I don't want to be made to watch a series over six weeks, airing at 9pm on, say, a Tuesday. If I enjoy it enough, I'll binge; if it's not something that is worth binge-watching, then maybe I want to watch it on a Monday or Friday.

I can envision a day when, sporting events aside, we'll be choosing our own schedules.

Why envision it when it's already here?  My wife and I don't adhere to a network schedule.  We aren't bogged down by when a show airs.  With the advent of the DVR over a decade ago, we've been scheduling our own nights of television for years.  

The future is here, my friend.  And it's just the tip of the iceberg.  

Other than a sporting event (who can really DVR that, the result will be spoilt?), I can't remember the last time I watched something when it aired.

If the BBC airs a six-part drama, such as LINE OF DUTY, I'll wait for it to be over, avoid all spoilers - and then binge watch it over a few days. 

The fourth season of GOTHAM has debuted on E4 over here. Yet Netflix UK aired the third season (and may well air the fourth season), so I'm going to wait for it.

Scheduled TV seems so old hat, eh? 

The risk here is that a series gets bad reviews and by the time all episodes have aired I simply delete them. By releasing all the episodes in one go there is less chance of this happening.