Since I got an android box I have been able to watch a show in it's entirety. I am no longer missing episodes that I would have had I been following the programs on TV. But I am in fact investing more of myself in the show(s). I never allowed before for tv to interfere in my life. If going out meant missing a favourite program then so it was to be. That is not now the case. I can watch every episode now and yes, I find myself now setting aside time I wouldn't have previously to keep abreast with a program. It's not quite an addiction (yet) but I admit when I come to the end of a series I feel an empty hole.

I have never become attached to actors or specific characters. I am not sure I understand this.

When I watch a program however, I do become a little obsessed with the setting. For example I watch period pieces that take place in certain historical eras set against backdrops of political and cultural circumstances. I find then that I must learn everything I can about that period of history or the context of the story.