Apple TV+ library is also incredibly small -- there's little excuse to go back and see what new shows are in there because there usually aren't any.
I wonder how many people are burnt out on dramas that have 8-10 episode seasons, end on a cliff hanger, and you have to wait 1-2 years for the next season. At this point, I've just stopped watching any series that isn't "done" regardless of the streaming service.
I don't think that op is implying anything wrong with a small library. It's more that you don't open the app and browse it. New shows that might be available are unknown, simply because you have not opened the app on your TV. Because of this, to save money, users will only subscribe for a month, then wait a year before they resub to find new shows.
I often open Netflix and just browse new additions. I can do this often, because I know the library will add new shows and movies every week.
High quality is not enough. I've watched a few Apple TV shows and I agree that they are high quality but that doesn't mean I want to watch them all. Many of them simply don't interest me or suit my mood. With just a few notable exceptions most Apple TV+ shows, while ostensibly different genres, all kind feel like they fit in the same box.
What does this question aim to illustrate? I don't personally watch any tv these days but recall being in my 20s and having less obligation, burning through shows with my spare time. If someone said "more than they offer", what possible retort could you have?
Back when I read comics, I only ever read trade paperbacks, not monthly issues. I want to read a whole story arc. The downside of that is it could take six months to several years for each new TPB volume to get released. By the time volume 4 came out, I've forgotten how volume 3 ended. TV feels like that now!
I'm the same way. I usually end up re-reading or re-watching books/seasons just ahead of a newly released volume/season. Since I like the content it isn't a big deal, but after a long enough time it can start to seem like a chore. I'd be nice if they put out some well edited summaries for past volumes/seasons. Sometime you'll see recaps, but often they're either too thin to be useful or they only tell you the important things that will matter later which can actually spoil things by putting a spotlight on foreshadowing.
> Slow Horses has been almost impossibly well-received by critics and audiences. Now in season 4, I think this may actually be one of the overall-highest scored TV shows ever in terms of ones that have run this many seasons.
Me, and definitely so many! But I am still a sucker for them, they produce really good shows and I'll watch them. I think part of the problem was the writers strike from 2023 there was a lot of momentum lost from that and I think a lot of reorganizing / reconfiguration as well. Hopefully 2025 will usher in some stability in the TV industry.
I’m done watching new series. Tons of downsides, waiting for the new season is only one of them.
Shows that I loved and I was invested in got cancelled after two seasons, the ending was rushed because the producers got better gigs, later seasons got dumbed down and lost what made them special, constant pushing of political ideologies, lazy writing, cookie cutter dramas, same actors in every Spanish shows…
Yeah, when I seldom have the chance to watch something, I’m good with an episode of Monk, Friends or other classics I haven’t seen in two decades…
It's incredibly draining and exhausting. As an audience member, you need to constantly be "on" to understand the show. Sometimes, maybe even often times, this is what you want. But when you don't then you can't, meaning there's no way to enjoy the show while also not committing to it. These are high-commitment shows.
Also everyone just forgets all the nuances when a new season come out 1 year later. Typically, this is fine, but since these shows really rely on those nuances you end up getting disconnected from the show.
I liked TV better back when there were a few "main story arc" shows, but the majority were random, unconnected plots. Like the X-files where most of the shows were "monster of the week" but they would occasionally return to some main theme and move it forward. We're re-watching Deep Space 9, and I think that series had the right ratio.
As opposed to something like Game Of Thrones, which was basically a single 70 hour movie split arbitrarily.
I wonder how many people are burnt out on dramas that have 8-10 episode seasons, end on a cliff hanger, and you have to wait 1-2 years for the next season. At this point, I've just stopped watching any series that isn't "done" regardless of the streaming service.