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Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by sAbakumoff on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:12AM (#13968351)
:) I tried to watch stranger things twice and couldn't have finished it as it feels like very stupid show that tries to play on 80x nostalgia. Master of none I watched twice and think that it's the masterpiece.
Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by nbarbettini on Monday March 27, 2017 @11:35AM (#13968578)
Master of None didn't do it for me, but I loved Stranger Things.

This is a great example of how Netflix's model works well for "long tail" content. They can produce and keep shows around that have a different or smaller audience than traditional networks can.

Re:Netflix expected to spend over $6B on original and acquir... by ConceptJunkie on Monday March 27, 2017 @03:40PM (#13970994)
The difference of opinion in this small sample is good. As long as a show has some people who love it, that's a good thing. Content made for the widest audience possible is usually bland and predictable... just look at pop music in the last few decades. Network TV is just as bad because if a show isn't a hit in 2 or 3 episodes they pull it. If they'd done that in era of "classic TV" (60s - 80s), half the most famous ever wouldn't have made it.