There aren't that many film series or sets where you can easily jump in and out of attentiveness, like you can with a TV show once you're familiar with the char

There aren't that many film series or sets where you can easily jump in and out of attentiveness, like you can with a TV show once you're familiar with the characters. I do remember having the James Bond marathons on TV all day, but anything less formulaic means having to make a substantial investment of attention when starting a new "chunk".