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Post by beanbuddymom on May 12, 2015 15:06:12 GMT
You know I was thinking today as I was watching the first episode of that show Frankie and Gracie how thankful I am - and that actors and the people that produce these shows - that Netflix allows them to create an entire series and have it be shown in entirety for their audience. It has be to extremely frustrating for actors to shoot pilots for a network and then a few shows before networks cancel shows prematurely and never are able to continue telling their story.
I am continually disappointed with networks canceling shows based on whatever it is they do their calculations by, actors and people that want to create shows must be so thrilled to be able to have a market to tell their stories.
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Post by stittsygirl on May 12, 2015 15:26:34 GMT
I never thought about it that way, but you're right. Even if the show gets cancelled after the first season, at least you (and the cast and crew) get a first season. Although shows like Orange is the New Black did end on a cliffhanger, so if it hadn't been renewed for a second season it wouldn't have ended with a full story resolution.
I much prefer binge watching shows now, and am glad Netflix gives us that option with both their shows, and other network and cable series I may have never watched previously. I'm another who became wary starting a new show, because you never knew if it was going to last long enough to be satisfying.
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Post by greenlegume on May 12, 2015 15:37:13 GMT
I enjoy a show so much more when I can binge watch it rather than the trickle of weekly episodes. All the season breaks, hiatuses, etc. of network TV are just about unbearable now.
I'm grateful that Netflix and a few others like Amazon Prime will do their best to carry complete series. Without commercials. It's killing me that HULU beat them out for the entire Seinfeld series. I hate HULU and their commercials, trickled releases/only 4 episodes at a time approach, and "video clips" with the fire of a thousand suns.
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2015 15:37:32 GMT
I'm another who became wary starting a new show, because you never knew if it was going to last long enough to be satisfying. That's me. I haven't watched a new network show from the beginning of the fall season in years, because I got burned too many times watching a show that got canceled so fast. So in essence the industry hurt themselves by teaching us to not get hooked on something because they'll take it away on you. I love Netflix, too. |
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Post by Loydene on May 12, 2015 15:53:05 GMT
I agree with the binge watchers - and extend thanks as well. I'm still watching some serial TV -- but much prefer the utility of the fast forward button for recorded shows, or the pleasant viewing without interruption on NetFlix or AmazonPrime.
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Post by scrapmomof2 on May 12, 2015 15:55:17 GMT
I love binge watching. My memory is so bad sometimes, I forget what happened last week so when I watch a few episodes in a row, the show seems more exciting, or more like a long movie.
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Post by valleyview on May 12, 2015 15:59:30 GMT
It seems like some of the best things on TV are steaming shows. OITNB and Transparent won big recently. And, many of the streaming shows are written by women. Perhaps networks might notice and pay attention. Their constraints are really limiting development, creativity and viewer enjoyment. (IMO)
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Post by Bitchy Rich on May 12, 2015 16:00:14 GMT
I understand that Hulu needs to have commercials, for the ad revenue. Buy WHY is it the same commercial over and over and over? Why can't they stagger different ones?
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Post by padresfan619 on May 12, 2015 16:20:28 GMT
Hulu Plus has many full seasons of many different shows. And they need the ad revenue to afford current seasons of tv shows instead of making you wait a year after they have aired to provide the season.
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Post by hdoublej on May 12, 2015 16:33:32 GMT
What frustrates me about Hulu Plus is that they only hold 4 or 5 episodes for the current season on some shows. Some shows, they hold the whole season. For example, I watched the first season of The Blacklist on Netflix and was totally hooked. I missed the first 4 episodes of the current season and I thought, no big deal, I will watch those on Hulu. No such luck! Because the current season had already started by the time I got done with the first season, the first 4 episodes were no longer on Hulu. So, I will have to wait for it to come on Netflix but by the time that happens I will have forgotten what's happened in the fist season.
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Post by greenlegume on May 12, 2015 16:34:20 GMT
Eh. I have no problem waiting a year for the current season, so that I don't have to bother with dribbles and drabs of shows. I have plenty of good stuff to catch up on in that year.
I love that Netflix and Amazon Prime do what they do without the the lame need the ad revenue excuse. And (not so) amazingly, they are still doing just fine in the revenue department.
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Post by greenlegume on May 12, 2015 16:35:15 GMT
What frustrates me about Hulu Plus is that they only hold 4 or 5 episodes for the current season on some shows. Some shows, they hold the whole season. For example, I watched the first season of The Blacklist on Netflix and was totally hooked. I missed the first 4 episodes of the current season and I thought, no big deal, I will watch those on Hulu. No such luck! Because the current season had already started by the time I got done with the first season, the first 4 episodes were no longer on Hulu. So, I will have to wait for it to come on Netflix but by the time that happens I will have forgotten what's happened in the fist season.  Oh yes. Another thing that fuels my burning hatred for Hulu. |
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Post by iowgirl on May 12, 2015 16:40:58 GMT
I hope that I am able to use the service some day. My kids love it, but when they come home NO NETFLIX... it stinks. I would love to be able to watch some of these shows and take advantage of streaming services, but until they actually make internet service available that has a realistic data cap - I can not stream. I can't even use things I really need like Google Docs for most of the month once we hit the data cap.  |
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Post by greenlegume on May 12, 2015 16:46:22 GMT
I hope that I am able to use the service some day. My kids love it, but when they come home NO NETFLIX... it stinks. I would love to be able to watch some of these shows and take advantage of streaming services, but until they actually make internet service available that has a realistic data cap - I can not stream. I can't even use things I really need like Google Docs for most of the month once we hit the data cap. I feel your pain on this issue. My stint in an area with next to no decent internet service was tortuous. I hate that any company can get away with data caps in this day and age just because people in very rural areas have such limited choices. Ugh. |
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Oh yes. Another thing that fuels my burning hatred for Hulu.
