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Netflix produced some interesting original shows. Most of them got canceled after a single season, on a cliff-hanger. That got frustrating, so we stopped watchi

Netflix produced some interesting original shows. Most of them got canceled after a single season, on a cliff-hanger. That got frustrating, so we stopped watching Netflix original shows. Then we stopped watching Netflix. Then we canceled Netflix.

kstrauser 3y ago
You know it. I won't watch a Netflix series until the series finale. I don't need any more rugs pulled out from under me.
- ensignavenger 3y ago
  I feel the same way, but at this point, I have extended the same policy to Disney and Amazon to at least some degree. If I can't verify that the show has a decent conclusion at the end of what is already released, I avoid it.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    If it’s not available in a box set at the library, I won’t get it. If it is, well I got it from the library and saved a subscription.
  - kstrauser 3y ago
    Fair point, and I'm with you on that. If a season is truly a self-contained plot, like "Fargo" or "Reacher" or "True Detective", fine. I'll start watching once the whole season's available. If each season is an act of a larger story, no way.
tomrod 3y ago
Right? We just canceled Netflix after 15 years or so of subscription. Their content discovery is garbage, their licensing decisions questionable, and their original content typically B- or C- grade. Sure, I liked Sandman. But a light bulb flipped when I watched prime and saw maybe 60% of the content looked interested. Netflix was maybe 2%. Hulu near 25% without add-ons. You want customer loyalty? Add a new season to recently canceled things, with extraordinarily high quality. That's what kept me engaged for several years!
- contravariant 3y ago
  If Amazon has good content they're not doing a great job advertising it, my impression of Amazon original shows is basically a knock-off versions of existing shows.
- hnlmorg 3y ago
  Ironically I find Prime to be the worst platform. Aside from The Boys and Star Trek (most of which isn’t on Prime anyway) I can’t think of much I watched in the last 5 years that impressed me. The Tick was amusing, but that’s quite old now. I did like Rings Of Power too, despite its many flaws. But The Boys is probably the only stand-out show on that platform. It’s also got a horrifically bad UI too. Netflix can definitely be hit and miss but so are all the streaming services. Disney over milked Star Wars and Marvel. Apple has some beautiful looking shows but a lot of them are forgettable. Because nobody is sharing licenses it means everyone is rushing out content for contents sake. It’s the same race to the bottom that you see with YouTube / Twitch streamers.
  - no_wizard 3y ago
    If you like The Boys, you may also enjoy Gen V. Personally, I liked Gen V more than The Boys, and that is saying alot
rlayton2 3y ago
I am fine with "extra scene to setup the next season cliffhanger", but sometimes the "mainline story" isn't even finished. The season just stops at some point before the payoff, then gets cancelled in the off-season.

kstrauser 3y ago

You know it. I won't watch a Netflix series until the series finale. I don't need any more rugs pulled out from under me.

ensignavenger 3y ago
I feel the same way, but at this point, I have extended the same policy to Disney and Amazon to at least some degree. If I can't verify that the show has a decent conclusion at the end of what is already released, I avoid it.
- bombcar 3y ago
  If it’s not available in a box set at the library, I won’t get it. If it is, well I got it from the library and saved a subscription.
- kstrauser 3y ago
  Fair point, and I'm with you on that. If a season is truly a self-contained plot, like "Fargo" or "Reacher" or "True Detective", fine. I'll start watching once the whole season's available. If each season is an act of a larger story, no way.

tomrod 3y ago

Right? We just canceled Netflix after 15 years or so of subscription. Their content discovery is garbage, their licensing decisions questionable, and their original content typically B- or C- grade. Sure, I liked Sandman. But a light bulb flipped when I watched prime and saw maybe 60% of the content looked interested. Netflix was maybe 2%. Hulu near 25% without add-ons. You want customer loyalty? Add a new season to recently canceled things, with extraordinarily high quality. That's what kept me engaged for several years!

contravariant 3y ago
If Amazon has good content they're not doing a great job advertising it, my impression of Amazon original shows is basically a knock-off versions of existing shows.
hnlmorg 3y ago
Ironically I find Prime to be the worst platform. Aside from The Boys and Star Trek (most of which isn’t on Prime anyway) I can’t think of much I watched in the last 5 years that impressed me. The Tick was amusing, but that’s quite old now. I did like Rings Of Power too, despite its many flaws. But The Boys is probably the only stand-out show on that platform. It’s also got a horrifically bad UI too. Netflix can definitely be hit and miss but so are all the streaming services. Disney over milked Star Wars and Marvel. Apple has some beautiful looking shows but a lot of them are forgettable. Because nobody is sharing licenses it means everyone is rushing out content for contents sake. It’s the same race to the bottom that you see with YouTube / Twitch streamers.
- no_wizard 3y ago
  If you like The Boys, you may also enjoy Gen V. Personally, I liked Gen V more than The Boys, and that is saying alot

rlayton2 3y ago

I am fine with "extra scene to setup the next season cliffhanger", but sometimes the "mainline story" isn't even finished. The season just stops at some point before the payoff, then gets cancelled in the off-season.