Question of the Day, Wednesday, October 30, 2019

[Mamanyt1953]

What are your reading/TV watching patterns? Do you tend to skip around, or are you a binge-er?

Well, before I dumped my cable, I watched shows as the came out, although I might record and watch the next day. Now that I subscribe to streaming services, I've become a serious binger, both with television AND with books. I like to just dive in a world and stay there for awhile, letting the characters and stories unfold organically. Well...except for my CBS programs. I watch ALL of those on Sundays. Have to keep up with NCIS!


FOOLED YOU! Betcha were expecting a Halloween question, werncha? WERNCHA???

 

[jcat]

I rarely watch anything but news broadcasts every day and animal shows Saturday evenings, which Mowgli is hooked on. Every once in a while I'll binge watch a series offered by Amazon Prime.

I definitely binge read book series!

 

[Elphaba09]

I am a reading/watching person. I normally bing watch. I do not read many book series, but, when I do, I prefer to read them all at once. My husband and I will often put off watching a series until all that seasons' episodes are available.

 

[micknsnicks2mom]

i usually have a few tv series that i'm working through, and i alternate between them.

 

[Kat0121]

I just finished binge watching House Hunters International and have moved on to Caribbean Living. I don't binge read really. I just started Elton John's autobiography.

 

[Mia6]

I sometimes binge watch older TV series; right now I have the first and second seasons of Law&Order Criminal Intent.
I binge read an eight book series by M.J. Arlidge about DI Helen Grace. The first time I've ever been hooked on a series
since Nancy Drew, I am reading The Dark Yorkshire Mystery series about D.I. Nathaniel Caslin and I'm on book 2 and have
3 downloaded but I am going back and forth on it.

I seldom watch TV, preferring to read the news online and sometimes I'll watch a free movie.

 

[Tik cat's mum]

I binge watch I hate having to wait to see what's going to happen nothing worse than a cliffhanger I don't tend to read alot of book series because I read alot of factual, My hubby loves the jack reacher books.

 

[neely]

I have a few favorite tv programs but I'm too busy when they're on tv so will watch on-demand when I have time. I'm disappointed that I can no longer watch TCM because they require a subscription. DH and I recently visited our local library. We had to get new library cards because it had been so long since we checked anything out that we were no longer in their system. Now we are regular customers but read entirely different type of books.

 

[posiepurrs]

I am a binge watcher (and reader). We recently finished all of the Downton Abbey seasons in preparation of going to see the movie, which we plan on doing tomorrow night. We are also binge watching West Wing (again). Love getting a series of books. My all time favorite is the John Jakes Kent Family Chronicles.

 

[NY cat man]

Aside from local news, and a couple of prime-time programs which I record. I don't watch much in the way of television. As for reading, I subscribe to 6 magazines, and buy others if their contents pique my interest, plus I have my collection of books of all different sorts.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

We don’t watch a ton per day; but we do binge what we do watch. Right now we are watching The Curse of Oak Island on Amazon. It’s DS’s favorite show and we already purchased the new season to watch. I had to explain to DS how regular cable tv works because he wants to watch them all right now. We’ve never had anything but streaming TV his entire life!

 

[kashmir64]

The last thing I binge watched was Lucifer and Stranger Things. I need to catch up on all my shows (Arrowverse), but with all the events that have been happening on Fortnite, I just haven't watched anything lately.

 

[susanm9006]

There are some Netflix series I have binge watched, mostly documentary series. As far as regular Cable and TV there isn’t a lot I consistently watch, probably only a Million Reasons and the Halloween food shows like Halloween Wars are the only ones. I do love the documentary movies though on Hulu and Netflix.

 

[susanm9006]

We don’t watch a ton per day; but we do binge what we do watch. Right now we are watching The Curse of Oak Island on Amazon. It’s DS’s favorite show and we already purchased the new season to watch. I had to explain to DS how regular cable tv works because he wants to watch them all right now. We’ve never had anything but streaming TV his entire life!

MoochNNoodles , I have watched all of this series. As a metal detector hobbyist anything about finding treasure keeps my interest.

 

[mightyboosh]

As a metal detector hobbyist

Have you seen this?

 

[susanm9006]

Have you seen this?

Oh yes. So funny. I think of them every time I find a matchbox or hot wheels car.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

MoochNNoodles , I have watched all of this series. As a metal detector hobbyist anything about finding treasure keeps my interest.

Ooo if you know of any other shows along these lines that are kid friendly please let me know! We have Netflix and Amazon. The language is an issue with some shows and it's so disappointing!

 

[aliceneko]

I tend to skip around but if I really am enjoying a show I'll binge watch a few episodes in a row (but not the whole series). I also enjoy re-watching a lot of older shows and films.

 

[misty8723]

I don't watch a lot of shows, but usually I record the ones I want to see and then binge watch (minus the commercials or any parts that don't interest me).

Reading, I often have several going at the same time, depends on my mood which of them I read.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

Geeze I forgot to answer about reading.

I like to binge read. Especially if it’sa good series I’ve read before. Books draw you in to a different world way more than movies and tv can.