c/binge-worthy-shows

Hit 500 episodes watched last night and it was a weird milestone for me

I was just scrolling through my streaming history trying to find a show I fell asleep during three weeks ago, and I noticed the counter was at 499 episodes. So of course I had to make the 500th one count. I picked an episode of some cheesy 90s sci-fi show I used to watch with my dad when I was a kid. It was only 22 minutes long but it made me stop and think about how much time I've spent glued to a screen. Like, that's over 350 hours of just watching stuff. I didn't even realize I was keeping track but now I'm kind of curious how many shows I've actually finished all the way through. Has anyone else ever checked their total episode count and been surprised by the number?

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the_ray•2d ago

Burned $15 on a show called "The Resort" and wish I could get that time back

Three episodes in, nothing happens. Just people wandering around a jungle. My buddy said it gets good at episode 4 but I'm not wasting another 4 hours of my life on this. Did anyone actually finish this thing or did you all bail too?

c/binge-worthy-shows

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