Is DS9 worth binging?

[DonIago]

This is why I pace myself when watching TV and remember that it's unrealistic to expect every episode of anything to be amazing. If one episode is a miss, tomorrow's a new day.

 

[Tosk]

The good news is that unlike some of the modern Trek seasons, a dud ep of DS9 isn't likely to be load-bearing.

 

[ananta]

Is the term “binging” synonymous with “watching” now? Or does a binge necessarily mean watching a lot of it really quickly, as in 2-4 episodes a day? Or more?

Ever since I started getting the DVDs I’d go through the shows an episode a day. Maybe that’s a binge? I find I can’t watch more than a single episode of something in one day, unless it’s an extended or maybe two part episode. I just get sick of anything if i watch too much of it.

For me, when it comes to watching or rewatching a series, slow and steady does it.

 

[Artoo Atari]

Is the term “binging” synonymous with “watching” now? Or does a binge necessarily mean watching a lot of it really quickly, as in 2-4 episodes a day? Or more?

Ever since I started getting the DVDs I’d go through the shows an episode a day. Maybe that’s a binge? I find I can’t watch more than a single episode of something in one day, unless it’s an extended or maybe two part episode. I just get sick of anything if i watch too much of it.

For me, when it comes to watching or rewatching a series, slow and steady does it.

I was wondering about this too. When I initially responded in this thread, I considered it watching 2 maybe 3 episodes a day, but perhaps not every day. I think some may define it as marathon watching for long stretches of time.

 

[Michael]

In my mind “binging” is merely the counterpart to watching a show “regularly”, i.e. every week when a new episode is broadcast; like back in the olden days of linear television. IIRC, the whole idea of “binging” came up with the advent of streaming platforms like Netflix, where it’s common practice to drop an entire season of a show all at once and people will watch it over the course of say a weekend. This idea of watching entire seasons or even shows in just a few sittings in quick succession got then transferred over to old shows as well, and binging became to mean something more broadly along the lines of “watching all of a show (or season) over the course of X amount of time”, where the exact time doesn’t really matter. It’s just what you’re doing when you’re watching a completed season or show after the fact, as opposed to every week when new episodes come out. So yeah, I guess in a way “binging” just means watching a show now.

 

[Lord Garth]

In my mind “binging” is merely the counterpart to watching a show “regularly”, i.e. every week when a new episode is broadcast; like back in the olden days of linear television. IIRC, the whole idea of “binging” came up with the advent of streaming platforms like Netflix, where it’s common practice to drop an entire season of a show all at once and people will watch it over the course of say a weekend. This idea of watching entire seasons or even shows in just a few sittings in quick succession got then transferred over to old shows as well, and binging became to mean something more broadly along the lines of “watching all of a show (or season) over the course of X amount of time”, where the exact time doesn’t really matter. It’s just what you’re doing when you’re watching a completed season or show after the fact, as opposed to every week when new episodes come out. So yeah, I guess in a way “binging” just means watching a show now.

I should've called my thread "Binging DS9 and B5!" The most slow-motion binge ever!

 

[ananta]

My real issue with the word “binging” is the way it’s spelled. I kind of wish it was written as “binjing”. Or even “bingeing.” “Binging” looks like it should be pronounced “bing-ing”, as though it’s some kind of sound.

(Don’t mind me, it’s late and I really need sleep and to keep certain thoughts in my head)

 

[Bad Thoughts]

My real issue with the word “binging” is the way it’s spelled. I kind of wish it was written as “binjing”. Or even “bingeing.” “Binging” looks like it should be pronounced “bing-ing”, as though it’s some kind of sound.

(Don’t mind me, it’s late and I really need sleep and to keep certain thoughts in my head)

Yes, English orthography is the worst.