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Skavau t1_jcqr6id wrote

>Less not zero and it was because of budget and by the end of the 90s tv dramas started ramping up.

Indeed.

>People have always complained about cancellations but I don't remember any time in which a quarter of the audience refused to watch a show for fear of cancellation...

I mean I don't know if there's ever been data on this historically. But also in the 90s and 00s you kinda had to watch the show when it aired, or wait for reruns or eventually buy it.

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frenin t1_jcquzj6 wrote

>I mean I don't know if there's ever been data on this historically. But also in the 90s and 00s you kinda had to watch the show when it aired, or wait for reruns or eventually buy it.

You didn't have to do that once piracy became widespread tho. And if you don't want to watch a show because you fear it'd be cancelled, that doesn't really matter.

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Skavau t1_jcqv36t wrote

Well yes, but not everyone did pirate in the 00s (either for ethical reasons or inability to do so) - and internet was slower, quality was worse, and HD space was less

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frenin t1_jcssg6z wrote

Not everyone pirates now and honestly quality never stopped people from pirating.

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Skavau t1_jct5sfv wrote

I know, but shitty Internet might

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