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by redthrowaway
2887 days ago
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I'm curious about their decision to push original content as hard as they have. In some cases, like comedy specials, it's a clear win. But their original dramas are really hit or miss, and for every Altered Carbon you have a half dozen utterly forgettable shows. It makes the "Netflix Original" badge pretty meaningless as an indicator of quality, so I still have to wait for a buzz to develop to commit to trying a show. I don't end up watching Netflix nearly as much as I'd like to. Also, the diminishment of the back catalogue (and the fact that so much of it is SD--not their fault) is negating one of their biggest selling points. |
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That's no different from regular TV. We were spoiled in the early years of Netflix streaming because they could cherry-pick license all the good stuff from earlier for cheap. Now they have to go on the same "fund a bunch of stuff, discover some hits" journey that all the other content producers have gone through.
On the plus side you can watch anything you want on demand, there are no ads, and the website and apps are fast. And you don't have to pay $100/month for a cable bundle with shitty customer service.
If there's some show or movie I'm really missing, my local public library does a great job of filling that need.