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Netflix Shows Are Suffering Because It Takes Too Long For Them To Return
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Isn't the problem with Netflix that nobody can count on a second season no matter how well the first season does? So many good shows have been cancelled after the first season because Netflix doesn't collect data correctly. And it's now a self-repeating cycle:
I didn't notice I was doing it too until an article popped up (Forbes wasn't the first) and it clicked: I wait for at least 2 seasons and an announcement of a third before watching a Netflix series, otherwise it's just a waste of time. Evidently, others do it too.
Even shows that do get more seasons often see their budgets slashed. It's similar to blockbuster movies that get cheap direct-to-tv or direct-to-home video sequels.
The Witcher comes to mind. I know a lot of hardcore GAMER fans had complaints about them deviating from the games, but even worse imo was the budget. The lighting, the CGI, the makeup. The acting even seems worse (maybe fewer takes, less editing budget?). The first season looked like it was trying to compete with Game of Thrones and other HBO shows. The second season was a step back, but still looked good. The 3rd season looked like a soap opera.
They had already lost me in the second season so glad to hear I got out at the right time 😅
The moment henry cavill bounced and all the leaks about him being pissed about the direction and the writers openly mocking the source material came out, I wrote it off.
The changes were honestly just weird. I usually can understand changes to source material from book to screen because you have to condense somewhere, but it felt like they just threw out all of it and made their own story instead but with a few beats still disconcertingly present. It was high budget fan fiction (or I guess anti-fan fiction based on what you said!)