Why Netflix Has A 'Game of Thrones' Problem

[PortCityProphet]

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...

The number of shows i stopped watching cause of those half seasons that go from sept to nov then wanna pick back up in march.
Nah fukk that get thru the season
Netflix formula is perfect for the ADD generation.

 

[satam55]

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.

Uhhhh........"Westworld"?

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Netflix creates a lot of conversation at my work but it's not in the same way. Game of Thrones creates that weekly discussion. Netflix shows and docs creat conversation but only if both parties have seen it.

"U seen that making a murderer doc?! "

"Nah.."

"Oh, you need to see that shyt "

 

[Phillyrider807]

People talk about Netflix shows/movies/docs all the time

The cast of On my block has multiple interviews with 1M views.

Everyone was talking about Bird Box over the holidays.

I could go on....

at thinking any of those are on GoT level in terms of discussion.

 

[Methodical]

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.

Exactly. END THEAD!

 

[Phillyrider807]

CW shows are bigger than Netflix's OG joints

Supernatural with them 4th generation fans!!!! The residuals from that show has got to be ridiculous. My kids kids will watch Supernatural

 

[Lootpack]

Uhhhh........"Westworld"?

Westworld is fukking trash

Rinse ya keyboard with soap.

 

[rhoff113]

I don't know...Stranger Things is kinda big too. If they keep their momentum for a few seasons, it can be bigger than Got

 

[Lootpack]

I don't know...Stranger Things is kinda big too. If they keep their momentum for a few seasons, it can be bigger than Got

 

[Devilinurear]

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.

All that is bullshyt. Just tell your story and move on.

 

[obarth]

I don't think this is an either, or situation. Both methods of release have their inherent qualities. There are a lot of shows that had potential but never reached it because they weren't able to hook the viewer in right away. The Netflix model helps a show like You (which was originally on Lifetime but they threw it in the bushes) get popular and get a second season. HBO is the king of event television over a period of time. Netflix more is the king of the buildup to a show and that frenzy to watch it once it goes live. I personally prefer the traditional model but not every show is going to create enough hype for people to care about tuning in week to week. House of Cards would have been a great week to week watch. Russian Doll is a great/easy binge. I think Netflix could benefit from wisely transitioning certain properties to a weekly format, but it doesn't have to. Netflix buzz is different from HBO buzz. If we're being honest, no one has HBO level buzz anyway.

 

[EBK String]

"For how much Netflix spends (of investor money) on award campaigns, it has to be a thorn in its side as for them, HBO, Hulu, Amazon and even Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) – it’s all about prestige and bragging rights. While Netflix broke through the wall, it’s Hulu and Amazon who have enjoyed the spoils thus"

that line shows this was a hit piece written in bad faith.

 

[PortCityProphet]

"For how much Netflix spends (of investor money) on award campaigns, it has to be a thorn in its side as for them, HBO, Hulu, Amazon and even Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) – it’s all about prestige and bragging rights. While Netflix broke through the wall, it’s Hulu and Amazon who have enjoyed the spoils thus"

that line shows this was a hit piece written in bad faith.

Yea i was wondering what shows does Prime have that are watercooler talk?
Most folks don't even know when a show drops on prime

 

[PortCityProphet]

at thinking any of those are on GoT level in terms of discussion.

No show is. GOT is the MJ,LeBron,Babe Ruth, Tyson of TV. It doesnt mean theres anything wrong with being Dream, or young Shaq, or Holyfield

 

[Lootpack]

I don't think this is an either, or situation. Both methods of release have their inherent qualities. There are a lot of shows that had potential but never reached it because they weren't able to hook the viewer in right away. The Netflix model helps a show like You (which was originally on Lifetime but they threw it in the bushes) get popular and get a second season. HBO is the king of event television over a period of time. Netflix more is the king of the buildup to a show and that frenzy to watch it once it goes live. I personally prefer the traditional model but not every show is going to create enough hype for people to care about tuning in week to week. House of Cards would have been a great week to week watch. Russian Doll is a great/easy binge. I think Netflix could benefit from wisely transitioning certain properties to a weekly format, but it doesn't have to. Netflix buzz is different from HBO buzz. If we're being honest, no one has HBO level buzz anyway.

I'm still mad as hell Fincher didn't go through with Utopia on HBO.