You seem to be missing the point of why they do it. It's to keep the public talking about it. They realized when you dump the whole season, people will talk about it for maybe a month, if you're lucky. But if you slow drip it and keep people in anticipation, the show is talked about for longer, which helps lure new people in to watch. Is it better for the consumer? No, not really. Is it better for the studios and their bottom line? Yeah, probably.
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After all I suppose if you release the whole thing people will watch fast and unsubscribe but if you release it over two months that’s twice the sub money
Plus if the show becomes a smash hit halfway through the season, you might get more money out of advertisers
I feel like you didn't watch much classic TV because you've really misrepresented how it actually was. Not to say that releasing a whole season at a time isn't objectively better... It definitely is.
Honestly I would never watch an episode a week if they released entire season at once, but it's not like I forget the plot. With the severance s2 I liked the anticipation l
I felt extremely sad reading this. I understand what your perspective is, but what I'm hearing is an addict freaking out.
well i do have some sort of adhd hyper thing so my watching habits may differ, sad though? That's a bit funny
I guess if you find it funny it might help you ease feelings
All that conjures in my mind though is a mouse furiously hammering on a lever trying to get a pellet
Christ, do you realize what a jerk you're being right now? Someone lamenting that an outdated content release model is outdated isn't an inherent sign of addiction and there's absolutely no reason to be forcing this conclusion on them like it's a golden and unimpeachable truth. All of human behavior can be reduced to the terms of a skinner box, if you're willing to ignore enough nuance to get there. It doesn't make an argument valid just because you make the comparison, because the world isn't populated entirely by coke-addicted rodents.
Yes I'm being a jerk. Dude is a complete addict and needs HELP
Why?
Same here. People just binged show after show, and back in the days we had Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad. After Netflix, we didn’t have shows like this anymore.