I'm a fan of Star Trek: Lower Decks, which just finished after five seasons. It was a popular show with good ratings. Why did Paramount drop it? Internet rumor has it that although subscribers were watching Lower Decks, no one was signing up for Paramount+ for the first time in order to watch Lower Decks. So the company cancelled a thriving series.
The way that people interact with television is very different from the way that Miss Cellania and I grew up with. Will Tavlin of N+1 traces the history of Netflix in particular and the way that this streaming service has shaped the production and marketing of movies and series.
Tavlin mentions that Netflix has catered to a market called "casual viewing". This is a show or movie that one plays while not actually watching the screen. It's background video to play while attending to other tasks, such as doing chores. The characters narrate what they've done, what they're doing, and what they plan to do so that the viewer can more or less follow the plot without paying close attention.
Before we get too disgusted, it's worth noting that several Netflix writers on X are insisting that this allegation is untrue.
-via @Anthony_cf97
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