re: I think the current age of immediate media viewing may be harming our experience

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I think a good show is a good show no matter how you watch it.

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I agree, although I understand the OP's point about something lost in the anticipation. I've had a hybrid experience with The Shield and Breaking Bad - I binge watched to catch up (and how wonderful at time to live in to give me that option) - then finished both series in real time - while the HBO series The Wire and The Sopranos, I binge watched, sometimes 5 episodes at a clip.

Binge watching is more like reading a novel, while watching it week over week, season over season is a more pure television experience, but a good show is a good, show, period.