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WR810 t1_j940yn0 wrote
Reply to comment by ncghgf in Why don't the other networks promote their shows the way NBC does ? by vanillathebest
This was basically my thought. There's a reason the best joke on 30 Rock was "make it 1997 again by science or magic".
mannyman34 t1_j940lzp wrote
Reply to comment by BudMcLaine in Why don't the other networks promote their shows the way NBC does ? by vanillathebest
It costs nothing to hire 1-2 editors.
che-che-chester t1_j93zvay wrote
I wanted to like Power and, on paper, it seemed like a show right up my alley, but it was simply not good. Meanwhile, BB is generally considered one of the best shows of all time.
AsheronRealaidain t1_j93zm4a wrote
Reply to comment by gmoney88 in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
So their used to be this website called Jinni. Asked you a bunch of questions about movies and you spent time going through movies and rating them and why* you liked them. You could get AMAZING movie recommends from this website and it could even recommend movies based on their ‘feel’. I’ve used every movie recommendation generator out there and Jinni was 100x better.
But then they sold out and now sell algorithms to companies or something along those lines. Can’t blame a business for wanting to make money but man do I miss that service
SoMantAltsLol t1_j93yop5 wrote
Reply to comment by mikey_mod in The last episode of Stranger Things is 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Is there any other episodes of shows with similar or longer running times? by CWJMajor19
was gonna ask if that show was any good like real drama or more gimmick
closer to The Shield/ Sopranos or more cheesy
SoMantAltsLol t1_j93yl5u wrote
Reply to The last episode of Stranger Things is 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Is there any other episodes of shows with similar or longer running times? by CWJMajor19
the last episode of game of thrones crams what should be like 8 months into 50 minutes
kudzunc t1_j93yk4f wrote
Reply to comment by JFeth in Carnival Row S2 Now Streaming! by spickerson
> Cara's very public meltdown
I'm way out of the loop what was the meltdown about?
SoMantAltsLol t1_j93xrit wrote
Reply to comment by LRA18 in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
same here ma boi 🫡
0biwanCannoli t1_j93xns0 wrote
Because it’s generally garbage content. No surprise there.
acowstandingup t1_j93xd6r wrote
Reply to comment by easy-does-it1 in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
Eh to be fair it has more options than that. I find plenty of good movies on there and I just watched some Halt and Catch Fire last night on it
nickstee1210 t1_j93wkij wrote
Netflix just loves dropping stuff that since there wasn’t a meaningful show to drop they just dropped that.
Rostabal t1_j93walj wrote
Reply to The last episode of Stranger Things is 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Is there any other episodes of shows with similar or longer running times? by CWJMajor19
Every Sherlock episode was about 90 minutes long
SgtHulkas_BigToe t1_j93vcg6 wrote
Reply to comment by AnyNamesLeftAnymore in Vince McMahon Wants $9 Billion for His WWE Wrestling Media Empire by Sisiwakanamaru
Haha! I don't think I ever heard it not on the radio back in the day.
AnyNamesLeftAnymore t1_j93v9rj wrote
Reply to Carnival Row S2 Now Streaming! by spickerson
I didn't know they renewed it. Cool.
I don't disagree with the person below who got a lot of votes criticizing the leads but I'll still f'n watch it lol. Outside of TLOU there ain't much else going on these last 2 months :)
Credit to Amazon I guess for sticking with their properties. Can you guys buy Dark Crystal from Netflix like you bought Expanse from SyFy now?
kudzunc t1_j93v872 wrote
Reply to comment by SoMantAltsLol in Carnival Row S2 Now Streaming! by spickerson
I can see it from both sides, writers want to set up big events and are pressured to by studios/producers, but often are doing that when the studio has not firmly committed in ink on paper for next season is bad for business. Doing this abuses the trust the fans have with the show to not leave them hanging. Once that trust is broken, it's hard to regain it. Just like with trust in real life.
Plus their was the "ALF" show where the writers and show staff tried to force the studios to give them another season by having the show end on huge cliff hanger, while knowing that was going to be their last episode. They scorched the bridge over the river and the villages on both sides of the river with that poorly thought out plan. The studios got the hate mail, the fans felt burned and a show that could have went out with an epic ending, went being known for "What not to do with your series" lesson.
I'm a fan of each season being a Chapter or "Book Ends" per each season, you can still have long running story arcs and themes but each season has a beginning, middle and end.
Take the series Showtime/ J.J. Abrams "Roadies" (think of it like tv series of the film "Almost Famous"), great series but got the Ax. Luckily Cameron Crowe wrote the season to be a complete story in case they weren't picked up for the second season. The story of the characters would easily go on, but that was good ending point. In case they didn't get the seasons they were promised.
Compare that to Carnival Row (yes Covid issues...) that they left it on such a cliff hanger then took 5 years, that they will have to spend multiple episodes rebuilding up the story universe as people have forgotten and moved on. Fans were pissed off on how they were treated. On short seasons or low episode per year you shouldn't pull major cliff hangers, that you won't come back to for 10-12 months to shoot the next parts. In a show that has episodes all year(20-ish) that is already back filming before the last episode(s) in prior season runs, the show can pivot and bring it for landing. Like how the series "New Amsterdam" did.
Take "Grey's Anatomy" , I can't stand to watch it because canonical universe is so bad. That hospital has had so many of the worst world tragedies at it, no one would want to work there and no would want to do their residencies there. Because every year the worst shit happens in the world at that one location, its like volunteering to be in first wave on suicide charge in war.
Ever since that "Who shot J.R." from "Dallas" big post season public & media obsession, shows have been trying to do a re-capture of that with cliff hanger season endings much to fans frustration. So much that many viewers just wait until the show's season is out before investing time and emotional buy in, and this may even take there being multiple seasons. Which without those viewers studios are fast to kill off show and the wonder why shows get less and less viewers, when they treat the fans(viewers) like crap and do story lines just to screw with their emotions for ratings.
The good thing is we have a whole generation of people coming into power in the industry as producers, directors, show runners that grew up with that and many of their favorite shows jerked out from under them. Ones people are still talking about years/decades later. They see their viewers and fan base as part of production something to treat with more care instead of something to jerk around for their amusement because look at all the online conversations.
Compared against say Kirkman of "The Walking Dead" he was an ass as the comic's writers and even pushed out the endingof the series issue while release covers and summaries of the next issues into the trade industry news sources for pre-ordering.... With the series he has only become worse towards the fan base, as his puppets to make dance around, because he thinks he can do no wrong with all the cash... When his franchise burns out finally, I'll be sad for some of the characters and their actors but happy he is out of the picture.
The Wire is good show, not my cup of tea, but I see why people like it. I wish it would have clicked with me. I had the same issue with "Fringe"
bob1689321 t1_j93v2d2 wrote
Reply to comment by TheMicMic in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
My pet peeve is "just". As in "big news event just happened" to give it a sense of urgency
Like mate you report the news, no shit it just happened.
AnyNamesLeftAnymore t1_j93v1op wrote
Reply to comment by SgtHulkas_BigToe in Vince McMahon Wants $9 Billion for His WWE Wrestling Media Empire by Sisiwakanamaru
Look at radio edit man over here lol.
LRA18 t1_j93v0sf wrote
Reply to comment by SoMantAltsLol in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
On the smartTube android TV grind myself 🫡
Pool_Shark t1_j93uvmw wrote
Reply to comment by DrkTitan in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
Because it sucked. It would only be good if they had a show specific version.
masterhogbographer t1_j93uvkx wrote
Reply to comment by hour_of_the_rat in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
Being a boomer and still having cable it’s crazy not just how many new shows I discover but how many old shows I’d forgotten all about but just randomly flick on right in the middle of an episode and say “wow I forgot Frasier was this funny, I’m gonna watch it again”
That never happens when I’m going through my plex or Netflix (though I’d cancelled it) and looking at icons.
bob1689321 t1_j93uot6 wrote
Reply to comment by Captain_Smartass_ in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
That's because it was useless. That level of randomisation is awful
Randomised episodes within a show - good
Randomised selection of anything on the entire site - awful.
It's like hitting random on porn websites. It's just not something you'd ever do because you risk being subjected to something terrible.
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Reply to comment by lord_pizzabird in Vince McMahon Wants $9 Billion for His WWE Wrestling Media Empire by Sisiwakanamaru
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hour_of_the_rat t1_j93txfk wrote
Reply to comment by masterhogbographer in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
"It was supposed to surprise me with something I loved!"
SoMantAltsLol t1_j93twsb wrote
Reply to comment by LRA18 in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_
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Vincent_adultman98 t1_j9411r4 wrote
Reply to comment by ShanaAfterAll in The last episode of Stranger Things is 2 hours and 30 minutes long. Is there any other episodes of shows with similar or longer running times? by CWJMajor19
Was it any good? And is it on HBO max? Might be worth checking out.