Movies compared to shows

I remember during my N201 class, we discussed the ability for a design of some sort to hold attention for a certain amount of time, like a movie or TV show. We agreed that you don't often sit down and watch several movies at a time, because you don't want to sit through that much.

A friend and I discussed this issue with movies, and learned here that movies really are designed to be watched one at a time. Television shows however (particularly dramas, series, and animes) are designed to keep you coming back. You see a section of something, and it draws you enough to get you to come back. That's how a show is designed.

Personally, I think this better than a movie, which gives you a huge amount of information at once. With a TV program, you get your information in divided sections, which keeps you interested, and wanting to come back. Trying to watch several movies makes you bored. You just don't want to sit there that long.