WhereRandomThingsAre t1_iu58hlr wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:17 PM

There's a reason binge-watching shows became popular. The narrative flow isn't broken; the dramatic tension isn't broken; you know what just happened, what is happening, and what might happen; and shows don't need to constant repeat and call back to things just so you have an inkling of why anything going on is going on. (Granted the year wait for a season sucks, but the build-up in the binge hopefully lasts because it should have stronger emotional resonance.)

Weekly shows done annually (3-9 month gap(s))? Can still work, as they did for a long time. A little weaker, but a decent compromise between flow and filming schedules.

A show that has a 2 year gap? What flow? Wait, when is the next season? Oh, that's back? Huh, what happened and do I still care?

I know I'm annoyed at how often the BBC started down 1.5-2 year gaps between Doctor Who series. It's part of why I stopped bothering several years ago. "Is it coming back this year, or next year? Let me add it to my calenda-- oh wait, it's a TV show, screw adding it to my schedule like my life depends on it."

staedtler2018 t1_iu81csa wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:34 AM

I don't know that binge watching really helps, though. If anything you're less likely to remember specific details if you watch the entire show in one or two sittings.

CommanderZx2 t1_iuabjl2 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:04 PM

You've got it quite backwards there. Binge watching is far in a way a far worse overall experience. People are far more likely to forget details and remember hardly anything at all over time if you binge a show than if you watched episodes on a weekly basis.