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Holy shit, I need to rant about this because it’s driving me insane. Lately, it feels like every new show drops a single episode and then forces you to wait months for the rest.

Who actually enjoys this? A whole week for one episode? That’s an eternity in real life. By the time the next episode airs, I could be a completely different person—new job, new hobbies, maybe even a new brain—and suddenly, I don’t even care about the show anymore.
It’s like some 80-year-old corporate exec is sitting in a boardroom, smashing a big red button labeled “FEED THE MASSES” once a week, doling out TV like it’s fucking rations.

Some more reasons why it sucks:

  • You forget the plot (and the whole vibe) between episodes.

  • If an episode sucks, you just wasted a week of anticipation for nothing.

It’s like walking out of a movie halfway through and coming back seven days later for the rest. Who does that?

How I cope? I refuse to watch until the entire season is out. I want to enjoy the story properly, on my own time, without this drip-fed nonsense.

Back in the day, TV was just cheap filler for people with nothing better to do—endless soap operas where the most exciting thing that happened in a week was somebody’s amnesia curing or a long-lost twin showing up. Who had time for that?

But now? TV has evolved into something better than movies. We get deeper storytelling (no rushed 2-hour limits), higher production value (some shows look more cinematic than blockbusters), actual character development (instead of cramming arcs into a single film)

Yet studios still release episodes weekly like it’s 1985 and we’re all waiting around for Days of Our Lives. Newsflash: We’re not.

  • Cid Vicious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    181·
    2 days ago

    Shrug Some people like it one way, some people like it the other way. A slower release format lets you marinate on an episode and generates more discussion. When an entire season drops at a time individual episodes tend to just blur together. I don’t think your assertion that nobody likes the weekly format is accurate at all.

    • saltesc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Weekly people can watch them once a week. The rest must watch them once a week, build a buffer, or just wait for the season, while avoiding spoilers for the latter two.

      • Cid Vicious@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        8·
        2 days ago

        The issue with avoiding spoilers is exactly the same if you don’t watch it right away when an entire season drops. And it kills the discussion of individual episodes among the community if some people are just binge watching and others aren’t. I don’t personally feel strongly about either release format, but I definitely think there’s not a clearcut answer to which is better.

      • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        while avoiding spoilers for the latter two.

        This is much worse for weekly people trying to pace themselves on a binge-dumped show.

        Personally, I think it absolutely depends on the show itself and how the creators want it viewed. Some do well with a week to ruminate and build excitement. Some do better as just this “thing” you need to see as quickly as possible. I think there’s room for both.

  • driving_croonerEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    I prefer weekly releases. If you like to binge, wait until the season had finished and enjoy yourself.

  • CluckN@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    It gives the community time to grow and develop fun theories. It’s easier to ask someone to catch up on a show than telling them to binge 12 episodes so you can both say, “that was a good show”. I’d love to see metrics on subreddits from shows that released the whole season vs weekly.

    • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      15·
      2 days ago

      What community? Do you identify that strongly with some bunch of strangers on the internet or do you mean your friend circle?

      subreddits

      Omg

      • CluckN@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        Lol I wrote Subreddits because they showcase the benefit of weekly releases. Content like Breaking Bad, Sopranos, Better Call Saul, all built large communities thanks partly to their slow trickle of content. What binge content release did you like the most?

    • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I need first episode to get a feel of the show I couldn’t even watch less than two at a time. First one is a warm up. Now then once i am sucked in I won’t stop until i feel the hunger pangs

      This is what is fun for me

  • J-Bone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    I prefer full seasons releases, but weekly can be OK is some cases.

    Also depends how much I like the show. I generally only tolerate weekly if I am big fan, otherwise I just wait till the full season is released.