Watch Until You Drop

I recently found out my family is doing something that is all the rage right now.  It's called "binge watching".  I saw the term in Entertainment Weekly several months ago.  That was after my family had spent an entire weekend watching episodes of Once Upon a Time.  All of this was was made possible by the wonderful tool called Netflix and their streaming service.

We started out with Netflix several years ago with just the one DVD at a time option.  The first DVD we got was Paul Blart: Mall Cop.  After that one we averaged watching a movie each week. Then Netflix started their streaming service. They offered it free at first.   We watched it some but the titles were somewhat limited.  When Netflix went through their "New Coke" marketing snafu and tried to change their name we remained loyal.  We recently dropped the DVD option and have gone straight streaming.  We have supplemented the DVD option by using Redbox (another cool,concept).

The "binge watching" began with Once Upon a Time .  My kids have their shows which ranges from cartoons to science type shows.  The show that has recently gotten the most views in our home is Psych.  We are up to Season 3 Episode 12.  It's a funny show and its nice to be able to watch one of them when your schedule permits. 

"Binge watching" I know should be done in moderation just like everything else.  I know with the name "binge" in the title makes it seem like doing in moderation would be hard to do.  Some days, some weekends, some times of the year are made for "binge watching".  Who knows what next technological accomplishment will create the next trend?  Perhaps some device that instantly downloads hours of entertainment to your brain in a matter of minutes? Don't laugh we said the same thing about video streaming only a short time ago.