In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
If you were born a working-class kid near the English city of Leicester before Queen Victoria’s reign, then you may have been one of the first people in the world to use the word “binge.” Which, back then, meant “soaking wood so it swells and won’t leak in the rain.”
The first writer to record the word, in 1848, also mentioned Leicestershire locals had started to use “binge” for another kind of soaking: getting wasted. And that’s how it spread around the world — from alcoholism (binge-drinking) to excessive food consumption (binge-eating, introduced around a century ago), until finally, around 2014, largely thanks to Netflix, we began to talk of binge-watching. Read more…
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
Nothing against You, but as far as television shows go, it didn’t do great when it aired on Lifetime. The fun, pulpy show about a bookstore manager who becomes dangerously obsessed with a woman came and went in the summer of 2018 with barely a peep from Twitter or the TV cultural hive mind. It’s not surprising that Lifetime cancelled You, but in a savvy move from Netflix, the streaming giant picked up the show and renewed it for a second season.
When You showed up on Netflix, magic happened. It became an almost overnight hit, with a reported 40 million viewers of the first season. Outlets wrote extensively about its bonkers plot and characters, hashtags were born, and what had been an obscure network satire became must-see TV. Read more…
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
Two episodes into Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, I knew I hated it. Then I watched two more episodes —in the same sitting. Somehow, I finished all eight episodes of the Netflix show’s first season in a matter of days.
Why? I was under the spell of the hate-binge.
Being glued to the TV as I lose myself in a show I like makes sense; I’m enjoying myself. But this nonstop watching of something I dislike … does it make me a masochist?
Nope, it just makes me human, according to psychology and communications experts. Read more…
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge media, and what it does to us.
Tolkien is in. Again.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, war veteran and Oxford medieval language professor who died more than 45 years ago, is about to be the subject of another of those global waves of fame that so perplexed him when he was alive
This May sees the release of Tolkien, a big-budget American movie focused on his early years. Last year, the world’s richest man gave an estimated $250 million to the Tolkien estate so he could develop what he hopes is the successor to the global smash hit Game of Thrones, which ends this year. It will be a billion-dollar, five-plus season epic titled — you guessed it — Lord of the Rings Read more…
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
You’ve booked your flight, your bag is packed, now, you’ve just got to decide what you’re going to smash out during the flight.
Long flights are the ultimate environment for binge-watching TV: meals and booze delivered right to your own personal little tray table, nowhere to be for hours but in your seat — and full concentration.
So, instead of wasting time flicking around the airline’s entertainment catalogue, prepare in advance, and catch up on a show you’ve been meaning to spend quality time with — you’ve got hours. And because you’ve got the time, you can finish the show before you land. Read more…
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No shame? Sorry, I’ve got plenty of shame. And it involves Ballers.
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
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In Binged, Mashable breaks down why we binge-watch, how we binge-watch, and what it does to us. Because binge-watching is the new normal.
I found out about Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Twitter. As far as reality TV was concerned, it seemed up my alley: wholesome and not strenuous, with a strong focus on transformation. When I noticed people were already making memes about it, I was sold all over again. Knowing memes is part of my job!
Over the course of a single Sunday, I binge-watched the entire season — all eight episodes. It wasn’t a bad experience. (Like many viewers, I did not enjoy the “babe” couple, and I would watch a separate show starring the family from the downsizing episode.) At several points, I didn’t really want to keep watching, but I pressed on. I knew people were going to be talking about this … and, embarrassingly, I wanted to tweet about it. Read more…
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Dearest [beloved/honey pie/boo/bae],
There’s something I need to discuss with you, something that’s been …