Audiences form an intimacy with television that they do not have with other visual mediums, not because television comes into their homes but because television comes into their heads. And stays there. To “watch” a series, one must interact with it, carry the characters and plotlines around in between episodes, consciously or unconsciously thinking about what will happen next, talking about it with friends or, nowadays, taking the pulse of other viewers via the Internet.

Then the next week it starts all over again.

The side effects of binge television - Watching many consecutive hours of a single TV series changes the viewing experience, not always for the better. And the trend may change how shows are made.
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