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I think Netflix needs to invest in quality over quantity. I agree, its hard to find something I want to watch. There is definitely choice fatigue. If they had

by zadkey 7y ago

I think Netflix needs to invest in quality over quantity. I agree, its hard to find something I want to watch. There is definitely choice fatigue. If they had 1/3 as many shows but those shows were 3 times better. I am sure I would have no problem.

MegaButts 7y ago
It sounds like you want something more akin to HBO. Ironically, HBO is trying to become like Netflix and Netflix is trying to become like HBO. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/07/att-changing-hbo/564635/ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/07/at... Surprisingly, I find myself using Hulu more than all the others combined, including Prime. Hulu's app is so horrendously bad though I consider cancelling as more than 50% of the time it won't load on the first try, and probably 20% of the time it won't load at all on my TV.
qznc 7y ago
I'm back to a send-CD service like Netflix started with. I love this mode: I maintain a list of movies I'd like to watch. I have two of them available to watch in the evening. No Ads. No continue seduction.
- thrill 7y ago
  Does it send discs from a series out of order? (I'm looking at you, Netflix!)
  - qznc 7y ago
    I recently rewatched the Mission Impossible movies. The interface groups them together, so you only rate them as one. They get sent in the correct order. I have not tried a "TV series" yet.
habosa 7y ago
For sure. I recently started watching HBO Go more and I realized that 90%+ of the shows on that service are excellent. On Netflix it's like 20% tops.
canada_dry 7y ago
My take on the issue is that the whole tv/movie/entertainment industry far too insular! It's a relatively small clique of writers, producers, directors and actors that they keep throwing money at despite failure after failure. What they need to do is stop with the incestuous industry patronage and get fresh blood! Perhaps we need an "America's Got Talent" equivalent for writers/producers to pitch their show ideas and let people have a crack at it.
- techsin101 7y ago
  I agree as an immigrant i noticed stories told in country I came from and in USA are limited to certain types and different from each other. They follow cultural norms so rigorously that no matter the topic overall it looks like it was another event in the same city/country/culture. Even historical reanimations are very influenced by current culture to point they are simply false depictions. So yes, no matter how much writers try they have lived a life very similar to each other. Maybe I should write stories.

by zadkey 7y ago

MegaButts 7y ago

It sounds like you want something more akin to HBO. Ironically, HBO is trying to become like Netflix and Netflix is trying to become like HBO. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/07/att-changing-hbo/564635/ https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/07/at... Surprisingly, I find myself using Hulu more than all the others combined, including Prime. Hulu's app is so horrendously bad though I consider cancelling as more than 50% of the time it won't load on the first try, and probably 20% of the time it won't load at all on my TV.

qznc 7y ago

I'm back to a send-CD service like Netflix started with. I love this mode: I maintain a list of movies I'd like to watch. I have two of them available to watch in the evening. No Ads. No continue seduction.

thrill 7y ago
Does it send discs from a series out of order? (I'm looking at you, Netflix!)
- qznc 7y ago
  I recently rewatched the Mission Impossible movies. The interface groups them together, so you only rate them as one. They get sent in the correct order. I have not tried a "TV series" yet.

habosa 7y ago

For sure. I recently started watching HBO Go more and I realized that 90%+ of the shows on that service are excellent. On Netflix it's like 20% tops.

canada_dry 7y ago

My take on the issue is that the whole tv/movie/entertainment industry far too insular! It's a relatively small clique of writers, producers, directors and actors that they keep throwing money at despite failure after failure. What they need to do is stop with the incestuous industry patronage and get fresh blood! Perhaps we need an "America's Got Talent" equivalent for writers/producers to pitch their show ideas and let people have a crack at it.

techsin101 7y ago
I agree as an immigrant i noticed stories told in country I came from and in USA are limited to certain types and different from each other. They follow cultural norms so rigorously that no matter the topic overall it looks like it was another event in the same city/country/culture. Even historical reanimations are very influenced by current culture to point they are simply false depictions. So yes, no matter how much writers try they have lived a life very similar to each other. Maybe I should write stories.