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I was talking to my SO about this, it's an incredible show but unlike so many other shows that you can binge watch, it just isn't one of those. You need to take

I was talking to my SO about this, it's an incredible show but unlike so many other shows that you can binge watch, it just isn't one of those. You need to take time off from it to process it because it's so heavy and dark.

dexterdog 10y ago
You also can't binge watch a quality show like this because it really wrecks the experience.
- wldcordeiro 10y ago
  Totally agree, aside from the sheer depressive feeling you get from watching an episode they're so high quality that I feel like you're not going to get as good of an experience binge watching it. But I'm far from a binge watcher, my brother is one and my SO to some extent but I can't watch a 45min-1hr long episode and then want to immediately start another.
  - throwanem 10y ago
    I'd be curious to know how you found Stranger Things, if you've seen it. As a rule I don't binge-watch either, but after watching the first episode of that show, I found myself quite strongly compelled to keep watching until it was done. Having previously had such experiences only with novels, and quite few even of those, I found it very odd that a TV show could manage to produce the same effect.
    - wldcordeiro 10y ago
      Found the first episode really awesome, still haven't watched the second and it's been more than a month. I'm admittedly behind on the times but I've been watching The Sopranos (maybe 1-2 episodes a week) and have made my way to the 4th season now. Stranger Things is on my list of shows to watch though because there's a number of things I really liked about that first episode!
    - dexterdog 10y ago
      That's a bingeable show because it hooks you with cliffhangers. I don't consider it a great show by any stretch like I do Black Mirror so binging is fine. I watched 3 or 4 episodes and put it down. I'll finish it at some point.
      - throwanem 10y ago
        True. I've also been a huge fan of pre-van Stephen King, and the show is so completely pitch-perfect in that regard as to make it uniquely bingeable for me.
mikeleeorg 10y ago
I really appreciate shows that don't encourage binge watching. Now, I enjoy binge watching as much as the next binge watcher, but since Black Mirror has a definitive ending after each episode, it's that much easier for me to turn off my laptop and go do something else - which usually is talking about the episode I just watched...

dexterdog 10y ago

You also can't binge watch a quality show like this because it really wrecks the experience.

wldcordeiro 10y ago
Totally agree, aside from the sheer depressive feeling you get from watching an episode they're so high quality that I feel like you're not going to get as good of an experience binge watching it. But I'm far from a binge watcher, my brother is one and my SO to some extent but I can't watch a 45min-1hr long episode and then want to immediately start another.
- throwanem 10y ago
  I'd be curious to know how you found Stranger Things, if you've seen it. As a rule I don't binge-watch either, but after watching the first episode of that show, I found myself quite strongly compelled to keep watching until it was done. Having previously had such experiences only with novels, and quite few even of those, I found it very odd that a TV show could manage to produce the same effect.
  - wldcordeiro 10y ago
    Found the first episode really awesome, still haven't watched the second and it's been more than a month. I'm admittedly behind on the times but I've been watching The Sopranos (maybe 1-2 episodes a week) and have made my way to the 4th season now. Stranger Things is on my list of shows to watch though because there's a number of things I really liked about that first episode!
  - dexterdog 10y ago
    That's a bingeable show because it hooks you with cliffhangers. I don't consider it a great show by any stretch like I do Black Mirror so binging is fine. I watched 3 or 4 episodes and put it down. I'll finish it at some point.
    - throwanem 10y ago
      True. I've also been a huge fan of pre-van Stephen King, and the show is so completely pitch-perfect in that regard as to make it uniquely bingeable for me.

mikeleeorg 10y ago

I really appreciate shows that don't encourage binge watching. Now, I enjoy binge watching as much as the next binge watcher, but since Black Mirror has a definitive ending after each episode, it's that much easier for me to turn off my laptop and go do something else - which usually is talking about the episode I just watched...