Library Guide to Binge-Watching by Lauren Lampasone, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)April 17, 2015

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Libraries are commonly known as centers for books and learning, but sometimes you just want to vegetate on the couch for a few hours with some escapist television. We're happy to oblige, and will also take this opportunity to remind you that we can also recommend books and other media that are similar in theme to your favorite series.

It's a fact that people aren't sitting down to watch their favorite show on a regular night anymore, and are instead timeshifting, streaming (and sometimes binge viewing.) For more data, see The Total Audience Report December 2014 (PDF)  from Nielsen.

Want to know how long to budget for your binge? Nielsen Top Ten has a series of handy infographics so you can estimate your screen time.

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Here is just a sampling of the many fine television shows in our collections available for you to borrow, along with our recommendations for further entertainment. Because after you finish up all three seasons, some binge-reading is probably in order.

What are you watching now? Let us know in the comments.

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International TV on DVD

Submitted by Elizabeth (not verified) on April 21, 2015 - 11:54am

I've enjoyed lots of TV binges thanks to DVDs from NYPL, especially during the 6 years I had no television. Mad Men, Six Feet Under, and Battlestar Galactica were among my favorites. Now I've got several cable and streaming options, but there are still some shows, especially international ones, that I can only find on DVD at the library. Currently I'm on the holds list for season 2 of "Borgen," an excellent Danish political series. I watched the first series in a single weekend, so that was definitely a binge. http://on.nypl.org/1GfHeMk. I also love to visit Sicily once in a while with Commissario Montalbano, courtesy of NYPL: http://on.nypl.org/1Fc5JbW

oh wow, I knew we had a broad

Submitted by Lauren Lampasone on April 21, 2015 - 1:14pm

oh wow, I knew we had a broad variety of international tv but since I am less familiar with it I forgot to include much on this list. Maybe next we can take on Part II: Binge Watching Around the World!

Binge watching

Submitted by Jim E (not verified) on July 26, 2015 - 11:56am

All on Netflix: Death in Paradise (UK) Doc Martin (UK) Hawaii Five-O (1960s version) Hawaii Five-O (modern version) Longmire