No, You Don’t Have to Watch Every Episode to Watch Prestige TV
“It’s okay to skip episodes – or entire seasons – of a prestigious TV show ,” says New York Times television critic James Ponevozik, “a position that Lifehacker boldly took in May . He cites fellow critic Alan Sepinwall, who is sick of the “Everything’s getting good” phenomenon that has hit Peak TV. Even critics who are paid to watch TV don’t want to exhaust bad episodes of good shows. Why should you?
According to Ponevozik, fans are calling the new Twin Peaks an “18-hour movie.” Do you know what else an 18 hour movie is? Andy Warhol’s Empire , played twice, then another two hours. This is an 8-hour shot of the Empire State Building. “I believe your life will be better if you watch a few Twin Peaks and not nothing,” says Goggle, so watch whatever you want and then quit without guilt.
It is also a great strategy for attracting friends to your favorite show. Don’t force the whole show on them and say “stick with this until season 3” or they’ll never start watching. Just pick your favorite episode and recommend it. Then, if they don’t like it, you’ll only waste one. hour of its time, not 18.