[sxp62000]

Netflix is churning out TV shows at an astonishing rate, some are great, most aren't. This has lead me to avoid clicking on thumbnails that have "Netflix" written on them unless I've already heard of the show.

Netflix is good at making shows that are satisfying to watch, but hardly interesting or innovative. It's like ordering fast food. Hope they don't do this to their movies.

Quality-wise HBO is still the best.

[the_duke]

> some are great, most aren't

Which is true for all content out there. The crap people willingly watch on TV astounds me.

As they grow, it's only natural to produce mediocre content that will still have a large enough audience.

Not everything can be a high quality hit show (and most aren't even supposed to be).

[rchaud]

My fear is that Netflix is trying to hit the level of content volume where they no longer have to license shows/movies belonging to other studios/networks. They can finally turn into their own silo.

While Netflix's original content initially yielded huge hits (House of Cards, Narcos, Stranger Things), it's purely a game of quantity over quality now.

There is also the risk of Netflix falling into the same trap that Spotify is in now, being pigeonholed as focusing only on a certain type of "chill" music because that's what listening data points to. Netflix's selection would be awful if they created long-term commitments for shows that reflect today's tastes, and not necessarily what tomorrow will bring.

[ByThyGrace]

> some are great

A little OT but how do you find the great ones? Netflix teasers just don't cut it and in most cases make things worse.

Surely people craft reliable curated lists... somewhere?

[RunningDroid]

> some are great, most aren't Sturgeon's law* strikes again.

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

[RunningDroid]

Double newlines strike again