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frenin t1_jcquzj6 wrote

Reply to comment by Skavau in Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

>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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frenin t1_jcqr0ol wrote

Reply to comment by Skavau in Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

>There were less Sopranos type shows, and sitcoms are different thing entirely. They tend to be cheaper, tend to be less plot-driven.

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

>Shows were much more commonly set up in the procedural 'monster/criminal/case of the week' style. Also seasons were longer so you felt like you got more from it.

Ending in cliffhangers each season.

>I think people have complained about cancellations in the late 00s and 10s tbh.

>But there's definitely a lot more competition now.

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...

Either that audience has just turned 18 so they only remember TV under Netflix or people have really forgotten how ruthless linear tv could be.

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frenin t1_jcqlfwl wrote

Reply to comment by Skavau in Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

>No, not as much. People just weren't into TV in the way that they are now generally

That's just not true tho. TV had legions of fans too. From Sopranos to Friends.

>And most shows were set up procedurally so that it could also kinda resolve itself.

Cliffhangers aren't an streaming phenomenon dude.

>In the 90s and 00s there were less online spaces to talk about shows, share show news etc. You likely just talked about TV shows with your friends.

But between 00s to 2015 there were plenty of online spaces to talk about shows and cancellations were still ripe.

Kinda weird but then again, psychology is weird

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frenin t1_jcpymp2 wrote

Reply to comment by Lethal234 in Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

>and how we get news about a cancellation or renewal very directly

Before we didn't?

>Netflix has created a catch-22 in many ways due to their strategies

It seems like the only way any company can avoid it is by keep airing shows no matter how unpopular or unprofitable.

Oh well, at the end it's a pity shows die but shows will keep coming.

>due to social media water cooler discussio

Don't really know what this is tbf

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frenin t1_jco5b3y wrote

Reply to Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

It's a new phenomenon indeed, cancelled shows have always been part of the deal and linear TV was far more cruel than streaming these days anyway.

It's kinda confusing and annoying but eh. To each... If people aren't willing to put their faith in a show, "until it ends or it has three seasons", then they can't hardly complain it's being axed.

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frenin t1_jco5306 wrote

Reply to comment by Skavau in Why are people so deathly afraid of cancellation these days? by SuspendedInKarmaMama

>Also, assuming you mean the 90s and 00s - most TV really wasn't anything to write home about to get engaged with as it is now. It was really only HBO and AMC acting as prestige flagbearers.

There were ton of great shows and comedies during that time.

Imagine not watching the Prince of Bel Air because you believe it's going to be cancelled

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