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Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season (www.bloomberg.com)
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[–] 53 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Maybe because netflix cancels show a week after season 1 drops?

People got burnt too many times, best case scenario it's a huge hit and in 3 years we get a 8 hour season 2.

Why would viewers get invested?

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  • [–] 45 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Seems like a positive feedback loop:

    1. Netflix creates show that's pretty good
    2. People watch it
    3. Netflix takes too long to release season 2
    4. People forget show exists, stop watching
    5. Netflix drops a season years later
    6. No one watches it because they forgot what happened in season 1 and Netflix shows are so serial that you have to know what happened
    7. Netflix cancels show due to low viewership
    8. Fans of the show feel jilted and slam Netflix on social media
    9. Rinse and repeat
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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Don't forget the step in between 4 and 5 where Netflix recalculates the interest in season 2 and drastically changes the scope and pacing, making it more jarring for returning viewers or turning them off before the season drops

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    i've been stuck on step 4. price hikes chased me away, i haven't been back. i don't even know what's "new" anymore, and i don't care.

    i just watch the stuff i have locally, there's more new (to me) stuff on my disks than netflix has ever produced.

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