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There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broadcast or Cable

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Re: There Are Now More Shows Streaming Than There Are on Broadcast or Cable

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Post by ryanwaggoner »

21 wrote: post #6
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As opposed to broadcast and cable? For me, the average Netflix show is easily better than the average show from every network except HBO.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

What? Tens of millions of people watch broadcast and cable shows. The average household still watches almost eight hours per day of TV, and I don’t think that includes Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, etc:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/when-...

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Post by cortesoft »

21 wrote: post #6
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As opposed to broadcast and cable? For me, the average Netflix show is easily better than the average show from every network except HBO.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

So you are basically saying everything is crap?

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Post by justin_oaks »

cortesoft wrote: post #12
21 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

So you are basically saying everything is crap?

I'd say 90%.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon%27s_law

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Post by jessaustin »

cortesoft wrote: post #12
21 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

So you are basically saying everything is crap?

That's why no one watches TV!

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Post by [deleted] »

21 wrote: post #6
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As opposed to broadcast and cable? For me, the average Netflix show is easily better than the average show from every network except HBO.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

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Post by zuminator »

21 wrote: post #6
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As opposed to broadcast and cable? For me, the average Netflix show is easily better than the average show from every network except HBO.

> As opposed to broadcast and cable? Which is why nobody bothers checking out broadcast/cable shows anymore. They have become synonyms with crap. Netflix is playing a dangerous game here by letting content quality slip. And I don't think it's about the money, they obviously have it and are willing to spend it, but there is only so much acting/producing talent out there.

You said it yourself. They're not letting quality slip. There is just a paucity of quality period. But like a shark Netflix has to keep moving or die. They can't afford to wait for the best stuff. Also it turns out that Adam Sandler movies are really popular. So maybe their slip isn't as dangerous as you might think.

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Post by booleandilemma »

pgrote wrote: post #7

It is funny how the thing that is breaking the cable stronghold is the same thing that will bring it back. By 2020 there will be at least 15 competing streaming services backed by large entertainment companies. How many subscriptions will people end up paying for then? Someone will then have the idea to consolidate it into one or two packages. Rinse, repeat.

This time it’s without commercials, at least.

I recently watched plain old tv again (after not watching any for several years) and I can’t believe we used to put up with those! It was like I suddenly turned off my adblocker.

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Post by CydeWeys »

gammateam wrote: post #8
chaosbutters314 wrote: post #4

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Big mouth, orange is the new black, black mirror, house of cards, narcos....? I think they are doing a pretty decent job

House of cards: filler by season 3 and the last season turning into an incoherent mess to deal with the accepted but voluntary PR response of axing the main character, out of all possible responses. Orange is the new black: loses all forms of ‘conflict’ as a literary device by season 3 And these are the flagship titles! Low bar Edit: since downvotes pause my ability to post for hours so I cant even respond, the only…

Firing a serial sexual harasser of his own coworkers is more of an HR thing than it is a PR thing. You simply cannot keep someone like that employed; it's way too much of a legal liability. Also, many people would refuse to work with someone like that entirely, out of principle.

Maybe they should have canceled the series entirely instead of continuing on without him, but keeping him employed on the show was never an option.

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Post by sigi45 »

21 wrote: post #2

On Netflix most of their own series are low production value crap. I don't even bother checking them anymore even if the subject sounds interesting, unless I hear about them in the media first. This can't be good for them in the long run if the Netflix name becomes associated with filler content.

Not everything can be that good, unfortunate.

There have never been too many Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad or StarTrek Voyager.

But Netflix has still lots of other shows to over. They just have all Star Trek series. They buyout really good shows (Like Black Mirror) and there catalog is only growing.

That for only 10,- Euros. Spotify costs me the same!

I bought DVDs and rented VHSrs before. I don't mind paying it to Netflix and other Streaming services instead.

I do believe that the quality and availability got higher and the prices are cheaper than ever.

And btw. for a german person, it is the first time ever that i can watch it all in the OV. Even when you had something similiar to a usa cable subscription, you could not switch the language. Now its a nobrainer.

Glories Times :-)

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Post by coding123 »

gammateam wrote: post #8
chaosbutters314 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Big mouth, orange is the new black, black mirror, house of cards, narcos....? I think they are doing a pretty decent job

House of cards: filler by season 3 and the last season turning into an incoherent mess to deal with the accepted but voluntary PR response of axing the main character, out of all possible responses. Orange is the new black: loses all forms of ‘conflict’ as a literary device by season 3 And these are the flagship titles! Low bar Edit: since downvotes pause my ability to post for hours so I cant even respond, the only…

For HoC I swear that was the third or fourth "president" show I watched that used the Mercers as a major plot device.
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