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When Netflix comes out with a new show I won't watch it until it gets into a third season. Learned early on the investment of time doesn't pay off as they quick

by pgrote 6y ago

When Netflix comes out with a new show I won't watch it until it gets into a third season. Learned early on the investment of time doesn't pay off as they quickly pull the shows. Unsure what the future holds for netflix as more and more IP silos are popping up and eventually they'll have to resort to their own programming in the USA to carry the load. Will that be enough versus other services having vast libraries?

pkroll 6y ago
And because of how they apparently consider renewing series, your lack of initial interest makes it less likely a series will make it to season 3. That's not a fault of yours, and I'm right there with you, but it's frustrating.
JackFr 6y ago
> When Netflix comes out with a new show I won't watch it until it gets into a third season. Why can't you just enjoy a one or two well done seasons? Season 1 of Barry on HBO was basically a perfect story. Season 2 wasn't terrible, but it was stretched and didn't really add to what had been a perfect capsule. Patriot on Amazon, was also a brilliantly plotted two season arc, and though I love the characters I admit to push it to another season would be to take away from it not to add.
- 542354234235 6y ago
  The same reason I can’t just enjoy 10 chapters of a book. If a book only has 10 chapters, that’s great. But if the printer just decided that’s all the chapters they were willing to pay for and the story has no ending, that is completely unsatisfying. I love mini-series/limited series because I know the story is going to have a conclusion. I have no interest in investing in something new that will likely be axed with no ending when there is plenty of great content out there that I know does have a complete story, however long that happens to be.
- cwhiz 6y ago
  >Why can't you just enjoy a one or two well done seasons? Not OP, but I share the opinion. For my viewing there are basically two types of shows. The first is relatively mindless entertainment. I enjoy an episode here or there but I'm not invested in the plot. I'm not watching YouTube recaps and "explainers" after the episodes, and I'm not engaged in a community where we discuss the plot and predict where things are going. Barry is a good example of that. Ted Lasso is another good example. Then there are the shows where I get invested in the plot and story. Shows where I am theorizing with my wife, watching YouTube videos on it, and discussing it online. Shows such as Westworld or Game of Thrones. There are some shows that straddle the line well, but you usually know ahead of time. Watchmen falls into that category. Single season, compelling drama, had me engaged the whole time, and it was a single season. But I knew it was going to be a single season from the start. This is the same reason I typically try not to read unfinished trilogies. Patrick Rothfuss and GRRM have ruined me.
  - runevault 6y ago
    I would argue more importantly than you knowing it was single season, the creators knew they wanted one season so the entire season was bundled tightly together. A longer but similar thing for me was Mr. Robot. Esmail knew he wanted 4-5 seasons when he started, and he got his 4 seasons to the ending he intended to write. Should shows be planning tighter arcs then we seem to get anymore? Yes. If you need more show finish that entire arc and make a spinoff with the most popular characters in a new story.

by pgrote 6y ago

pkroll 6y ago

And because of how they apparently consider renewing series, your lack of initial interest makes it less likely a series will make it to season 3. That's not a fault of yours, and I'm right there with you, but it's frustrating.

JackFr 6y ago

> When Netflix comes out with a new show I won't watch it until it gets into a third season. Why can't you just enjoy a one or two well done seasons? Season 1 of Barry on HBO was basically a perfect story. Season 2 wasn't terrible, but it was stretched and didn't really add to what had been a perfect capsule. Patriot on Amazon, was also a brilliantly plotted two season arc, and though I love the characters I admit to push it to another season would be to take away from it not to add.

542354234235 6y ago
The same reason I can’t just enjoy 10 chapters of a book. If a book only has 10 chapters, that’s great. But if the printer just decided that’s all the chapters they were willing to pay for and the story has no ending, that is completely unsatisfying. I love mini-series/limited series because I know the story is going to have a conclusion. I have no interest in investing in something new that will likely be axed with no ending when there is plenty of great content out there that I know does have a complete story, however long that happens to be.
cwhiz 6y ago
>Why can't you just enjoy a one or two well done seasons? Not OP, but I share the opinion. For my viewing there are basically two types of shows. The first is relatively mindless entertainment. I enjoy an episode here or there but I'm not invested in the plot. I'm not watching YouTube recaps and "explainers" after the episodes, and I'm not engaged in a community where we discuss the plot and predict where things are going. Barry is a good example of that. Ted Lasso is another good example. Then there are the shows where I get invested in the plot and story. Shows where I am theorizing with my wife, watching YouTube videos on it, and discussing it online. Shows such as Westworld or Game of Thrones. There are some shows that straddle the line well, but you usually know ahead of time. Watchmen falls into that category. Single season, compelling drama, had me engaged the whole time, and it was a single season. But I knew it was going to be a single season from the start. This is the same reason I typically try not to read unfinished trilogies. Patrick Rothfuss and GRRM have ruined me.
- runevault 6y ago
  I would argue more importantly than you knowing it was single season, the creators knew they wanted one season so the entire season was bundled tightly together. A longer but similar thing for me was Mr. Robot. Esmail knew he wanted 4-5 seasons when he started, and he got his 4 seasons to the ending he intended to write. Should shows be planning tighter arcs then we seem to get anymore? Yes. If you need more show finish that entire arc and make a spinoff with the most popular characters in a new story.