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I think that at somepoint Google will find itself in a position TV stations found themselves in around 2008-ish; TV stations had created the habbit of cancellin

I think that at somepoint Google will find itself in a position TV stations found themselves in around 2008-ish; TV stations had created the habbit of cancelling everything that wasn't an instant hit in it's first season. In turn this became a self-fulfilling prophecy because people wouldn't watch the first season. They didn't want to be left out in the cold with some season 1 cliffhanger which was never resolved because the series never got renewed for a second season. ...AND YES I'M STILL PISSED ABOUT FIREFLY!

alisonkisk 5y ago
Currents (G+) is over 10 years old. TV shows stopped doing season cliffhangers, which is good.
- ltultraweight 5y ago
  According to @killedbygoogle on twitter[1] it's not 10 years old. [1] https://twitter.com/killedbygoogle/status/1491840040053391361 https://twitter.com/killedbygoogle/status/149184004005339136...
  - zamadatix 5y ago
    Currents used to be "Google+ for G Suite" but Google+ shut down in 2019 so it was renamed to Currents at that time. I don't think it was over a decade old though, that sounds like a previous product also named Currents that was shutdown prior to Google+ for G Suite being a thing.
- teraflop 5y ago
  You might be thinking of the old Google Currents, which was a completely different product (a "digital newsstand" app) with the same name.
Macha 5y ago
Netflix has certainly got into this position for me.
- gambiting 5y ago
  With Netflix I feel like it's the opposite even - you have to just force yourself to stop watching any of their originals after 2nd maybe 3rd season at most because it always, inevitably ends up deteriorating in quality massively. I don't know or even have a theory as to why that happens, but so far it has held true for me.
  - Aethylia 5y ago
    Here's my theory! Perhaps the writers write the first season fully aware of the probability that they won't be asked to write a second. Then, when it's a surprise hit, they are less sure of what to do following the events of the first.
  - HWR_14 5y ago
    AFAIK, Netflix decided that they only were going to make 2-3 seasons at most, and only locked up talent for that long. Therefore, some behind the scenes changes after season 2-3. I don't know whether that's still their assumption.
oxfordmale 5y ago
This issue will impact Netflix as well. During lockdown I watched a few series that were at season one only, and a lot didn't get renewed. Now I only select series with at least two seasons.
- imglorp 5y ago
  Almost as bad is when they blink at the contract table and move some franchise to another streaming provider while you're in the middle of watching it.
fjabre 5y ago
+1 for Firefly. At least they kind of finished it with the movie. I'll always be a browncoat.

alisonkisk 5y ago

Currents (G+) is over 10 years old. TV shows stopped doing season cliffhangers, which is good.

ltultraweight 5y ago
According to @killedbygoogle on twitter[1] it's not 10 years old. [1] https://twitter.com/killedbygoogle/status/1491840040053391361 https://twitter.com/killedbygoogle/status/149184004005339136...
- zamadatix 5y ago
  Currents used to be "Google+ for G Suite" but Google+ shut down in 2019 so it was renamed to Currents at that time. I don't think it was over a decade old though, that sounds like a previous product also named Currents that was shutdown prior to Google+ for G Suite being a thing.
teraflop 5y ago
You might be thinking of the old Google Currents, which was a completely different product (a "digital newsstand" app) with the same name.

Macha 5y ago

Netflix has certainly got into this position for me.

gambiting 5y ago
With Netflix I feel like it's the opposite even - you have to just force yourself to stop watching any of their originals after 2nd maybe 3rd season at most because it always, inevitably ends up deteriorating in quality massively. I don't know or even have a theory as to why that happens, but so far it has held true for me.
- Aethylia 5y ago
  Here's my theory! Perhaps the writers write the first season fully aware of the probability that they won't be asked to write a second. Then, when it's a surprise hit, they are less sure of what to do following the events of the first.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  AFAIK, Netflix decided that they only were going to make 2-3 seasons at most, and only locked up talent for that long. Therefore, some behind the scenes changes after season 2-3. I don't know whether that's still their assumption.

oxfordmale 5y ago

This issue will impact Netflix as well. During lockdown I watched a few series that were at season one only, and a lot didn't get renewed. Now I only select series with at least two seasons.

imglorp 5y ago
Almost as bad is when they blink at the contract table and move some franchise to another streaming provider while you're in the middle of watching it.

fjabre 5y ago

+1 for Firefly. At least they kind of finished it with the movie. I'll always be a browncoat.