Re:Netflix sends journalists on pricey trips
by behringer on Friday December 13, 2019 @05:40AM
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The statement is especially ironic given the cookie cutter format all Netflix shows seem to share.
Re:Netflix sends journalists on pricey trips
by hexmiles on Friday December 13, 2019 @08:14AM
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I have to ask: what does mean "cookie cutter format" in this context?
I assume few/short season.
Re:Netflix sends journalists on pricey trips
by mrunkel on Friday December 13, 2019 @09:40AM
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cookie cutter format means that they all conform to one of a limited number of molds.
ie, this is your teen learns about sex movie, this is your young man discover super power movie, this is your boy meets girl movie, etc.
I'm not sure if it's a fair criticism, since Netflix seems to have the same amount of variety as non-Netflix cinema has, but hey, everyone is entitled to an opinion.
Re:Netflix sends journalists on pricey trips
by behringer on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:20AM
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It's that exactly. Every netflix exclusive has this weird formula of pandering to a target audience. Then putting a twist ending at the end of every season whether it needs one or not.
Very few netflix exclusives break out of that and when you find one that does, it just so happens they picked it up from somewhere else!
But yeah, 8/mo, hard to complain. The shows they are throwing out are still good as are the hollywood movies/shows :)
This is a common sentiment on the internet but it seems pretty clear that regardless of what people say they like they do go see these endless sequels en masse and they're (for the most part) hugely successful.
The reason Netflix doesn't do that to the same extent probably more has to do with the fact that it's a relatively young company who simply doesn't own old IPs to remake and reboot so it's cheaper to make new things. Look at Stranger Things for instance, they seem fine milking it.