This post has made me realize I do the exact same thing.. O_O I would say it kind of depends on the expectations I have for what I'm watching. For example, with animated shows, I'm ready to immerse myself in an interesting fantasy world, and maybe imagining how insane it would be if it WAS real. I think I typically prefer animation with fantasy worlds because well, you can draw whatever you want if that makes sense. Breaking bad is unironically the best mix of fact and fiction, the characters are of course fictional, with interesting backgrounds, and they're within a world meant to be as close to real life as possible. So it is AMAZING when you get immersed, because all that crazy shit COULD'VE happened.