We’ve become a society with the patience of toddlers. I remember fuming when I threw hot dogs into a pot of water and had to wait till they were boiling. Nowadays I see people getting restless because it takes up to 3 entire minutes to nuke ’em.
I swear, you must be hiding in our living (tv) room. Reading your marvelous strip each day is like looking in the mirror. Please do keep up the good work.JimValTen
I never watch more than 2 episodes of a show at a time. I have self control and I prefer to get up and move around instead of sitting down for hours at a time.
I only watch TV at night before I go to sleep. I have picked up the habit of binge watching a series here and there, but only make it through several episodes before I fall asleep. I made the mistake of doing that with Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix. I got so into the show I finally watched all the seasons they had. Now I have to wait until season 9 is back on to catch up. I do record the show, but then I have to fast forward through the commercials which I hate with a passion.
For anyone in here under 35 years of age: television seasons used to last 22-26 episodes rather than 6-12. Each episode was also 25 or 50 minutes long, too, rather than 20 or 40. The commercials were just as bad, then, there were just less of them.
Justified: my wife and I binged the first two seasons on a ten day cruise to Antarctica, with no other real entertainment available, other than twice daily landings by raft while while we were there, and twice daily lectures otherwise. It was wonderful. Then, back home the show resumed and we had to wait a week between episodes. Our constant questions were “who’s this guy again. Was he the one on that episode two weeks ago?” The show was too confusing and was horrible. Maybe we’ll binge it sometime and enjoy the show!
We have cable TV on 3 of our 4 TVs. They are all attached to something ancient called an antenna which stands a full 5 ft high in our backyard and was purchases so we have something to watch when the cable is rebooting longer than the standard 3 minutes a night. Husband has Roku boxes on each set. (“I think I want to buy a Roku to watch…” Me – “unhuh” knowing this will lead to one on each set. We have at least one type of video player at each TV. The TV with no cable is our largest one – 25 inch analog – in the living room. Bedroom has DVD, VHS, and Beta. (Original Beta I bought him as an engagement present 42 years ago is in the bottom of his closet as it no longer works and he won’t get rid of it as it was a better picture than the later ones – I say, get rid of it and get the floor space back.)
We don’t have Netflix/ Amazon or similar. Budget does not allow for buying channels willy nilly and we are debating what to drop in cable package as we tend not watch most channels – but if we drop the more expensive channels the “should be free” channels in that package that we do watch also get dropped.
We do have lots of videos – Beta, VHS, DVDs and some Blue Rays. We used to have more. When we had bed bugs and had to move all the tapes out to the shed sealed in plastic bags with bug strips – the rule became that with certain exceptions if we have it on VHS the Beta is tossed, if we have it on DVD the VHS is tossed. (Did not have Blue Ray then.) Still is a huge collection. Now I am working on the idea that unless there is some special addition – if we have a complete set of a TV show – get rid of the annual sets of the same show. We have gotten to the point that the huge storage chest he made to keep them in is full and we are getting rid of the “good” glassware to make room where they were kept for more DVDs.
We don’t binge watch – well, sometimes we might several Marx Brothers movies the same night – but generally because they are on TCM.
Don’t have the patience to sit and watch the same shows episodes one after another. We are both almost always doing something else while watch TV. Right now I am watching TV in the kitchen while online reading comics. He is upstairs in our office either waiting to be contacted for an online mental health counseling session with a client and with the TV on or the TV is off and he has a client online. I will watch shows on the “see it whenever one wants” if they have the show I want to see – generally do not and their setup no longer allows video taping. When I go the next time to see an episode I will not even been sure which episode I saw last – they don’t register in my head any longer. The few shows I really watch are on very late night (actually very early am) and I watch them while we have pre bed snack and then in bed while he goes to sleep – he can’t deal with being up past 4 am any longer. The shows are either on PBS or local channels that pick them up late night as filler, these being reruns of a Canadian show that has not played otherwise in the US.
Then again, I am the type of person who likes to anticipate enjoying things I like. I subscribe to BBC History magazine. I am about 3 months behind in reading them as like to savor them, look at the cover, look at the table of contents, maybe read the crossword and the cooking article at the back, then read it a little at a time to enjoy it.
Tyge over 4 years ago
Just finished Sisters on Netflix and found out season two is in hiatus!
I hate that!
mddshubby2005 over 4 years ago
Netflix and shill.
Alondra over 4 years ago
So typical. Binge watch a full season all in a day or two then wait a year for the next season.
jr1234 over 4 years ago
The Crown!!!
Holilubillkori Premium Member over 4 years ago
Orphan Black…Lordy… :^|
Ontman over 4 years ago
Letterkenny…hurry back.
ahnk_2000 over 4 years ago
Welcome to the new normal.
Michael G. over 4 years ago
We’ve become a society with the patience of toddlers. I remember fuming when I threw hot dogs into a pot of water and had to wait till they were boiling. Nowadays I see people getting restless because it takes up to 3 entire minutes to nuke ’em.
sgs13 over 4 years ago
Stranger Things!
assrdood over 4 years ago
TV is more pleasant when not interrupted every 6 minutes with a 3 minute commercial.
Grace Premium Member over 4 years ago
Yeah, that’s me and “Grace & Frankie”…. I stretch it out to a week but that’s all I can do.
Thanksfortheinfo2000 over 4 years ago
We tend to like BBC detective shows. Watching without commercials is our primary delight.
nosirrom over 4 years ago
I wonder if there were any episodes between panels 2 & 3. If not it’s more of a Miniseason.
jarvisloop over 4 years ago
I have never binge watched, and I find that I am watching less television than ever before.
I decided to resume what I did when I was young. I binge on life.
JimValTen Premium Member over 4 years ago
I swear, you must be hiding in our living (tv) room. Reading your marvelous strip each day is like looking in the mirror. Please do keep up the good work.JimValTen
oakie817 over 4 years ago
i’ve only binged watched “The Three Stooges”
DCBakerEsq over 4 years ago
HBO makes me wait a week for the next episode. I appreciate that.
locake over 4 years ago
I never watch more than 2 episodes of a show at a time. I have self control and I prefer to get up and move around instead of sitting down for hours at a time.
BJIllistrated Premium Member over 4 years ago
I only watch TV at night before I go to sleep. I have picked up the habit of binge watching a series here and there, but only make it through several episodes before I fall asleep. I made the mistake of doing that with Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix. I got so into the show I finally watched all the seasons they had. Now I have to wait until season 9 is back on to catch up. I do record the show, but then I have to fast forward through the commercials which I hate with a passion.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
I don’t like binge watching.
cosman over 4 years ago
I note the day of the week they drop the latest season, then watch each episode on that day.
bryan42 over 4 years ago
For anyone in here under 35 years of age: television seasons used to last 22-26 episodes rather than 6-12. Each episode was also 25 or 50 minutes long, too, rather than 20 or 40. The commercials were just as bad, then, there were just less of them.
Jaime Jean M over 4 years ago
Those two need a job.
finzleftright over 4 years ago
Justified: my wife and I binged the first two seasons on a ten day cruise to Antarctica, with no other real entertainment available, other than twice daily landings by raft while while we were there, and twice daily lectures otherwise. It was wonderful. Then, back home the show resumed and we had to wait a week between episodes. Our constant questions were “who’s this guy again. Was he the one on that episode two weeks ago?” The show was too confusing and was horrible. Maybe we’ll binge it sometime and enjoy the show!
mafastore over 4 years ago
We have cable TV on 3 of our 4 TVs. They are all attached to something ancient called an antenna which stands a full 5 ft high in our backyard and was purchases so we have something to watch when the cable is rebooting longer than the standard 3 minutes a night. Husband has Roku boxes on each set. (“I think I want to buy a Roku to watch…” Me – “unhuh” knowing this will lead to one on each set. We have at least one type of video player at each TV. The TV with no cable is our largest one – 25 inch analog – in the living room. Bedroom has DVD, VHS, and Beta. (Original Beta I bought him as an engagement present 42 years ago is in the bottom of his closet as it no longer works and he won’t get rid of it as it was a better picture than the later ones – I say, get rid of it and get the floor space back.)
We don’t have Netflix/ Amazon or similar. Budget does not allow for buying channels willy nilly and we are debating what to drop in cable package as we tend not watch most channels – but if we drop the more expensive channels the “should be free” channels in that package that we do watch also get dropped.
We do have lots of videos – Beta, VHS, DVDs and some Blue Rays. We used to have more. When we had bed bugs and had to move all the tapes out to the shed sealed in plastic bags with bug strips – the rule became that with certain exceptions if we have it on VHS the Beta is tossed, if we have it on DVD the VHS is tossed. (Did not have Blue Ray then.) Still is a huge collection. Now I am working on the idea that unless there is some special addition – if we have a complete set of a TV show – get rid of the annual sets of the same show. We have gotten to the point that the huge storage chest he made to keep them in is full and we are getting rid of the “good” glassware to make room where they were kept for more DVDs.
mafastore over 4 years ago
We don’t binge watch – well, sometimes we might several Marx Brothers movies the same night – but generally because they are on TCM.
Don’t have the patience to sit and watch the same shows episodes one after another. We are both almost always doing something else while watch TV. Right now I am watching TV in the kitchen while online reading comics. He is upstairs in our office either waiting to be contacted for an online mental health counseling session with a client and with the TV on or the TV is off and he has a client online. I will watch shows on the “see it whenever one wants” if they have the show I want to see – generally do not and their setup no longer allows video taping. When I go the next time to see an episode I will not even been sure which episode I saw last – they don’t register in my head any longer. The few shows I really watch are on very late night (actually very early am) and I watch them while we have pre bed snack and then in bed while he goes to sleep – he can’t deal with being up past 4 am any longer. The shows are either on PBS or local channels that pick them up late night as filler, these being reruns of a Canadian show that has not played otherwise in the US.
Then again, I am the type of person who likes to anticipate enjoying things I like. I subscribe to BBC History magazine. I am about 3 months behind in reading them as like to savor them, look at the cover, look at the table of contents, maybe read the crossword and the cooking article at the back, then read it a little at a time to enjoy it.