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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 38 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe because netflix cancels show a week after season 1 drops?

People got burnt too many times, best case scenario it's a huge hit and in 3 years we get a 8 hour season 2.

Why would viewers get invested?

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Seems like a positive feedback loop:

  1. Netflix creates show that's pretty good
  2. People watch it
  3. Netflix takes too long to release season 2
  4. People forget show exists, stop watching
  5. Netflix drops a season years later
  6. No one watches it because they forgot what happened in season 1 and Netflix shows are so serial that you have to know what happened
  7. Netflix cancels show due to low viewership
  8. Fans of the show feel jilted and slam Netflix on social media
  9. Rinse and repeat
[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Don't forget the step in between 4 and 5 where Netflix recalculates the interest in season 2 and drastically changes the scope and pacing, making it more jarring for returning viewers or turning them off before the season drops

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 hours ago

Or what about how the first fifteen minutes of each season 2 episode is just "last time on..." and viewers decide they don't have the time for this shit