I’ve said this on every Netflix post I’ve come across, the multiple part binge is THE WORST option.
Either all at once for the full binge, or week to week for weekly discussions. You can tweak it a little and do the week to week with binges, usually the multiple episode premiere, sometimes the multiple part finale, sometimes multiple episodes each week (although you hopefully keep it consistent, e.g. two episodes every week).
The random multiple part binge means I am absolutely waiting until the entire series is out and when I’m waiting I don’t really care when I watch it. I might watch it immediately, or I might watch it a month from now. Since Netflix makes their decisions based on “opening weekend”, most shows are going to fail.
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This means it’s gonna be another dead at season 2 situation, right? Netflix be Netflixing!
One of the few special things remaining about Netflix was the fact that they were the service that releases full seasons of tv shows all at once.
Personally, I’m just so tired of the old model of staggered releases / weekly whatever. So, having to schedule and juggle and research and deal with the clutter, just like every other service is irksome.
For this show, I didn’t bother watching the episodes until after they were all released. Overall, though, I liked the second season better than the first season. I’d be worried about spoiling things if I discussed the things I specifically liked (and which I felt like elevated the show), and also my biggest gripes kind of give some things away, so I’ll leave it at that for now.
I think all kinds of release schedules have their purpose, but it has to fit the show. The nice thing about streaming is that in theory now you could choose the best model, whereas before one had to adhere to timeslots.
To give some examples:
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Andor season 2 released in 4 3-episode blocks, each having a time jump in-between, and it was perfect. Made each one feel somewhat like a movie and have them enough room to breath on their own.
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Murderbot released weekly (except the first two episodes together) and that didn’t work for me at all, since each episode was so short. Wait a full week to get sometimes less than 30min? No thanks.
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On the other hand a show like Severance that is all about the mystery and little details hugely benefits from the weekly release schedule that also allows better discussions.
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Just dropping the full season imo works best for shows that are just (to some degree) mindless entertainment. For example I think Amazon could have just dropped the full season of Jack Reacher all at once. In those cases just let people themselves decide how much time at once they want to watch. It hardly matters for the shows quality.
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The issue with the 2 part model is that by the time the second part has released, all the magic of keeping me invested is gone. I come back and have trouble remembering characters and plot points. Sure you can get back into it to a degree, but it doesn’t have the same momentum.
did anyone know there are 2 parts
The first season was stylish nonsense that pretended to be a mystery while hiding all the key information from the audience.
I was one of those to cancel Netflix when they upped their prices and cut off sharing accounts, and have never regretted it.
From everything I read, it just keeps getting worse over there.
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Aside from the release timing, the novelty of the show has worn off big time. Now it just feels like Saved by the Bell at Hogwarts.
Accurate. I got kind of tired in season 1 when the stories were kind of repetitive. They’d keyin on a potential culprit and publicly run head long into the alibi time after time. Wednesday Addams was supposed to be fiendishly clever. This one is just a Goth teen.
