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Shotgun approach. Also as Netflix loses third-party programming they probably don't want to be seen as a barren wasteland. Personally I don't have a problem w

Shotgun approach. Also as Netflix loses third-party programming they probably don't want to be seen as a barren wasteland. Personally I don't have a problem with the mediocre shovelware originals so much as their itchy cancellation trigger finger that doesn't seem to give shows with devoted but small audiences enough of a chance to grow over a few seasons and at least finish their main story arcs. People are less likely to watch a series that simply ends on a permanent cliffhanger. Netflix seems to be searching for the next Stranger Things and less willing to accept a spectrum of cult/niche hits.

AviationAtom 5y ago
They really do hope to see what sticks. My opinion is find the most promising pilots, make them available, see what people are most receptive to, then greenlight a full season for the best performing ones. The problem with Netflix now is that it is a pain in the butt to sift through the rubbish, to find the gems. It's content overload. I don't want to pay more per month to finance production of rubbish.
- rjbwork 5y ago
  It's a poor approach for people like me. My main thing is video games, youtube, and reading. But I like really good TV series. I've enthusiastically watched Peaky Blinders as soon as it's available after I heard about it and picked it up after season 4. I didn't start watching Breaking Bad until Season 4 finished airing. Same with a bunch of other shows, Blacklist (S6), Game of Thrones (S4), Sherlock(S5), Mandalorian (S2), Ozarks (S3). That doesn't give a lot of shows time to catch my eye. The ones I recall watching after S1 aired over the past decade are Fargo, Better Call Saul (because I saw BB), True Detective, House of Cards, Atlanta (because I'm from Atlanta), Lupin, because they got truly rave reviews. I'm even more conservative with Netflix shows now because it's pretty much a given that anything I even attempt to watch is going to get cancelled after a season or 2.
  - skinnymuch 5y ago
    Lupin isn’t that good of a show. I think Netflix has the best shows of any media company year to year. They have so many. So Lupin is great, but Netflix has other high quality stuff too to make it not as impressive. Atlanta because you’re from there? You wouldn’t watch it otherwise? I think it might be the best 30 min non sitcom ever.
    - rjbwork 5y ago
      No I just meant I checked it out because the name caught my eye. It's an amazing show.
- AviationAtom 5y ago
  I do still think you'd find those after some time, it would just be that the duds would already be weeded out for you. There aren't too many shows that gain a wide following only after their first or successive seasons, most either pick up a reasonable audience from the get-go, or they flop. People later discovering shows others found earlier will always be a thing.

AviationAtom 5y ago

They really do hope to see what sticks. My opinion is find the most promising pilots, make them available, see what people are most receptive to, then greenlight a full season for the best performing ones. The problem with Netflix now is that it is a pain in the butt to sift through the rubbish, to find the gems. It's content overload. I don't want to pay more per month to finance production of rubbish.

rjbwork 5y ago
It's a poor approach for people like me. My main thing is video games, youtube, and reading. But I like really good TV series. I've enthusiastically watched Peaky Blinders as soon as it's available after I heard about it and picked it up after season 4. I didn't start watching Breaking Bad until Season 4 finished airing. Same with a bunch of other shows, Blacklist (S6), Game of Thrones (S4), Sherlock(S5), Mandalorian (S2), Ozarks (S3). That doesn't give a lot of shows time to catch my eye. The ones I recall watching after S1 aired over the past decade are Fargo, Better Call Saul (because I saw BB), True Detective, House of Cards, Atlanta (because I'm from Atlanta), Lupin, because they got truly rave reviews. I'm even more conservative with Netflix shows now because it's pretty much a given that anything I even attempt to watch is going to get cancelled after a season or 2.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Lupin isn’t that good of a show. I think Netflix has the best shows of any media company year to year. They have so many. So Lupin is great, but Netflix has other high quality stuff too to make it not as impressive. Atlanta because you’re from there? You wouldn’t watch it otherwise? I think it might be the best 30 min non sitcom ever.
  - rjbwork 5y ago
    No I just meant I checked it out because the name caught my eye. It's an amazing show.
AviationAtom 5y ago
I do still think you'd find those after some time, it would just be that the duds would already be weeded out for you. There aren't too many shows that gain a wide following only after their first or successive seasons, most either pick up a reasonable audience from the get-go, or they flop. People later discovering shows others found earlier will always be a thing.