And it's the exact opposite with YouTube.
Wanna watch a 30-second video? Absolutely not.
Wanna watch a 5-hour documentary about a topic you've never heard of? Of course.
this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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Hours are just shorter on YouTube than they are in movies/streaming services.
(It just occurred to me I have effectively watched tons of documentaries.. they just were on YouTube and not called documentaries lmao. Weird how brains think of these so differently, at least for me)
Especially if you watch at higher playback speed. I get impatient watching regular shows when I can't go 2x.
20 minutes is like the minimum length requirement. Below that is basically TikTok territory.
People generally watch YouTube videos more casually, including with more pausing and often while doing something else. It takes less energy to watch a long YouTube video than a movie, whereas with short videos you can't just sit back and relax and let it play, you have to bring up something new almost immediately if you wanna keep watching stuff so your attention has to be more focused.
Netflix user learns what a mini-series is
10 episodes is a single season series.
Used to be over 20 😉
On broadcast TV, sure. But 12 or fewer episodes hasn't been uncommon for a couple decades on premium channels and streaming.
Most shows didn't even benefit from being required to have over 20 episodes, just had a ton of filler.
When binging a series, don't try to stop at the end of episode. It usually has enough cliffhanger to compels us to watch next episode. Just stop on scene changes, like when there's a fade to black and the location changes
This is honestly a good idea
This is exactly what I did when I recently watched The Fall of the House of Usher. After the first episode, I knew each ending was going to make me want to keep going. So i would switch it off when it would change scenes and come back to it later. Made me feel less like, "omg, I really need to see what's going to go on next." And made me realize I should do it more often.
Where were you three days ago when I started under the dome and haven’t slept since?
Gotta have them built in bathroom/snack breaks.
You don't want to be locked in, but drawn in by each new bit.
Episode pacing is different to movie pacing. More opportunity for story arcs, payoffs, etc than in one 10 hour movie. It's completely logical that someone should be able to more comfortably sit through and digest 10 episodes versus a 10 hour movie.
Also, the commitment for a 3 hours movie feels like a lot when you have to be invested in it the entire time. And it isn't made to have pause breaks, so pausing always feels awkward.
At least you can guarantee a break after an hour with a series.
That was the point of intermissions back in the day. We just need periodic breaks to process what's happening and keep the stream of information in digestible chunks.
In my case, it's "watch 4 episodes, go do something else, say you'll watch the rest later and then never watch the rest."
Wait, you can handle 10 hours of shows? I'm lucky to get through 3 episodes of my favorite cartoons before stopping.
Admitting weakness is the first step in making a change. Keep trying brother.
I can stop whenever I want to
Am I out of the loop 1 hour episode init that just a frickin feature length movie
A lot more movies are like 2.5-3 hours these days. An hour movie is exceedingly rare.
So true. I have a theory about why.
As technology got better, filming and production processes were refined, it allowed us to not only make more, but longer films.
AFAIK movies were cut to 2 hours long for theatrical releases because longer movies means fewer screenings per day, which means fewer tickets sold. Not sure why they stopped doing thay recently, maybe more people stream at home than go to the cinema?