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posted by Fnord666 on Friday February 14 2020, @06:46AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-one-more-episode...and-then-the-sun-comes-up dept.

The increasing popularity of global media content like American TV series has been considered as one notable factor associated with binge-watching practices, or continuously consuming media content in a single session.

With the massive global expansion of streaming platforms like Netflix—which had more than 154 million subscribers in over 190 countries in 2019—this practice of marathon viewing of televised content has gradually become a "new ritual" for many viewers.

But not without a price.

Indeed, an American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey in 2019 found 88% of American adults reported a lack of sleep due to binge-watching television and streaming series.

As the use of online streaming services to consume televised content is becoming more common globally, the problem of binge-watching behavior may also become a global phenomenon.

[...] It is inevitable that binge-watching has become a new normal among today's audiences. Yet, given the negative health ramifications associated with it, can we move beyond that? We could try savoring one episode at one time in a slow watching practice.


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday February 15 2020, @05:19AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday February 15 2020, @05:19AM (#958429) Journal

    Allow me to hand wave all that away.

    Stargate Universe ended on a cliffhanger. There may have been some extra story material in the novels that is considered canon, but the franchise's timeline is effectively over now.

    The communication stones appeared in seasons 8 and 9 of SG-1. They allowed Daniel and Vala to communicate with the Ori and accidentally start another war.

    Earth has better uses for naquadah than making Stargates, like powering naquadah generators or making alloys for the Daedalus-class battlecruiser hulls. Making more Daedalus-class ships is Earth's top priority towards the end of the series.

    They were able to snatch enough unused or stolen Stargates to make a bridge between the Milky Way and Pegasus Galaxy. Getting spare Stargates and getting around is not a problem for them anymore since they have interstellar/intergalactic ships.

    They've seen that the Tollan built their own Stargate, so they've known it can be done. They have also likely studied the one time use Stargate built from Earth electronics in s05e03, "Ascension".

    They are likely to have a greater understanding of the Stargate in the future. In s02e21, "1969", Cassandra was seen using the instant wormhole device in a future timeline.

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