On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 9:26 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote:
> . >> >>> >>> I found the "Derry Girls" pilot on YouTube and watched it and loved it. > I didn't pursue it after that, though. > Then yesterday "Derry Girls" showed up on my Netflix queue. I caught the > second episode and I'll watch the rest. Netflix describes it as a Netflix > series. Maybe they've come up with money for a second season? IMDB says > there will be a second season but has no details. > >> >> Glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough, my 82 year old father was just telling me how much he enjoyed it too. The subject of what is and isn't a "Netflix Original" is really interesting - or at least is of moderate interest to readers in this group. If you have some time, there's a great piece by Matthew Ball, a former Amazon exec who writes for Redef. He explains that Netflix stretch the term "original" very widely: https://redef.com/original/how-the-paradox-of-the-phrase-original-series-explains-the-video-industry-netflix-misunderstandings-pt-4 He says that there are several types of "Originals" - most of which Netflix label the same: Developed Originals - e.g. Stranger Things - which Netflix developed and fully control. Acquired Originals - e.g. Narcos - developed by a third party and then bought by Netflix. Co-Licensed Originals - e.g. Star Trek Discovery - where Netflix shares the production cost with other networks in other territories. Outside the US (and Canada?), Star Trek Discovery is labelled a "Netflix Original." Licensed Originals - e.g. Better Call Saul - where Netflix just buys the shows on the market. In most of the world outside the US, this is only on Netflix. Licensed Series - e.g. Friends - where second runs onwards are just licensed for a territory. Ball notes that the first FOUR might all be labelled a Netflix Original in some territories! I suspect that Derry Girls is either a Co-Licensed Original or a Licensed Original. Channel 4 which shows it in the UK definitely hasn't dropped it or stopped making it, and Netflix is just labelling it as their show in the US (and perhaps elsewhere) because they can. I suspect that they'll actually have little creative control of the series. This murkiness in what is and isn't an original almost certainly helps them claim to have lots more series when FX does their analysis, than perhaps they really do. Sometimes they have some creative say, but other times, they're just getting their money out. BTW - If you have some time, and haven't read them, all Matthew Ball's pieces at Redef are well worth reading. Adam -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
