February 18, 2015 // 8:00am
Illustration by Jaclyn Kessel; Photo: Shutterstock/Netflix
Happy Lent, everyone! (Is that what you say? Happy Lent? My former Catholic school teachers would be proud.) Anywho, today's the official start of Lent, and that means sacrificing something until Easter morn for the better of society. But what if you didn't have to give up things like cursing or carbs (a popular choice that benefits nobody but oneself) and gave up unproductive streaming habits instead? We can't guarantee you'll make the world a better place, but hey, hopefully you'll discover a few new things to watch and enjoy.
Our own Tyler Coates got your New Year started off right with five easy steps to cleaning your Netflix queue, which totally works, by the way. I went from 184 titles to a much more approachable 110. Now that the new year is underway, it's time to see what other bad habits you can kick in regard to your streaming consumption until Sunday, April 5th. We broke it down and decided here's how you can fast from your finicky streaming habits and still have plenty to watch.
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Give up watching the same stuff over and over again.
I know, I know — I don't know what I'd do without the comfort of my go-to background binges which consist of Friends, Gilmore Girls, and Bob's Burgers. But it's important to explore what else is out there in the vast sea of streaming, as you'll never know what pop culture trivia they'll ask on Jeopardy these days. Revisit your streaming resolutions and watch those series you've been meaning to check out for months — if not years — while you fast from those you know by heart.
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Fast from the shows you know aren't good for you.
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How often do you find yourself on guilty pleasure overload? If, like the rest of the Jersey housewives, you found yourself concerned with the fact Teresa Guidice wasn't allowed extensions in prison, perhaps you need to cut Bravo out of your life for a bit. Don't get us wrong: there's nothing like passing the time with a mindless guilty pleasure. But during a time of sacrifice, these series should be cut out like meat from a faithful's Friday diet, because, frankly, they don't bring anything to the table.
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Keep the binge-watching to a minimum.
Of course Netflix would air the most binge-able series in history during this time of anti-purging, but take it from me — you don't want to binge-watch House of Cards. Though it plays out like the best book you've ever read in that it's impossible to put down, House of Cards is a show meant to be streamed one episode at a time in daily increments at most. It's like cram studying: it works for a short period of time, then all that temporary memorization quickly fades away. The same goes for plenty of shows.
Not only is binge-watching counterintuitive for certain complex series, it's unproductive for your nights and weekends. Think about all you could get done if you just watched one episode of The Wire rather than five before you realize you have to proof that 8 AM presentation. Or when you finally have a weekend to do nothing, block off a couple of hours for bingeing, then get on with your Saturday. Black Mirror will be there in the morning.
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Try making it to the end of Lent without your favorite genre.
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If you're the type of viewer to consistently watch the same kinds of movies and shows, try diverging from your own personal norm for a month and see what else is out there. For example, I'm guilty of watching far too many crime series. Right after The Killing and Happy Valley (which isn't very happy), I binged Peaky Blinders, True Detective, Fargo, and The Americans. It's a wonder how I slept. If you're guilty of the same, shake things up a bit and stream something fun like Parks and Recreation, or take yourself away from this place altogether with Cosmos. If you're the opposite and only watch feel-good sitcoms every night, give a hit network drama like The Blacklist a try or a streaming-only series like Marco Polo. You may be surprised at what piques your interest.
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Don't cheat your streaming services.
Photo: HBO/Everett Collection
Stop being a mooch for a month see how grateful your account parent — whether that be your actual parent, more financially stable sibling, or pushover roommate — is when you haven't clogged their Watchlist with Trailer Park Boys or Arrow. Try doing this for as many of the streaming services you use as possible and maybe, if you're feeling really bold, you can even fork up the $7.99 a month for your own account. Some families are more keen on giving out their passwords than others, but it's the friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend that tends to take a mile when they've been given an inch. Before you know it, your dear Aunt Sue with the Showtime Anytime password is paying for your entire dorm to watch Shameless and that's not fair, right?
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