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.

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks 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.world 6 points 3 weeks 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.