Not every streaming service is doing that. Some are only releasing one episode a week. Personally I prefer this as it makes it easy to keep up with everyone else and I don’t have to worry about having something spoiled because I couldn’t binge watch the whole thing right away.
Problem is….we can watch ‘em way faster than they make ’em. I’m afraid we will run out of interesting stuff to binge on. Some will say that’s already happened.
Sadly the latest scam is to let broadcast TV start a new show and when people whow interest the streamers buy it out and then force you to pay more for the show. A show you already pay for on cable or satellite. So you are forced to pay for 4-6 streamers PLUS cable just for local stuff. Quite the scam. So we use just the Sat and the library.
I have noticed how some will “dump” a lot of new episodes at once, although I think it’s more accurate to say it’s half a season, because there will be another dump in about six months. I don’t particularly like this way, but it is still the same amount of “content”. And BTW, about content; both the number of shows in a season and the number of minutes in each show has been eroding over the years, as well as ads at the bottom of the screen, mucking up the content, which I really don’t like…
that is so we don’t have to pay for ALL the streaming services at once. I can wait until the entire season is available and then watch it all in a week or so, subscribing for one month for whichever service is offering that show
I agree with Arlo about the binge model of streaming TV. Binging may work for those who feel they do not have to time to dedicate to a show each week but binging utterly destroys any kind of word-of-mouth, water cooler conversations and homegrown promotion by audiences. An example: “The Expanse” was originally aired on SyFy (years later, still a stupid name) for 3-seasons before cancellatin. Season 4 of the show was picked up by Amazon but all 10-episodes were made available at once on the platform. Fans stopped talking about the show after 2 weeks. How much momentum was lost by releasing all episodes like that? I think Amazon made the correction for Season 5 but with the announcement that Season 6 would be the last and other issues, the show was effectively dead in the water at that point.
eolan59 over 3 years ago
Speaking of new seasons. What We Do In The Shadows premieres tonight. BAT!
wjones over 3 years ago
Now days It’s hard to produce a new series without reproducing an old series.
Rich88865 over 3 years ago
There’s lots of good new stuff now (and lotsa bad)
zmech13 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Not every streaming service is doing that. Some are only releasing one episode a week. Personally I prefer this as it makes it easy to keep up with everyone else and I don’t have to worry about having something spoiled because I couldn’t binge watch the whole thing right away.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yes. That’s my same though.
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
As ye binge so shall ye purge.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
I like being able to see them in succession instead of missing an episode and having no clue what is going on.
Michael G. over 3 years ago
Well, Arlo, society has become a bunch of impatient cry babies who demand gratification NOW. Not tomorrow, mind you. NOW!
smilingtexan over 3 years ago
so when they post new episodes, they are “leaving a dump”?
assrdood over 3 years ago
Problem is….we can watch ‘em way faster than they make ’em. I’m afraid we will run out of interesting stuff to binge on. Some will say that’s already happened.
formathe over 3 years ago
Sadly the latest scam is to let broadcast TV start a new show and when people whow interest the streamers buy it out and then force you to pay more for the show. A show you already pay for on cable or satellite. So you are forced to pay for 4-6 streamers PLUS cable just for local stuff. Quite the scam. So we use just the Sat and the library.
ChessPirate over 3 years ago
I have noticed how some will “dump” a lot of new episodes at once, although I think it’s more accurate to say it’s half a season, because there will be another dump in about six months. I don’t particularly like this way, but it is still the same amount of “content”. And BTW, about content; both the number of shows in a season and the number of minutes in each show has been eroding over the years, as well as ads at the bottom of the screen, mucking up the content, which I really don’t like…
car2ner over 3 years ago
that is so we don’t have to pay for ALL the streaming services at once. I can wait until the entire season is available and then watch it all in a week or so, subscribing for one month for whichever service is offering that show
petermerck over 3 years ago
Sort of like British tv. They only do 6-8 episodes per year. One of best had only 69 episodes in 10 years.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 3 years ago
Warning! Watch Life on Mars before watching Ashes to Ashes
gcottay over 3 years ago
Jimmy Johnson is also an excellent entertainment critic.
DawnQuinn1 over 3 years ago
How many times are they going to reboot an old series…and they totally ruin it.
raybarb44 over 3 years ago
Very astute observation…..
Bill The Nuke over 3 years ago
It even worse when a season is only 6 episodes as many BBC series are.
BC in NC Premium Member over 3 years ago
The age of “I want it and I want it now!”
Uncle Bob over 3 years ago
Eleven! Where are you??!!
Malcome1 over 3 years ago
I prefer to binge, what’s the difference. My complaint is the only 6 to 10 episode season’s then over year for the next season.
StoicLion1973 over 3 years ago
I agree with Arlo about the binge model of streaming TV. Binging may work for those who feel they do not have to time to dedicate to a show each week but binging utterly destroys any kind of word-of-mouth, water cooler conversations and homegrown promotion by audiences. An example: “The Expanse” was originally aired on SyFy (years later, still a stupid name) for 3-seasons before cancellatin. Season 4 of the show was picked up by Amazon but all 10-episodes were made available at once on the platform. Fans stopped talking about the show after 2 weeks. How much momentum was lost by releasing all episodes like that? I think Amazon made the correction for Season 5 but with the announcement that Season 6 would be the last and other issues, the show was effectively dead in the water at that point.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
With streaming I watch less series.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 3 years ago
It doesn’t mean you have to watch them all at once…