Netflix Earnings Are Driven by Investment in Original Content

Re:Netflix Earnings Are Driven by Investment in Original Con... by drzaiusapelord on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:00AM (#13462579)

I guess its okay if its subtle, but I'm still scratching my head over an episode of Mr. Robot that was pretty much an Amazon Alexa commercial. The Alexa dialogue didn't do anything to advance the plot or build out the characters or build drama. It was completely tacked on and a bizarre attempt at several minutes of product placement. Worse, the USA Network also runs ads. So it was needless double-dipping.

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Re:Netflix Earnings Are Driven by Investment in Original Con... by jdormit on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:10AM (#13462655)

To be fair, the message I got from that episode was "Alexa is a poorly designed friend replacement for lonely people", so I'm not sure Amazon really got their money's worth there.

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Re:Netflix Earnings Are Driven by Investment in Original Con... by danso on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:37AM (#13462872)

Yeah, I saw it asa way to flesh out the anti-social nature of Dom. And I'm not sure if it's the same episode as her Alexa chats, but the scene of the lawyer's apartment going all haunted (via hack) certainly isn't a strong endorsement for smart homes.

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Re:Netflix Earnings Are Driven by Investment in Original Con... by dexterdog on Monday January 23, 2017 @11:09AM (#13463130)

I thought the Alexa part was an easy explanation of how alone the character is.

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