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Plenty of good shows get cancelled even without piracy, though. One wonders what’s the best way to signal to the suits that a show is in hot demand. Maybe by bu

Plenty of good shows get cancelled even without piracy, though. One wonders what’s the best way to signal to the suits that a show is in hot demand. Maybe by buying it directly or by being a Nielsen viewer.

whatshisface 3y ago
The best way to support a show you like is by being a million people. :-)
lockhouse 3y ago
When it comes to streaming content, the suits have all the data. It comes down to the simple formula of does this show keep and attract subscribers in sufficient numbers to make its production costs worthwhile.
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  They might have all the data but they still might make questionable decisions. As often pointed out, Netflix’s strategy of cancelling shows after a season or two has prevented them from fostering productions that could have benefited from gaining a foothold both narratively and with an audience, leading to a negative reputation from viewers. https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk It would be interesting if in the age of “interactive” audiences who freely choose content, if streaming services could try to mix up the relationship. Somehow charge die-hard fans a commitment to a show by serving them ads, perhaps. Something like the ransom model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system In any case, streamers looking at short-term numbers cause them to axe promising shows and cult classics before they have a chance to prove themselves. Which is something network TV has always done, see FOX in the 2000s, but you’d think with interactive technology and evolving formats they would experiment with new ways of going about it. There’s more to running a network than a simple cost-benefit formula.
explorigin 3y ago
Like flying a banner over Bezos house? Like The Expanse fans did.

whatshisface 3y ago

The best way to support a show you like is by being a million people. :-)

lockhouse 3y ago

When it comes to streaming content, the suits have all the data. It comes down to the simple formula of does this show keep and attract subscribers in sufficient numbers to make its production costs worthwhile.

Apocryphon 3y ago
They might have all the data but they still might make questionable decisions. As often pointed out, Netflix’s strategy of cancelling shows after a season or two has prevented them from fostering productions that could have benefited from gaining a foothold both narratively and with an audience, leading to a negative reputation from viewers. https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk https://youtu.be/64QS38epsgk It would be interesting if in the age of “interactive” audiences who freely choose content, if streaming services could try to mix up the relationship. Somehow charge die-hard fans a commitment to a show by serving them ads, perhaps. Something like the ransom model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threshold_pledge_system In any case, streamers looking at short-term numbers cause them to axe promising shows and cult classics before they have a chance to prove themselves. Which is something network TV has always done, see FOX in the 2000s, but you’d think with interactive technology and evolving formats they would experiment with new ways of going about it. There’s more to running a network than a simple cost-benefit formula.

explorigin 3y ago

Like flying a banner over Bezos house? Like The Expanse fans did.