Does anyone else "Power Watch"?

[HDSilvrStreak]

Our TV viewing habits have definitely changed over the last few years.

We had never seen a single episode of "The Wire" until it had already completed. Someone bought me the Season 1 DVDs for Christmas a couple of years ago. We watched them all back-to-back, went to buy Season 2, back-to-back, ....repeat process through all 5 seasons.

Then we had never seen a single episode of "Breaking Bad" until about a month ago. Started watching on Netflix and watched the first 4.5 years in about 2 weeks. Then we kept up on TV for only those last 8 episodes.

It turns out that I really like watching an entire season of a show in a just a few days. I'm not sure why, but I do this with several shows now. I still have the last season of "Dexter" on DVR and haven't watched it yet. Will probably tackle it next week.

Does anyone else enjoy just powering through an entire season or series back-to-back like that?

 

[MCgrease08]

I do this with Netflix shows all the time. Why wait a week between episodes when you can binge and watch them all over in just a few days or weeks.

Here are some shows I've power watched on Netflix:

Arrested Development
The League
Louie
Archer
Orange is the New Black
Top Gear
Blue Planet

Breaking Bad is next.

 

[churchmouse]

We rarely get involved with a series until it hits re-runs and they do a marathon on a Sunday. Takes to long to develop the characters if you go week to week. I usually know in 2 episodes if I will give any more time to a series.

 

[snapping turtle]

I am a addictive personality so it fits with my lifestyle perfect.

I will get on a netflix binge every once in a while. Nice for a rainy weekend or one with lots of little house chores to do.

 

[BogWalker]

Planning on doing this with Lost whenever I can wrangle up some cheap season DVDs.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

We've done this before...Sons of Anarchy was our latest. I started watching it last season and then the wife got interested and we had to catch up.

 

[The Keymaster]

We recently watched all the episodes of the Sopranos. Never watched it when it was on originally. Some days 4-5 episodes a day. It is a lot easier for old people like us to keep up with the plot this way. Now we are making our way through NCIS.

 

[BuddieReigns]

The Wire rules. The second season wasn't the best, but it gets back to being rad afterwards.

 

[BuddieReigns]

Also Oz rules if you haven't seen it. Especially if you like Law and Order: Svu because half the characters on SVu were in Oz and other people from Oz make appearances on SVU randomly.

 

[BuddieReigns]

Deadwood's the bomb too.

 

[gvsugod]

We did the same with Breaking Bad.

 

[romad7]

Here's a feature for you powerwatchers. Netflix finally adds continuous play feature - Neowin

I power watch when I am on the road for business. Archer and Spartacus are some recent ones. Did about 4 seasons of Sopranos back when I wa single

 

[loudpedal]

A fellow INGOer introduced me to Parks and Recreation. One episode and Mrs. loudpedal wouldn't go to bed on time until the first two seasons were finished.

Others include: Trailer Park Boys, and Southbound and Down. Both of these she said were childish, and crude EVERY time she watched them non stop.

 

[hooky]

Deadwood's the bomb too.

We loved Deadwood, but it didn't have an ending. You see those actors all over the place too.

 

[Bigtanker]

Absolutely. When I was an over-the-road trucker, I'd find myself stuck all weekend waiting to deliver on Monday. I watched the entire series of MASH one weekend. Still get a season of Friends jn now and then.