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> The majority of people who buy streaming, I suspect, are interested mainly in the conveyor belt of diverse and engaging content. I'd love to see this backed

by dom96 3y ago

> The majority of people who buy streaming, I suspect, are interested mainly in the conveyor belt of diverse and engaging content. I'd love to see this backed up by sources. I for one recall seeing streaming stats from Disney+ and old series like X Files are up there as some of the most streamed. Anecdotally, I watch and rewatch a lot of old series. Like I'm rewatching Breaking Bad on Netflix right now.

dpflan 3y ago
It's definitely relative to some degree, X-Files is new content to people of a certain age.
scruple 3y ago
The perspective isn't "this is old" it's "think of all of the people born after $THING released, it's new to them."
lolinder 3y ago
> streaming stats from Disney+ and old series like X Files are up there as some of the most streamed. This doesn't contradict OP—Disney's new content is mostly bad, so it's unsurprising that on their platform people are watching older stuff. But would that have been true of Netflix before everything fragmented? And how many people aren't on Disney+ at all because they'd prefer to see new, good content and already finished what little Disney is putting out?
strunz 3y ago
Isn't Suits - a long since lapsed cable series - like the most popular thing on Netflix? So was Friends, Seinfeld, and The Office for a time too. People love to think they can generalize all streamers into a bucket when in reality it's not as simple as anyone thinks. Viewing trends change all the time and can be unpredictable, even horrible stuff gets tons of views.
- nvm0n2 3y ago
  Apparently not: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv Top 10 is pretty dynamic. Longest item there was there for 6 weeks and is new content. Hilariously "Fireplace 4K: Crackling Birchwood from Fireplace for Your Home" beats out Squid Game.
  - kyriakos 3y ago
    Squid game show not the actual Korean drama series

by dom96 3y ago

dpflan 3y ago

It's definitely relative to some degree, X-Files is new content to people of a certain age.

scruple 3y ago

The perspective isn't "this is old" it's "think of all of the people born after $THING released, it's new to them."

lolinder 3y ago

> streaming stats from Disney+ and old series like X Files are up there as some of the most streamed. This doesn't contradict OP—Disney's new content is mostly bad, so it's unsurprising that on their platform people are watching older stuff. But would that have been true of Netflix before everything fragmented? And how many people aren't on Disney+ at all because they'd prefer to see new, good content and already finished what little Disney is putting out?

strunz 3y ago

Isn't Suits - a long since lapsed cable series - like the most popular thing on Netflix? So was Friends, Seinfeld, and The Office for a time too. People love to think they can generalize all streamers into a bucket when in reality it's not as simple as anyone thinks. Viewing trends change all the time and can be unpredictable, even horrible stuff gets tons of views.

nvm0n2 3y ago
Apparently not: https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv https://www.netflix.com/tudum/top10/tv Top 10 is pretty dynamic. Longest item there was there for 6 weeks and is new content. Hilariously "Fireplace 4K: Crackling Birchwood from Fireplace for Your Home" beats out Squid Game.
- kyriakos 3y ago
  Squid game show not the actual Korean drama series