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* Another is that they don't own the vast majority of their content* That's true now and probably will be for the foreseeable future but the content they do ow
by smhenderson 10y ago
* Another is that they don't own the vast majority of their content*
That's true now and probably will be for the foreseeable future but the content they do own is great IMO. For me it started with the obvious - Daredevil, Jessica Jones, etc. But lately I've dived into other things they've done and enjoyed just about all of it. Great example - River - a somewhat disturbing detective show with good acting, exciting action and just a deep insight into a brilliant but seemingly broken man.
Even if Netflix has to evolve again to stay alive I hope the do so in a way that lets them continue making original content.
- distances 10y agoI think Netflix will face a problem of getting their customers find too well what they actually like, and not being happy with the content after this. Say, I loved River that you mentioned -- it's brilliant I think -- but can't really stand the superhero stuff now. And that's fine, but there are economic limits on how much of specific kind of content they can provide. I will obviously cancel the service if I run out of the programs that I find worthwhile.
- smhenderson 10y agoYeah, agreed. I think the article mentioned price hikes scaring off casual watchers and this almost happened with me but before I decided to cancel I took a deeper dive into the available content and found a lot I had ignored for a while (both NF original and licensed content). So now I'm in this pattern where I find a few things I want to try, like enough of it to keep me happy for a month or two and then slowly run out of things to watch. I let it sit idle for a while and then lather, rinse, repeat. But essentially every time I start to contemplate cancelling I tend to find something that makes me hang on for a little while longer.
- distances 10y agoOfftopic, but since you liked River, I'd suggest you to try Happy Valley too (if it's available at your location). It's also serious English crime drama, with some seriously good acting performances.
- smhenderson 10y agoThanks, I'll give it a look.
- dexterdog 10y agoHow many shows are like River where they just bought an existing show? There's a difference between buying a show that worked somewhere and investing in a concept that hasn't been made and nobody has seen.