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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

Binge television: n. any instance in which more than three episodes of an hourlong drama or six episodes of a half-hour comedy are consumed at one sitting. Syn.: Marathon television and being a TV critic.

Perhaps this will help me to finally stop watching every episode of Star Trek ever made in consecutive order.

It doesn’t help to know that I can use Netflix on my phone.

This is a fascinating article. I have “binged” on television a few times, and I have noticed that it’s not very satisfying. It also does bring to lite inconsistencies in television that I’ve always thought just happen. I guess it’s a part of my upbringing. I’ve grown up in the years of television shows on DVD. I think it will be interesting to see what the screenwriters change about how the story is told, to fit this kind of television watching behavior.

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