Disney and HBO Do One Thing Right

When has the term "binge" ever been a good thing?

People will point to "Binge Watching" as being a positive "Binge".

For older shows, I agree.  It can be fun to watch ten episodes of the Simpsons on a day off. It's mindless and lets you relax.

What about new shows?

Binge watching new shows is awful.  I mean awful.  Remember all the shows you loved as a kid?  The ones where you couldn't wait until the following week to see what happened?  With binge watching, you will never feel that.  It takes away all anticipation. 

Anticipation is a multiplier.  When something is good, anticipation makes it a lot better.  When it's bad, it's worse.

In an age when Netflix and Amazon dump an entire season at a time, it's refreshing to for Disney +, HBO, and Showtime to release one episode a week.

For a week, people talk about it, anticipate it, and grow it to something bigger than it is on its own.

I wish all streaming services would do an episode a week.  A lot of younger people have no idea how many memories are made by waiting and anticipating.

Thank you Disney, HBO, Showtime, and everyone else who releases one episode at a time.