Click the wheel or press space to spin
What to watch tonight wheel for endless scrolling
Spin for a genre, then choose within it. Forty minutes of browsing turns into five minutes of choosing.
Scrolling a streaming app for forty minutes and then going to bed is a familiar evening. The problem is not a shortage of films, it is too many of them with no constraint. This wheel hands you a genre, and from there you are only choosing inside one corner of the library. It does not name films, because catalogues change every month and every service carries something different.
How do I pick something to watch?
Spin for a genre, open your app, and take the first thing in that genre everyone is happy with. Give yourselves five minutes to choose.
- Spin the genre
It lands in the result panel where everyone can see it, so there is no quiet renegotiating afterwards.
- Set a five minute limit
Use a real timer. Without one you fall straight back into browsing.
- Delete the genres you never watch
Removing what nobody enjoys is what makes every possible result acceptable.
What to watch wheel questions
Why are there no film titles on the wheel?
Because every service has a different catalogue and it changes monthly, so a wheel of titles keeps landing on things you cannot actually watch. Genres always apply, and if you already keep a watchlist you can paste it in place of the genres.
What if nobody likes the genre that came up?
If everyone has a veto, the wheel cannot help. The version that works is deleting the genres somebody objects to first, then agreeing to accept whatever the first spin gives you.
Can I use it on my watchlist?
That is the best use of it. Paste the list you have been saving, switch on remove after win, and spin once each evening until the list is finished.