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Is it fair to say there’s a corollary?
The era of demanding and discriminating audiences is over.
Also, average IQs in the C suite have been plummeting for decades.
It’s no wonder we’re stuck with endless retreads and stories from other countries.
I call it "netflix syndrome" and see it creaping into basically everything, its so annoying. pointless romances, callback settups that don't pay off, saying the quiet part out loud/handholding the audience through the plot/losing the art of "show, don't tell", awful writing and casting, cringe-inducing diologue... I could go on all day, everyone's had a friend recommend one of these shows only you to find it unwatchable in the first 15 minutes.
What TV shows, may I ask, do you like?
succession, the first few seasons of the expanse, first few seasons of billions, I'm also a bit of a hipocrite I'll admit to enjoying money heist even though i'd consider it extremely "netflixy" at times. I'm not totally turned off by netflixy shows, they have their time and place when I want to turn my brain off and relax, but I'm usually more drawn to something a little more engaging.
Black Sails, Counterpart, For All Mankind, Severance, Babylon Berlin, Warrior, Silo, Foundation, Revenant, House of the Dragons
seen severance (loved), silo was great, house of dragons was nice, for all mankind has been on my list for a while, probably my next show. Thanks for the list!
Season 4 of For All Mankind just had their season finale and it was fantastic