09-11-2016, 02:08 PM
Always having loved television and movies, I have fond memories of waiting for the next episode of my favorite show to come on.
The first show with a two part, to-be-continued ending I saw still sticks in my head. I had lost complete track of time because I was so wrapped up in the show and I just knew everything would come back to the good by the end of the twenty-two minute show. It always had!
The first time I watched an entire television series back-to-back was later in life. I must admit that it felt freeing. There were no commercials; no waiting to see what happens next week; no bullshit. Then I started noticing that there were other things I wasn't getting when I binged out on my favorite show.
The first thing I noticed was that an element of suspense was taken away from the experience. I used to think about the last episode of my favorite show throughout the week, forming theories and imagining what might happen when the show returned. When I watch tons of TV end-to-end, I don't have time to soak in all that I've seen and heard before the next show is underway.
I also noticed that after hours of watching the same show my memory of faces, names, and places improved, but my attention to detail and appreciation of aesthetic deteriorated dramatically. There have been situations where I've seen an episode on TV and noticed things that I had completely overlooked when marathon-watching.
This world, and especially the US, is all about give it to me right now. Maybe some things are better in moderation.
The first show with a two part, to-be-continued ending I saw still sticks in my head. I had lost complete track of time because I was so wrapped up in the show and I just knew everything would come back to the good by the end of the twenty-two minute show. It always had!
The first time I watched an entire television series back-to-back was later in life. I must admit that it felt freeing. There were no commercials; no waiting to see what happens next week; no bullshit. Then I started noticing that there were other things I wasn't getting when I binged out on my favorite show.
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The first thing I noticed was that an element of suspense was taken away from the experience. I used to think about the last episode of my favorite show throughout the week, forming theories and imagining what might happen when the show returned. When I watch tons of TV end-to-end, I don't have time to soak in all that I've seen and heard before the next show is underway.
I also noticed that after hours of watching the same show my memory of faces, names, and places improved, but my attention to detail and appreciation of aesthetic deteriorated dramatically. There have been situations where I've seen an episode on TV and noticed things that I had completely overlooked when marathon-watching.
This world, and especially the US, is all about give it to me right now. Maybe some things are better in moderation.