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The Real Effects Of Binge Watching Tv Analysis

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Cohen, A. (2015). The Real Effects of Binge Watching TV. p. 146. General OneFile. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com.proxy.davenport.edu
The article, The Real Effects Of Binge-Watching TV, written by Arianne Cohen is a summary of the possible detrimental effects that binge watching can cause. Cohen analyses the effects of binge watching on the spine, brain, lungs, heart, quads, and gut. Not only does Cohen provide the problems for each of these regions, but Cohen also provides solutions to consider. I plan to include Cohen’s research on the brain; Cohen analysis the product of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The research showed that a typical binge, averaging four hours, in front of a fluorescent light before sleep results …show more content…

In the author’s findings he paraphrases that tweens and teens are voracious television watchers; these individuals are spending on average two hours per day consuming TV content that they claim they “can’t miss.” This average allotment of time is building up a natural dependency on watching TV content. According to another source referenced in Matrix’s findings, youth market research firm Ypulse predicts that the next up-and-coming generation will have even less commitment to an actual television set than Millennial do. This reinforces that the future of TV watching isn’t minimizing, but that it is converting from appointment viewing to the televisual flow of binge watching. I plan to use Matrix’s points to support my reasoning that Netflix is revolutionizing, and possible internally changing, the TV viewing experience. This article will be very useful to me because of how reliable and scholarly it is; also, it was found through Davenport’s and Michigan’s e-Library’s …show more content…

The article goes on to write that Netflix is changing the way shows are being watched. After the proposal and implementation of bringing back Fox’s cult hit series Arrested Development, Netflix decided to unleash episodes all at once. This instantaneous series release created mass interest compared to dribbling episodes out the old fashioned way, once a week for a TV season. With even more popularity, Netflix continued dropping their shows all at once, examples include House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, 13 Reasons Why, and Stranger Things. By being able to watch a TV series so easily, this has created a new trend revolving around binging - Netflix adultery. According to Time Magazine the definition of Netflix Adultery is secretly watching a TV show’s episodes ahead of your partner. I plan to use this information to support how Netflix is engaging its community and inciting a new form of binging. This source is relevant, recent, and posted by a well known writing brand, Syracuse New Times, therefore it is

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