Opinion: Binge-watching is ruining the magic of TV

Watching five episodes of a new thing in a row isn't a good idea, no matter how enticing Netflix and opinion columns about Game of Thrones in the Guardian make the concept seem. Yes, it gives you something to talk about on the internet the next day, but it devalues the experience of watching a series unfold and grow. Good TV used to be associated with a time in your life. A few years. A period in which you, and the characters, changed. BlackAdder, for example, sees me go from being 10 and not re