Binging Buffy in my college dorm started it all back in 2002

I was stuck in my tiny dorm room at UT Austin with a fever and a stack of season 1 DVDs from Blockbuster. Ended up watching 8 episodes in one night because there were no streaming apps and no way to pause without getting up to hit the disc menu. Does anyone else have a show that hooked them before binge culture was even a thing?

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troy_gibson439d ago

I can't disagree more with the idea that watching 8 episodes in one night was some kind of golden age. I was there too, renting DVDs from Blockbuster, and I remember the frustration of having to get up and change discs. But you know what else I remember? Actually having to wait a week between episodes. That built anticipation. It made each episode feel like an event. Binge watching turns shows into background noise you can half pay attention to while scrolling your phone. The old system made you sit and pay attention.