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Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by exitb » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 9:32 AM UTC

Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that
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Post by SunlitCat » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:00 AM UTC

Oof. What's next? Announcing what they see? What items are around them and how they could interact with them (or not)?

Like "Protagonist: I walked north and I entered a mysterious room, full of different bottles. They don't look like I could use them, but maybe I should take one with me?"

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Post by langsoul-com » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:03 AM UTC

At least we know Netflix first party content is not for anyone who wants a good watch. But rather for background noise and moving pictures.

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Post by mschuster91 » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:04 AM UTC

I'd call that "endumbification". Netflix already lost giant chunks of its catalog as everyone and their dog now wants/has their own streaming shop (a worse situation than with cable TV now...), and it seems like they're going completely off the rails...

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Post by Dalewyn » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:04 AM UTC

>Netflix execs have been telling their screenwriters to have characters “announce what they’re doing” so that viewers who have a program on in the background can follow along without having to miss plot strands.

That's the critical bit of context, this is essentially radio you have on in the background while you do whatever.

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Post by prmoustache » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:06 AM UTC

Dalewyn wrote: post #5

>Netflix execs have been telling their screenwriters to have characters “announce what they’re doing” so that viewers who have a program on in the background can follow along without having to miss plot strands. That's the critical bit of context, this is essentially radio you have on in the background while you do whatever.

Exactly the opposite of the experience I am looking for, with a video projector, in the dark.

I guess netflix is really competing against youtube and twitch here.

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Post by katamari-damacy » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:08 AM UTC

it's for training AI.... easier done that way, I think

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Post by infinitedata » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:09 AM UTC

Inadvertently, this will also help AI training a ton! But some Execs didn’t even see that

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Post by numpy-thagoras » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:10 AM UTC

Dalewyn wrote: post #5

>Netflix execs have been telling their screenwriters to have characters “announce what they’re doing” so that viewers who have a program on in the background can follow along without having to miss plot strands. That's the critical bit of context, this is essentially radio you have on in the background while you do whatever.

Sometimes, I like watching the narrated movies meant for the visually impaired. It feels almost like an audiobook. Changing the content to make it more radio-like -- that's not something I'm a fan of. It's the whole "abstraction layers vs. tight coupling", except this time it's content.

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Post by gonzo41 » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:12 AM UTC

Netflix is going to kill their golden goose. It's already dying slowly, but they really should be just taking more risks. It's a streaming company run by people who seem to hate movies or tv.