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I think people are burned out by prestige TV The market is flooded and there’s only so many complicated series people can keep track of at one time. It’s like

I think people are burned out by prestige TV The market is flooded and there’s only so many complicated series people can keep track of at one time. It’s like trying to read a dozen book series at the same time. Years ago with shows like game of thrones, the market was more sustainable. A single show could justify a high budget and dominate cultural discussions for a while. Now the market is so streaming forward and swamped by streaming services people can’t keep up. It’s just becoming work to keep up with these shows. Not to mention the whole thing could end poorly (ie Game of Thrones) You see this in the prevalence of limited series like Queens Gambit / Obi wan. People are just happy to have a self contained story where they don’t have to work. Or they want throw away, mindless TV that they doesn’t require much deep thinking.

acchow 4y ago
> I think people are burned out by prestige TV Can you give some examples? I'm re-watching Westworld from the beginning now because I find most of what's out there to be boring
- wmeredith 4y ago
  Not OP, but there's an embarrassment of riches right now when it comes to scripted dramas and comedies. Apple TV+ - Severance - Ted Lasso - For All Mankind - Slow Horses HBOMax - We Own This City - Hacks - Barry - Tokyo Vice - Gentleman Jack - Peacemaker - White Lotus - Curb Your Enthusiasm - Minx - Insecure - Industry There are many more, but just on those two streamers that's a dozen+ shows that I've been really impressed by in one way or the other over the last year. And my list to watch has just as much on it. As for a direct recommendation, I highly suggest you check out Severance if you like Westworld. It's slower burn, but similarly twisty sci-fi thriller.
- bergenty 4y ago
  Westworld was good for exactly one season. I stopped watching halfway through the first episode of the second because they decided they needed to take a regular woman character and turn her into a “boss”.

acchow 4y ago

> I think people are burned out by prestige TV Can you give some examples? I'm re-watching Westworld from the beginning now because I find most of what's out there to be boring

wmeredith 4y ago
Not OP, but there's an embarrassment of riches right now when it comes to scripted dramas and comedies. Apple TV+ - Severance - Ted Lasso - For All Mankind - Slow Horses HBOMax - We Own This City - Hacks - Barry - Tokyo Vice - Gentleman Jack - Peacemaker - White Lotus - Curb Your Enthusiasm - Minx - Insecure - Industry There are many more, but just on those two streamers that's a dozen+ shows that I've been really impressed by in one way or the other over the last year. And my list to watch has just as much on it. As for a direct recommendation, I highly suggest you check out Severance if you like Westworld. It's slower burn, but similarly twisty sci-fi thriller.
bergenty 4y ago
Westworld was good for exactly one season. I stopped watching halfway through the first episode of the second because they decided they needed to take a regular woman character and turn her into a “boss”.