The highly anticipated and slightly dreaded day has come – you’ve finally reached the end of your favorite TV series. You’re excited to find out how it will all wrap up, but also maybe a little bummed that it's over. After watching the last episode, perhaps you even feel a little void, and wonder what you’re going to do with all your spare time or if another TV show will ever live up to this one. Don’t fret; here’s the process of finding a new favorite show:
1. Take some time off
When you’ve just binge=-watched a series, when you finally finish you’ll most likely want to come up for some air. You’ll find other ways to spend your time and maybe read a book or watch one of your favorite movies before bed instead of cuing up Netflix.
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2. Turn to your trusty back-up shows
Everyone has those shows you can put on whenever you’re bored that don’t take a lot of effort. You don’t need to follow a plot, you can jump right into any season, and after one or two episodes you’re good to turn it off. For me, this is "Law and Order: SVU," "Say Yes to the Dress" or really anything on HGTV, but to each their own.
3. Browse all possible sources of entertainment
You go from Netflix, to Amazon Prime, to Hulu, and back to Netflix, all without seeing anything that looks as promising as the series you just finished. You give up and and resolve to try again some other time.
4. Draw upon outside sources
Maybe your best friend loves this show, it showed up on your recommended list, or it won a ton of Emmys, so you think about giving it a try.
5. Test a couple out
You try a few shows before deciding one seems promising and you’ll continue with it.
6. Ease your way in
You watch an episode here or there, no strings attached.
7. Realize this could be “the one”
You were hesitant at first, but now you know that this could be your new favorite show.
8. Binge ‘til the end
This show has eight seasons? No problem. You like a challenge. Prepare to hibernate for a few weeks, just you and your laptop snuggled up in bed.
9. Lather, rinse, repeat
So you finished another great show – you know the drill: time to start all over.
Happy searching!
