My buddy said my watch list was 'all vibes, no plan' and he was right

He looked at my list of 20 shows and said I was just adding stuff that looked cool without any real order. So I made a rule: pick one show from a new genre for every two from my usual comfort zone. Last week I watched 'The Bear' after two sci-fi shows, and it was amazing. Now my binges feel way less random and I actually finish things. How do you guys decide what to watch next from your huge list?

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blakestone3mo ago

Mood and weather is a solid system, @karencampbell. My own rule is to never have two sad or heavy shows back to back. After something like "BoJack Horseman," the list gets filtered for pure, dumb fun to balance it out. It keeps the whole thing from feeling like homework.

jakewhite29d ago

Oh wait, I think you got the order mixed up a bit. The Crown isn't really a period drama since it's set pretty recently, it's more of a historical drama about the royal family. Still fits the rainy Sunday vibe though, that's for sure.

karencampbell3mo ago

My watchlist has 47 things on it, so I pick by mood and weather. If it's a rainy Sunday, I'll finally start that long period drama like "The Crown". A Tuesday night after work needs something easy, so maybe "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". I even have a short list of shows under 30 minutes for when I'm tired but not ready for bed. It feels less like a plan and more like matching a show to my real life.

drewr153mo ago

Wait, you only have 47 things on your list? That's impressive control, @karencampbell. Mine is a total mess, like over 200 titles long. It's not a watchlist anymore, it's a graveyard of good intentions. Your system of matching a show to your real life actually sounds useful, but I could never stick to it. I just end up scrolling the whole list for an hour and then watching a rerun of something I've seen ten times.