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For the genres I like Netflix is kinda a brand of content to actively avoid, their content is not just mediocre, but outright terrible, when you hear a beloved

For the genres I like Netflix is kinda a brand of content to actively avoid, their content is not just mediocre, but outright terrible, when you hear a beloved franchise will get a Netflix-made version you get sad. One of the issues is how much Netflix content just reflect whatever crap is a fad in California politics. I am not even from US, I don't want to hear about Californian political themes in the media I consume, SPECIALLY when it is a remake of something from a country that has nothing to do with California culture! (like... Japan, or Poland...)

zdragnar 4y ago
I enjoyed some of their original content, some they took over they did an okay job of (though they have a habit of trying to convert an episodic series into a long drawn out movie, emphasizing the running plot too much). Some definitely wasn't good. That said, political content is pretty popular with a big chunk of their subscribers. The rest of us lose out because of it, unfortunately... I don't even know if I would call it political, more just forcing in bits of virtue signaling where it doesn't make sense.
- the_omegist 4y ago
  Not here to argue, as I mostly agree, but just some nitpicking: when you have a constant, systematic, one-sided discourse, it's more than "just forcing in bits of virtue signaling" and even more than politics. It's pure ideology. Edit: typo
  - zdragnar 4y ago
    Fair enough. I tend to be pretty picky about what I watch, so it doesn't feel so constant. That said, it's pretty obviously one-sided and finds ways to creep in here and there. It's certainly not unique to Netflix, though; it feels rather endemic to the entire industry.
secondcoming 4y ago
> how much Netflix content just reflect whatever crap is a fad in California politics You’re right, it’s infuriating but not limited to Netflix unfortunately. Look at Picard… a total cringe-fest. That said, I did randomly watch an Israeli TV series about the lives of ultra-orthodox Jews, Shtisel, and despite the lack of CGI and all that, I found it an interesting watch.
thebigman433 4y ago
> One of the issues is how much Netflix content just reflect whatever crap is a fad in California politics. I am not even from US, I don't want to hear about Californian political themes in the media I consume What are some examples of this? Of all the issues Ive seen people have with Netflix, this is definitely a very new one.
- recursive 4y ago
  Not OP, but this may be an extrapolation from "Don't Look Up"
  - dragonwriter 4y ago
    Don't Look Up is obviously (intentionally heavy handed) political satire, but it's not at all particular to California politics.
- Barrin92 4y ago
  not the OP and not so much politics but I found it decidedly weird how Sex Education which is set in a fictional town in the UK, is filmed in Wales, with an almost exclusively British cast is completely Americanized. As far as politics goes Bridgerton is probably the best example which has American racial and gender politics bolted onto some weird fairy tale version of the British aristocracy in the worst way imaginable. edit: another thing I just remembered, Netflix removed what is probably the best episode of Community from its catalog because of a blackface character, despite the fact that the character is explicitly used to address racism in the fantasy genre.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
    > Bridgerton is probably the best example which has American racial and gender politics You write this as if the same questions of racial and gender politics are not also significant in other parts of (a) the anglosphere (b) western europe.
  - jerojero 4y ago
    Really? I thought bridgerton was extremely problematic. I mean, from a feminist perspective it shows women's dependency on marriage and it barely has a critique for it. The one character that outright critiques the practice still ends up revolving around a guy that "she chose" but is lower class. Why did she need a man? Not only that but the show is all about 15yos marrying 20 something dudes? Just creepy. On the other hand I thought sex education was great with how it deals with social issues surrounding sex. I do enjoy the aesthetics of it, never really found it weird but its definitely an "american 80s" aesthetic, though that is also how young people are dressing, at least over here. Personally I dont see an issue with exploring social questions at all, but it does most of the time a superficial analysis just ends up ignoring too many things to be of any use and ends up simply as a performative action. I think this is the case for Bridgerton but not Sex Education. In any case, what angers me with Netflix is the way they cancel shows without giving them a way to wrap up their stories in a final season. Sure, if you have 2 seasons and you were planning 5 it might be difficult to wrap everything on a third season but it is surely better than simply leaving the story open.
dragonwriter 4y ago
> whatever crap is a fad in California politics ...what?
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the_omegist 4y ago
Yeah, at this point in even became a meme: terrible Netflix agenda-driven adaptations...

zdragnar 4y ago

I enjoyed some of their original content, some they took over they did an okay job of (though they have a habit of trying to convert an episodic series into a long drawn out movie, emphasizing the running plot too much). Some definitely wasn't good. That said, political content is pretty popular with a big chunk of their subscribers. The rest of us lose out because of it, unfortunately... I don't even know if I would call it political, more just forcing in bits of virtue signaling where it doesn't make sense.

the_omegist 4y ago
Not here to argue, as I mostly agree, but just some nitpicking: when you have a constant, systematic, one-sided discourse, it's more than "just forcing in bits of virtue signaling" and even more than politics. It's pure ideology. Edit: typo
- zdragnar 4y ago
  Fair enough. I tend to be pretty picky about what I watch, so it doesn't feel so constant. That said, it's pretty obviously one-sided and finds ways to creep in here and there. It's certainly not unique to Netflix, though; it feels rather endemic to the entire industry.

secondcoming 4y ago

> how much Netflix content just reflect whatever crap is a fad in California politics You’re right, it’s infuriating but not limited to Netflix unfortunately. Look at Picard… a total cringe-fest. That said, I did randomly watch an Israeli TV series about the lives of ultra-orthodox Jews, Shtisel, and despite the lack of CGI and all that, I found it an interesting watch.

thebigman433 4y ago

> One of the issues is how much Netflix content just reflect whatever crap is a fad in California politics. I am not even from US, I don't want to hear about Californian political themes in the media I consume What are some examples of this? Of all the issues Ive seen people have with Netflix, this is definitely a very new one.

recursive 4y ago
Not OP, but this may be an extrapolation from "Don't Look Up"
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  Don't Look Up is obviously (intentionally heavy handed) political satire, but it's not at all particular to California politics.
Barrin92 4y ago
not the OP and not so much politics but I found it decidedly weird how Sex Education which is set in a fictional town in the UK, is filmed in Wales, with an almost exclusively British cast is completely Americanized. As far as politics goes Bridgerton is probably the best example which has American racial and gender politics bolted onto some weird fairy tale version of the British aristocracy in the worst way imaginable. edit: another thing I just remembered, Netflix removed what is probably the best episode of Community from its catalog because of a blackface character, despite the fact that the character is explicitly used to address racism in the fantasy genre.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y ago
  > Bridgerton is probably the best example which has American racial and gender politics You write this as if the same questions of racial and gender politics are not also significant in other parts of (a) the anglosphere (b) western europe.
- jerojero 4y ago
  Really? I thought bridgerton was extremely problematic. I mean, from a feminist perspective it shows women's dependency on marriage and it barely has a critique for it. The one character that outright critiques the practice still ends up revolving around a guy that "she chose" but is lower class. Why did she need a man? Not only that but the show is all about 15yos marrying 20 something dudes? Just creepy. On the other hand I thought sex education was great with how it deals with social issues surrounding sex. I do enjoy the aesthetics of it, never really found it weird but its definitely an "american 80s" aesthetic, though that is also how young people are dressing, at least over here. Personally I dont see an issue with exploring social questions at all, but it does most of the time a superficial analysis just ends up ignoring too many things to be of any use and ends up simply as a performative action. I think this is the case for Bridgerton but not Sex Education. In any case, what angers me with Netflix is the way they cancel shows without giving them a way to wrap up their stories in a final season. Sure, if you have 2 seasons and you were planning 5 it might be difficult to wrap everything on a third season but it is surely better than simply leaving the story open.

dragonwriter 4y ago

> whatever crap is a fad in California politics ...what?

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the_omegist 4y ago

Yeah, at this point in even became a meme: terrible Netflix agenda-driven adaptations...