Does anyone really do a marathon of a tv show?

LighterGuy · 24-11-2011 05:26AM #1

I've heard this mentioned time and time again. That a person or group of people have sat down and watched an entire season of something. Weather it be a season of 24, Desperate Housewives or anything you can think of :P
Have people actually sat down and watched it all? .. Like start to finish. Not stopping for a few hours and said "watch the rest tomorrow" :P

Take season five of 24 for random example. 24 episodes at a running time of 45 minutes each. That's 18 hours of an entire season. Can a person really watch it all without getting bored?

So am I the only person who thinks its BS when a person says "yeah, i watched the season in a day" ?

Hasmunch · 24-11-2011 05:30AM

I watched 7 episodes (out of 14 i think) of Season 2 of the wire in a row before. Eyes were in bits after it. Great hungover day. Wouldnt recommend it though...

whirlpool · 24-11-2011 05:30AM

Six hours in one day would be the most I could do, I think. My eyes would get sore and strained, I'd start to feel a tad dizzy and a little unwell, but more than anything a crippling childhood guilt about watching tv all day would set in and make me feel.... dirty. I highly recommend it!

LighterGuy · 24-11-2011 05:31AM

Domo230 wrote: »

I watched every episode of the big bang theory in one day so yea.....

I actually never watched that show.
But IMDB.com says its actually only 21 mins per episode. So ... you only spent what, 8 hours watching a season? ... hardly 18 hours (your entire day)

MrStuffins · 24-11-2011 05:33AM

All the time. It's how I consume good TV.

In fact nowadays I avoid watching a series of a show until it's over so I can sit and watch it all together.

I do it all the time with the girlfriend. Some weekend night when we're just gonna hang out together we;ll have a few drinks and watch a marathon of something! It's awesome!

KERSPLAT! · 24-11-2011 05:34AM

Watched 13 episodes of The Shield in a row (whole 1st season), only stopping for food and a poop, Vic Mackey, what a legend!!

MrStuffins · 24-11-2011 05:34AM

Domo230 wrote: »

I watched every episode of the big bang theory in one day so yea.....

You mean you watched 2 episodes of that sh*t and decided to watch the rest? :eek:

MrStuffins · 24-11-2011 05:35AM

IPAM wrote: »

Watched 13 episodes of The Shield in a row (whole 1st season), only stopping for food and a poop, Vic Mackey, what a legend!!

Watch them on your laptop and you only have to stop for food!

KERSPLAT! · 24-11-2011 05:37AM

LighterGuy wrote: »

I actually never watched that show.
But IMDB.com says its actually only 21 mins per episode. So ... you only spent what, 8 hours watching a season? ... hardly 18 hours (your entire day)

It on it's 5th season... Did he watch EVERY episode?? :pac:

amacachi · 24-11-2011 05:38AM

I got through 3 seasons of The Sopranos in 4 days. Also 2 seasons of Community in 3 days, all 4 of TBBT on 5 non-consecutive days as I watched a lot of them with someone else.

Not so long ago I regularly watched 12 hours or more of TV that wasn't being broadcast at the time. Add in some sport, news etc. and it's way more.

Bearing all that in mind and looking at my postcount it's easy to see why I've got so many friends.

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 24-11-2011 05:40AM

MrStuffins wrote: »

In fact nowadays I avoid watching a series of a show until it's over so I can sit and watch it all together.

Especially with shows that have cliff-hangers at the end of every episode.
Having to wait a week to find out what happened next? Nope!

MrStuffins · 24-11-2011 05:41AM

amacachi wrote: »

Also 2 seasons of Community in 3 days.......

Another one I watch in marathons.

Funniest show on TV!

RichieC · 24-11-2011 05:43AM

Got through the wire in a couple of weeks. twice.

amacachi · 24-11-2011 05:48AM

RichieC wrote: »

Got through the wire in a couple of weeks. twice.

I actually don't know how many times I've watched The Wire, it's either 5 or 6 times. ^_^

amacachi · 24-11-2011 05:49AM

MrStuffins wrote: »

Another one I watch in marathons.

Funniest show on TV!

I just can't not watch new episodes at the earliest possible opportunity, it's too good. :pac:

minidazzler · 24-11-2011 05:53AM

I watched every episode of the Inbetweeners in 3 days when I was in America.

I watched every episode of Battlestar Galactica in 2 weeks, watching about 8 episodes a night and only not watching on nights I went drinking.

whirlpool · 24-11-2011 05:56AM

minidazzler wrote: »

I watched every episode of the Inbetweeners in 3 days when I was in America.

I think that's, what, nine hours in total? :P

Ah being petty feels great.

Welruc · 24-11-2011 12:17PM

watched season 1 and 2 of prison break in 2 days also i could watch the wire for hours without getting bored

smash · 24-11-2011 12:19PM

I've done a few Dexter marathon's now at this stage.

Spunge · 24-11-2011 12:23PM

i watched the first season of breaking bad in one day i think. Only about 7 episdoes though. It's the way i like to watch these shows, no waiting for a week after a cliffhanger, just right into the next one. Can keep you up pretty late.

Snakeblood · 24-11-2011 12:24PM

LighterGuy wrote: »

I've heard this mentioned time and time again. That a person or group of people have sat down and watched an entire season of something. Weather it be a season of 24, Desperate Housewives or anything you can think of :P
Have people actually sat down and watched it all? .. Like start to finish. Not stopping for a few hours and said "watch the rest tomorrow" :P

Take season five of 24 for random example. 24 episodes at a running time of 45 minutes each. That's 18 hours of an entire season. Can a person really watch it all without getting bored?

So am I the only person who thinks its BS when a person says "yeah, i watched the season in a day" ?

I've watched entire seasons of Arrested Development and the Wire in a day. So yar boo sucks. Not sure what else I'd watch an entire season of though.

connollys · 24-11-2011 12:29PM

Watched entire season of Game of Thrones in a day before, only sat down to watch the first but couldnt turn it off.

Got through season and half of Community in a weekend, best comedy on tv at the mo, though not for long, thanks NBC, keep rubbish like Two and a Half Men on air and dump anything semi clever.

Rabies · 24-11-2011 12:31PM

Watched series one of Archer and Game of Thrones over two days. Thats about it.

24-11-2011 12:31PM

I watched 4 seasons of Supernatural in about 3 days.

44leto · 24-11-2011 12:32PM

I watched the whole Wire series one weekend and that was weird.

I also lately watched all of season one of the Boardwalk empire over a week 2 weeks ago. It was a good way to watch them. I am now recording season 2 to do the same sometime.

VW 1 · 24-11-2011 12:44PM

Definitely done this before with the wire, sopranos and entourage..quite easily done when i was in college and had spare days to watch tv all over the place

foxyboxer · 24-11-2011 12:49PM

From the Earth to the Moon. About 5 years ago.

sbsquarepants · 24-11-2011 12:56PM

Domo230 wrote: »

Think ill do a mad men marathon next. I have heard good things.

Spare yourself the effort, i watched 2 and half seasons of that shíte waiting for something to happen and it just doesn't. It's a very stylish but ultimately pointless and storyless waste of time.

I've got stuck in the odd lazy weekend and watched 6 or 7 straight hours of the wire. Only got into it about 7 or 8 months ago but i watched the whole thing from start to finish in about 10 sittings of 6 or hours at a go. Couldn't recommend it enough, McNulty is a legend, i also loved bubbles and stringer.

My next one to tackle is seinfeld 66 hours of pure comedy genius:D

Azureus · 24-11-2011 12:58PM

Love TV marathons, have done it with xfiles (obviously not ALL in a day but over a couple of weekends)/arrested development/community/bbt...

Love doing it with movies too-nothing beats a hangover day in bed with someone plus sweets watching all the rocky flicks, or back to the futures, star wars etc

VW 1 · 24-11-2011 01:07PM

Extended versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy for around 13 hours of viewing pleasure

inforfun · 24-11-2011 01:09PM

Any season of the Wire is best watched in a marathon.
Drinks within reach.
Dominos on speed dial.

Only interruption is changing discs in the player.

Really like it when i can download a tv serie i overlooked for a few years.
"Borrow" all the episodes from the internet in 1 go and multiple days of marathon watching.

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