I watch a lot of TV. I wish I could say that it’s educational or enlightening, but most of the time it’s not. I’m a sucker for America’s Next Top Model. I anxiously await the new cast for each season of Dancing With The Stars. On weekends, I will watch Law & Order: SVU or Investigation Discovery all day. You get my drift.

My boyfriend thinks it’s all garbage. He prefers National Geographic, The Science Channel, Animal Planet… Snooze.

I like to be entertained. I don’t want something realistic because I’m in the real world every day.

Right around the time Netflix came out, I signed right up. Back then, it was a pretty great deal at $8 a month for unlimited streaming and DVD rentals. It was great for discovering new shows to watch and it has only gotten better, in that respect. But it’s a time-sucker!

True Life: I Am A TV Binge Watcher

My binge watching started off innocently enough. I started watching Glee during its second season, so I caught up on all the episodes of season one one weekend. Then I was hearing great things about Weeds, so I started watching that constantly. I am too ashamed to admit the amount of time I spent watching all 6 seasons on Netflix. Arrested Development came next, and then the new season that was a Netflix-exclusive was finished off in a day. I actually started rewatching it last weekend because I feel like I didn’t really absorb any of it during my binge-watching Saturday the first time around. What can I say!

The problem with all of this is that my boyfriend is the exact opposite. I tried to get him to watch Weeds, which he really liked, but he hated watching more than a couple episodes at a time. I gave up pretty easily with that. Same with Arrested Development. He can’t even sit through an entire episode of Law & Order. I am so envious of my friends that can watch tv all day with their boyfriends!

But I think I’ve managed to crack him. A couple weekends ago, we started watching Lost. Those episodes are 45 minutes long! On Wednesday, we both had a snow day and we watched a total of seven episodes!!!!! It was glorious. I have no idea how people watched this show when it was on TV. Waiting a week in between episodes – and months in between seasons! – must have been pretty difficult.

Here’s my problem though. I could have watched 14. It is soooo addicting. I just want to know what happens!

And then when it’s all over, the withdrawal and subsequent depression sinks in.

On to the next! On my list of shows to watch is Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, and Orange is the New Black.

What are some of your favorites?