Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-07-17 Thread Steve Timko
Another interesting story about Netflix woes. Netflix still piling up viewers -- and big programming bills: https://apnews.com/4ec2b9eb954d4591a3ebbdb565ca1ac0 ⁣Not sent from an iPhone.​ On Jun 28, 2017, 9:43 AM, at 9:43 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: >On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 12:35

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Steve Timko
Canceled Netflix series 'Sense8' to return for 2-hour finale LOS ANGELES (AP) - The fans have spoken, and the canceled Netflix series "Sense8" is coming back next year for a two-hour final episode. Netflix and show co-creator Lana Wachowski said Thursday that fan clamor inspired the show's

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Kevin M.
On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Doug Fields wrote: > "If you are thinking about something like HBO and The Sopranos, where > people would subscribe just before a new season started and quit at the > end, Netflix puts all episodes up at once. If HBO had done that, people > would

RE: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doug Fields >That's been something I've wondered about ever since Netflix created >binge-watching of original content when they started making an entire season >of new episodes available at once. Not that I (as

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Adam Bowie
I suspect that like many other things, Netflix has a complex algorithm that in sort determines what they keep and what they cancel. These probably include: - Series people add to their list (almost regardless of actually watching - they want you to always have *something* to watch) - How much

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Doug Fields
"If you are thinking about something like HBO and The Sopranos, where people would subscribe just before a new season started and quit at the end, Netflix puts all episodes up at once. If HBO had done that, people would subscribe on Friday and cancel the subscription the following Monday. That

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-29 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 11:36 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > I think that's the opposite of what they are thinking. If a show draws > enough viewers to pay for itself, and it's the only reason people watch > Netflix, then it stays. I think a show is more vulnerable if people also

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-28 Thread Doug Eastick
the analytics of this kind of stuff, along with business decisions, fascinates me. Even more remarkable that they have data on things like "when users pause" and stuff (like TiVo's "rewind" stats of Janet's nip-slip). Just an amazing amount of data. Off topic, and perhaps I shared it before,

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-28 Thread Steve Timko
I think that's the opposite of what they are thinking. If a show draws enough viewers to pay for itself, and it's the only reason people watch Netflix, then it stays. I think a show is more vulnerable if people also enjoy other Netflix shows. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Tom Wolper

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-28 Thread Tom Wolper
On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Steve Timko wrote: > Someone, I can't remember who, was interviewed on Marc Maron's WTF and > said getting a few hundred thousand loyal viewers would be enough to get a > show renewed on Netflix. I wonder if that's still the equation. >

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-28 Thread Steve Timko
Someone, I can't remember who, was interviewed on Marc Maron's WTF and said getting a few hundred thousand loyal viewers would be enough to get a show renewed on Netflix. I wonder if that's still the equation. On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 9:43 AM, Tom Wolper wrote: > On Tue, Jun

Re: [TV orNotTV] The honeymoon is over. Netflix is axing shows

2017-06-28 Thread Tom Wolper
On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 12:35 AM, Steve Timko wrote: > House of Cards seems to have run out of gas. A friend stopped watching > Orange is the New Black. > > Sorry, Netflix shows — you don’t get a pass just because you’re on Netflix > http://wapo.st/2u91iMI > The Netflix