SinCityAssassin
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Can you spend some of that to get the rights to more old Cartoon Network shows instead?
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Netflix plans to spend $8 billion to make its library 50 percent original by 2018
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ShaoranWright
Member
Put that much anime directly into my veins please, I mean, more Little Witch Academia and less Neo Shit.
Fancy Clown
Member
This is the opposite of what I wanted Netflix to turn into :/
LFMartins86
Member
They don't remove content. The license for the content ends and either the content owners rise up the price to ridiculous amounts or they just keep them to themselves for their own subscription service.
Netflix hasn't stopped trying to get new shows, they have international deals for a few CW shows like Riverdale, Dynasty, Supergirl and The Flash that allows them to put the episodes out weekly.
They had a major deal with Disney but then Disney announced that they are doing their own subscription service so there's no chance in getting that content back after 2019.
Rumblebones
Banned
Good.
I want more Blame! movies ASAP.
I want more Blame! movies ASAP.
They already are. Among other brand new IP's we're getting a new Baki the Grappler anime, a new Saint Seiya series, a Godzilla anime, and of course Devilman with Yuasa directing.
LFMartins86
Member
It was rumoured to be one of their least watched shows and the most expensive one to make.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Alas, I'm sure that the 5 people that watched it are gutted.
The struggle of being in a small minority of people who thoroughly enjoy an under appreciated show is real.
Spuck-uk
Banned
Depressingly, the Happy Madison movies have done huge numbers for them, they aint going anywhere.
schwabdizzle
Banned
A coworker of mine mentioned a price increase soon. I didnt get any emails though.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
So they're gonna raise the price in Canada again soon enough aren't they? AHHH
same. it's a bummer watching all the classic shows/movies disappear.
TrumanBurbank
Member
To all the people whining about Netflix content, watch Mindhunter.
You won't whine no more....
You won't whine no more....
sixteen-bit
Member
I remember 2 years ago when I was talking to a friend and we came to the conclusion that the way netflix was creating more and more original series, there would come a time where we would have a new series every 2 weeks so that you would be absolutely attached to their service and could never leave it. They have the quantity, they need to keep the quality up now.
Series I watch from them:
House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Designated Survivor (i think this is on TV as well?), Las Chicas del Cable, GLOW (that's an amazing show featuring Zoya the destroya), Abstract, Narcos, Chef's Table, Chef's Table France, Stranger Things, Sense8, Black Mirror, Master of None, Ozark, Orphan Black, Lilyhammer (one of their very first original stuff, watched it many years ago! its a great show to watch after a hard day at work - I still need to watch the last season though), River, Making a murderer, Bloodline
that's 19 series already, if I watch one season every 3 weeks I have my whole year covered. The more the better.
Series I watch from them:
House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Designated Survivor (i think this is on TV as well?), Las Chicas del Cable, GLOW (that's an amazing show featuring Zoya the destroya), Abstract, Narcos, Chef's Table, Chef's Table France, Stranger Things, Sense8, Black Mirror, Master of None, Ozark, Orphan Black, Lilyhammer (one of their very first original stuff, watched it many years ago! its a great show to watch after a hard day at work - I still need to watch the last season though), River, Making a murderer, Bloodline
that's 19 series already, if I watch one season every 3 weeks I have my whole year covered. The more the better.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
So the amount of content is going to drop drastically? Seems like a way to kill your business.
Yeah I would prefer that they do some weekly shows. Shows like Game of Thrones and Walking Dead grew as big as they did because of the weekly hype and anticipation.
They really need to better promote their shows. There's so much Original stuff now, and it's labelled poorly, signposted even worse and outside of a few shows the marketing is nonexistent.
Stuff like Designated Survivor which they have a broadcast deal for in the UK, is labelled a "Netflix Original" when it's nothing of the sort. It would be like Sky claiming Game of Thrones as a "Sky original". So instantly I have no idea what shows Netflix have made and which they've bought in from other companies (and thus may lose in the future).
There's no sort of calendar, so unless you already know about a show from outside Netflix and add it to your list, you don't even know what's releasing in the future and when it will be available.
Even recommendations from others are now entirely outside Netflix as they've got rid of the stars system.
They need a "Coming Soon" section with trailers and short descriptions for their upcoming originals. They could even have the option of watching all of the trailers back to back (like at the cinema) and then an add to list button at the end of each one.
Stuff like Designated Survivor which they have a broadcast deal for in the UK, is labelled a "Netflix Original" when it's nothing of the sort. It would be like Sky claiming Game of Thrones as a "Sky original". So instantly I have no idea what shows Netflix have made and which they've bought in from other companies (and thus may lose in the future).
There's no sort of calendar, so unless you already know about a show from outside Netflix and add it to your list, you don't even know what's releasing in the future and when it will be available.
Even recommendations from others are now entirely outside Netflix as they've got rid of the stars system.
They need a "Coming Soon" section with trailers and short descriptions for their upcoming originals. They could even have the option of watching all of the trailers back to back (like at the cinema) and then an add to list button at the end of each one.
Silent Chief
Member
By the time this is all done, some mergers and bankruptcies will have come along to consolidate the field.
We can hope. The Director said he planned on 3 movies and that he would make them if the first one was a success. So everyone please watch it.
Hulu has become what Netflix was supposed to be.
This reminds me I still need to watch the new season of Bosch. As more of these services come out, I wish they get a way to put them all in one app. Would make things much easier.
Same, I was kind of bored and saw it was a Netflix Original so I clicked it. Out of nowhere Bam. Also I watched the trailer afterwards and damn does it ruin so much about the movie. Glad I wasn't following this movie beforehand.
Randomizer123454444
Member
Problem with Hulu is that it is a US-only service. It limits their growth potential a lot.
Have they ever mentioned going international at all? Canadian here, and I would certainly be interested.
Azzurri
Member
No wonder I can't use Hulu up here. I just signed up for it and live in the US, but here in Toronto visiting and got that error.
Even then I wouldn't be surprised if CBS kept Star Trek on Netflix. They need them for worldwide distribution for Star Trek Discovery (especially if they greenlight a season 2 soon) and whatever other Trek series they might be making. Netflix gets to call Discovery an original production as well. They only have CBS AA in the US and then Canada next year and maybe Australia after that. Netflix also is their best way to have the older series seen until AA expands too.
Randomizer123454444
Member
Best I could find:
http://www.techradar.com/news/television/hulu-could-go-international-to-compete-with-netflix-1314601
But this was 2 years ago.
daninthemix
Member
It's the smart move, frankly.
ManDudeChild
Member
I like Netflix's styole on this. Though they should be careful that they don't just use that cash to produce shit with household names. I don't want more Adam Sandler.
Tell that to the people who made Sandler's movies some of the most watched films on Netflix.
This, a thousand times. Netflix doesn't want to just make good films/shows because then only people who like good films/shows will subscribe. They want them for the awards and the acclaim, and to get people to check out their service, but they also want a bunch of crap that idiots like so that idiots don't feel like there's nothing there for them and unsubscribe. As long as there's crap on Netflix there'll be people who like crap staying subscribed to watch it, and Netflix wants their money just as much as everyone else's.
Saucycarpdog
Member
Tbf, Apple has over $260 billion in cash reserves and $100 billion in debt. They could easily pay it off. Because of this, Investors aren't worried about their debt. You can't say the same about Netflix.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
No it's EXCELLENT business! Because it's different.
thats like the worst suggestion you could make lol, and thats someone who is loving the show. Its EXACTLY the type of slow moving bullshit that Gaf seems to hate.
For example, Ozark (which I also loved).
kaname-san
Member
How about spend that money on getting great movies from the last 45 years instead? Netflix originals are 70% mediocre tripe anyway.
Jake almost made it unwatchable, but there is a good film in there.
Atomic Playboy
Member
That's going to pay to film a lot of Sandler vacations.
WickedLaharl
Member
Uh no it's just regular terrible.