The first show I remember binge watching was Kenneth Clark's Civilization. My mother took me to see all 13 episodes at the University of Rhodesia in the '70s. I think I was 12 years old. Brilliant BBC series.
We also binged on The World at War, narrated by Laurence Olivier. Taught me everything I know about World War 2 and civilisation!
It was the first time I had a full immersion in a long-running series without a break. We would watch three at a time. And go back the next day for the next three.
Civilization was my introduction to art, history and culture, writ large on the big screen, although it was made for TV. And the opening credit music of The World at War still gives me goosebumps.
I watch our telenovela, Keeping Score, because I like to see how it plays on TV.
I am always the last guy to watch series that others rave about, mainly because I didn't have fibre until now. I only saw Breaking Bad last year and it was the high-water mark of all the drama shows I've watched.
I'm now watching the first season of Transparent, which I am really enjoying, as well as Tjovitjo.
What we need in the SA film industry are more female voices, more directors of colour, and more representations of the LGBTQ community. These groups still occupy a tiny fraction of TV output.
My producer partner, Neil Brandt and I, are doing a feature documentary that charts the rise and fall of Bell Pottinger and the battle against "alternative facts". I'm also producing a TV mini-series about the bombing of Koeberg Nuclear Power plant in the '80s. And we have a show with Caster Semenya in the works...