Stranger Things is killing binge

By Robert Scucci | Published 1 hour ago

The first series generated from the era of the transmission that had me The observation of bingers was Strangest thingsAnd for a good reason. His characters, the soundtrack and the stories are main nostalgia fodder, but their premise is original enough to keep captivated, a winning formula. However, with its premiere of season 4, Strangest things taught We all see bingers is the worst way to consume means.

Although I proud to have a great memory, I had to see season 3 again because I only had a vague memory of its events. After sitting eight episodes in preparation for the next launch of season 4, I was already tired of Strangest things.

I blame the binge observation model for this lack of retirement and enthusiasm. Seeing almost 10 hours of any series in a single session is not a way to enjoy it thoroughly.

The new Stranger Things schedule makes sense

With the next and long -awaited launch of the fifth and final season, I will have to have the course of season 4, not only because three years have passed since we have seen new episodes, but also because he saw both Strangest things real -time volumes. I remember the great events and revelations, but the granular details are cloudy, and those details are important.

Strangest things Season 5 is moving away from the binge observation model in a way that makes sense for the power of permanence of the program. Instead of an eight episodes that encourages rabid fans to binge with blind devotion, episodes will be launched in a way that allows anticipation, speculation and conversation about what will come later.

Four episodes will leave the weekend of Thanksgiving, three Christmas day and the end on the eve of the New Year. If you work in a corporate office work, you can see the first four episodes on Thanksgiving and then talk about them in the water cooler while your boss in the corner office contemplates change to the toilet paper of a layer as a cost of cost reduction.

Slow turn versions lead to a better commitment

We live in a media panorama that thrives with a constant commitment. He The binge observation model has seats in the seats every time a new series falls eight or ten episodes at the same time. But this overestimulation makes the spectators constantly seek the next binge, turning a ray into a bottle into a flash in the pan. Most fans will advance through a season of Strangest things, or any series for the case, In a weekend, talk about this briefly and move on.

What follows? Another series? And then another? In a month, Strangest things He becomes a thing of the past, which requires another binge to run his memory. But after that, most people will have filled before moving forward without looking back.

The binge observation model has executed its course

I think that the Duffer brothers are aware of this fatigue and are using the new launch schedule for their advantage. The new episodes are strategically planned to fall when people gather, talk about what they have been seeing and speculate on what will come. Now there is a reason to continue returning. The memes arise not only for a couple of days after the premiere, but for weeks.

When moving away from the binge observation model, Stranger Things will effectively become their own exaggerated machine, keeping the spectators anxiously waiting for the next fall and talking about it while waiting. In the coming weeks, I will slowly see the series in its entirety, a couple of episodes at the same time. After all, it has spent almost a decade since its premiere of the series, and season 4 already feels like a distant and fragmented memory.