Why Netflix Has A 'Game of Thrones' Problem

[MustafaSTL]

I'm a day 1 GoT fan (read the sig) and this is such lazy writing.

GoT is water cooler tv because you can't binge the series in one weekend until the season is over. The week to week format forces you to experience it with other people. This is a key to the GoT following. Millions of people are doing the same thing at a set time across the country.

Netflix shows won't ever have that type of following because most people watch at different times. Check our running threads of Netflix shows. Mad times I come into a series after a thread is at page 8 and play catch up responding to replies that were made weeks/months/years ago.

This is exactly what the article is saying tho.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

That's the point of the article though. They are saying Netflix may have to switch up their formula. They cited how amazon will release a batch of episodes and then do it once per week to keep the conversation about a show flowing.

This is exactly what the article is saying tho.

My issue is the framing because the Netflix formula is technically "what people wanted." There's no reason to compare the two. If Netflix rolled out DareDevil and he rest on a week by week basis, the author would be complaining about how Netflix isn't staying true to their core audience.

 

[Chris Cool]

GoT might be the last true watercooler show. This isn't a Netflix "problem", it's programming evolution.

Get wid it

True detective, fargo, people vs oj, westworld, etc.

It's not programming evolution when only one place does it, and has 0 hits with said format.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Thats bullshyt.
Netflix got plenty of shows that have had people talking Making a Murderer was one of the most talked about shows when it came out. So mich that they got those two halftards getting panties in the mail.

Bird Box had everybody talking.

That article using GOT is like saying the Warriors have a prob cause the Lakers have LeBron and are being talked about more. GOT one of the greatest shows ever and the biggest show out.

You dont see VEEP or Barry being used as water cooler talk. And thise are great shows

 

[PortCityProphet]

I will say this tho and i was gonna make a thread on it, whoever picks shows for HBO is a genius and Netflix needs to pay them whatever to get them to jump ship.
HBO has been picking winners since they jumped in the game. Even Arliss was dope. Netflix need to get that type of magic. Especially with them tryi g to be their own studio.

 

[Deltron]

netflix has tried the weekly formula for some of the lesser shows

 

[Devilinurear]

I am a busy person and I enjoy watching these shows on my own time. And me and.my friends talk about other things then what did I watch on tv.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

They kind of have a point. You never really see Netflix shows trending on Twitter after a week, while even some mediocre shows on ABC or NBC become trending topics on Twitter.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of batch drops. In fact, I usually end up watching licensed content on Netflix rather than their original shows and movies.

 

[ORDER_66]

I'd rather be Netflix than HBO right now... once GOT ends wtf do they have Prequels?!?!

 

[Brandeezy]

CW shows are bigger than Netflix's OG joints

 

[threattonature]

Got damn there's some simple as people in this thread not getting the main point. The article isn't saying that netflix shows can't be popular or generate talk. But that talk has a shorter shelf life due to people binging and talking about the show but then quickly moving on to the next show. Part of the buzz and enjoyment of TV is being able to speculate what may happen or what direction the show is going episode to episode which the netflix batch drop prevents. I also believe that's why buzz quickly drops off after a season or 2 for the netflix shows. By the time everybody catches up half the audience has moved on to other shows or forget basic details due to binging so many episodes at once.

Even just media wise it's easy to milk a great show for content on a week to week basis. You can have previews for each episode, then recaps, then breaking down of previews for the next episode with podcasts to cover all of that too.

 

[Chris Cool]

I'd rather be Netflix than HBO right now... once GOT ends wtf do they have Prequels?!?!

Put the quality hbo against the Netflix ones... shyt don't compare at all breh.

 

[ORDER_66]

Put the quality hbo against the Netflix ones... shyt don't compare at all breh.

Who's quality?!?

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

GoT might be the last true watercooler show. This isn't a Netflix "problem", it's programming evolution.

Get wid it

This is true. I just read an article about how HBO has a GoT problem because there isn’t another big show like this on the horizon.

The genie is out of the bottle for Netflix tho... they can’t go back. Plus part of their success was that you could watch everything at once. Now what needs to evolve is how we do threads for those shows. I think other boards do a thread per episode. That way you can talk with folks right along with you.

 

[ORDER_66]

This is true. I just read an article about how HBO has a GoT problem because there isn’t another big show like this on the horizon.

The genie is out of the bottle for Netflix tho... they can’t go back. Plus part of their success was that you could watch everything at once. Now what needs to evolve is how we do threads for those shows. I think other boards do a thread per episode. That way you can talk with folks right along with you.

I agree with you, but I thik Netflix should stay with their programming throwing out an entire season in 1 day...That's the major difference between them and network tv... You don't have to fukking wait months and hiatuses just to get to the fukking end... That shyt was infuriating...