I think I heard somewhere that McHale's show was doing better than it had been on E! but that clearly wasn't enough (and I must admit that those last 6 episodes felt like he was just phoning it in). I'm just not sure that Netflix is suitable vehicle for really topical programming. I know there have been discussions in this group recently about what the late night shows do when they go dark for a few weeks, but I know that I wouldn't be watching whatever they offered when they're not reacting to current events. And that goes for Netflix too. Didn't the same fate befall Chelsea Handler's Netflix show incidentally?
If they want to get into this area of TV then they almost need a "Topical" section on the platform, and absolutely give viewers the very latest episode of a series by default regardless of whether or not they've missed the last few episodes. In the end, I'm just not sure that this type of television works for Netflix's model. Stranger Things can be watched weeks, months or years later without problem. A talk show loses its lustre within 24 hours, and apart from devoted fans, few are going to tune in years later to hear no longer topical news gags. Adam On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 7:53 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > One issue the big streaming sites need to deal with in the near future is > they don’t share their ratings... not even with series producers. So nobody > knows who is watching, or what an acceptable/profitable audience size is. > If you can’t give goals to showrunners, how can they be expected to meet > those goals? > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 11:37 AM Chris Neuman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I also liked it. A bit rough around the edges but nothing that wouldn't >> be expected for the first time out. She had an interesting perspective and >> I would have continued watching to see where it went. >> >> Netflix has had a relatively hard time dealing with current events >> programming (Wolf, Handler, McHale). I've heard two theories: first, >> there's a cognitive dissonance for Netflix subscribers who come to the site >> expecting binge-ready and don't get it with these kinds of shows; and >> second, their delivery (how it's presented) gets lost. Someone on a Reddit >> thread pointed out that clicking on the tile for a show will autoplay the >> most recent episode, but people sometimes skip a week and have to then do >> more work to find and start the episode they want. Also you can't order the >> shows to your preference, making it different (and therefore an obstacle) >> for those used to a PVR. >> >> When they announced McHale's show would go on hiatus and come out with a >> batch of 6 shows, I thought that was the death knell. The whole point of a >> show like that is to react/respond to the zeitgeist; what's the point of >> waiting 6 weeks -- other than to satisfy the "must binge" crowd? >> >> Chris >> >> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 12:12 AM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Netflix has cancelled both Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale's shows. I >>> liked Michelle Wolf's show. >>> >>> LINK >>> <https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/break-with-michelle-wolf-canceled-netflix_us_5b777984e4b05906b413ca70> >>> >>> On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Explodes out of the gate with excellent jokes and recorded material. >>>> Only stumble is awkward reaction shots from her DJ. >>>> Now here comes the tough part. The discussion of being a childless >>>> woman with Amber Ruffin seems to be more of an attempt to make a statement >>>> about what kind of show they intend to be than to entertain. The jokes >>>> aren't as sharp. But maybe that's just a middle-aged white man observation. >>>> The last Amazon bit fell flat. >>>> If she can keep it up, it looks like Netflix has a hit. >>>> >>>> Not sent from an iPhone >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
