Comment on Music just isn't good anymore
atomicorange@lemmy.world 12 hours agoThe one that surprises me is TV. It has objectively improved in quality so much, it’s basically on par with movies at this point. Writing, acting, costuming, all of it. I’d never claim that TV from the 90s was superior to now, even though I was a teen back then.
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
I will absolutely argue that TV was better between 2006-2016 than 2016-2026. I think the detailed ratings (especially on streaming) ended up feeding studio decisionmaking into shallower works that their algorithms suggested audiences would like, and that we lost something in the process. The collapse of mid budget basic cable original programming also has hurt the genre as a whole.
Also, there’s nothing quite like a high budget but mediocre show, that looks visually stunning but just doesn’t resonate with you.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 8 hours ago
Absolutely, Netflix is the worst at this. They rate their in house series based on how many people binge it in the first week or two. No slowly enjoying a show. That’s what so many of their good originals have been canceled. Apparently they weren’t addicting enough for Netflix’s tastes