Re:Streaming subtitled box sets is the new Eurovision
by the_duke on Monday April 05, 2021 @02:17PM
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In general I agree, but I also have a counter point.
I enjoy the European shows on Amazon and Netflix, much more so than the tiring Hollywood garbage.
Netflix does bring a decent budget for more Hollywood competitive production value to shows that feel distinctively less "US", which is a good thing for Europe, or at least provides a distribution platform to increase revenue for local shows.
Of course many of those shows also are produced for selling to a global audience, and French or some other local productions are more valuable for a European culture.
But the contribution is not zero or negative.
German shows were especially horrible (no, really, horrible) until very recently.
I enjoy the European shows on Amazon and Netflix, much more so than the tiring Hollywood garbage.
Netflix does bring a decent budget for more Hollywood competitive production value to shows that feel distinctively less "US", which is a good thing for Europe, or at least provides a distribution platform to increase revenue for local shows.
Of course many of those shows also are produced for selling to a global audience, and French or some other local productions are more valuable for a European culture.
But the contribution is not zero or negative.
German shows were especially horrible (no, really, horrible) until very recently.