Skavau t1_j5twy23 wrote
A detail missing here are the shows varying budgets. What Netflix can be criticised for is throwing too much money, and thus expectations, at shows that are just not likely to meet it. It was obvious that Cowboy Bebop, and Resident Evil were doomed to be cancelled when they released. They were too high-budget, too risky and even a relatively positive reception wasn't likely to translate to enough watchers.
They set shows up to fail too often by doing this.
logicalnoise t1_j5u33sm wrote
Also there's no pilot process, they just order a whole season. The teams making them get no outside feedback at all and can only tweak between seasons which is looking like less and less of a thing on Netflix unless it's a dirt cheap show like floor is lava or pressure cooker. It's the same strategy that the WBD CEO has developed over the years. Good TV doesn't mean money, cheap shit that people just have on does and it's really sad.
Archamasse t1_j5u3b7s wrote
That raises questions about stuff like First Kill or Warrior Nun though, which performed way above their weight despite visibly costing about $5.96 an episode.
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