I say we should collectively strike from streaming platforms to send a message. If you want to watch shows, collect DVDs from the library or thrift store and rip them to a USB drive. If you have a newer TV with a built in media player, it can read the video formats on the USB drive for quick access to your favorite shows.
but in this case me cancelling all my subscriptions led me to a great hobby and acquiring my own media instead of trying to figure out what streaming service has what is so much better, plus sharing it with friends and family so they dont need streaming services, at least not all of them is great
Sure. It won’t change Netflix, their pricing or their decisions though. Unless something really big happens (and by that I mean like 20% of all subscribers leaving) they won’t care.
Im at a stage where I am more than happy to pay for really good shows. It really isn’t about price, just value. It’s just been ages since NF made anything stellar.
They said about The OA (I loved season 1)…
Neflix describes The OA as “a big creative swing we were proud to take,” but says that when it comes to deciding what to renew and what to cancel, “viewing versus cost” is always what it takes into account.
This philosophy means we get loads of average crap. They aren’t a regular network, why the hell are they acting like it.
I’ve said before, because it’s linked with delivery, Prime seems to be the only service willing to take risks, and they make some great stuff because of it. HBO seems to be a distant second.
When I saw OA, I thought holy shit Netflix really gets it, this is amazing, I can’t wait to see what comes next. And now it’s like a special on the Johnny Depp trial and a bunch of depressing drama / horror shows.
There was a brief golden age but nothing really good since Covid.
I say we should collectively strike from streaming platforms to send a message. If you want to watch shows, collect DVDs from the library or thrift store and rip them to a USB drive. If you have a newer TV with a built in media player, it can read the video formats on the USB drive for quick access to your favorite shows.
Yeah cause collective strikes of a vocal minority work out so great in the end lol
but in this case me cancelling all my subscriptions led me to a great hobby and acquiring my own media instead of trying to figure out what streaming service has what is so much better, plus sharing it with friends and family so they dont need streaming services, at least not all of them is great
Sure. It won’t change Netflix, their pricing or their decisions though. Unless something really big happens (and by that I mean like 20% of all subscribers leaving) they won’t care.
Right, but it’s not like I miss out on shows I want to watch if I just go watch them “online” instead of paying.
Yeah sure. Let’s just not act as if people on lemmy represent the entire society - and them not paying for streaming somehow will make Netflix notice
The subtext here is that we should just go, “Screw you guys,” and just pirate everything.
Im at a stage where I am more than happy to pay for really good shows. It really isn’t about price, just value. It’s just been ages since NF made anything stellar.
They said about The OA (I loved season 1)…
This philosophy means we get loads of average crap. They aren’t a regular network, why the hell are they acting like it.
I’ve said before, because it’s linked with delivery, Prime seems to be the only service willing to take risks, and they make some great stuff because of it. HBO seems to be a distant second.
When I saw OA, I thought holy shit Netflix really gets it, this is amazing, I can’t wait to see what comes next. And now it’s like a special on the Johnny Depp trial and a bunch of depressing drama / horror shows. There was a brief golden age but nothing really good since Covid.