This week we look at the relatively new phenomenon of binge-watching television shows. Now that entire seasons are streaming, we can all crack out on our favorite shows and watch our favorites for days on end without being interrupted by lame commercials, obnoxious season-ending cliffhangers, overrated sleep, pesky jobs, or even the horror of other people. Shows are even designed to hold your attention for as long as you can sit there without soiling yourself. While “Orange is the New Black” and “Handmaid’s Tale” were written for streaming, there are a lot of shows from the past that also arc over the course of several seasons. We’re going to go through our favorites - and hope you write us to tell us yours!
Intros
Babylon 5
Lost
Battlestar Galactica
Jessica Jones
Weeds
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Silicon Valley
Nine Inch Nails
Deadpool 2
Santa Clarita Diet Season 2
Archer: Danger Island
Beautiful Creatures
Do binge-worthy shows require an ongoing narrative?
Reality shows
Mad Men
Deadwood
Heroes
Rome
The Wire
Family Tree
Peaky Blinders
Farscape
Clips
Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl
Glen A. Larson - Theme from Battlestar Galactica (1978)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Christopher Franke - Babyon 5 Season 1 Extended Theme
Michael Giacchino - Lost - Life & Death Theme
Bear McCreary - Battlestar Galactica - Main Title (US Version)
Sean Callery - Jessica Jones - Opening credits music
Malvina Reynolds - Little Boxes
Dave Porter - Breaking Bad Theme
Ramin Djawadi - Game of Thrones Main Title Theme
Tom Fec - Theme from Silicon Valley
Nine Inch Nails - God Break Down The Door
Nine Inch Nails - Less Than
Celine Dion - Ashes
Deadpool 2 Trailer
Archie Thompson - Archer Danger Island Theme
Tales of the Gold Monkey Theme
Clip from Ishtar
RJD2 and Aceyalone - A Beautiful Mine (Mad Men opening theme)
David Schwartz - Deadwood theme
Intro from Heroes
Jeff Beal - Rome - Main title theme
The Blind Boys of Alabama - Way Down In The Hole (theme from The Wire)
Nick Cave - Red Right Hand (theme from Peaky Blinders)
Toby Chris - Theme from Farscape
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television, the Drug of the Nation
