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stuffypillow  ·  3733 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Netflix dumbs it down

I think it is a good analysis of Netflix's strategy. I am not sure I agree with the moral overtones of the story (watching TV is bad and TV series are stupid), but I do agree that Netflix is definitely trying to offer viewers hours of content rather than film options. I really think it was a very insightful analysis of what Netflix is doing with the micro-genres: that it is not using movie ratings to suggest things in a different genre/style you wouldn't have thought of, but trying to show you more of the same type of content.





cliffelam  ·  3733 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Agree, both with the moral thing (dude, it's a commercial product, not a church) and the strategy analysis.

I used the micro-focus thing last night to find a brit crime drama I'd never seen before. Sure, it is not Kurasawa, but it works for me after a long day.

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b_b  ·  3733 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I used the micro-focus thing last night to find a brit crime drama I'd never seen before. Sure, it is not Kurasawa, but it works for me after a long day.

Was it The Fall? The first season of that show (only 5 hour long eps) is on Netflix now, and it's pretty good. Also, it stars Special Agent Dana Scully (aka Gillian Anderson), so I fell in love with it immediately.

steve  ·  3733 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The Fall is really enjoyable. Sick and twisted… but enjoyable.

cliffelam  ·  3733 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, wasn't that. Now i can't even find it, though the episode is 1/2 through on my Roku at home. It's called New Tricks - on hulu, actually. Hmmm, differentiation issue much?

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