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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 25, 2019 15:25:47 GMT -5
I am binge watching the TV series " House". It's my DVD collection. What have you binge watched ?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 15:37:36 GMT -5
Once a year ... I binge watch both Batman and the Night Stalker starring Darren McGavin.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 25, 2019 15:50:10 GMT -5
It depends how you define "binge watch".
If you mean sit down and watch multiple episodes or seasons of a program end over end from start to finish over the course of a weekend or even up to a week, then my answer is "nothing", because I barely have time to watch one episode of a show in a given day, let alone a season.
If you mean watch multiple episodes or seasons of a program in a row with little or no variety in the interim, like how I usually read my comic books, then I'm currently binge-watching DC's Legends of Tomorrow. I get in about 3-5 episodes per week, and I am up to the end of Season 1. I began watching it primarily because I like Arthur Darvill and Wentworth Miller, as well as being familiar with many of the characters from the Arrow-verse shows, but I'm not sure if I'm going to continue with it past the first season. It's fine for what it is, but I'm not necessarily feeling the pull to keep going with it.
Earlier this year, I binge watched all 14 seasons of Supernatural, and I have done the same with Angel (but not Buffy, as it has lost a lot of its appeal over the years for me), Community, and Game of Thrones in the recent past. I guess I technically do it with Firefly about once a year, but is it really "binge watching" if the entire show lasted just 13 episodes and a movie?
And, yes, I can over-complicate the answer to a relatively simple questions quite easily.
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Oct 25, 2019 16:03:06 GMT -5
Don't you need to have depression to do that?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 25, 2019 16:18:17 GMT -5
What The Captain said.
With that caveat...I recently did a fairly quick re-watch of The Sopranos. My youngest son is coming home from college this weekend. There's a very good chance we will do an honest binge of the new season of Bojack Horseman. My wife and I recently watched the second season of Mindhunter.
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Post by brutalis on Oct 25, 2019 16:43:14 GMT -5
You are talking to a "geek collector" here, so be prepared to be amazed or disgusted at what I view. I will usually "binge" watch one DVD at a time of a series I collect. Sometimes in a day or over 2-3 nights after work. Occasionally there will come along something I totally BINGE out upon the 1st season (American Gods Season 1, Doom Patrol) so I finish it in a single day if it doesn't have too many episodes. Some series I will collect and wait to binge on through the entire collection or others I will binge through with a season at a time, alternating series so I won't burn out or become fatigued from too much of the same.
I seldom watch regular over the air prime-time series anymore, preferring to wait for DVD so I can watch at my leisure and ALWAYS buy at whatever discount/cheap price I can find. My Black Friday morning the day after Thanksgiving is spent at Wal-Mart and then Target grabbing up the newest season releases from over the year for $5-15. Otherwise, I also keep an eye on Amazon for discounted seasons. Please note: many of these have been watched once only or some several times over and I am constantly adding and deleting/trading/sharing with friends and family.
Television Series I have collected on DVD (prepare yourselves, it's long, and NOT in any order):
Titus, That 70's Show, Big Bang Theory, The Munsters, Get Smart, F Troop, Night Court, Hearts Afire, Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, Jeeves and Wooster, Lovejoy, Waiting for God, Brother Cadfael, Boston Legal, Jag, NCIS, NCIS Los Angeles, NCIS New Orleans, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, Bones, Longmire, Justified, Vegas (Urich version), Miami Vice, Crime Story, Hunter, Equalizer, Wiseguy, Nash Bridges, Blacklist, I Spy, Man from UNCLE, Steed/Peele Avengers, Matt Houston, The Magician (Bill Bixby), Spenser for Hire, S.W.A.T, Prison Break, Sons of Anarchy, Pushing Daisies, The Rat Patrol, Black Sheep Squadron, Musketeers, Penny Dreadful, Reign, Hercules the Legendary Journeys, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, The Strain, Lois and Clark, Beauty and Beast (Perlman), Buck Rogers, Wonder Woman, Planet of the Apes tv, UFO, Space: 1999, Ultraman, Ultra-Seven, True Blood, Star Trek TOS, Star Trek Next Generation, Star Trek DS9, Babylon 5, Angel, Enterprise, Game of Thrones, Six-Million Dollar Man,Tarzan, (Ely), Kolchak: the Night Stalker, Night Gallery, Batman, Lost in Space, Ash vs Evil Dead, Night Gallery, Lucifer, War of the Worlds, Battlestar Galactica (original), Vikings, Black Sails, Into the Badlands, Kinghtfall, American Gods, Doom Patrol, Have Gun Will Travel, Wild Wild West, Wanted: Dead or Alive, The Texan, Magnificent Seven, Brisco County Jr, Deadwood, Rawhide, Hawkey: the 1st Frontier, Grizzly Adams, Branded, Hell on Wheels, High Chaparral, Legend, Cimarron Strip, Cheyenne, The Big Valley, Rifleman, Lazarus Man, The Son, Yellowstone, Jungle Jim, Doctor Who, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock.
Cartoons: Thundercats (original/new), Silverhawks, GI Joe, Transformers, Galaxy Rangers, He-Man and Masters of the Universe, TMNT (original), Defenders of the Earth, Beetlejuice, Superfriends, Justice League, Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes, Super Hero Squad, Batman the Brave and the Bold, Batman Filmation and Timm, Superman Filmation and Timm, Return to the Planet of the Apes, Thundarr, Duck Dodgers, Looney Tunes Spotlight, Scooby Doo Where are you, Whats New Scooby Doo, 13 Ghost of Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc, Jonny Quest, Tarzan Filmation, Godzilla Monster Wars, Ducktales, Darkwing Duck, Talespin, Goof Troop, Gargoyles, Dastardly and Muttley, Wacky Races, Archies Funhouse, Groovie Ghoolies, Underdog, tom and Jerry, Pinky and the Brain, Animaniacs, Freakazoid
Then there are the "other stuff" with bunches of WWE classic wrestling DVDs, lots of Comedians in concert, Cirque de Soleil, bunch of documentaries/history/science, and Musical concert DVD's (I have eclectic tastes: rock, country, jazz, hard rock, pop, classical, etc) and various food/cooking specials/shows. Don't even get me started on trying to list all the movies.
And then there is the Halloween collection of shows/movies, Christmas shows/movies and Bollywood movies (can't explain unless you have watched and get hooked) along with all of the Bond, Apes, Science Fiction, Horror and who knows what else...
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Post by berkley on Oct 25, 2019 18:16:25 GMT -5
Like Slam and the Captain, I don't really binge watch in the sense of going through an entire series or even an entire season over the course of a few days, but I do watch an episode a night sometimes if I'm getting into something, sometimes 2 episodes, especially if I'm near the end.
I'm kind of between shows now and having a hard time deciding what I want to see next. I'll probably try to watch some more horror movies the rest of this month for the Monster Mash thread and then start a new show or season in November.
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Post by Crimebuster on Oct 25, 2019 18:35:56 GMT -5
It depends how you define "binge watch". If you mean sit down and watch multiple episodes or seasons of a program end over end from start to finish over the course of a weekend or even up to a week, then my answer is "nothing", because I barely have time to watch one episode of a show in a given day, let alone a season. If you mean watch multiple episodes or seasons of a program in a row with little or no variety in the interim, like how I usually read my comic books, then I'm currently binge-watching DC's Legends of Tomorrow. I get in about 3-5 episodes per week, and I am up to the end of Season 1. I began watching it primarily because I like Arthur Darvill and Wentworth Miller, as well as being familiar with many of the characters from the Arrow-verse shows, but I'm not sure if I'm going to continue with it past the first season. It's fine for what it is, but I'm not necessarily feeling the pull to keep going with it. Earlier this year, I binge watched all 14 seasons of Supernatural, and I have done the same with Angel (but not Buffy, as it has lost a lot of its appeal over the years for me), Community, and Game of Thrones in the recent past. I guess I technically do it with Firefly about once a year, but is it really "binge watching" if the entire show lasted just 13 episodes and a movie? And, yes, I can over-complicate the answer to a relatively simple questions quite easily. I stopped watching legends of tomorrow after season one as well, but I've heard it got much better in later seasons. Entertainment weekly even had it on its year end best shows of 2018 list if I recall correctly. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 25, 2019 19:07:13 GMT -5
I’m binge watching Supergirl at the moment, and loving it (up to the end of season 2).
It’s honestly the most fun I’ve had with the DC universe since... wow, I’d say since those few months before the first Crisis began. The rich tapestry is there, plus the innocence of true-blue heroes, plus the sheer joy of flying or punching steel with one’s bare hands. And the.multiverse! I love the multiverse.
No incomprehensible half-reboots cloned Matrix angelic pocket dimensional dead heroes brought back to life red lantern crap... Just the classic concepts, used in an entertaining way, and with characters one can care for.
I haven’t watched Arrow or The Flash yet, but after this... I just might!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 19:12:45 GMT -5
I rarely binge watch anything. The last thing I semi binged watched was Daredevil season 3 and it took me 3 weeks to get through all 13 episodes.
My wife likes to binge watch. I have gotten caught up in some of her shows. I watched Downton Abbey with her since we went to Highclere Castle in England which was where the series was filmed.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 25, 2019 19:17:18 GMT -5
I’m binge watching Supergirl at the moment, and loving it (up to the end of season 2). It’s honestly the most fun I’ve had with the DC universe since... wow, I’d say since those few months before the first Crisis began. The rich tapestry is there, plus the innocence of true-blue heroes, plus the sheer joy of flying or punching steel with one’s bare hands. And the.multiverse! I love the multiverse. No incomprehensible half-reboots cloned Matrix angelic pocket dimensional dead heroes brought back to life red lantern crap... Just the classic concepts, used in an entertaining way, and with characters one can care for. I haven’t watched Arrow or The Flash yet, but after this... I just might! The first three of seasons of Arrow are pretty decent (I really liked Season 2), but it hits a wall fast in Season 4 and I gave up on it at the end of that year for good. I watched The Flash for the first couple of seasons, but after we dropped cable, I never bothered going back on Netflix to watch the rest. My older daughter loves it, if that counts for anything, but she's not even 14, so her tastes are pretty weird. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2019 19:20:45 GMT -5
The Flash is the only DC show that I still watch.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 25, 2019 19:51:16 GMT -5
I’m binge watching Supergirl at the moment, and loving it (up to the end of season 2). It’s honestly the most fun I’ve had with the DC universe since... wow, I’d say since those few months before the first Crisis began. The rich tapestry is there, plus the innocence of true-blue heroes, plus the sheer joy of flying or punching steel with one’s bare hands. And the.multiverse! I love the multiverse. No incomprehensible half-reboots cloned Matrix angelic pocket dimensional dead heroes brought back to life red lantern crap... Just the classic concepts, used in an entertaining way, and with characters one can care for. I haven’t watched Arrow or The Flash yet, but after this... I just might! The first three of seasons of Arrow are pretty decent (I really liked Season 2), but it hits a wall fast in Season 4 and I gave up on it at the end of that year for good. I watched The Flash for the first couple of seasons, but after we dropped cable, I never bothered going back on Netflix to watch the rest. My older daughter loves it, if that counts for anything, but she's not even 14, so her tastes are pretty weird. Hah!  However, I feel that superhero stories are best suited to 12 years olds, so if a youngster likes The Flash, it might be all right! With all these shows, there’s still one thing that remains true... The story should end before it overextends its welcome. If it’s possible to tell five good years of Superdude story, fine; but extending the program after that is a bad idea. X-Files definitely lasted too long. |
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Post by berkley on Oct 25, 2019 20:52:14 GMT -5
I haven't been able to get into any of the DC shows but I suppose that's to be expected since I'm not a great fan of many DC characters or the DCU in general in the first place. I've seen episodes here and there but not enough to get hooked on anything so far.
I just remembered that the last show I was really hooked on was Radio-Canada's District 31, which I had to watch with the captions for the hearing-impaired turned on as the French dialogue was too thick and fast for me to follow and there were no English sub-titles. I finished the 2nd season last summer and started the 3rd, but then Radio-Canada changed their online viewing platform, ICI TOU.TV, so that to watch their shows you now need Windows, which I don't have and don't want to have, so I'll have to figure out some workaround if I'm to carry on with it. It's a cop show with a kind of daily soap-opera format in that it runs 4 short, 20-minute daily episodes per week, 120 episodes per season. I would sometimes watch two or three per night but it still took me two or three months to get through one season.
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