Lower standards are easier to maintain. If a show appeals to viewers with low expectations, it can retain those viewers for longer. Example: The Big Bang Theory.
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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Counterpoint:
Good shows remain good because they were cancelled before they got boring.
Boring shows were good shows that got drug out way too long for their own good.
bampop@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Chainweasel@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
With shows like The Big bang theory I usually just put them on when I’m cleaning or cooking so I have noise in the background.
It’s not captivating enough to make me sit down and watch it but it’s not off-putting enough that I can’t stand listening to it in the background.
Honestly that’s probably where a non-Insignificant amount of viewer retention comes from in low effort shows.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I also like shows that follow a story arc that has a beginning and an end. A show that comes to a natural end. Bam, done, that was great entertainment, moving on.
Instead they try to retain viewers with dumb (and I really mean dumb) cliffhangers, never committing to actually killing a character so they can bring them back if need be etc. …
There are exceptions of course, but not many shows deliver (lasting) quality beyond two seasons.
Heathcliff@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
That’s the main reason I stopped streaming all those new shows. They get canceled with some half-open ending, and it feels like a slap in the face.
Filler-content is somewhat expected when seasons are getting stretched, but without a decent ending I ain’t watching no more.
toxoplasma0gondii@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Or were mediocre to begin with. Thats why they performed good for a wide viewer base that does not care about “good” as long as it entertains enough to be distracting.
Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
That’s just misanthropy though. People have their own idea of good which may not align with yours but nonetheless exists.
I bet I could dunk on your tastes for hours, it wouldn’t mean you “don’t care about good”, just that I enjoy being mean.