly, for those who want to get philosophical: why do we binge so often? What's the most you've ever watched in one sitting? Do you binge alone? Ever had a really embarrassing binge that you canceled important plans for? Do you ever actually set out to watch 10 episodes in one sitting – or does one just bleed into the next? Do your TV binges include copious amounts of take-out, wine, or – perhaps worst of all – random leftovers and old cereal? Do you ever binge on movie series? And lastly, for those who want to get philosophical: why do we binge so often?
@guardianus so much Mad Men after a break up I thought I was Peggy
@guardianus rang in sick at my old job to sit and watch @breakingbad_amc . So worth it
@guardianus watched 24 season 2 in one session on dvd boxed set. took about 19 hours or so. had to go pee from time to time ;-)