Do you binge watch?

I have binged - Life for example. But I've decided to avoid 'The Crown' - would rather see actual news film of the time. From what I've read it seems unkind to the still living and very 'Holywood' view of royal life.

Don't binge watch, but usually in an evening we watch an episode (or two) of what we've recorded, or is available on Netflix. (An exception to this was "DNA" - we watched the last two episodes as they were broadcast - gripping stuff.)

No I don't binge watch anything. In fact I don't really watch films or series at all. I struggle to sit through any tv programme longer than an hour, and even then I sit and sew or browse on my tablet at the same time. Our AC binge watch sometimes staying up all night to follow a favourite series.

It's not something we normally do but we were in a holiday cottage in Devon one very wet Saturday a couple of weeks ago. The cottage had Netflix (which we don't at home) and we binge watched two complete series of Ricky Gervais's Afterlife - and thoroughly enjoyed every moment!

Yes I am afraid I am a binge watcher. Not started in the latest Crown yet, but looking forward to it.

I'm new to binge watching but am addicted to scandi - noir series The Bridge. I'll be lost when it ends. Never watched The Crown as have no interest in royals.

Toadinthehole

Just to add, it may appear again I suppose....we’ve only watched to episode 4.

Thanks TITH. Aww, I hope it does! Can’t believe all that faff and expense for that tiny glimpse!

We watched The Queens Gambit, a total of seven episodes, over 4 evenings. That’s the first time we’ve indulged ourselves on TV but the programme was amazing.

I tend to do it on Saturday evenings when there's nothing worth watching on, unless The Bridge is on. At the moment I'm trying to get through Designated Survivor and Spooks.

Don't binge watch but I do regularly re watch selective parts of programmes which I have particularly enjoyed. Combination of knowing the settings and iplayer makes this a cinch. Love it.

I’ve only done it twice, both right after Christmas.

First time was just after the BBC Pride and Prejudice - dh bought me the videos (then) and we all lapped up the whole thing on the night of the 25th. Dh was surprised at how much he enjoyed it - like a lot of men I dare say he’d imagined that anything Jane Austen would be sickly sweet.

2nd time was after he’d bought me the videos (again) of The Pallisers. I’d missed it first time around - we were living overseas) but had read and enjoyed all 6 novels more than once.
But that was spread over a few evenings - there are 24 episodes! Perfect for a good old binge on long winter nights!
I now have both of those on DVD.

2 to 3 episodes is my absolute limit for watching anything. My eyes can’t take more than that. If that’s what you like then go for it

Yes currently doing The Crown - mind you recovering from major surgery so not much else I can do at the moment!

Just to add, it may appear again I suppose....we’ve only watched to episode 4.

I have only done it once. I had just bought a new TV as old one had died and new one was a smart TV. I connected it via my wifi to my laptop. Lock down happened. So...I thought I would use my Amazon Prime video thing. Had only used it for deliveries before. I found Downton Abbey. I hadn't watched it when it was on tv. I became hooked and watched all of it over a two week period. Loved it. The one and only thing I have ever binge watched.

Yes, we binge. Otherwise I find I forget! We do it with everything. Tape all of them...and then watch it all, say two episodes a night. We taped a series called ‘ The Confession’, last September, so 2019! We were hoping to watch it with one of our children and her fiancé, but having babies has got in the way!

Sorry Nanny100, that’s it for the wedding. I suppose the writers thought we all know that back to front?

Can I ask a question about The Crown?
I’ve just started watching episode 4 (1982) so a year after Charles and Diana’s wedding. At the very end of the episode that led up to the actual wedding, we got a glimpse of Diana taken from behind in the wedding dress.
Please tell me that this won’t be all we see of it! There was an article in my paper saying how the underskirt took 95 metres of tulle and the buttons were sourced in France to be identical to the original and it cost £10,000 to make etc etc. We saw none of it! Does it appear later on in a flashback?
If not, they’ve wasted a lot of money and time!

If we find something we like - recently Wallander-we watch one episode every night until the end . I enjoy the process and my OH and I find we absorb the plot better one episode at a time.

Love to binge watch, total escapism from Covid!

I am a nonbinger. I like to spread out the enjoyment of my favourites.

Can't stop watching Peaky Blinders but only 1 episode at a time, it's my go to comfort watch and this is my 5th time round.

Sort of. 2-3 episodes each day. I’m watching The Haunting of Bly Manor and me and my husband are watching Tracker.

I binge watched Unorthodox on Netflix about a young Jewish married woman who flees her ultra orthodox community in New York, She runs away to Berlin where her estranged mother lives but they come after her.

It's moving, gripping, informative and heart warming and I was sorry that it was only four episodes.

I can highly recommend it.

I came late to the Crown as I didn't have Netflix when it started. Then I watched the first three series quite quickly, but only three episodes at a time at the most. I've just caught up but haven't yet started on series four.
The one series I did binge watch all in one go was Normal People, just loved it. I recorded it too so I'll watch it again sometime.

We binge watch in the evening and it often goes on til early hours of the morning. My eyes are propped open with matchsticks today after watching several episodes of Cardinal on BBC Catchup. The Crown doesn't really tempt me though.