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Netflix is just as guilty, but I hate how streaming companies do this (dubvee.org)
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[–] 17 points 3 months ago (4 children)

And it's not original to either of them, it's based on a book series.

If you were a TV watcher, I bet it felt like betrayal when the show went to online streaming. I haven't been a TV watcher since years started with "19", so I first heard about The Expanse when Amazon took it over (and were streaming the whole thing).

I think what Stargate SG-1 did was way more disingenuous. The first episode was R-rated with nudity, profanity, and violence to match. From the second episode on it was strictly PG. (The original Stargate film was PG-13.) So this was all a bit weird. (Nothing against SG-1, it's actually a fine series.)

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

    To be fair, a lot of shows do this when they're looking for a home initially

    The Walking Dead was pitched first to HBO and the first episode and Season 1 were more geared towards being on HBO. (season one is the only time the super no no racist hard r was used) Allegedly HBO would have kept Frank Durabont and his vision for TWD would have continued instead of being fired and replaced with Charlie Adlard

    HBO also passed on Breaking Bad and Mad Men too (Jesus Christ did they fire the exec who said no to both of these??)

    I looked up the your Stargate SG1 compliant and it's because it was in Showtime but moved very quickly to Sci-Fi. Apparently Showtime forced them to participate in the R rated content (nudity) and the producers hated it

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    HBO and Showtime do the nudity in the first episode/season thing a lot. Even Netflix started doing it with things like Orange is the New Black. It’s always been weird to me that people might be so thirsty in a world with such ready access to porn that it apparently helps the shows ratings.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I worked with an older man whose wife kept him on a tight leash, including monitoring Internet activity. It would be hard for him to get access to porn that his wife didn't know about and she would be very unhappy if he accessed it.

    These kinds of shows would be perfect for him.

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