Once an outlier rite of the professionals, the brokenhearted and the ailing — honestly, is there any better way to spend those first numbed-out, post-surgical days than with the last two seasons of “Sex and the City?” — binge television is now the mainstream. latimes: The side effects of binge television: Watching many consecutive hours of a single TV series changes the viewing experience, not always for the better. And the trend may change how shows are made. (Side note: Did anyone catch that episode of “Portlandia” about a “Battlestar Galactica” marathon? Too real…) Photo: Steven Van Zandt stars in Netflix’s first original series, “Lilyhammer,” scheduled for release Feb. 6. The show will premiere all its episodes at once. Credit: Netflix

Once an outlier rite of the professionals, the brokenhearted and the ailing — honestly, is there any better way to spend those first numbed-out, post-surgical days than with the last two seasons of “Sex and the City?” — binge television is now the mainstream.

latimes:

The side effects of binge television: Watching many consecutive hours of a single TV series changes the viewing experience, not always for the better. And the trend may change how shows are made.

(Side note: Did anyone catch that episode of “Portlandia” about a “Battlestar Galactica” marathon? Too real…)

Photo: Steven Van Zandt stars in Netflix’s first original series, “Lilyhammer,” scheduled for release Feb. 6. The show will premiere all its episodes at once. Credit: Netflix

(Source: Los Angeles Times)

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