[echelon]

Given Netflix's propensity to burn money in an attempt to solve the problem, they're in for a world of hurt if things don't change. They fund and cancel so many projects it feels like throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. They have a few hits, but this won't save them from the content behemoths.

I think Netflix should begin lobbying for a greatly retracted copyright period. Studios always need to produce, so this doesn't impact their bottom line. Streaming companies are needed to facilitate interchange. The one thing this does is handicap players with lots of IP and forces them to invest in new content. I think it would be a win for consumers and competition.

Lawmakers should take a serious look at Disney, too. They own a large and important swath of American culture, and they can effectively muscle out non-Disney content from both distribution and attention.

[rlayton2]

After a couple of cancellations of shows I was liking, I'm not generally that enthused about starting a new show. Especially given the trend of not resolving anything at the end of the first season, where you get no payoff at all. I don't mind cliffhangers, but resolve the season's main problem first! (ref: The Expanse)

[quelltext]

The Expanse has 3 seasons, a 4th coming. Not sure if Netflix has the rights to air those, though.

[salemh]

S4 of Expanse was actually picked up by Amazon, not Netflix.

[quelltext]

Yeah, but Netflix didn't cancel the show or discontinue seasons, given that it's not a Netflix series. So the complaint is fine in the context of "Netflix is losing content I like" but not when it comes to Netflix's (mis)treatment of their own shows.

[skinnymuch]

Expanse is continuing though!