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What We Watched: A Netflix engagement report

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Re: What We Watched: A Netflix engagement report

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Post by Tomis02 »

barryvan wrote: post #77
Tomis02 wrote: post #67

Slightly related. Netflix is that company that doesn't provide English subtitles in Australia (unless the movie/show's original language is not English), and possibly other native English countries as well. They do provide closed captions however, so that we get helpful captions such as " loud urinating sounds ".

Is that really so problematic, though? It's the same as ABC iView and SBS OnDemand, from what I can tell... Perhaps this is just to comply with local law, then?

It is very problematic because modern actors mumble to the point you can't understand much unless the volume is high enough for your entire neighbourhood to hear. Having closed captions instead of subtitles harms immersion.

Netflix can provide both English subtitles and closed captions (as seen in some Korean shows). They simply choose not to offer them for most English-language titles.

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Post by Dig1t »

andrei_says_ wrote: post #80
layoric wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The Big Bang Theory 420,400,000 That is just depressing IMO.. I don't understand the appeal to that show..

It’s nerdy and pedantic and I like seeing that part of me made fun of.

I really love the show, I think it's a combination of likable characters and feeling special when you understand a physics/chemistry/scifi etc reference. It makes you feel smart because you are in on the references that the smart people are making.

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Post by wyre »

layoric wrote: post #66
teej wrote: post #35

I noticed that the watchtime of `You` was split half-and-half between the new season 4 and the prior seasons 1-3. I was curious about the total results by show, including all seasons. Here's the top 25: TITLE TOTAL HRS WATCHED ----- ----------------- Ginny & Georgia 967,200,000 The Night Agent 812,100,000 You 766,300,000 Outer Banks 740,400,000 The Walking Dead 738,600,000 The Glory 622,800,000 La Reina del Sur 616,8…

> The Big Bang Theory 420,400,000 That is just depressing IMO.. I don't understand the appeal to that show..

Wow, that’s a cumulative 47,990 years.

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

layoric wrote: post #66
teej wrote: post #35

I noticed that the watchtime of `You` was split half-and-half between the new season 4 and the prior seasons 1-3. I was curious about the total results by show, including all seasons. Here's the top 25: TITLE TOTAL HRS WATCHED ----- ----------------- Ginny & Georgia 967,200,000 The Night Agent 812,100,000 You 766,300,000 Outer Banks 740,400,000 The Walking Dead 738,600,000 The Glory 622,800,000 La Reina del Sur 616,8…

> The Big Bang Theory 420,400,000 That is just depressing IMO.. I don't understand the appeal to that show..

It had an interesting characters at first, but then it quickly devolved into relationship show with all the character adjustments necessary to make it happen.

I enjoyed it, but I enjoyed it the same way I enjoy Seinfeld. It is an equivalent of chips and icecream. Filling, but ultimately bad for you.

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Post by Tadpole9181 »

jl6 wrote: post #24
drexlspivey wrote: post #4

I've literally never heard of any of these shows and I watch a lot of TV shows. I only know of Vikings in the top 50

Stephen Fry described TV as the nation’s fireplace, with the implication that shared viewing of a common canon strengthens cultural connections with other people. It’s like how millennials can drop a Simpsons quote into a conversation with their peers and everybody gets the reference. Peak TV has annihilated this. Nobody watches the same stuff anymore. Did you catch the latest season of Current Thing? No, because the…

Less pessimistically, we now have content for a broader diversity of tastes - greater than ever before. As a result, people can choose to watch shows socially with friends, as well as have content just for themselves. And consuming that content can lead to finding new social groups based on shared interests, if they do desire.

I find the diatribe of "things got better, we got worse" so... boring and antisocial? You never magically made friends, you have always had to make them. There are now tools specifically to help you do this, and your pool has become unrestricted to the geographical region of your job. It's easier than ever, it's more likely you're just overwhelmed by the change.

But even that's fine - I made a new friend today while out and about. Just from talkin' like "the good ole days".

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

jl6 wrote: post #24
drexlspivey wrote: post #4

I've literally never heard of any of these shows and I watch a lot of TV shows. I only know of Vikings in the top 50

Stephen Fry described TV as the nation’s fireplace, with the implication that shared viewing of a common canon strengthens cultural connections with other people. It’s like how millennials can drop a Simpsons quote into a conversation with their peers and everybody gets the reference. Peak TV has annihilated this. Nobody watches the same stuff anymore. Did you catch the latest season of Current Thing? No, because the…

I thought about this recently. Ideas is what in theory kept American society going. For a while, as the society started to lose track of what it wants to be ( and people in charge not exactly keen on educated populace ), it was the idea of American destiny and uniqueness and freedom and so on.

Shared TV space replaced those 'shared values' state tried to indoctrinate people with 'shared current thing', which had to indoctrinate people to state propaganda AND sell stuff for companies.

Those shared values have to replaced with something.

I want to say something pithy like 'but now its memes or tiktok shorts', but I can't get sufficiently worked up.

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Post by vinaypai »

layoric wrote: post #66
teej wrote: post #35

I noticed that the watchtime of `You` was split half-and-half between the new season 4 and the prior seasons 1-3. I was curious about the total results by show, including all seasons. Here's the top 25: TITLE TOTAL HRS WATCHED ----- ----------------- Ginny & Georgia 967,200,000 The Night Agent 812,100,000 You 766,300,000 Outer Banks 740,400,000 The Walking Dead 738,600,000 The Glory 622,800,000 La Reina del Sur 616,8…

> The Big Bang Theory 420,400,000 That is just depressing IMO.. I don't understand the appeal to that show..

Regardless of your opinion of the show I don't understand why you'd be "depressed" about other people's entertainment choices.

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Post by fbdab103 »

sneed_chucker wrote: post #79
layoric wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The Big Bang Theory 420,400,000 That is just depressing IMO.. I don't understand the appeal to that show..

Eh. It's a pretty typical sitcom. Might not be your cup of tea, but they're widely popular

It also has a mind-boggling 12 seasons, which is going to shoot up the total hours watched.

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Post by Kye »

jl6 wrote: post #24
drexlspivey wrote: post #4

I've literally never heard of any of these shows and I watch a lot of TV shows. I only know of Vikings in the top 50

Stephen Fry described TV as the nation’s fireplace, with the implication that shared viewing of a common canon strengthens cultural connections with other people. It’s like how millennials can drop a Simpsons quote into a conversation with their peers and everybody gets the reference. Peak TV has annihilated this. Nobody watches the same stuff anymore. Did you catch the latest season of Current Thing? No, because the…

Stuff that comes out weekly seems to do better on cultural impact. ~Everyone's seen the Invincible memes.[0][1] I see What We Do In The Shadows references all the time.[2] There are a few shows I've never watched, but know bits and pieces about through stuff like this.

[0] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thats-the-neat-part-you-dont

[1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/look-what-they-need-to-mimic-...

[2] https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/2470104-sheher-theythem-cool...

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