To watch the same thing over and over because it brings comfort

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I’ve recently discovered a TV series I love and it feels very comforting to me to watch it.
Each time I finish all the episodes I start them again. I’m on the 4th time in a row of watching them now.

My DP thinks I’m crazy and keeps asking why I’m not bored of it yet.

Am I mad or does anyone else do this?

Oh yes! My comfort program is Gavin and Stacey

I totally do this. Always have..

It's usually Buffy or a crime show. I put it on when I'm getting chores done.

As a family we've watched ghosts through 3 times. I've watched friends on repeat forever. It's like I cba to think so I just put on an old faithful and watch again!!

I've watched loads on repeat, friends , peep show, Friday night dinner , mother land

Usually Downton on the laptop if I'm in the kitchen (although currently rewatching Desperate Housewives) and Schitts Creek at bedtime. So no, not weird!

I have done this with Friends and Shites Creek. I am usually doing something like emails or washing up, so it's on in the background. I agree that it is comforting.

I've watched Friends like a billion times. If something makes you happy, do it!!

Shites creek 😂@ohdeerohdear

I do it with Greg’s Anatomy and Parks and Rec. I do it with films too. I think it’s comforting and it requires less effort to watch something you’ve already seen.

If someone close to me was watching the same series on loop and were now on their fourth watch in a row I would wonder if all was okay in their world.

Comfort tv for me is The Detectorists. For reasons I can't quite put my finger on, it relaxes me and feels like a big hug.

I pretty much watch Dinnerladies, Early Doors, The Office, Gavin and Stacey, The Royle Family and Car Share in rotation throughout the year. Very comforting.

I do that with Friends, Big Bang Theory, Modern Family. I like Ghosts too. Even though I have seen them many times before they still make me laugh.

I’ve always done this. I have probably watched midsomer murders thousands of times 😂 If it makes you happy then why not.

My husband is just finishing his sixth or seventh watch of The Wire. I think he’s seen Peaky Blinders about five times. Breaking Bad three times. The Office, Peepshow, Trailer Park Boys….

I wouldn’t by choice watch anything a second time within about five years, but I can understand the appeal of rewatching things rather than spending an hour clicking round trying to find something new. Fortunately, I like k-drama, sci-fi, horrors, survival reality, and loads of other trashy tv, so never really have problems finding something to watch.

Nope definitely not put of order or odd, although as peoe have said bit harsh making others sit through things many times.
I've just watched the same film about 4 times this week.

Yep, I get it. I like a bit of Frasier, Brooklyn 99, Downton, Shetland, Ghosts, Breaking Bad. Have seen all of them more than once. They're like old friends.
I do like new things, scary things, horrible things... but sometimes you need something gentle and comfy (not that BB is gentle and comfy, but it's familiar at least!)

@Nestofwalnuts Detectorists is one of my comfort watches, there's something life affirming about it.

I also love a couple of quite old series - Lovejoy and Pie In The Sky.

I actually rewatched the whole set recently, few episodes each night, to help me when going through a difficult time, it was very comforting, like a mug of hot chocolate, so I can really relate!

I really want to get into k-drama - what do you recommend?

I do that all the time. I have watched Time Team, New Tricks, MASH, Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders and others innumerable times over the years. Got them all on DVD.

I do this with music. I hear a track I suddenly latch onto and then listen to it constantly, maybe 30x a day, almost like I'm trying to squeeze all the enjoyment out of it, all the emotion and feeling. Then suddenly, I will have no interest and never listen to it again. If I do, it sounds awful! Like totally flat. As if it's an empty shell.

I do this with friends. Absolutely love it

I've just started to rewatch shitts creek too.

I've watched Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice multiple times over many years. I totally get it! It's your comfort show, it's lush to have one (or more)!

I can relate to this.