Is DS9 worth binging?
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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.
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.
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!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.
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)
(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.
Everyone's got their favorite. TOS certainly has a great deal going for it. I love TOS. I'd probably place it 3rd place, right after TNG.
I'm sure we can agree that DS9 is the best spinoff of the franchise?
I'd agree it's the best spin-off, yes.
Definitely is worth of watching, and what happen in the second part of the show is extremely important for the chronology.
You want me to let you know when English starts being spelled as it is pronounced?
Spelling indicating pronounciation is not the chief goal in English. When English appropriates words from other languages, they generally keep the spelling and pronounciation of the original language, and the hapless speaker is just supposed to know how it's pronounced.
Binging sus puercos.
Carlos
Seriously, when I eventually watch DS9 all the way through for the first time, I think binging will be best for me....the marathon of a whole bunch of eps in a day. It worked for me with season 1 of Discovery.
Carlos
Seriously, when I eventually watch DS9 all the way through for the first time, I think binging will be best for me....the marathon of a whole bunch of eps in a day. It worked for me with season 1 of Discovery.
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