you're not crazy. i'm like that too. others are as well. i've dropped a number of series because of missed episodes. as for Pirates2 i've been ducking that movie ever since it came out. literally every couple of days someones like "dude, we're gonna see it! come on!" or "we're gonna see it again! c'mon!" it's hard, but netflix will send the first one in a few days, and only THEN will i see the second one.
thats what i did. i think its easier to appreciate it when you see it in succession. Next year, im gonna rent the first and the second one and then go see the third. Im already busy memorial day weekend