Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @12:19PM
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> I can obviously only talk for myself but can say with confidence that if I'm watching a series which is cancelled without a conclusion, the likelihood of every watching another one by that publisher is miniscule at best.
Every “publisher” in TV series does it. And most of them, including Netflix, also pick up things other houses have cancelled without a satisfying conclusion and extend them to provide one, or at least another chance at one.
The only substantive difference I see with Netflix is that they are taking far more shots at potential tentpole series than any other single outlet.
> Don't expect people to come back after getting burned once
I expect Netflix has a lot better behavioral data driving decisions than your “I can obviously only talk for myself” and then drawing conclusions from that to what is “definitely the worst business decision to do for Netflix” as if you were the whole market.
Every “publisher” in TV series does it. And most of them, including Netflix, also pick up things other houses have cancelled without a satisfying conclusion and extend them to provide one, or at least another chance at one.
The only substantive difference I see with Netflix is that they are taking far more shots at potential tentpole series than any other single outlet.
> Don't expect people to come back after getting burned once
I expect Netflix has a lot better behavioral data driving decisions than your “I can obviously only talk for myself” and then drawing conclusions from that to what is “definitely the worst business decision to do for Netflix” as if you were the whole market.