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One of the issues regarding content is that a lot of popular shows are in a format that encourages binge watching. It seems impossible that they’d ever be able
by milchek 4y ago
One of the issues regarding content is that a lot of popular shows are in a format that encourages binge watching. It seems impossible that they’d ever be able to keep up with viewer appetites by creating their own content when people consume so quickly.
To combat this they buy a lot of old crappy shows and movies and the catalog ends up looking pretty average. It reminds me of the old “weeklies” section at Blockbuster.
Maybe to combat this, they’ll switch to a format where they space episodes out to keep you paying.
So, they might end up releasing episodes of popular shows weekly AND have ads. The irony.
- just_boost_it 4y agoI watch those old shows. Sometimes you just want to watch tv and it doesn't really matter what's on as long as it's decent quality. Seinfeld, Friends, Fraser, I'd watch them every few years. In some ways it's better than watching something I feel like I need to binge. I don't really want to spend 6 hours watching something just to keep that "ooh what's next" feeling going.
- Kye 4y agoAll the other streaming services already do the weekly thing. I think I enjoy it more and remember more, so it's worth the delay. People have actually talked about the latest episodes of (for example) Andor and Rings of Power longer than the week after the first episodes.