Comments on: Netflix Enters Original Content World By Backing David Fincher/Kevin Spacey Series ‘House of Cards’

By: LA2000

LA2000 — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:10 +0000

@Cory – As Oliver points out, this is the HBO model, where you generate original programming to drive subscriber increases, not ratings and advertiser dollars. They aren\’t really inventing something new in that regard. However, if Netflix manages to create a \”Mad Men\” or \”Sopranos\” or \”Sex and the City\” that only requires a $7.99 monthly subscription instead of the $60 or so dollars you have to spend just to get HBO, then they will have managed to undercut the entire cable tv bundled/tiered pricing structure.

And that would be something to see.

@Scrotum – Sure. The only good episodes of \”The Sopranos\”, \”West Wing,\” \”Mad Men\”, and \”The Wire\” were the episodes directed by David Fincher.

Whatever.

By: Cory Everett

Cory Everett — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:10 +0000

That\’s possible, but I don\’t think there\’s any reason at this point to believe that will be the case.

The bigger story obviously is Netflix though and how they\’ll be rolling out the show, without any notion of \”live\” or \”rerun\” what effect that will have on the concept of ratings.

By: Scrotum

Scrotum — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:55:10 +0000

The Fincher episode will be the only one worth watching. The other episodes will be standard tv-hack directed garbage.