The entertainment industry is so sad 😓
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.
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.
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.
Art is always a risk. Under our current system it’s more profitable to minimize that risk. Thus you get the boring and predictable
Anything longer than 5 seasons and they’re just milking it.
Boring TV shows tend to make money. Daytime TV for pensioners. It’s boring as hell but you’re at work, or streaming content, or on the tiktoks doing virals for dings.
Broadcast TV, where most shows still come from, are not for you. You ever notice just how many procedural cop shows there are?
