r/netflix • u/LeonNeuton • 24d ago
News Article "The Internet tantrums have begun." -Thanks to Netflix's New split release model.
One common point of contention among both critics and viewers of the new season of Wednesday is Netflix's decision to split the release into two parts. As the first four episodes set up a satisfying new mystery, many feel the mid-season cutoff is abrupt and disrupts the show's momentum, leaving viewers with an "unsatisfying appetizer" rather than a complete meal.
"Fans will have to wait until Wednesday, Sept. 3, for Wednesday Season 2, Part 2 – which will conclude with episodes five through eight."
With so many taking it to the Internet streets; Is the uproar warranted? Or are we just spoiled brats moonlighting as binge divas?
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u/WaferLopsided6285 24d ago
I stopped watching You when they split that season. Not on purpose but I completely forgot about it by the time the second half released.
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u/twizz0r 24d ago
Wait until the full series is available and binge it then?
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
I agree.💯
And for those complaining about the month split?
They should watch one episode per week until September huh?
How dare you? 😠
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24d ago
I agree! They should have watched tv in the 80s! Four channels to choose from and you had to wait a week to see a new episode, plus months and months until a new season. Kids these days, don’t know how lucky they have it! 😉lol
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u/annaflixion 24d ago
Now you only have to wait two or three years for a new season, how grand! And instead of 30 episodes per season, you get 8. I mean. That's if it survives for more than a season or two.
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u/boersc 24d ago
But nowadays we're paying premium to be able to stream when we want, ad-free. This is not the '80s any more.
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u/blissfully_happy 24d ago
Also, if you missed the episode, you never knew when it was going to be rerun. 😩
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u/photogypsy 24d ago
And if something else was going on Monday night, you’d hope nothing lined up with that particular episode of Alf during summer reruns.
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u/ineffable_my_dear 24d ago
That’s what I’m doing (and why I generally prefer watching shows that have concluded).
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u/Fwenhy 24d ago
Personally I don’t care about split releases. What bothers me is multiple years between seasons.
I’m sure I’ll watch the new season of Wednesday, but yeah I’m in absolutely no rush to. I just don’t care about it anymore. I barely remember season 1. Wednesday is really good at uhhh.. cello? She doesn’t like people. Her best friend who does like people is a werewolf. Or maybe she’s a struggling werewolf? Lol. Oh and I think they’re also roommates! And the hand was spying on her.
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u/ImLittleNana 24d ago
I’m not watching until the entire season drops.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Honestly you can start watching on Labor Day so you'll be right there when the second part drops that Wednesday Sept 3rd.
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u/ImLittleNana 24d ago
I probably won’t be able to start season 2 until Thanksgiving. My granddaughter wants to watch it with me, and I promised I wouldn’t skip ahead. We started all the way back at S1 E1 yesterday. No complaints.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Even better. Your both making it moment and showing you're disciplined enough to do it on your timing versus others tripping over themselves to complain why they can get everything now.
I think the race to be first to consume has been interrupted hence why the uproar.
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u/LKS983 24d ago
"We started all the way back at S1 E1 yesterday"
Series have to be truly excellent (or more accurately, my version of excellent) for me to remember anything other than the gist of the story. So I frequently see a new series is about to drop/has dropped, and watch from S1 E1 before starting the new series.
When I saw a new series of Wednesday was about to be aired, I nearly started from the beginning again - as I remembered it as enjoyble - whilst only remembering the gist of the story.
I'm very glad I waited (purely because I was watching something else), as I now know (thanks to this thread) that it can wait until September 😊.
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u/restrictednumber1996 24d ago
Making me wait 3 years for one season is fucked.
Making me wait another month for the second half of that same season is fucked.
I think there wouldn’t be as much pushback or “backlash” per se if there was a consistent flow to their releases. But there isn’t. It’s so all over the place. They don’t seem to be too concerned with “striking while the iron’s hot” which we are so used to. Netflix has a very different strategy that relies on keeping subscribers longer in order to create bigger revenue. Which works for the company, but sadly taints the consumer’s outlook on future Netflix endeavors when everything is so…drawn…out for nothing other than profit.
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u/HecklerusPrime 24d ago
1) A lot of people wait until September to watch the complete show 2) Netflix sees low numbers for Part 1 3) Executives conclude the show isn't popular, rather than determining their shitty release schedule is shit 4) Netflix cancels the show before Part 2 releases with good viewer counts
I firmly believe Netflix's strategy is to cancel a show by the time it hits 3 seasons, especially if it stars big names like in Kaos. As the show gets popular, the stars will ask for more money to renew contracts. This raises production costs which hurts the Netflix profit margin. If all they have are new shows, then they can offer the actors less, then they can profit more from the fixed price model.
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u/Dianagorgon 24d ago
I firmly believe Netflix's strategy is to cancel a show by the time it hits 3 seasons, especially if it stars big names like in Kaos.
Kaos was cancelled after 1 season but you're right about a lot of Netfllix shows being cancelled after 3 seasons.
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u/HecklerusPrime 24d ago
True, but it also had significantly more star power than other shows, so I think it had a much harder path to multiple seasons.
I suppose I could have said "3 seasons or less"
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u/Coolboss999 24d ago
Though this isn't the case for Wednesday because it got renewed for a Season 3 before Season 2 even dropped
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u/HecklerusPrime 24d ago
That doesn't mean as much as you'd expect. Glow was canceled after 3 seasons even though it was renewed for a fourth. At this point I think they announce renewals before the current season drops because people have grown so accustomed to canceled shows that they don't tune in unless they know it'll continue.
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u/emeraldamomo 22d ago
Reminds me of Friends. It started out as a standard low budget sit com but the show blew up so much that the actors were making a million dollars per episode in the later seasons.
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u/Borgalicious 24d ago
Nothing new about this. Last season of stranger things proved this 3 years ago
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u/baddiewinkle 24d ago
i don't mind this model, but actually i prefer the one episode a week schedule. that may be a super unpopular opinion, but i appreciate it for spoiler reasons. some people binge watch an entire season of something the literal second it's released, finish it in a day, and then start spewing details online. i like having new episodes of my favorite shows to look forward to every week.
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24d ago
The Corpos will do what they gotta do to maximize profits. We are nothing but monthly debit orders to them.
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u/Sufficient-Fault-593 24d ago
I know many people like to binge through a full season at the release. The old school way of rolling out one new show a week gives a series more time to build, create more conversation and exposure. When you binge a series in a day or two, you move on to something else.
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u/Euraylie 24d ago
And those shows will always live longer in people’s minds. Spending months thinking about, speculating about and enjoying a show.
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u/EchoBeLike 14d ago
personally when I try to watch a tv show that's coming out week by week I tend to forget about it. At first I care a lot so I eagerly wait for a new episode but after a few weeks my patience goes away. I just stop caring about it so it doesn't occupy my mind so much. Then I forget and sometimes I binge it once it's done but often I just forget and never finish it.
Series I can binge or watch over a couple of days tend to stay in my mind longer. Especially the plot because I forget what the plot was week by week. I will remember some moments but the show's impact is gone.
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u/Superb_Worth_5934 24d ago
I think it’s fucking stupid. The only reason they do it is because they know there’s fuck all worth watching on it these days other than 1 or two shows. If they split up the episodes then peoples subscriptions will go over into the next month. Netflix is fucking terrible now, other platforms aren’t much better.
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u/akron-mike 24d ago
Remember when you only got 1 episode of a show a week? Breaking Bad was torture.
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u/mgistr 24d ago edited 24d ago
I used to wait for entire seasons of GOT before binging at once.
The only time I watched an episode a week was for the final season. An altogether distasteful experience.
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u/Much_Challenge837 24d ago
I'd much rather have that than be teased with something and have to wait however long for the second part...
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u/rangerbaker1966 24d ago
I wait till series are cancelled or completed and binge watch all of it. Doing Game of Thrones now. I can’t wait two years between seasons!
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
So you're basically unbothered? The split doesn't actually after your consumption method.
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u/Fulcifer28 24d ago
Kind of. One the one hand, there’s nothing wrong with being patient, and whining about it won’t get anything done.
On the other, this method of releasing shows is incredibly scummy because it’s designed to overflow people’s subscriptions or free trials. Also, these second parts are often marketed as second seasons, only to be four or five episodes long. AND, Netflix has a habit of canceling these shows after they fully release, meaning we could be doing all that waiting only for zero payoff or left on a cliffhanger.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Scummy? Or Scammy?
For whom? Those who watch during the free trail and never continue or the service that's a business who wants you to subscribe?
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u/dongsuvious 24d ago
They should just do weekly episodes. Then everyone would be talking about stranger things for 2 months instead of one weekend.
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u/BulkyElk1528 24d ago
Even though the wait could be worse, I hate how Netflix (and every other streaming service) is becoming like television series with their use of commercials, weekly releases, and season hiatuses.
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u/rainbowglowstixx 24d ago
When streamers bait me like this, I just wait to watch it. Sometimes I’ll forget about it entirely. It’s their loss either way.
If we wanted to wait for episodes, we could just watch tv. (Same for commercials).
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
So streamers should never use the traditional TV weekly episode model?
Only binge model is acceptable?
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u/rainbowglowstixx 24d ago
Yes, I think that’s what made streamers unique when they first came out. Otherwise, cable would have never been usurped in popularity. Now, they are getting closer and closer to that same model.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
"Usurped!" Tell me you genre without saying it out loud.🙃
Anyways you feel streaming services are trying to rewrite the script they've already forced us to accept during their hostile takeover?
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u/possiblycrazy79 24d ago
Well, im not gonna claim being a spoiled brat who's moonlighting as a binge diva, but the split season has zero merit whatsoever to the consumer. I honestly don't see the merit for Netflix either. Sure, the show may technically spend more weeks in the top spots due to premiering twice for the same season. But is that really considered a true win? I prefer releasing the whole season at once but I'd take a weekly release over the split season bs any day
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u/Extreme_Ad4425 24d ago
They’ve been doing this a lot lately, and I’m sure they think it’s making us want it even more, but all it’s doing is making people realize there are better shows being made elsewhere, where we won’t have to wait 5 years for the next season to be split in three parts.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
That's an interesting take. I feel we gonna watch regardless of the release model. Weekly, Split or binge people gonna watch. Even when the rotate streaming services they'll comeback and watch eventually.
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u/Extreme_Ad4425 24d ago
Oh yeah, of course we’ll come back when the series is finally done so we can binge those 10 episodes that took 3 years to release all in one day. Rather than falling for their promotions of “this will be the best half season ever just trust us and pay for another month, then keep paying until we release the rest in a year because you won’t wanna miss this!!!”
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Heard. The frustration of waiting years for a new season to drop and only getting a few episodes is real.
Plus it’s hard to get truly invested when the momentum keeps getting broken, and you end up forgetting key plot points by the time the next part is released. But that only happens if you're a casual viewer.
Frankly, it makes a lot of sense to wait for the whole season to be out. That's the smart way, you'll get the full story in one go, just as it's meant to be watched. No cliffhangers that last a year, no forgotten subplots just pure, uninterrupted binge-watching satisfaction.
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u/chatterwrack 23d ago
I’m disappointed. On other platforms, I bank all the episodes before I start watching because stories are not meant to be experienced in strobe.
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u/Lilcommy 24d ago
I assumed we got the forst 4 then next week we would get 1 a week to finish it off or 2 a week and finish it off.
Not the wait a month.
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u/Expensive_Finger_973 24d ago
I just don't watch it until the whole thing is out. Problem solved.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Delightfully disciplined. I wish so many would choose this approach rather than complain into the void.
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u/EchoBeLike 14d ago
I sadly didn't realize some of the shows I started watching aren't fully out and now I'm pissed they're forcing me to wait for no reason
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u/BitEmbarrassed5655 24d ago
Its just a new tactics for Netflix. Squid Game 2 and 3 were also the same. They both had a great Season 1 so that everyone is longing for its sequel. Instead of making one sequel, Netflix decided to split it into two, so that they do not need to think a new story for the third season and can lock you in for the two seasons. It can have more guarantee on the viewership and to make the series mire sustainable.
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u/Watchhistory 24d ago
The tradition of breaking entertainments into parts began at least as early as novel as we began to know them and their formats in the 18th century. Published serially in newspapers and magazines, people had to wait for the next day or the next week, or the next month.
Throughout much of the 19th century, the novels' parts would be collected and printed in bound Volume I, II, III, etc. before the last part was published, or often even written. They bound sections were then sold to bookstores and to the lending libraries (to which one paid a fee to join).
Movies did the same thing in the 20th century, with what they too called their 'serials', such as Tarzan, etc.
So nothing really new about this other than what's old is new again.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Well the future is just rehashed elements from the past executed better.
Human existence is cyclic so nothing truly new is what you're saying?
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u/Abuck59 24d ago
Yeah, really loved season one pretty much my whole family did, but I’m not watching four episodes now and waiting until September to watch the conclusion. I’ll just wait till September and watch them all.
This is one of my problems with all these streaming services making me wait. Waiting does not make me want to pay. Convenience over regular TV is your selling point lose that and you lost my money.
Not a fan of the one episode a week process either.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Noted. One must do what works for them. Especially how you're doing it as a family activity. Maybe binging over the weekend and creating that bonding moment. It's smart to wait for a complete season.
I've always hated when the rollercoaster stops in the middle of the ride.
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u/Plantain6981 24d ago
Money today is always in first place, all else is tied for last place. The split season is a result of this unending quest to wrest the very last penny from our pockets.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
How's that? Because someone who signs up in September will watch the entire thing without the wait.
Plus it's not the only thing on the platform. Your point isn't fully developed.
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u/Dianagorgon 24d ago
Squid Game S2 was split into 2 parts and was still popular. S2 and S3 were filmed at the same time. S3 was part 2 of S2 but when they split it up they called it S3.
I think the problem with Wednesday isn't it being split into 2 parts. It's forcing people to wait 3 years between seasons. Wednesday seems like a show that should have 3 seasons without a long break in between seasons.
Netflix forced people to wait several years for the most recent seasons of Squid Game, Wednesday and Stranger Thing which are their 3 most popular shows and each of them was split into 2 or 3 parts this year.
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u/XAMdG 24d ago
As with most things on the internet, there is no win because someone will complain as it boils down to preference.
Some will prefer to watch it all once, while others will say it is bad for a series because it comes and goes.
Some with prefer a weekly model, while others will complain that the show gets lost and is unsatisfactory to watch one episode at a time.
You then have the option in the middle, splitting a series. And you get the aforementioned complaint.
In the internet, you can never win. So why try?
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
You've pretty much nailed it.
It's almost comical how every solution seems to create a new problem in this entitled world.
So, why try?
They're a business, and "trying" is just another word for "trying to maximize profit and engagement," even if it means irritating half their established customers in the process.
But OG Netflixers understand the need to pander to the newbies.
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u/XAMdG 24d ago
Oh yeah, my Why Try was more of a, why would a company, any company, opt for any course of action than that which nets them the most profit, if any other course of action they take will be met by complaints. So, if people are gonna complain anyway, might as well go with the option that gives me the largest bag. That goes for Netflix, and for many other companies.
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u/EctoRiddler 24d ago
If Netflix would like to hire me, I have some great ideas. They could’ve released Wednesday one episode a month and had people sign up for eight months of subscription who had to watch each episode as they aired.
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u/That253Chick 24d ago
If the first four episodes are out, then wouldn't part two be episodes five through eight?
Anyway, this isn't even the first time they've done this? They did it with Lucifer, too, so it's hardly new. I just wait until both parts are released of a series I want to watch before watching it because ain't no way I'm waiting a whole month for the rest of a season (looking at you, Stranger Things season 5).
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u/grimchiwawa 24d ago
Either go week to week episode drops or drop the whole thing, shouldn't be any in-between
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u/KarinsDogs 24d ago
Netflix already has an issue getting seasons out in a timely manner. They lose steam. Selling Sunset is a good example. Too much time between last season 8 and Season 9 which I believe is coming early October.
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u/mandrewsutherland 24d ago
Release the series when you release the series... all this makes me want to do is not watch it until all of it is out which messes with the algorithm... Disney & prime need to knock that shit off also...
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u/vplatt 24d ago
Not a problem. Now I just watch a series after it's finished. And if they don't finish the major story arcs, that is they cancel it for no good $%!ing reason, then I don't watch it.
Problem solved. I won't watch micro-managed train wrecks anymore. The jury is out on this one, but I couldn't give a hoot about it yet for the obvious reasons. This makes me think it won't finish well though.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Smart approach. Seems like you'd be hurt my Netflix's trigger happy cancelation gun.
You still haven't forgiven for cancelling a series. Which show was it?
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u/vplatt 24d ago
Oh, I learned my lesson long ago before Netflix series were a thing with Nowhere Man around 1995, and then again with Firefly in 2003.
But more to the point, I've enjoyed many series that could have or perhaps even should have been cancelled long before they were ultimately finished, and I've always appreciated that the network in question allowed it to continue as long as they did. Lost, Supernatural, The Walking Dead, Gray's Anatomy, and even The Big Bang Theory could all be said to have run on too long, but I'm so glad they weren't cancelled at the very first excuse for it.
There's a lot to be said for allowing artistic freedom in a long running show I think, and if I'm game to keep watching, they should be game to keep making it as long as everyone is happy on both sides. Of course, this assumes the series makers budgeted smart and didn't bank on the show always being a blockbuster hit. Hell, if they can't pay the bills, then there's no help for that.
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u/OldManMcCrabbins 24d ago
I will, for a lesser show, forget what happened and not watch the second half as I am not going to meticulously follow a random schedule—something else shiny will come along and hey now! look at that.
That said I enjoyed wef s2pt1 very much and will try to remember I didn’t finish it. GOOD LUCK NETFLIX!
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
It seems like if it's a forgettable series you aren't bothered. But if the series is good, you want all to watch at once.
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u/OldManMcCrabbins 23d ago
I am a creature of habit.
When it comes to Netflix, the habit is no habit.
I always wondered if this was a way to cancel a show without cancelling it.
I don’t trust Netflix as a reliable source of data - if a show was watched or not, doesn’t seem to align with what I view as quality. So their stated reasons for x or y - doesn’t matter.
The mentalist is an example of time slot drama - how underwatched was its finale because it moved around so much?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mentalist-final-season-premiere-date-746187/
Meanwhile - Apple TV, paramount, hbo max, Hulu / Disney - very predictable.
Strange new worlds is back! So is platonic, chief of war is starting, Dexter again, again, all good stuff.
Cliffhangers suck. But I guess it is what it is.
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u/LeonNeuton 23d ago
I can totally relate to that feeling about Netflix. Their trust equity has expectedly depleted.
It's crazy frustrating when you find a show you love, only to have its future feel so uncertain. The idea that a streaming service's metrics don't always align with a show's quality is a sentiment a lot of people share.
Plus, It is/was a different world from traditional TV, where a show's time slot and a dedicated fan base felt more connected to its longevity.
You've really hit on why so many of us appreciate the other streaming services, their predictability provides a sense of security that makes it easier to invest our time in a show. It seems like those services understand that a little bit of habit and reliability can go a long way in keeping viewers engaged.
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u/OldManMcCrabbins 23d ago
Netflix can feed the no habit habit pretty easily.
American primeval is so AMAZING it hurts.
there’s just only so many great visionaries who can really tell a story on this planet. Why split it up? I don’t get it.
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u/Front_Laugh_8595 24d ago
I dont mind the split just the fact that its a month away, why? Why? Why?
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Four episodes is a months worth of watching is it not?
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u/Front_Laugh_8595 23d ago
No a week at max, this isnt cable television
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u/LeonNeuton 23d ago
For some yes. But it's a fact of choice. If you chose to watch an episode per week it would last yes?
It's like eating a months worth of food within a week then complain about being hungry for the rest of the month.
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u/That-Part2074 24d ago
Weren’t people just complaining two years ago that every show is just releasing all the episodes in one go instead of weekly drops? Why the sudden 180? I personally don’t mind waiting a few weeks for more episodes to drop instead of binge watching all of them in one sitting. The other benefit is that fans can spend some time sharing theories and predictions about possible endings of the latter half.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Exactly 💯.
It's a better experience and the momentum isn't crashed by some reactors and recappers going viral for revealing spoilers.
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u/That-Part2074 24d ago
I think i see where people do have a problem with split release models tho. It still isn’t the same as weekly drops, but does mimic the part by part schedule to keep people subscribed. However, people back then were pleasantly surprised by stranger things deciding to release in two parts, so i don’t get the complaints now.
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u/Muted_Mention_9996 24d ago
The whole point of streaming was to binge a season, these companies are now releasing shows in 2 parts, weekly, random ads, multiple streaming sites all hoarding different movies and shows so you have to use them all!.. Might aswel just buy dvds at this rate or download or stream the shows illegally because they are starting to become a pisstake like satellite tv companies are.
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Wow.
How many DVDs have you bought lately? The cost of one covers a month's subscription.
But I seen you point.
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u/Muted_Mention_9996 24d ago
I actually bought 20 dvds and 10 cds at a carboot the other day for a tenner 😂 will sit in my cupboard unused but was actually fun owning them again tbh .. Dvd extras i forgot existed 😅
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago edited 23d ago
A true bargain hunter knows the joy isn't in what you'll use, but in the thrill of the hunt, the deal and the nostalgia of the find.
Enjoy your collection of future drink coasters and forgotten behind-the-scenes footage!😂🙃🤣
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u/calcisiuniperi 24d ago
Alright, Netflix, this sends the vibe that the second part is not a good? I'll just wait until the entire thing drops, then.
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u/suppre55ion 23d ago
i hate this stupid model. its the most blatant form of maximizing profits I could think of for these streaming companies.
any show thats done it, i've lost complete and total interest in. by the time the next part of a season comes out, i've mentally checked out of the show.
The next stage is going to follow the Squid Game model where instead of doing "part 1 and part 2" they just skip it and say its two new seasons
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u/ShakePaul 23d ago
lol mfs don’t know waiting weekly for a new show for 26 weeks with summer breaks, winter breaks etc haha
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u/LeonNeuton 23d ago
Facts. Don't forget get mid season breaks. Then some shows break for holidays too.
I guess we're the old Unc.
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u/query_tech_sec 23d ago
I am actually against the full season binge model for most shows these days. Why? It doesn't build any tension for fans or allow due credit to go to outstanding individual episodes.
In shows that have one episode per week - fans will analyze and theorize and that helps build hype for the series.
If you release them all at once - most of the takes and reviews will be about the entire season. Then if someone doesn't have time to binge right away - they aren't really part of the conversation.
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u/LeonNeuton 23d ago
The weekly release model definitely creates a different kind of viewing experience.
That's a really sharp observation. It builds a shared conversation and a sense of community around a show that a binge model just can never replicate.
You've hit on a key point about individual episodes. The anticipation, the theorizing, the water cooler conversations, it all adds to the hype and makes each episode feel like a big event.
When a whole season drops at once, it's easy for a brilliantly written or directed standalone episode to get lost in the shuffle of the overall season review.
The weekly format does give a better chance for standout moments to shine and get the appreciation they deserve. Frankly It shifts the focus from a single marathon to a series of sprints, each with its own finish line.
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u/shicken684 23d ago
Apple does it the best way. Release the first two episodes then go weekly.
severance was a good example of a show that really grabbed a following the last few weeks of the season 2 run. There's no way that show is as successful as it was if they all dropped on day one.
I expect Chief of War to be similar. First two episodes are pretty good. If episodes 3 and 4 are good the next two weeks you'll start to get really good word of mouth.
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u/theimperfexionist 23d ago
Instead may I throw a tantum about the fact that eight episodes is considered a season?
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u/emeraldamomo 22d ago
Netflix invented binge watching and now we get this shit!
I am already waiting until shows are finished before seeing them.
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u/Plastic_Inspection33 22d ago
It's 100% warranted to complain about it. The film industry has gotten so lazy since covid. It's bad enough we only get 6-8 measly episodes in the first place let alone splitting and having to wait. Totally ridiculous especially given the year and a half-2 years between seasons for most shows.
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u/CrabbiestAsp 22d ago
I'm just going to wait until both parts are out and binge it then. Just trying to avoid spoilers.
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u/No_Resource7773 20d ago edited 20d ago
Waiting almost 3 years for another season only to get 4 eps then go back to waiting another month is def a turn off. Bad enough streaming show seasons are usually super short to begin with. At least make it longer if you're going to split it like this.
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u/texus5evr 20d ago
Was already thinking about canceling my subscription, this may do it for me. We regular Disney+ because of the kids and HBO max, paramount, prime and hulu for us. I’ll just wait for it to come out on apple tv or something and just purchase it
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u/Status_Commercial509 18d ago
Watching a show in two four episode blocks feels weird, why not just release them weekly at this point?
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u/joyytoyy 17d ago
I don’t understand why they don’t just release the episodes weekly. I feel like that makes more sense than releasing 4 episodes and then releasing 4 more a month later??
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u/leevo 24d ago
I get why they split it vs dropping all eps at once now. It keeps the shows buzz going longer, and it drives more engagement. Alot of shows get released with all their episodes and then a week later no one talks about it any more.
But I fear this split model is going to get more shows canceled too early. Netflix already has that problem and this won’t help.
Now, people will wait for all the episodes to release so they can binge it. Meaning initial viewing numbers are going to suffer. It’s similar to movies in theaters suffering because people just wait for streaming.
So Netflix will see that early lower views data, and like they always do, won’t let a show breathe to gain momentum. And then they’ll cancel it too early like usual.
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u/pplatt69 24d ago
Sooo... wait until the whole thing is out.
I routinely cancel services and subscribe to one or two at a time to catch up on new programming. I wait until the whole seasons of several things are available, watch them, cancel, and move onto the next service.
The entitlement taught by on demand entertainment is real. "I need it NOW! I need everything that I want NOW!"
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
So, so real.
It's good to rotate subscriptions. It's crazy how a lot of people do it as a hack. But I think it's just smart living.
Gone are the days when your friend has one service, you have another and you just traded logins.
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u/godammitdonut 24d ago
People cant not complain. They wouldn’t have anything to say online otherwise
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u/it4brown 24d ago
Yet another tantrum caused by humanity's increasing demand for instant gratification.
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u/Tiny-Composer-6641 24d ago
It's an experiment on the behaviour of viewers. One episode a week is too few and they risk losing subscribers. All episodes released in one go is too much and they risk losing subscribers. Half a season in one year followed by the remaining half a year later is too long a gap and they risk losing subscribers. So now they are trying half a season first, followed by a short gap, then the remaining half of the season to see how the numbers compare to the previous release schedules. It's all about how to get and retain the largest number of subscribers.
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u/Greful 24d ago
You think they’d lose subscribers with once a week episodes? I guess if the show sucks, maybe. But I feel like if people just sign up for Wednesday, they are gonna stick with it
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
Spoken like someone who knows the tenets of community/population behavioral psychology.
Marketing has always been some form of "Dark Psychology and Manipulation"
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u/mikedorty 24d ago
Works for me. I get netflix for a month every six months. There is so little content that i have no problem watching everything I want in a month. Ill just get it in October. Ive been meaning to get hbo for a month in a couple weeks to watch last of us and hacks anyway.
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u/farceur318 24d ago
Arcane’s seasons were both released in three or four batches like this and nobody blinked an eye.
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u/spidersting 24d ago
"New"? Hasn't this being going on for a while?
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u/LeonNeuton 24d ago
It's been having since last year. I don't mind it though.
How do find Netflix's offerings? Do you find the app/platform's interface/OS ease of use?
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u/PublicCraft3114 23d ago
At least they are still calling it the same season, unlike what they did with Squid Game S2
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u/Visible-Perception12 18d ago
Yes it’s port of what Apple does too they release it over the course of weeks aka you have to pay for multiple months to get the full season
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u/Boushii79 18d ago
It'd be okay if it was just one week... so over the incessant exploitation of practically everything for a buck. Sick of unfinished shows being shoved in our faces. Easier to go back to the pirates. These streamers clearly don't respect the viewer, so I don't respect their bottom dollar.
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u/Chiller345 16d ago
I think it creates a bad vibe, for both brands Netflix and Wednesday. They can do what they want, when they want, how they want, but at the end of the day, it doesn't leave a good feeling and makes ppl feel confused.
How about 2 episodes a week where the finale is on the week of Halloween, then at least there would be a purpose to the build up, it would give people an actual experience. Rather than, "half now, half later". Whatever.
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u/Free2BeMee154 14d ago
Wednesday isn’t even that good. I can wait. Bridgerton, on the other hand, kills me when I have to wait. But it’s fine. It’s the 3 years between seasons I hate.
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u/puppypupperoon 24d ago
pretty sure they do it so that most people will pay for at least 2 months of subscription