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All statistics according to poll taken between Feb. 26 and 27. Graphic by Benjamin Grantonic.
March 10, 2020 Trending in Fishers High School
Out of 118 students polled 87% said they will watch Netflix (or a similar streaming service) over spring break.
Out of that 87%, 72% of those students recommended a TV show. The other 28% had no show to recommend. The top 4 shows are listed above.
Spring streams popular shows Upcoming break allows for extended binge watching Benjamin Grantonic
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ver spring break, it is likely some will atch et i or a similar streaming platform. A 2016 study by Ericsson ConsumerLab found that people spend an average of minutes trying to find something to atch on et i and ulu, or even up ards of minutes on o. ere are some spoiler free recommendations from the streaming services and students alike. ne feature on et i is their op , listing the top trending shows on the service, as of riting some of those sho s are aunted ouse,” entefied,” he ast hing e anted,” oc e and ey” and arcos e ico.” n addition to recommendations from et i , students also have suggestions to watch over break. ould say a good sho for spring brea ould probably be he . t s a great continuous story throughout all si seasons now. And the episodes are pretty lengthy with a run time of about minutes. t s mainly a survival action ind of sho , and it s uite easy to get attached to one character over the seasons,” sophomore elvin ope said. don t no ho but someho managed to binge five seasons in one ee during finals.” ther sho s have a long term plot to follo through multiple seasons, such as ,” a sho about a bookstore owner stalking an author. Another popular show with a continuous plot through its seasons is tranger hings,” about a
group of friends dealing with paranormal forces and a secretive government organi ation in s Indiana. Others may prefer more comedic and episodic shows. y favorite sho is roo lyn ine ine, chie y due to the fact that it s group of main characters are e tremely relatable,” sophomore Usmaan Saifuddin said. “I know someone who is represented almost perfectly for most of the characters, which brings the level of comedy up significantly.” Another appeal of streaming platforms such as et i and ulu are their large catalogue of retro sho s. nything from einfeld” and Cheers,” to he ilight one” and tar re ” are available to binge. ould recommend he iles. really li e the fact that it still has an episode by episode plot, but it still has themes that over arch through multiple episodes. t s basically a supernatural sho but the t o main characters are agents,” junior ilan Col ani said. nimated series such as ponge ob” and he impsons” can offer many elements that live action cannot. ne element it allo s for is more fantasical settings and plots. he only sho truly binge atched as vatar the ast irbender, hich completed in one ee end,” aifuddin said. spent appro imately 21 hours watching the show over one weekend, and felt e tremely satisfied after ard.”
