Interesting. I'm often late to things myself, and think there is value in reviewing things in an "untimely" way. Like, how good is Breaking Bad if you start watching it in 2020?
I always wait to watch TV shows and movies until the hype has blown over and people can actually tell me their honest thoughts...often in relation to other shows they've seen.
Time allows for context that simply isn't possible otherwise.
It's become a huge time-saver for me. And I would say the shows I do end up watching tend to be of higher quality, on average!
I apply a similar approach to games. It seems inescapable that every new release is already anticipated to be "goty" or "goat" by reviewers merely minutes after they've played it, to cater to high audience expectations.
An additional benefit of waiting, there's usually a sale on!
My wife recently started watching it, and I’d argue that she’s enjoying it more today in 2020 than I did when I was watching it as the episodes were released.
Time allows for context that simply isn't possible otherwise.
It's become a huge time-saver for me. And I would say the shows I do end up watching tend to be of higher quality, on average!