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THIS WAS GREAT (see full post above): "Hi. My name is Looseleaf, and I've been marathoning for the past five or six years." | "(Hi Looseleaf)"

One thing I didn't hear anyone else mention is the common thread that runs through marathoning series and streaming films. That's the attraction for me - though, after reading what everyone else is watching, my selections sound low brow: "Drop Dead Diva", "Kell on Earth", "The Hills", "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", "Hoarders", "Oddities" - a little bit of everything, mainly for laughs and when I make time for them.

It's my guilty pleasure, full of "So-that's-what-that-show-was-all-about!" moments.

I haven't subscribed to cable in 10+ years, either, or owned a TV for the traditional purpose in 10+ years. I have a VCR/DVD combo and use a large HDTV originally purchased as a severely over-sized computer monitor when my other one died. I mention that for perspective: I love films in all formats, esp. ones which create a cohesive mood and I get a similar payoff from marathoning - immersion. And, when I don't? Like another person wrote above, I can account for the inconsistencies.

Marathon viewing, esp. on Netflix (w/its rich pickings), is something I absolutely love.