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I love netflix but have never seen one of their original movies, happy to see them made but that isn't the point of Netflix
by bytematic 8y ago
I love netflix but have never seen one of their original movies, happy to see them made but that isn't the point of Netflix
- butterfi 8y agoI'm puzzled by your comment about 'the point of Netflix.' It seems myopic to think that they should limit themselves to simply serving up others peoples content. I would imaging the point of Netflix is to be the most success company they can be.
- fetus8 8y agoIt seems incredibly short sighted too! Buy the rights to streaming a show that someone else made could, and probably tends to be far more expensive than producing your own in house content... Plus I do genuinely believe that Netflix has been successful in creating new interesting, quality content and partnering with a variety filmmakers. Some of their docu-series have rivaled HBO's Documentaries!
- eckmLJE 8y agoI believe that creating original content that attracts subscribers (the HBO model) is what Netflix is trying to make one of the main points of Netflix.
- monocasa 8y ago> but that isn't the point of Netflix It'll increasingly be as the other content producers feel threatened by Netflix and balkanize their content into their own services. Netflix has to convert to more of an HBO model where they have their own quality originals that bring eyeballs, and they're already on their way towards that.
- Finnucane 8y agoThis, really--Netflix's big push into original content came after their deal with Starz ended and they started to have a harder time licensing movies and shows from studios and other networks, as those entities were trying to build their own services. The 'point' of Netflix is 'have enough available stuff people want to keep paying $12 a month for'.