Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by underwater on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @05:17PM
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The copycat model means watching Netflix is like walking into a Trader Joe's and finding their uncanny valley own-brand stuff.
Netflix are going to end up with lots of content but very little original IP that people are seeking out.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by rhino369 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:11PM
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It's also hard to create the second generation of copycats since you are in copy of a copy territory. I'll watch Ozark since its Joe brand Breaking Bad. But a copy of Ozark will probably suck.
Re:Netflix loses subscribers for the first time in 10+ years
by duckmysick on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @01:24PM
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Breaking Bad was released by AMC, which was mostly airing theatrical movies. They had little original programming prior to Breaking Bad (and Mad Men one year before). Additionally, HBO and TNT, two TV networks with more experience than AMC, turned down the idea.
I think the exact opposite: Ozark was great, because it is basically a rip-off of Breaking Bad, which was made by a mainstream TV network (which has a lot of experience and research about what kind of stories people do like). The "risky content" from artists that were "set free" is a recipe for disaster: you spend a lot of money to produce a show that only appeals to some exotic audiences. Netflix has some examples of that. Only once in a while you'll hit the jackpot and have this risky content make you a lot of money.