As most BYU-Hawaii students do not have TVs or cable in their homes, students turning to Netflix, an on-demand media service provided through the Internet, for their entertainment. Movies are a main attraction to Netflix, but most students said television series are what they watch most. Hunter Barrett, a freshman from Arizona majoring in graphic design, explained, “My husband and I mostly watch TV shows and skip over the movies.” After surveying a group of Netflix-watching students, here are the top five picks: 1. Breaking Bad. After being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, a high school teacher attempts to secure his family’s financial future by manufacturing and selling illegal drugs—methamphetamines. “I’ve never watched TV shows religiously but my friends would watch ‘Breaking Bad’ every Sunday night so that’s when I got into it,” says Aaron Coffey, a senior in ICS from Georgia. “With these shows like ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ they do so many plot twists and catches that at the end of the episode, they leave you at the most inappropriate time with a cliffhanger that you have to watch the next episode.” 2. The Walking Dead. In the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, a small band of humans fight to survive fighting, the undead and each other. Victoria Jaques, a junior from England majoring in English, said why she watches the show. “I watched the first episode for an ICS class, and I really liked the plot twists. It is really well written, plus it has zombies and Andrew Lincoln.”3. The Office. The popular sitcom mockumentary, “The Office,” depicts the inner workings of a small paper company, Dunder Mifflin, and the quirky characters who work there. English Instructor Stephanie Robertson, said, “When my husband and I go to bed at night and one of us has a hard time sleeping, we watch old episodes of ‘The Office’ as we fall asleep. It’s kind of like my way of counting sheep.” 4. White Collar. A charming con man convinces the FBI to let him out of jail in exchange for his help in catching white collar criminals. “If you don’t watch ‘White Collar,’ then you’re not watching the best show on TV,” said Adam Christensen, a senior from Hawaii majoring in Finance and Accounting. 5. Documentaries. Senior James Astle, a graphic design major from California, shared his feelings on why he watches documentaries; “Documentaries are so much more interesting than regular movies because I can walk away with something I can use in the world around me [rather] than the world of the screen.”
Writer: Lauren Steimle ~ Multimedia Journalist
