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Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by zeristor » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:23 AM UTC

rich_sasha wrote: post #11

I find it very stressful when watching Netflix because I don't know what is going to happen. Maybe they could include the full story line at the start of the series, so I can read it ahead of time and remove all suspense and surprise.

I do constantly have to tap out with the stress in many programs, takes me ages to pick up and finish programs. Many people need tension to drive a narrative forwards, but for me it often gets too much.

I remember 80 Days Around the world where peril of missing a connection gave it tension; ever since documentaries seem to have used this more and more.

The BBC Horizon episode on Voyager passing Jupiter was so inspirational to me, but now we just being ridden by TV personalities.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by lynguist » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:23 AM UTC

It’s supposedly ragebait but it’s not actually bad.

- Netflix produces the casual viewing content next to other niches, and just serves this as well. The other stuff doesn’t go away, this is in addition.

- This is something you can put on during long car trips, no need to focus on the screen, just focus on the audio, and it’s easier to listen to than an audiobook (which is just a narrated actual book).

- It has nothing to do with “endumbification”, even it it appears to be framed that way. People are still smart.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by HellDunkel » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:23 AM UTC

I am convinced that if we design media to be consumed while doing something else it will ultimately be to the detriment of the media itself. What will happen next is netflix shifting even more towards reality-tv and then end up just like MTV.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by Lammy » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:24 AM UTC

I'm not going to bother with any new Netflix originals since they rug-pulled Inside Job, but I don't think this is the end of the world if it's done well. Rocky & Bullwinkle is like this and it only enhances it. Put this on in the background and see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ7fbc9gMiE

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by jahnu » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:24 AM UTC

ryanackley wrote: post #24

This is likely being blown way out of proportion. I'm not defending this behavior but the article listed exactly one example: Irish Wish. I'm sure it appeals to a certain audience but it's not what I, personally, would call peak cinema. My guess is that this guidance was given to a specific writer or person in charge of a specific genre.

I didn’t and never will watch that fillum. But jaysus did the trailer make me laugh so it wasn’t a complete waste of time.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by 0xFEE1DEAD » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:24 AM UTC

So the day, Netflix became the villain they were trying to fight, finally came.

I do like trading stocks but it does seem like it's the #1 reason for companies to turn into shit.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by gonzo41 » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 AM UTC

usrnm wrote: post #19

gonzo41 wrote: post #10

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.

I don't think their first-party content ever was a golden goose, I feel like it has always been their way to pad space between the good shows they bought from others.

Their golden goose was being the first to do streaming well. They just need to fund films and TV shows and then back them for longer than a season. The SV style thinking is what's killing potentially good shows.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by jsnell » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 AM UTC

adaml_623 wrote: post #30

rich_sasha wrote: post #11

I find it very stressful when watching Netflix because I don't know what is going to happen. Maybe they could include the full story line at the start of the series, so I can read it ahead of time and remove all suspense and surprise.

Can you quickly elaborate on the media sources where you do know what is going to happen?

The GP was being sarcastic.

Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by draw_down » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 AM UTC

ryanackley wrote: post #24

This is likely being blown way out of proportion. I'm not defending this behavior but the article listed exactly one example: Irish Wish. I'm sure it appeals to a certain audience but it's not what I, personally, would call peak cinema. My guess is that this guidance was given to a specific writer or person in charge of a specific genre.

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Re: Casual Viewing – Why Netflix looks like that

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Post by paulgb » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 10:25 AM UTC

ryanackley wrote: post #24

This is likely being blown way out of proportion. I'm not defending this behavior but the article listed exactly one example: Irish Wish. I'm sure it appeals to a certain audience but it's not what I, personally, would call peak cinema. My guess is that this guidance was given to a specific writer or person in charge of a specific genre.

Exactly. The one example they use gets a 5.2 on IMDB and 42% on rotten tomatoes.

Not all movies are high art, nor should they be. It’s for a certain audience. We’ve had crappy made-for-TV movies since long before streaming and it hasn’t been the death of cinema.