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I torrent too, but I think it makes sense to buy/rent or sub to a service in many cases. Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually

I torrent too, but I think it makes sense to buy/rent or sub to a service in many cases. Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually make. So, especially for ongoing series that I'm enjoying I want them to keep renewing it. I subscribe to ad-free versions of services so I don't really run into ads a lot unless I'm trying to watch something live on TV.

jasonvorhe 10mo ago
Irrelevant to me. The amount of TV shows I enjoyed that got canned after S01 has burnt me so much that I wait until I know if there's a sensible finale at the end or if it ends on a cliffhanger that'll never be resolved before I even dive into a new show.
- emsign 10mo ago
  Firefly *cries*
roboror 10mo ago
>Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually make. Social discourse is also heavily weighted
squigz 10mo ago
> I torrent too, but I think it makes sense to buy/rent or sub to a service in many cases. Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually make. So, especially for ongoing series that I'm enjoying I want them to keep renewing it. I wonder if any of them track torrent metrics for this reason.
- wombat-man 10mo ago
  If it's not already on a streaming platform it might help them sell it to Netflix or something. But I think they ultimately are a lot more interested in effect on revenue than popularity among pirates.
venturecruelty 10mo ago
How did good movies and TV shows get made before the panopticon? How did we get Casa Blanca when there were no Nielsen ratings?
- JetSpiegel 10mo ago
  It was real for the actors, som ehad really fled the Nazis (including the ones playing the Nazis).
- azkalam 10mo ago
  Success rate in that era was very low. There are thousands of movies from that time that no one cares about today.
- wombat-man 10mo ago
  Casablanca? The only way to really see it then was at a theater. They just bankrolled an A team of filmmakers and actors.

jasonvorhe 10mo ago

Irrelevant to me. The amount of TV shows I enjoyed that got canned after S01 has burnt me so much that I wait until I know if there's a sensible finale at the end or if it ends on a cliffhanger that'll never be resolved before I even dive into a new show.

emsign 10mo ago
Firefly *cries*

roboror 10mo ago

>Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually make. Social discourse is also heavily weighted

squigz 10mo ago

> I torrent too, but I think it makes sense to buy/rent or sub to a service in many cases. Companies look at views and revenue to decide what content to actually make. So, especially for ongoing series that I'm enjoying I want them to keep renewing it. I wonder if any of them track torrent metrics for this reason.

wombat-man 10mo ago
If it's not already on a streaming platform it might help them sell it to Netflix or something. But I think they ultimately are a lot more interested in effect on revenue than popularity among pirates.

venturecruelty 10mo ago

How did good movies and TV shows get made before the panopticon? How did we get Casa Blanca when there were no Nielsen ratings?

JetSpiegel 10mo ago
It was real for the actors, som ehad really fled the Nazis (including the ones playing the Nazis).
azkalam 10mo ago
Success rate in that era was very low. There are thousands of movies from that time that no one cares about today.
wombat-man 10mo ago
Casablanca? The only way to really see it then was at a theater. They just bankrolled an A team of filmmakers and actors.