A boomer coworker recently said something that made a lot of sense to me: Netflix is for 2020s TV what Motown was for 1960s music. They’ve turned the artform into a production line, constantly optimising to shovel out as much content as possible, hunting the minimum viable product, and occasionally, very rarely, producing something good almost by chance. L
Loooong before. But I will say, most shows at least got a decent shake before Netflix became a producer. These days even a solid season 1 with rave reviews isn’t a guarantee of a season 2.
It really isn’t. Optimization of any business usually yields promising benefits. But there are always those that lose to the optimization. Sports, films, music, even other businesses always cut people out that don’t pull their weight or make it pain in the ass to match the new focus.
A boomer coworker recently said something that made a lot of sense to me: Netflix is for 2020s TV what Motown was for 1960s music. They’ve turned the artform into a production line, constantly optimising to shovel out as much content as possible, hunting the minimum viable product, and occasionally, very rarely, producing something good almost by chance. L
not here to defend any corporation,
but TV was corporate slop before netflix.
Loooong before. But I will say, most shows at least got a decent shake before Netflix became a producer. These days even a solid season 1 with rave reviews isn’t a guarantee of a season 2.
i think Netflix practically killed sitcoms, as they never give shows any chance to build an audience before they cancel it.
on the other hand, they made Centaur would, so it’s not all that bad
sounds like your coworker just wanted an opportunity to bitch about motown. this phenomenon isn’t unique to motown either.
It really isn’t. Optimization of any business usually yields promising benefits. But there are always those that lose to the optimization. Sports, films, music, even other businesses always cut people out that don’t pull their weight or make it pain in the ass to match the new focus.