Binge-worthy?

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, April 10, 2015 5:12 AM

How many of your favorite series do you prefer to watch as they originally air, and how many do you find are actually better when you can wait for the DVD set and binge-watch?

I was not able to see Firefly originally broadcast. If I had known, I could have taped it, but my taping largely ended with Dark Angel's end. after seeing Serenity in 2005, I finally saw Firefly in 2007 towards the end of a marathon on Sci Fi, starting with the end of Ariel. When I got the DVD set, I pretty much binge watched it, couldn't really stop.

Some current shows seem like I'd like them better if I could binge on them. Continuum seemed to work well when I binged. Due South seemed to work better when waiting a week between. Sometimes I am unable to watch certain weeks of Person of Interest, Castle, Elementary, and then the whole train has derailed.

Some parts of DVD viewing are much better - when I finally watched ER many years after it aired, I was able to skip over the ridiculous political gibberish and junk science parts to watch the decent storylines. Made me glad I never attempted to suffer through that crap on a weekly basis.

Which series do you think work better "live" or watching each newly aired episode? Why?
Which do you think work better in a DVD set, or other binge compatible viewings? Why?
Are there some that work well for parties or other group viewings?
How much does the depth of "arc" stories affect your answers?

I think Backstrom works well weekly.
I suspect Gotham would work better as binge - too many things change to keep track of from week to week, maybe missing one.
I can't tell whether Arrow would be better as binge, or not.
I wonder if SHIELD would be better as binge.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Saturday, April 11, 2015 3:37 AM

Forgot to mention that syndicated shows have similar effect. Seeing one or two episodes per day of Mentalist seems to help the continuity. L&O seems less in need of binge - the episodes are more freely interchanged, not like some soap opera.

Nobody has a preference?

AURAPTOR

Saturday, April 18, 2015 8:37 AM

I can't think of any show that's not better watched via binge method.

Some times , when the stories aren't directly connected, it may not be such a big deal, but I find it really does help.

I think Wonderfalls is the last DVD series I bought. I mean, what's the point anymore ? What isn't on Netflix, or OnDemand, soon will be.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, April 19, 2015 1:06 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I can't think of any show that's not better watched via binge method.

Some times , when the stories aren't directly connected, it may not be such a big deal, but I find it really does help.

I think Wonderfalls is the last DVD series I bought. I mean, what's the point anymore ? What isn't on Netflix, or OnDemand, soon will be.

So do you watch live shows - meaning those on original air dates?
There is only so much time in the day - time spent watching shows when they air means missing some binge watching of something else.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, April 19, 2015 8:35 AM

Rarely do I watch shows on first run aka 'live'. any more. Like right now, I think I'm missing the season premier of Orphan Black. Like I care. I mean, I do, but I'll catch up tomorrow. Or when ever.

MOOSE

Sunday, April 19, 2015 11:11 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

I think Wonderfalls is the last DVD series I bought. I mean, what's the point anymore ? What isn't on Netflix, or OnDemand, soon will be.

But it won't always be available on those services.
Want to watch Serenity right now? Not on Netflix, Amazon Prime, nor Hulu.
Stuff I really like, I prefer to have my own physical media.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, April 19, 2015 9:27 PM

They rotate shows off and back on their lists. I thought Firefly was on Netflix, recently. And Serenity ? I have 2 copies of it , so it's a moot point.

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, April 20, 2015 12:58 AM

I wonder if gone are the days of limited release. Once upon a time you could not obtain or watch a copy of Star Wars, for like decades it seemed. Joan Jett's I Love Rock & Roll was unavailable on CD for over 15 years, and when the vinyl copies ran out they were not resupplied. The Terminator was very hard to get for many years. I still have DVDs I would like to purchase but they are not available.

With the glut of entertainment being pushed out, I wonder how many of the really good works are being held back, and we don't even notice anymore.

MOOSE

Monday, April 20, 2015 3:46 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

They rotate shows off and back on their lists. I thought Firefly was on Netflix, recently. And Serenity ? I have 2 copies of it , so it's a moot point.

Exactly. You can watch Serenity whenever you want because you possess your own copy of it and aren't dependent on the whims of Netflix and studio execs and what they decide to have in their streaming library. That's the point of maintaining your own physical media library.

MOOSE

Monday, April 20, 2015 3:48 AM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I wonder if gone are the days of limited release. Once upon a time you could not obtain or watch a copy of Star Wars, for like decades it seemed. Joan Jett's I Love Rock & Roll was unavailable on CD for over 15 years, and when the vinyl copies ran out they were not resupplied. The Terminator was very hard to get for many years. I still have DVDs I would like to purchase but they are not available.

With the glut of entertainment being pushed out, I wonder how many of the really good works are being held back, and we don't even notice anymore.

I have noticed that James Cameron hasn't released The Abyss nor True Lies on bluray.

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