I can see it making sense for certain kinds of shows
Multiple Netflix Series Will Now Drop Episodes Weekly Instead of All at Once
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I can see it making sense for certain kinds of shows
Yea, I was looking forward to the new episodes of the Great British Baking show and then it said weekly. I was like wtf is this
Basically anything actually airing weekly in another country, especially something with an established fan base, should be a no-brainer. Ripe for piracy, that. Competition shows are a doubly obvious candidate for weeklies.
There is so much TV to watch now. I cannot keep up. They drop a full season and I never binge watch because there's another right around the corner. I want to watch a lot of shows.
All shows become bingeable eventually. So I guess it doesn't matter, but it makes conversations about these shows harder to participate in.
All shows become bingeable eventually. So I guess it doesn't matter, but it makes conversations about these shows harder to participate in.
I think some shows can benefit from it.
I feel like it'd also make it easier to stretch content out over a longer period of time, but who knows. Like, Stranger Things 3 stays in the public consciousness longer. Maybe not, but maybe.
I feel like it'd also make it easier to stretch content out over a longer period of time, but who knows. Like, Stranger Things 3 stays in the public consciousness longer. Maybe not, but maybe.
Pretty much this. Having recently watched Mindhunters and Carnival Row at 1 ep./day, it would be shitty for an online streaming service to go the way of the cable. Defeats the purpose other than trying to retain consumers for the duration of the number of episodes.
Do I misunderstand the end of that article? Makes it sound like it's not happening with other, non-reality type shows:
Are any of these made by Netflix themselves? Because internationally, Netflix have been doing this for years with shows they've bought the international rights to but air weekly back in the US.
I had a feeling this was coming. It keeps people subbed who would binge a month and then cancel, but fucks those of us who have been loyal subscribers for years pretty hard.
TBH, one of the benefits for me of Netflix was the binge option. Without it, I'm fine just cancelling for a year or so, waiting til they throw me a free month, then binge everything I missed during that time.
Edit: If it's only reality TV stuff, I'm fine with that.
TBH, one of the benefits for me of Netflix was the binge option. Without it, I'm fine just cancelling for a year or so, waiting til they throw me a free month, then binge everything I missed during that time.
Edit: If it's only reality TV stuff, I'm fine with that.
yeah thats great for reality shows, hope it doesn't hit their first party created drama/comedy series cuz that would suuuuuck
i wonder if it does mean that shows they license (100, etc) would drop weekly instead of waiting until the season ends though
i wonder if it does mean that shows they license (100, etc) would drop weekly instead of waiting until the season ends though
This makes me actively disinterested in watching a show, at least until most of, or all of, the season is out. The only exception is shows that are huge cultural events such as Game of Thrones. I guarantee you no one is going to be saying "Yo did you catch last night's Rhythm & Flow??" at the water cooler, at least where I work.
Saw them do this with the latest season of Great British Baking Show. My wife and I were very sad
it completely makes sense to do this for a show like the great british baking show. i imagine they'll still drop all the eps at once for their other non reality competing shows.
This might actually encourage me to watch more shows. I don't like binge watching, but if I stop watching something I will fall out of it and forget about it, but if I'm reminded, or am able to set myself up to watch something ever week then I'd likely be more likely to watch something again.
I wish but I mean Netflix says right there that it's "not happening" outside of shows that are licensed and appear on Netflix when they air elsewhere as has always been the case. The alternative is waiting until after the original run wraps up anyway so you are free to still do that.
Did someone expect that they would release all of the current season of a reality contest show ahead of the episodes actually airing on TV?
Did someone expect that they would release all of the current season of a reality contest show ahead of the episodes actually airing on TV?
Makes sense for those kind of shows. If they start doing it with traditional tv shows, they can piss off.
I don't get the backlash, unless they are going to intentionally delay it to release it like this. Otherwise release as they go rather than save it up until the end, especially for stuff like anime. Lets you get word of mouth and keeps it "new" instead of dumping everything at once and letting it get buried. And those that prefer to binge can just wait until everything is released and watch it then (though let's be honest, it's going to just go on your backlist)
A side effect of this is that it actually promotes discussion on forums like this, where everyone can be reasonably assumed to be at the same place.
A side effect of this is that it actually promotes discussion on forums like this, where everyone can be reasonably assumed to be at the same place.
I would like this with more shows. It's completely ridiculous and stifles talk to wake up the day of release of a show only to see a ton of people literally finished hours afterwards. So no one can talk about it.
If you wanna binge there's nothing stopping you from doing it at the last episode.
If you wanna binge there's nothing stopping you from doing it at the last episode.
Disney got them shooked.
This is great news for shows that need that long-term discussion effect.
This is great news for shows that need that long-term discussion effect.
This is the only way they can generate discussion for their shows. I watched S3 of Stranger Things and barely anyone at work talk about it. Show was forgotten about a week or two. Completely different for GOT there was discussion and huge anticipation for each episode.
Witcher is gonna be a weekly show, I bet.
Witcher is gonna be a weekly show, I bet.
How? it's the current season. They aren't going to broadcast the winner 12 weeks before Channel 4 does lol.
