That is why I only stick to these one episode one story kind of a thing, even if I ditch it, I don't have to lose out on the whole story. My TV viewing is erratic at best!
Mine too. I found serial drama to be a challenge in following because of my (previously) constant lack of time.
It took me two decades, but recently, I've been catching up with three '90s TV series:
- The Simpsons
- The X-Files
- And Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I've caught up to season 3 for all of them, and now I'm watching s4 of Simpsons.
Had a really great time with Buffy S3, especially with "The Prom" episode. That particular episode's recognition of Buffy's heroic acts over three seasons is just the kind of experience only serial dramas could pull off, and it teared me up quite a bit watching it.
Unfortunately, this is also where the good times are over for at least two out of those three shows. Simpsons still have a while to go before its peak seasons, S6-9 (AKA "The Golden Age of The Simpsons"), but Buffy and X-Files peaked at S3, and the rest just aren't as polished... or at least, that's how other viewers have put it. I'll still need to verify for myself if this is true.
I heard Buffy S6 is not bad, particularly with what happened to Willow and the whole Spuffy deal, but honestly, I'm liking Bangel a lot more than what I could imagine of Spuffy in the future. I just don't really dig the whole "bad boy" romance between Spike and Buffy, especially when I've heard about the controversial event in that potentially toxic relationship.
As part of my binge watching, I'm also watching the Angel spin-off alongside Buffy S4 in the future, which I'm looking forward to since I heard it deals with a lot more "adult" issues than Buffy. My other future plans for serial drama includes Whedon's other famous work, "Firefly" and also the other famous adult-demographic cartoon, "Futurama", and if I ever have the time for it, maybe I'll try to catch up with classic Twilight Zone with Rod Serling, and maybe also some classic Star Trek if the mood fits, but that's really, really far down the road.