Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by srtjstjsj on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @05:41PM
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Miniseries are very expensive. Once you have your sets and art assets and actors and costumes you can crank out 2-10x as many hours of content at a much lower marginal cost.
It's the same with a lot of computer games. I remember i loved to binge when i was younger but when you are older than say mid twenties 50-70 hour games just annoy me. A good example of this is a game like Witcher 3, pretty cool game but just completely endless - frustrating for a person who also has a lot of work, family, friends etc. You never feel accomplished, its a stale feeling, and you don't remember half the plot because you don't have time to play 10 hours a day.