Skavau comments on Sophomore slump: why is Netflix losing so many viewers for second seasons?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social [S] 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

My guess is that you don’t hook viewers, emotionally engage and capture their investment in the plot and characters by producing 8-10 episodes. Shows used to do ~24.

Some of the best shows going are between 8-10 episodes a season though. And it's not as if any competitor of netflix now is doing 24 episodes a season. That's mostly exclusively reserved for network procedurals.

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[–] remote_control_conor@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

All of the shows "going" are that length these days. That means that the best ones have to be that length and that's survivor bias I think. Just because some shows that length survive doesn't mean a majority will.

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[–] Skavau@piefed.social [S] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Most shows have always failed though. Including the old long-form 24 episode shows that got cancelled all the time.

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[–] remote_control_conor@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Yeah. But an investment in a longer season is more likely to translate to sustained viewership for subsequent seasons. There was also less choice in the past. But really I think it's about emotional investment.

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[–] Skavau@piefed.social [S] 2 points 4 months ago

The less choice here is key. People were more likely to be focusing on one or two TV shows at once because there were simply less TV shows being made. That's all gone now. There's far more competition for people's interest now across the board. There also was much less international options too. Lost was not competing with Korean or Spanish or German shows for people's attention.

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