Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too soon

Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ... by whywhywhywhy on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @08:44AM (#24775868)

Thing is with a lot of American sitcoms is on a long enough timeline they just become soap operas.

UK Office is a concise and witty comedy idea expressed in the correct amount of time the idea deserves.

If you look at the later seasons of shows like US Office, Parks and Rec and similar shows, what you're watching has more in common with a soap opera than a sitcom. I feel I can almost count the exceptions to this on one hand.

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Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ... by _qulr on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @09:15AM (#24776129)

Agreed. IMO the first few seasons of The Office (US) and Parks & Recreation were the best, and they went downhill over time. Very few shows can sustain quality over time. For sitcoms... maybe Seinfeld?

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Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ... by whywhywhywhy on Thursday October 15, 2020 @06:48AM (#24787060)

Seinfeld is definitely one I'm thinking of, under weaker creative direction that would have easily fallen into the same soap opera trap.

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Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ... by _qulr on Thursday October 15, 2020 @07:57AM (#24787625)

No hugging, no learning!

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Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ... by reducesuffering on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:33AM (#24798503)

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. 14 seasons strong. “It’s like Seinfeld on crack.”

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