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> Streaming services have already stopped publishing entire seasons, going back to the TV model of an episode a week. This is to prevent people from subscribing
by RoboticWater 4y ago
> Streaming services have already stopped publishing entire seasons, going back to the TV model of an episode a week. This is to prevent people from subscribing to a service, watching a whole season, then canceling the service.
It's as much this as it is keeping discourse alive. A week of reaction and speculation on social media is just free advertising.
- spywaregorilla 4y agoI think this is by far the more natural reason. It's just more engaging to wonder what will happen next when you have to wait. Binging content all at once is a great way to feel like the platform has nothing.
- wowokay 4y agoBut it also leaves you hanging, I bet more shows get dropped because people watch a filler episode and feel like they spent a week getting excited for no reason, or worse the anticipation creates a recipe for letdown. Like watching porn before having sex.
- spywaregorilla 4y ago
- ghaff 4y agoYes. I suspect that if binging + streaming service hopping becomes more of a thing--it's probably an outlier today--companies might shift to weekly drops more frequently. (Or doing annual subscriptions.) But, for me, I prefer that complex serialized shows are dribbled out. Otherwise I feel I have to stay away from any online discussions because some people will have binge-watched the season in a day.
- criddell 4y agoIt's made me sit back and wait until the season or series ends. I prefer to watch on my schedule rather than theirs.