We all know that Netflix is an all-seeing, all-knowing entity that sees everything we’re watching on its platform, synthesizes that data in order to make programming that decision, and every once in a while, makes fun of you for your viewing decisions.
But this afternoon, Netflix’s social media has been doing something more fun: it’s pretending it’s not an all-knowing, all-seeing eye in the sky and instead asking us to share the first thing we ever binge-watched.
All it takes is a quick trip into your account status, a scroll down to “My Profile” and find the viewing activity link, click that link, and then start scrolling. Scroll some more. Keeeeep scrolling. Take a break for a meal and possibly a nap. Then finally scroll all the way to the bottom. Observe the first TV shows and movies you ever watched on Netflix. So what was your first true binge-watch?
Ever the enthusiastic binge-watchers, the Decider staff dived into their own viewing histories, and the answers are interesting!
Joe Reid: Broadway: The American Musical (12/26/07) and then Party Down (7/9/09)
Jade Budowski: Breaking Bad (8/21/13)
Alex Zalben: Party Down (5/31/11)
Brett White: Breaking Bad (9/25/11)
Meghan O’Keefe: Dexter (12/6/09)
Mark Graham: The Office (UK) (11/22/08)
Lea Palmieri: Arrested Development (May 2013)
Kayla Cobb: Psych (6/14/11)
Josh Sorokach: Party Down (7/6/09)
Karen Kemmerle: Skins (1/20/10)
We highly recommend doing this kind of thing with your friends. You’ll find some interesting similarities! Jade and Brett jumping into Breaking Bad two years apart. Josh, Alex, and I all having Party Down as our picks (Josh and I doing the Party Down things three days apart is more than a little freaky).
So what’s yours?
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