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

I think there are problems of diffusion of choice. You used to wait and pay to see a movie, any movie really. Now I have every movie ever made, instantly in Blu-Ray. So many great movies I've never seen. Too hard to decide. Think I'll just watch Seinfeld reruns.

Same sort of issues of overexposure, basically getting spoiled. It can be combated and amended by taking charge of your viewing habits, planning and deciding. Make a list of what you want to see. Only want to watch an episode once a week, and spend a week talking about it? Then just fricking do that.

TV/movies were always a mostly passive experiences. Aside from a decision to buy a ticket, you just watched whatever was available to you. The availability has changed, but our habits haven't caught up. We should now approach movies/tv the way we do literature, be proactive and discerning in our habits.