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> aggressively cancelling shows Ha, that is so true. Netflix is infamous for this. It’s to the extent that I cannot start watching a Netflix production unless
by Mayzie 5y ago
> aggressively cancelling shows
Ha, that is so true. Netflix is infamous for this. It’s to the extent that I cannot start watching a Netflix production unless I know it’s finished or if it’s a big hit from day one (so I know it won’t be cancelled, like The Witcher). It’s odd, because Netflix’s reputation for prematurely cancelling content without resolving their endings has extended to beyond just youth-dominated social media. For example, my parents of all people who cannot use a computer nor the internet, don’t like investing in new Netflix content because they’ve been burned too many times from incomplete series. That’s just like me. It’s sad because Netflix dared to create decent and interesting content, but now it would be hard to escape their infamy.
- RexM 5y agoIt’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, too. People don’t want to watch shows in case it gets cancelled early. Then Netflix cancels the show early because there wasn’t enough interest. If they didn’t have the reputation people would watch the shows and if it’s good tell their friends. At this point it seems like everyone just stays away though. They could always just keep making new seasons to add to their catalog and eventually people might watch it, but it seems risky to spend the money.
- rurp 5y agoI've completely stopped watching unfinished Netflix shows because of this, which wiped out anything interesting on their platform I hadn't already seen. My partner still likes to use Netflix for times when she wants a random show on in the background, but once she switches to another app for that I'll be killing our subscription. There are many good shows on other platforms and Netflix is my least favorite to use.
- AwaAwa 5y agoNetflix, where series are produced in beta. Following in the footsteps of that other company starting with the alphabet G where products are in perpetual beta?