tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post7382158632311687973..comments2024-03-14T01:22:21.483-04:00Comments on Basil's Blog: To binge, or not to binge...Basilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00304218067534993876noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-18767074800497590322014-02-20T04:23:08.000-05:002014-02-20T04:23:08.000-05:00I don't spend my life pathetically binge watch...I don't spend my life pathetically binge watching TV shows. I spend it pathetically yelling at the news and reading stoopid books and playing games on the laptop.Fred Keyhttp://vitaminfred.blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-44248766239143205282014-02-20T04:31:34.000-05:002014-02-20T04:31:34.000-05:00For the record, I have all 120 episodes of Babylon...For the record, I have all 120 episodes of Babylon 5 on VHS.<br><br>I also have them all on a 64GB USB thumb drive.<br><br>Which is what I watched last time I rewatched the series, because - no commercials.<br><br>Which is the real reason we binge-watch.Harveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-12852899723336075892014-02-20T04:37:35.000-05:002014-02-20T04:37:35.000-05:00So does binge watching kill or hurt anybody?No?The...So does binge watching kill or hurt anybody?<br><br>No?<br><br>Then what's the problem??<br><br>People need to relearn the difference between what's their business and what's not.Veeshirhttp://www.doubleplusundead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-81547989373771708862014-02-20T04:43:24.000-05:002014-02-20T04:43:24.000-05:00At The Daily Beast, Roland Martin has his panties ...<i>At The Daily Beast, Roland Martin has his panties in a wad over binge watching. Apparently, that’s important to him.<br><br>Then, there’s a story by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang in The Independent that says binge watching is good for you.<br><br>So, who are you going to believe?</i><br><br>This is a real dilemma. My general rule is to believe the one who doesn't have a hyphen in his name, but I have another rule not to believe anybody who writes for The Daily Beast.Iowa Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-47741444461877079552014-02-20T05:03:31.000-05:002014-02-20T05:03:31.000-05:00Back in the day when The Sopranos was showing, we ...Back in the day when The Sopranos was showing, we didn't have HBO and I didn't have time to rent individual episodes from BlockBuster (remember them?). Ah, but Christmas was a time where I could sit on my butt for a few days straight and watch an entire season back to back which, given the numerous characters that come and go, was a more effective use of my limited spare time.<br><br>Now that I have IMAO to read I have no spare time.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-54345989467806405172014-02-20T05:41:27.000-05:002014-02-20T05:41:27.000-05:00It's amazing how much time we have for binging...It's amazing how much time we have for binging now that Frank doesn't write for his own blog anymore. Why, it might just be time for another Twilight Zone marathon!Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-823532757455753392014-02-20T06:04:37.000-05:002014-02-20T06:04:37.000-05:00@6 Jimmy-remember when it was "marathon"...@6 Jimmy-<br><br>remember when it was "marathon" with the party implication, rather than "binge" with the sickness implication?<br><br>(of course if you are watching "Friends" it truly is a sickness...)jwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-42386528568617251522014-02-20T06:08:44.000-05:002014-02-20T06:08:44.000-05:00@7 - Huh... when I hear "marathon", I al...@7 - Huh... when I hear "marathon", I always think of dentists asking "is it safe?"<br><br>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw1_2b-I7AHarveynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-71996960289863115332014-02-20T06:22:58.000-05:002014-02-20T06:22:58.000-05:00@7: I do! But I hate Friends. It's why I don&#...@7: I do! But I hate <i>Friends</i>. It's why I don't have any <i>Friends</i> around here. I also hate Frank.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-75691729248285450402014-02-20T06:27:56.000-05:002014-02-20T06:27:56.000-05:00@8but Harvey, you aren't a well man. :)swing b...@8<br><br>but Harvey, you aren't a well man. :)<br><br>swing by and let me have a look at that second molar sometime...jwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-48108401012374121912014-02-20T06:28:46.000-05:002014-02-20T06:28:46.000-05:00Nope. I watch what I can when I can, and sometimes...Nope. I watch what I can when I can, and sometimes that means 3 episodes of the same thing on the big screen while I edit stuff on my laptop. But if I have more time than that, there is no way I could sit still for it, let alone performing passive intake. Unless I was horribly sick or something and couldn't do anything else anyway.<br><br>Still not sure why it's newsworthy, though. Sure, it's a sign of too much time and not enough interesting things to do, but for once it's something all the kids are doing that I'm not the least envious of.Peregrine Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-59117289073681811242014-02-20T07:21:31.000-05:002014-02-20T07:21:31.000-05:00Fixing for a Vikings marathon in preperation for t...Fixing for a Vikings marathon in preperation for the new season...Gendaibushinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-47374273050811451152014-02-20T07:41:03.000-05:002014-02-20T07:41:03.000-05:00Vikings marathon? Wasn't that superbowly thing...Vikings marathon? Wasn't that superbowly thingie just on? Oh well, go Niners! That guy with all those tats who stands in the middle of the line and commands all those big men to move is so butch!Clay Aikennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-15204307729644916882014-02-20T09:47:28.000-05:002014-02-20T09:47:28.000-05:00I binge watch. I even binged out on Lark Rise to C...I binge watch. I even binged out on Lark Rise to Candleford and won't get my man card back until I give up my dream of marriage to Dorcas Lane. Never!!! But having no cable I mostly watch Brit shows and old movies and new dreck from Hollywood on DVD from the library. For anyone interested The Hour 2 was just in and I found both the first and second (very) short series examples of great writing, acting and production.Dohtimesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-11283723216697511242014-02-20T10:00:07.000-05:002014-02-20T10:00:07.000-05:00I second both Basil's comment and James'.I...I second both Basil's comment and James'.<br><br>It depends on the show.<br><br>"The Sopranos" is best watched in marathon form. You don't have to be reminded who's who, and there are cliffhangers you want to see resolved.<br><br>Series with self-contained episodes, like "Seinfeld" or "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" can give you videoverdose (tm) if you overindulge in one sitting.Opponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-2646422908731269002014-02-20T10:13:14.000-05:002014-02-20T10:13:14.000-05:00Oppo:Is that "Sherlock" the one with Ben...Oppo:<br><br>Is that "Sherlock" the one with Benedict Cumberbatch that sister keeps telling me to watch? Of course, you probably don't know my sister, so that might not be a fair question.Basilhttp://www.basilsblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-84084024436015151452014-02-20T11:32:56.000-05:002014-02-20T11:32:56.000-05:00@Basil: I was referring to my personal favorite, t...@Basil: I was referring to my personal favorite, the Jeremy Brett incarnation.<br><br>And I forgot to add under "The Sopranos" that having the previous episodes in your mind (fresh) helps you not just know and remember, but emotionally feel, why someone is acting the way they are.Opponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-16048407180366586152014-02-20T16:42:30.000-05:002014-02-20T16:42:30.000-05:00I love binge watching. I make up my own binges. Li...I love binge watching. I make up my own binges. Like last Christmas, I went through all our movies and set out all that had a Christmas scene. That took about two weeks. We'll have John Wayne night or WWII or, you get the idea. Tonight we'll be starting season 8 of Stargate.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3052406779197845814.post-89348368781619704122014-02-20T19:37:17.000-05:002014-02-20T19:37:17.000-05:00When I 'binge' it had nothing to do with v...When I 'binge' it had nothing to do with videos.4of7http://artofdonscholand.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com