The Binge-watching Experience on Netflix

Year 2020, Issue: 24, 45 - 55, 24.07.2020

Önder Kulak

https://doi.org/10.17484/yedi.730496

Cited By: 3

Abstract

Due to its worldwide influence, binge-watching has become one of the important research topics for philosophy and social sciences such as sociology, psychology, and media studies. Although noticable articles and books have been written about binge-watching, more studies seem needed when considering its influence on individuals. This article depends on such a requirement and aims to examine the binge-watching experience on Netflix. For this purpose, the article is divided into three main parts. After explaining the concept of binge-watching in the first part, the binge model and the binge culture are elucidated according to the Netflix environment. Then, the binge is discussed in the second part as an important piece of contemporary industrial culture. Here, the motivations behind binge-watching and how the attention of the viewer is maintained through the abuse of suspense are explained. Moreover, the temporal structure and misdirections in the narrative are examined as the characteristics of the cultural commodity suitable for bingeing. As to the third part, The Stranger (2020) series of Netflix is analysed in detail as an example. An evaluation regarding these three parts is given in the conclusion to sum up how binge-watching is experienced in the Netflix environment.

Keywords

The binge model, the binge culture, Netflix, The Stranger, industrial culture

Netflix’te Seri-izleme Deneyimi

Abstract

Dünya çapındaki etkisinden ötürü seri-izleme, felsefe, sosyoloji, psikoloji ve medya çalışmaları gibi sosyal bilimler için önemli araştırma konulardan biri haline gelmiştir. Seri-izlemeyle ilgili dikkate değer makale ve kitaplar yazılmış olmasına rağmen, bireyler üstündeki etkisi düşünüldüğünde, daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç duyulduğu görülmektedir. Bu makale de böylesi bir ihtiyaca dayanmakta, Netflix’te seri-izleme deneyimini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makale bu amaçla üç ana bölüme ayrılmıştır. Birinci bölümde, seri-izleme kavramı açıklandıktan sonra, seri-izleme modeli ve seri-izleme kültürü Netflix ortamına bağlı olarak aydınlatılmaktadır. Sonrasında, seri-izleme son dönem endüstriyel kültürün önemli bir parçası olarak tartışılmaktadır. Burada, seri-izlemenin arkasındaki motivasyonlar ve seyircinin dikkatinin merakın suistimali aracılığıyla nasıl korunduğu açıklanmaktadır. Dahası, anlatıdaki zamansal yapı ve yanlış yönlendirmeler, seri-izlemeye uygun kültürel metaların ayırıcı nitelikleri olarak incelenmektedir. Üçüncü bölüme gelindiğinde, Netflix’in The Stranger (2020) dizisi bir örnek olarak ayrıntılı biçimde analiz edilmektedir. Sonuç bölümünde, seri-izlemenin Netflix ortamında nasıl deneyimlendiğini özetlemek amacıyla, bu üç bölümle ilişkili şekilde bir değerlendirme sunulmaktadır.

Keywords

Seri-izleme, seri-izleme modeli, seri-izleme kültürü, Netflix, The Stranger, endüstriyel kültür

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