Ways We Watch TV Shows in 2011: DVDs via Netflix

As a poor person, I do not like paying for cable. This causes me not to purchase cable and therefore causes me not to watch TV shows on cable. That itself is a mixed blessing. Luckily, Adult Swim puts all their content online, also I have developed patience, which is a virtue.

Currently, I am in the middle of Breaking Bad seasons 3. Which was released last Tuesday. I was lucky enough to receive it last Wednesday. So that's a step 1. Paying attention to release dates, so in that you may add it to your queue so in that you may get it right away upon initial release. It's smart. PLAY SMART.

The trick with Netflix, made easier by an intense TV show like Breaking Bad, is to power through. Never watching one episode at a time, at least 2. It's a get-in, get-out situation. Mess with commentaries if you dare, but there are 4 discs you're working with.

That's really the only advice I have. Sure, I miss the week-to-week cliff hangers; the naturalness of watching a TV program as it airs; and the fandom that entails. Breaking Bad on Netflix works though. I can watch back-to-back with pausing, and it costs less than DVRs. Plus I get to see DVD design (HUGE SPOILER: disc 2 has Marie on it?).

Basically-

Watching TV shows initially on DVD instead of on the television works if a) you're not an asshole, b) you're good at avoiding information/spoilers until the DVD, c) you give-in to the power of the TV show d) there are no rules, e) This point sponsored by Netflix, the number 1 leader in making you brag about how you're watching TV