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Do you binge watch?

(66 Posts)
Paperbackwriter Wed 18-Nov-20 10:11:08

I could never watch TV in the daytime (I can hear my mother telling me it's both lazy and 'common') but I do watch a couple of episodes in a row of things I'm really into. At the moment that's The Crown and.. (ahem) Harlots.

FlexibleFriend Wed 18-Nov-20 10:10:37

I'm a binge watcher, especially at weekends.

Craftycat Wed 18-Nov-20 10:06:23

Yes I do. I'm doing The Crown too.
I did Killing Eve on one day.
I don't like waiting for the next installment - I can read a whole book at one go too.

readalot Wed 18-Nov-20 10:05:41

I couldn't sit all day and watch a series. Me and my hubby usually watch a couple of episodes at a time. At the moment we are watching Crusoe and harlots.

BigBertha1 Wed 18-Nov-20 10:05:39

I'm eeking The Crown out as there is so little else on- trying to save them for Sunday afternoons as I hate winter Sundays.

Mollygo Wed 18-Nov-20 10:03:47

Not all day but DH will watch 2-3 episodes of things like Lucifer, White Collar and Queens Gambit every evening till they’re finished. I watch with him intermittently whilst doing other things.

TerriBull Wed 18-Nov-20 10:02:51

Have previously binged on MadMen and The Good Wife. During the first lockdown our son bought us the entire box set of The Sopranos, which I didn't get into when it was first shown and then this time around, 3 episodes in, I was hooked, we watched that continuously. Same with This Country, came to that late, but found it hilarious and watched all 3 series usually after the evening news, an antidote because it was and still is depressing.

We're currently watching this season of The Crown one episode at a time, my husband liked the first two with Claire Foy but told me he hasn't really liked it much since.

Rumpunch Wed 18-Nov-20 10:02:05

No, I cannot binge watch. I too like to savour each episode. I don't necessarily wait too long before I watch the next -maybe 2 days!
I miss the time when a programme came on each week and you had to watch it or miss it! We all used to chat about the programme at school ( or work) without anyone saying - " don't tell me I have recorded it and haven't seen it yet"

Calendargirl Wed 18-Nov-20 09:51:13

No, if it’s something good I prefer to anticipate the next episode.
Something to look forward to, the next week.

MawBe Wed 18-Nov-20 09:51:07

Just reaching the end of all 9 series of “As Time Goes By” in homage to Geoffrey Palmer who died recently.
I have made amazing progress with the Icelandic wool Afghan I am knitting too!

ClaraB Wed 18-Nov-20 09:47:39

I can watch 2 or 3 episodes at a time but couldn't watch all day, saying that it is very tempting with The Crown.

fevertree Tue 17-Nov-20 22:02:00

No, I don't. I would get bored watching the same bunch of people on screen for hours. Also, I can't sit on the couch for hours on end without getting up and "stretching my legs". I can't even watch a long film without announcing "It's interval now" and taking the usual 20 minutes grin

If I'm really enjoying a programme, I might watch an episode on consecutive days (or I may skip some days).

Doodledog Tue 17-Nov-20 20:54:35

I'm a binger. Sometimes I'll deliberately set aside a day to watch (as I did with The Crown) and other times I tell myself I will just watch one episode, then just one more, until hours have gone by. I'm usually knitting at the time, and a combination of 'I'll finish this sleeve' and 'Just one more episode' is fatal.

tanith Tue 17-Nov-20 20:38:37

I prefer to spread them out as I know there will be times when there is nothing on so I’ve always got something to watch.

SueDonim Tue 17-Nov-20 20:03:42

I might watch a couple of episodes but I wouldn’t watch all of them in one day. Apart from anything else, our internet would probably self-combust. grin

grannyrebel7 Tue 17-Nov-20 20:02:08

My friends all seem to be binge watching The Crown atm. To me this is like having a box of chocolates and eating them all on one go. I prefer to savour each episode and make it last longer. What do other GNers do?