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Why Frasier needs longer seasons (and a network home)

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    Beowulf
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    This is a show I’d actually want to watch, but not enough to subscribe to Paramount+. I’ll probably wait for a few seasons to come out and then binge it one weekend when my wife and son are away....

    This is a show I’d actually want to watch, but not enough to subscribe to Paramount+. I’ll probably wait for a few seasons to come out and then binge it one weekend when my wife and son are away. The issue, of course, is that if too many people do that the show will flop.

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      SleepyGary
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      Yea the corporate greed of every network having their own streaming platform is creating sparse islands of content that is becoming less and less appealing to be part of. I have Netflix, Disney+...

      Yea the corporate greed of every network having their own streaming platform is creating sparse islands of content that is becoming less and less appealing to be part of.

      I have Netflix, Disney+ and Prime video, no way in hell am I paying for more. I'd drop prime video if it wasn't part of amazon prime and I'm thinking of dropping Netflix at this point. I personally wouldn't keep D+ either but my kid enjoys its library.

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        babypuncher
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        the problem is that consolidating all of this content down to one or two services would result in significantly higher subscription costs, significantly less content being produced, or a mix of...

        the problem is that consolidating all of this content down to one or two services would result in significantly higher subscription costs, significantly less content being produced, or a mix of both. even with a $20/mo subscription it's not realistic for netflix to shoulder the production costs of the entire film and television industry.

        i do think some consolidation is inevitable, but people wishing for a "spotify for movies and tv" aren't going to get it. especially considering spotify still hasn't proven itself sustainable (they pay artists and labels shit, and still aren't profitable despite that)

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          Beowulf
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          Netflix had a Net Income in 2022 of $4.5B.

          Netflix had a Net Income in 2022 of $4.5B.

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          1. babypuncher
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            Box office revenue in the US and Canada alone was $7.37 billion in 2022, and that was still a bad year impacted by COVID. Film and television are an enormous industry, that $4.5B net revenue...

            Box office revenue in the US and Canada alone was $7.37 billion in 2022, and that was still a bad year impacted by COVID.

            Film and television are an enormous industry, that $4.5B net revenue Netflix enjoyed last year is nowhere near enough to cover the remainder.

  2. winther
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    I can't even watch it in my country, so I have found alternatives. I will never understand why regional licensing is still a thing in the 21st century. As for the show - I like it so far. Needs...

    I can't even watch it in my country, so I have found alternatives. I will never understand why regional licensing is still a thing in the 21st century.

    As for the show - I like it so far. Needs some more character development and it is far behind the original in terms of quality. But also a bit unfair to compare three episodes with 11 seasons.

    Frasier, Freddy and Alan works well. Eve is okay so far but David needs way more depth to become interesting. He is like a one-liner Niles written by someone who has only seen a compilation of random clips of Niles' punchlines. It is impossible to write a Niles replacement character to the same level, but it can be better than what they have now.

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  3. UP8
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    Another example of the streaming conundrum: does it make sense investing in a possible hit show to promote a streaming network if this limits the audience and ability to recoup the investment? Any...

    Another example of the streaming conundrum: does it make sense investing in a possible hit show to promote a streaming network if this limits the audience and ability to recoup the investment?

    Any opinions on the show?

    In case the above link doesn’t work for you

    https://archive.ph/2023.10.19-200247/https://www.vulture.com/2023/10/frasier-needs-longer-seasons.html

    1 vote