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Must say, as a Netflix user I'm continually impressed with the breadth of and progressive nature of their original content. It's a bit selling point.
Conversely it's alienating me more and more each quarter with it's "progressive" nature.
Netflix seems to be creating original content all over the world, which is great. I've seen Netflix original movies and shows offered from Spain, Brazil and many other countries; the quality is much higher when you take the best from many places, and it's enriching and challenging to see other cultures - even via an LCD display. One odd and disappointing thing we've noticed: Unless required by the script, almost all…
Keep in mind that many of the "Netflix Originals" are not made by Netflix at all. In Australia "The Expanse" is a Netflix Original, even though it was made by SyFy & streamed on Amazon US. Similarly, "Glitch" is labelled Netflix Original in the US, but not in Australia, and it was made for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
As far as I can tell, Netflix Original only means they have exclusive distribution rights for a limited time in that country.
Other forms of content have been completely transformed by the change in medium. Podcasts have built upon their radio legacy and diversified tremendously. YouTube allowed people to share nearly anything from incoherent rants to whole college courses.
Netflix merely replaced the ads with subscription and remains the same cognitive parasite TV was, pumping out stuff that you're better off not watching at all. Another Grey's Anatomy or Glee, do you want that?
As Netflix becomes a bigger player around the world and it flexes its influence, I expect to see some international jurisdictions to question its power and imperial projection (projecting its values on countries with different values as well as for threatening the viability of local industries)
There has already been issues with the EU, where they have required (or considered requiring) them to use local content.
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Why don't you wait until its all been released to watch it, just like you would have to if they released it all at once after producing all of it?
I don't want to risk spoilers. Any Game Of Thrones fan will relate to that concept.
I wouldn't dismiss their competition either. I specifically paid for Hulu solely for "The Handmaids Tail", an incredibly well done drama. ( https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5834204/ ) Still dwarfed by Netflix with a ~$10B market cap, this battle isn't over. Amazon has a decent shot as well.
I wouldn't dismiss Hulu, but they're also very obviously not in the same league. For one, they're US-only. Handmaid's Tale is aired on other channels/services worldwide.
I've seen a couple of Netlflix shows and don't understand the improvement. It's the same TV junk but over the Internet. Now even made by the same people. Other forms of content have been completely transformed by the change in medium. Podcasts have built upon their radio legacy and diversified tremendously. YouTube allowed people to share nearly anything from incoherent rants to whole college courses. Netflix merely…
I've seen a couple of Netlflix shows and don't understand the improvement. It's the same TV junk but over the Internet. Now even made by the same people. Other forms of content have been completely transformed by the change in medium. Podcasts have built upon their radio legacy and diversified tremendously. YouTube allowed people to share nearly anything from incoherent rants to whole college courses. Netflix merely…
Besides the obvious Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad there's Stranger things, Black Mirror, Westworld, just to name a few. Hell, all of the above are much much better than 90% of the crappy Marvel/superhero/blockbuster movie Hollywood keeps spewing nowadays.