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Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash

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Post by onionisafruit » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:31 AM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #52

brundolf wrote: post #46

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Different strokes I guess; I thought Severance was great. I didn't even notice the sequences you're describing, but I guess in hindsight they added flavor/gave me a mental break to process recent plot developments

Severance does not have the drunk/high sequences, but it was just crazy slow for me. I might also just be an atypical watcher, but it still feels like a lot of shows/movies are a lot longer than they used to be when I was a kid, and yet the extra minutes do not give me any extra enjoyment. Or maybe I am just getting old and turning into my dad.

> it still feels like a lot of shows/movies are a lot longer than they used to be when I was a kid

When I was a kid tv shows typically had 22 episodes per season. Flight Attendant wouldn’t have been made back then, but if it was it would have had much more filler. More likely it would have been about a flight attendant who is a secret CIA agent and defeats a different commie every episode.

Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash

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Post by swivelmaster » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:33 AM UTC

esrauch wrote: post #169

colinmhayes wrote: post #127

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> Documentaries that were more ideological than interesting I can not stand how every "documentary" on netflix is actually an extremely opinionated political piece or true crime. And I usually agree with the political opinion, it's just incredibly annoying and divisive, and really it mostly feels dishonest.

I feel this is just true for every non-Ken Burns documentary I've ever seen and I find it kind of annoying. They always seem to have some axe to grind and just do anything they can to support that biased thesis with no room for caveats or shades of gray.

There are myriad fascinating documentaries that aren’t about hammering home a point of view about recent political or social issues. For a very accessible list of recommendations, check out this CineFix video: https://youtu.be/0nisJRrsNmc

Re: Netflix’s big power clash and rivalries behind the crash

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Post by onionisafruit » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:35 AM UTC

skippyboxedhero wrote: post #64

sytelus wrote: post #34

This is great insider reporting! Most people have no clue how shows gets selected and blame “wokness” for troubles at Netflix. In reality, the cost-cutting high-volume risk-averse leadership took over initial leadership of opposite nature. Transition from “ gut-driven, risktaking, maverick culture” to “prudent and frequently indecisive” is exactly the story of many other areas. Well put.

This isn't "insider reporting". If you don't how the media works, when the article says "Sources close to Holland" or a "Holland loyalist"...it is Holland (usually journalists will make an effort to disguise that, but the precise events being "quoted anonymously" here make obvious that the main source for the story was one person i.e. when the "anonymous" source quotes a conversation that occurred with two people in…

My favorite variation of that is “a source familiar with X’s thinking”. Of course that is X.

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Post by swivelmaster » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:35 AM UTC

QuikAccount wrote: post #185

colinmhayes wrote: post #127

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> Documentaries that were more ideological than interesting I can not stand how every "documentary" on netflix is actually an extremely opinionated political piece or true crime. And I usually agree with the political opinion, it's just incredibly annoying and divisive, and really it mostly feels dishonest.

I hate to break this to you but that's all documentaries in general. Every documentary has the goal of convincing you of something.

This is quite literally not true. Source: I have a film degree, took classes on documentary film. I posted this elsewhere but here’s a nice video with a ton of documentary recommendations. https://youtu.be/0nisJRrsNmc

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Post by whimsicalism » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:39 AM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #118

quickthrowman wrote: post #112

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The chart doesn’t include HBO originals. I’ve never seen a Netflix show that is on par with the best HBO content.

I would put Narcos up there.

To The Wire? No way

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Post by swivelmaster » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:41 AM UTC

solarhoma wrote: post #189

dillondoyle wrote: post #145

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Gen-z identifies as 20% queer. Each new generation is more willing/able to live their truth. Wouldn't surprise me if we land somewhere around 25-30%. In large part thanks to representation in shows and movies. The us is rapidly diversifying too in terms of race, yet still even more under represented in media. Glaad says only ~10% queer characters on broadcast, and was a decline from previous study. Specifically compa…

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This has been studied for decades. The number of people who have had some kind of sexual experience with the opposite sex is far higher than many expect. I recommend doing some more reading on this subject before coming to the (ridiculous) conclusion that people are claiming to be bisexual because they somehow enjoy feeling oppressed. https://kinseyinstitute.org/research/publications/historical...

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Post by lrem » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:42 AM UTC

avl999 wrote: post #73

One thing I appreciate Netflix for is atleast they are willing to do the bare minimum and give me 720p on Linux. I am also an Amazon Prime subscriber but Amazon is literally forcing me to pirate their shows because they refuse to serve more than 480p on Linux. Was trying to watch Jack Reacher last weekend and the quality was so bad that it was probably 360p, gave up after 3 episodes and ended up torrenting the season…

I begrudgingly accepted this sad future and got a smart tv. The software is as awful as I assumed it will be. But every single platform trusts LG and just streams 4k without me even needing to keep up with updates.

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Post by Arcanum-XIII » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:45 AM UTC

jra_samba wrote: post #90

avl999 wrote: post #73

One thing I appreciate Netflix for is atleast they are willing to do the bare minimum and give me 720p on Linux. I am also an Amazon Prime subscriber but Amazon is literally forcing me to pirate their shows because they refuse to serve more than 480p on Linux. Was trying to watch Jack Reacher last weekend and the quality was so bad that it was probably 360p, gave up after 3 episodes and ended up torrenting the season…

Of course the irritating thing is that all of their consumer devices are internally Linux as well, including the FireTV's that happily stream Amazon Prime in 4K. So it isn't like they can't do it, just won't.

But all consumer device were vetted with quite often drastic DRM. Those that no one will install on their computer given the choice.

So it's Linux technically, but not in spirit, hence a different proposal.

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Post by cheriot » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:46 AM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #6

This chart [1] was making the rounds a while back. Whether you totally agree with its methodology or not, it certainly suggests that many people consider a huge swath of Netflix' content average at best. And for someone like me who doesn't watch a huge amount of video, that's not a great look. Tastes differ of course but my tastes aren't that out of the mainstream. And I'd rather a streaming service had a modest numb…

Where are these ratings from? If Cobra Kai and The Witcher are exceptional I'm done with TV entirely.

Netflix is slowly reinventing cable. Reality shows, cooking shows... all of these cheap production things has an audience. Who am I to judge?

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Post by onionisafruit » Fri, May 06, 2022, 5:49 AM UTC

brimble wrote: post #5

ilrwbwrkhv wrote: post #2

Apple should buy Netflix and combined they should focus on only few, extremely high quality shows.

What should happen, if we're doing "shoulds", is that it shouldn't be permitted for one company to own both distribution and production, nor for such companies to create long-term exclusivity agreements with one another.

Is there any country that forbids this?