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fromSilicon Canals
1 hour ago

Rewatching the same show over and over is your brain's way of coping with this - Silicon Canals

Last week, I caught myself starting The Office for what must be the fifteenth time. My partner walked in, saw Jim pranking Dwight with the stapler in Jell-O, and just shook his head. "Again?" he asked. And honestly? I couldn't explain why I kept going back to the same show when there's literally endless content available at my fingertips. But here's the thing: I'm not alone in this.
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fromIndependent
4 weeks ago

Ksenia Samotiy: Why I value comfort TV like 'Friends' and 'The Big Bang Theory' over shows that demand more from me

Falling back into a show you know well allows your brain to rest and switch off.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why we get hooked on rubbish TV series | Letter

Streaming platforms' progress tracking encourages completionism and hyperconsumption, so viewers often finish series for a sense of achievement despite limited enjoyment.
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fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

Who Takes The Turkey Day Crown? Ranking The 11 Best Thanksgiving Episodes Ever

Television Thanksgiving episodes offer comforting, recurring chaos through ruined dinners and family mishaps, prompting annual rewatching and curated personal rankings.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Interstellar's second life: how Christopher Nolan's most divisive film became his most loved

Set in a future not that far from us now, Interstellar follows Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former Nasa test pilot turned farmer who leaves his children Tom (Timothee Chalamet) and Murph (Mackenzie Foy) behind on a climate-ravaged Earth to search space for a new home for mankind. Murph is furious with grief at Cooper for picking a future for humanity over a life spent with her;
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