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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by dagw on Monday March 27, 2017 @10:11AM (#13967809)
I'm missing shows of that caliber on Netflix.

I quite like that Netflix isn't focusing on mega hit prestige shows like those you mention, but rather seem to focus quirky niche shows like Dirk Gently, A Very Secret Service and The Expanse that aren't to most peoples taste.

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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by jessaustin on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:40AM (#13968605)
The Expanse is great but it's made by [EDIT, thanks 'winthrowe:] some other studio. Syfy were right to buy it because it is so much better than anything Syfy have ever created... whatever was done right here, they should try to do some of it.
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by winthrowe on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:53AM (#13968741)
It's not made by Syfy, the top rights belong to Alcon; Syfy just is the exclusive American distributor.
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by DanBC on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:13AM (#13968360)
Who makes A Very Secret Service?
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by dagw on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:26AM (#13968483)
Don't know, but it's presented as a Netflix branded "Netflix Original Series".
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by DanBC on Monday March 27, 2017 @03:11PM (#13970738)
But they do that with a bunch of stuff that they haven't made. They do it with the BBC shows that they carry.
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by dagw on Monday March 27, 2017 @05:07PM (#13971777)
True, but their willingness to seek out and plaster their names all over these shows (and no doubt pay for the privilege) is a good indication that it is the sort of thing they seem to be into.
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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by twoodfin on Monday March 27, 2017 @10:07PM (#13973474)
There's a Dirk Gently show??
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