Dec 5, 2022
What TV show/or Movie, or book do you binge/return to/ re-watch the most?
If you’ve hung out here for any amount of time, you already know I don’t watch TV. Oh, I might stop and watch a few minutes of the news or whatever my husband is watching, but I rarely plan time to watch any show. Last time I did was over five years ago.
Books are a different story. In the past few years, I’ve moved my go-to gift item from jewelry to books. (And since I retired, I rarely wear jewelry.)
But I’m allowed to make exceptions, right? I stumbled across the now-ended series ‘Lucifer’. It seemed like fun. Best part was, I didn’t have to wait week after week for the next episode or the next season. It was all neatly wrapped up and waiting on Netflix. (I have to remember to close that account now!) So, I watched it. Sometimes three of four episodes in a day. It was my reward to me for making it through all the hard work and stress that came with moving halfway across the country.
I haven’t picked up any new shows to watch. I got it out of my system.
I haven’t gotten binging on books out of my system. Hopefully, I never will. My latest binge was a dozen books in the Stephanie Plum series (and a few offshoots.) That put me up to book twenty-two of the series. Now, I’m taking a break, spending spare time on holiday preparations. (And binging on editing The Redemption of Jake Hennessey. I’ve never had the luxury of focusing on editing on of my books before because my day job required most of my attention.)
What book/ series do I return to the most? At the moment, none. My taste in authors is changing. Or maybe it’s because so many authors have allowed their series to stretch out too long and the books come off as rehashing the same story. I’m more interested in discovering new (to me, at least) authors. (That goes for me, too. It’s time to start writing a new series of books.)
And I keep promising myself that I will read at least one book from each of the authors who contribute on regularly to this hop. I’m trying to develop new habits and make better use of my abundance of free time. The internet is a wonderful and terrible way to waste that time.
Do you have any suggestions that I should add to my to-be-read list? Leave them in the comments, please.
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And, as always, until next time, please stay safe.
Dec 5, 2022
What TV show/or Movie, or book do you binge/return to/ re-watch the most?
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I go in phases, of binge watching or reading to complete abstinence. I have so much that I’d like to do, I’m sure I had more free time before I retired.
My dad said the same thing. He was sure he had more to do once he retired.
I don’t watch a lot of TV, although I do watch the 6 O’clock News bulletin every day and I enjoy a good documentary. The last series of books I read were Enid Blyton’s when I was a kid, lol. I prefer standalone books.
If I get attached to the characters, I love a series. But as I said, too many of them drag on when there’s no new character development.
Yes, there’s only so much you can write about a character. I prefer writing (and reading) something new every time.
There is so much that can be binged on – whether tv, movies or books. It takes some discipline not to spend all day bingeing. Tweeted.
You know you’ve got it bad when you start watching the reaction videos on YouTube!