I'll tell you a funny thing

[DickyC]

A three hour film on the telly? There's is no chance of me watching. None. But, I'll happily sit down and watch the next three or four episodes of the series I'm bingeing.

How does that work?

[The0perator]

Its dripping it to you I guess.. you are an addict, you can quit anytime you want... you are in control you'll stop after the next one... then you don't.... it makes addicts of us all

[DickyC]

I'm an adick.

[The0perator]

Streaming services do it to us all

[DanielSan]

You can bail out after 2 epsidies if you choose to. Banking hakf way through a film to watch the rest later just isn't the same

[GetCarter]

DickyC said:

A three hour film on the telly? There's is no chance of me watching. None. But, I'll happily sit down and watch the next three or four episodes of the series I'm bingeing.

How does that work?

Episodes have short narritive arcs. Start high, finish with a cliffhanger. Films can't do that so easily. We watched the first Jack Reacher film the other night and it was a decent attempt at 'episodic arcs' ... keeping the viewer engaged.

Most films have trouble with is, as they don't have fights/car chases/explosions.

Shorter viewer concentration & engagement is becoming more prevelant with instant gratification: TV streaming/Social Media etc.

Many people now eat, talk with family and watch films on TV with their phone switched on - ready and unable to switch off from their fix.

Sad but true.