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Originally Posted by Halibut
Do y'all prefer to binge shows, spread the episodes out, or a combination?
I hardly watch any shows that air weekly any more.
For us, being able to watch whenever and however much we want is the best thing about the rise of streaming services. Maybe because we grew up in the era of "had to be on the couch live or you missed it," we're perhaps more appreciative of the options/freedom than younger generations.
Being retired of course allows more time to binge, so that's another factor.
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Binging only for me. However, I do sometimes fall asleep, then have to rewatch an episode. I appreciate being able to do that. I also find that I rarely watch movies anymore. Most movies from the past forty years, even award winners, don’t interest me very much.
I only watch Netflix and Amazon Prime. I’ve learned how to find foreign programs (Search, then type in, say, Norwegian, or Spanish, and you will get Norwegian Movies and Series as an option, for example, then a list of them.) I’ve been watching lots of series from various Scandinavian countries, and also Spain, Brazil, Germany, and others. (I recommend the Danish shows “Borgen,” which is like “House of Cards,” and “Rita,” about a grade school teacher.). While these are all available overdubbed in English, I like to watch them in the original language with subtitles.
Right now I’m watching “Ratched,” about the crazed nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” It’s very fun. Also try on Netflix “Unicorn,” about a very thoughtful, polite widower with young kids who is NOT eager to have sex with others. It’s such a change to see a nice guy starring in a program. (Though this “nice guy” was a very bad guy in the great series Justified, which starred Timothy Olyphant.)