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I would also add that people actually like movies and shows. But Netflix and the finance bro's who run Hollywood now seem hell bent on just taking quick specula

I would also add that people actually like movies and shows. But Netflix and the finance bro's who run Hollywood now seem hell bent on just taking quick speculative punts on shows and then running away after 1 season and no advertisement. Personally, I'd be happier if there wasn't multiple streamers and just one big marketplace I could access. And for a lot of people that's bit torrent.

usrusr 2y ago
Amazon seems to be the closest thing, with its studio channel subscription modules. If only it wasn't world-eating Amazon! (and if only the implementation did not suck: there are shows on "BBC player", of all things, that I can't get with an English audio track, only an atrocious German dub. Some even start perfectly fine and then surprise-switch to dub only in some later season)
nicolas_t 2y ago
And the practice of cancelling shows from Netflix is why I keep cancelling my subscription and waiting for them to have a show I actually like that has more than 1 season before I resubscribe. I have apple tv (because I like For all mankind, Acapulco, Trying, Severance and liked Ted Lasso) and I keep my subscription because they haven't casually cancelled something I liked immediately after engaging my interest. I have Disney plus because we want our son to speak Cantonese and Disney has actually invested in dubbing their cartoons in Cantonese despite the relatively small size of the market. Netflix just pisses me off and doesn't make me want to keep paying. I have bittorrent for things that are not available by streaming (and it amazes me how much content is available thanks to private trackers like PTP) but if a company invests money in providing me with a show I like (Apple TV, amazon occasionally) or preserving a language I care about, I'm going to vote with my wallet for this behavior.

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I would also add that people actually like movies and shows. But Netflix and the finance bro's who run Hollywood now seem hell bent on just taking quick specula

by gonzo41 2y ago

usrusr 2y ago
Amazon seems to be the closest thing, with its studio channel subscription modules. If only it wasn't world-eating Amazon! (and if only the implementation did not suck: there are shows on "BBC player", of all things, that I can't get with an English audio track, only an atrocious German dub. Some even start perfectly fine and then surprise-switch to dub only in some later season)
nicolas_t 2y ago
And the practice of cancelling shows from Netflix is why I keep cancelling my subscription and waiting for them to have a show I actually like that has more than 1 season before I resubscribe. I have apple tv (because I like For all mankind, Acapulco, Trying, Severance and liked Ted Lasso) and I keep my subscription because they haven't casually cancelled something I liked immediately after engaging my interest. I have Disney plus because we want our son to speak Cantonese and Disney has actually invested in dubbing their cartoons in Cantonese despite the relatively small size of the market. Netflix just pisses me off and doesn't make me want to keep paying. I have bittorrent for things that are not available by streaming (and it amazes me how much content is available thanks to private trackers like PTP) but if a company invests money in providing me with a show I like (Apple TV, amazon occasionally) or preserving a language I care about, I'm going to vote with my wallet for this behavior.