TV marathons: Being an engaged viewer is overrated — if you do it right, television can go on and on without attention of any kind.
As you have undoubtedly noted, we are in the late stages of the Television Dead Zone, which lasts from about mid-December to early January — a time in which seriously, honestly, nobody does anything interesting on television. (This is why our new Discerning Viewer is taking a hiatus: honestly, right now, discerning viewers are going to the movies instead.)
However! It's New Year's Eve/New Year's Day, and while that doesn't bring anything new, it does bring the traditional selection of marathons. They can keep you away from football, they can keep you away from your relatives (hey, I don't know your relatives, I'm just saying), and in some cases, they can help you catch up on worthy shows you might have missed.
Fortunately, the blog Interesting Pile makes a habit of digging up the list of marathons at times like this, so you don't have to. Among this year's notables:
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