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I'm not sure that's Netflix's doing, though. I remember reading a few years back that the market was trending towards TV shows. Apparently years ago, being in

by axaxs 8y ago

I'm not sure that's Netflix's doing, though. I remember reading a few years back that the market was trending towards TV shows. Apparently years ago, being in a TV show was seen as relatively low pay/low class, and at some point that switched. I do think Netflix helps competition, but I honestly don't know anyone whose favorite TV show is a Netflix original. I'd describe their content as good overall, but not on the level of AMC/FX/HBO just yet.

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dofly 8y ago
> but I honestly don't know anyone whose favorite TV show is a Netflix original. I remember a year or two ago Stranger Things was a massive super hit. I mean that's all reddit could talk about that year - it overshadowed almost every other show at the time.
- woobar 8y ago
  Stranger Things was a surprise hit, but not as massive as really big cable shows. See comparison to Game of Thrones or TWD: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=%2Fm%2F0524b41,%2Fm%2F0131ln7y,%2Fm%2F0c3xpwy https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...
ikeboy 8y ago
ASOUE and altered carbon were pretty good.
- aidenn0 8y ago
  I didn't like the ASOUE books, but I watched the first episode of the show because my wife loved them. The series is much better than the books, at least partly because the casting is spot-on. In particular, Patrick Warburton as Lemony was an inspired choice.
  - ikeboy 8y ago
    I liked the books, I like the series because it's mostly true to the books.
baby 8y ago
House or Cards. Mind Hunter. Enuf said.
rayiner 8y ago
House of Cards, Daredevil, Jessica Jones?
- axaxs 8y ago
  Are any of those your favorite show? House of Cards was entertaining, but I don't know anyone who had it as a favorite or even liked it by the end. If you compare those to shows like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones, not even a blip. I did say generally good, but let's be honest, Netflix has a ton of junk content, with a few that aren't terrible, such as those you mentioned.
  - rayiner 8y ago
    Season 1 of Daredevil was probably my favorite show in recent memory (followed by West World). I don’t like political dramas, but House of Cards got huge critical acclaim. Definitely mentioned in the same circles as say Mad Men. Personally, I’d rather watch Netflix’s catalog over AMC’s or HBO’s.

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dofly 8y ago

> but I honestly don't know anyone whose favorite TV show is a Netflix original. I remember a year or two ago Stranger Things was a massive super hit. I mean that's all reddit could talk about that year - it overshadowed almost every other show at the time.

woobar 8y ago
Stranger Things was a surprise hit, but not as massive as really big cable shows. See comparison to Game of Thrones or TWD: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=%2Fm%2F0524b41,%2Fm%2F0131ln7y,%2Fm%2F0c3xpwy https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&q=...

ikeboy 8y ago

ASOUE and altered carbon were pretty good.

aidenn0 8y ago
I didn't like the ASOUE books, but I watched the first episode of the show because my wife loved them. The series is much better than the books, at least partly because the casting is spot-on. In particular, Patrick Warburton as Lemony was an inspired choice.
- ikeboy 8y ago
  I liked the books, I like the series because it's mostly true to the books.

baby 8y ago

House or Cards. Mind Hunter. Enuf said.

rayiner 8y ago

House of Cards, Daredevil, Jessica Jones?

axaxs 8y ago
Are any of those your favorite show? House of Cards was entertaining, but I don't know anyone who had it as a favorite or even liked it by the end. If you compare those to shows like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones, not even a blip. I did say generally good, but let's be honest, Netflix has a ton of junk content, with a few that aren't terrible, such as those you mentioned.
- rayiner 8y ago
  Season 1 of Daredevil was probably my favorite show in recent memory (followed by West World). I don’t like political dramas, but House of Cards got huge critical acclaim. Definitely mentioned in the same circles as say Mad Men. Personally, I’d rather watch Netflix’s catalog over AMC’s or HBO’s.