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So, you look at a bunch of book covers you don't like and call it "crap content". I can't even count the number of Netflix shows/movies that the description di

So, you look at a bunch of book covers you don't like and call it "crap content". I can't even count the number of Netflix shows/movies that the description didn't look all that appealing and the show absolutely was wonderful. Chef's Table was probably the biggest example. It looks like a cooking show. In reality is a beautiful documentary series about how world-renown chef's made their way. Don't judge a book by its cover.

fabianhjr 8y ago
Black Mirror has gone downhill in an effort to create a mass audience. (Mostly the fourth season) What they do is create "hit" content that is very consumable not necessarily great or timeless. "We need writers who know the difference between the production of a market commodity and the practice of an art" ~ Ursula K. Le Guin That said, their documentary productions are way better than the crap Discovery, History Chanel, et al. have been producing this past decades or so.
- baq 8y ago
  Exactly. My guess is that's why they passed on The Expanse - it's a great story that is absolutely impossible for the majority to watch because it actually requires you to look up from your phone and pay attention. That's also why sense8 got the axe.
  - jhall1468 8y ago
    Sense8 got axed because it was a $1 million niche show. The same reason they passed on The Expanse. at $700k an episode. They are both wonderful television, but the masses want Survival so that's the garbage we get. At least Netflix and HBO still show actual TV.
- falcor84 8y ago
  > Black Mirror has gone downhill in an effort to create a mass audience. (Mostly the fourth season) I just wanted to say that I strongly disagree. "USS Callister" and "Hang the DJ" in particular were great episodes in my opinion and very well received overall. "Black Museum" was also quite good. And "Metalhead", together with the black and white versions of Fury Road and Logan, presented a very interesting view of a mostly hopeless future.
jogjayr 8y ago
> It looks like a cooking show. In reality is a beautiful documentary series about how world-renown chef's made their way. I was actually hoping for a cooking show :-) I stopped watching after a couple of episodes.
- jhall1468 8y ago
  Food Network moved all their stuff to Hulu, so Netflix is going to have to fill out their offering to replace it.

fabianhjr 8y ago

Black Mirror has gone downhill in an effort to create a mass audience. (Mostly the fourth season) What they do is create "hit" content that is very consumable not necessarily great or timeless. "We need writers who know the difference between the production of a market commodity and the practice of an art" ~ Ursula K. Le Guin That said, their documentary productions are way better than the crap Discovery, History Chanel, et al. have been producing this past decades or so.

baq 8y ago
Exactly. My guess is that's why they passed on The Expanse - it's a great story that is absolutely impossible for the majority to watch because it actually requires you to look up from your phone and pay attention. That's also why sense8 got the axe.
- jhall1468 8y ago
  Sense8 got axed because it was a $1 million niche show. The same reason they passed on The Expanse. at $700k an episode. They are both wonderful television, but the masses want Survival so that's the garbage we get. At least Netflix and HBO still show actual TV.
falcor84 8y ago
> Black Mirror has gone downhill in an effort to create a mass audience. (Mostly the fourth season) I just wanted to say that I strongly disagree. "USS Callister" and "Hang the DJ" in particular were great episodes in my opinion and very well received overall. "Black Museum" was also quite good. And "Metalhead", together with the black and white versions of Fury Road and Logan, presented a very interesting view of a mostly hopeless future.

jogjayr 8y ago

> It looks like a cooking show. In reality is a beautiful documentary series about how world-renown chef's made their way. I was actually hoping for a cooking show :-) I stopped watching after a couple of episodes.

jhall1468 8y ago
Food Network moved all their stuff to Hulu, so Netflix is going to have to fill out their offering to replace it.