By: Danielle Ruch
BLUE BELL, PA--Students at Montgomery County Community College love catching up on their favorite shows by binge watching. Of the students asked at Montco, all stated that they have binge-watched a series at least once in their lives. For some students, binging is second nature. Second year Montco student Matt Hawkins stated, “I love binge watching. It’s actually kind of unhealthy because I will literally just spend hours in front of my computer watching shows, and I end up getting nothing done all day, but I continue to do it.” Binge watching is watching television shows for long periods of time, usually hours at a time. This is a phenomenon and has become popular with the rise of online media services such as Hulu and Netflix, because these websites make full seasons of popular TV shows available online. Some of the most popular series Montco Students watch include Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Modern Family, and Game of Thrones.
Netflix was founded in 1997 and grossed over 2 billion dollars in 2012, while Hulu-founded 10 years later- only grossed 100 million. According to the Piksel Binge Viewing Survey, 62% of people prefer a combination of binge watching and catching up a few days later, 17% regularly binge, 16% watch an episode or two every few days, and 6% never binge watch. These percentages however, don’t prove true on Montco’s campus. Third year Montco Student, Steve Levine said, “I binge watch shows all the time. I’ll waste my entire weekend just catching up on a series. It’s so addicting and you don’t even realize how much time is going by while binge watching.” This seems to be the “norm” at Montco, wasting many a weekend just by watching TV shows. I think it’s a lot more common nowadays because our generation is so immersed in technology and we love keeping up with whatever’s current.”
BLUE BELL, PA--Students at Montgomery County Community College love catching up on their favorite shows by binge watching. Of the students asked at Montco, all stated that they have binge-watched a series at least once in their lives. For some students, binging is second nature. Second year Montco student Matt Hawkins stated, “I love binge watching. It’s actually kind of unhealthy because I will literally just spend hours in front of my computer watching shows, and I end up getting nothing done all day, but I continue to do it.” Binge watching is watching television shows for long periods of time, usually hours at a time. This is a phenomenon and has become popular with the rise of online media services such as Hulu and Netflix, because these websites make full seasons of popular TV shows available online. Some of the most popular series Montco Students watch include Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Modern Family, and Game of Thrones.
Netflix was founded in 1997 and grossed over 2 billion dollars in 2012, while Hulu-founded 10 years later- only grossed 100 million. According to the Piksel Binge Viewing Survey, 62% of people prefer a combination of binge watching and catching up a few days later, 17% regularly binge, 16% watch an episode or two every few days, and 6% never binge watch. These percentages however, don’t prove true on Montco’s campus. Third year Montco Student, Steve Levine said, “I binge watch shows all the time. I’ll waste my entire weekend just catching up on a series. It’s so addicting and you don’t even realize how much time is going by while binge watching.” This seems to be the “norm” at Montco, wasting many a weekend just by watching TV shows. I think it’s a lot more common nowadays because our generation is so immersed in technology and we love keeping up with whatever’s current.”
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