• Briongloid
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    1 year ago

    The removal from the service thing is the most absurd part of these announcements, that was the benefit of VOD, that we could access what we wanted.

    Shows have gotten cancelled when they are popular and on a cliff-hanger throughout the last 60 years, but the removal thing is new and a massive decline from the accessibility improvements that were made over the last 15 years.

    Fortunately for me, my personal server doesn’t have this issue.

    • @CeruleanRuin
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      171 year ago

      It also makes it impossible for a show to get later word of mouth bumps. Nobody sees it, new users don’t even know it exists, and so it has no metrics and no future whatsoever.

      • Briongloid
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        101 year ago

        That’s how Star Trek succeeded after The Original Series, but now there is no physical media comparable to streaming.

        You would think that the content would still be licensed by another streamer like Tubi etc, but then they have to factor their property only being available on a competitor.

        It’s never been a better time to selfhost.

    • interolivary
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      131 year ago

      Don’t streaming platforms remove canceled shows so they don’t have to pay residuals to actors (or whoever is contractually getting them)? I’ve understood that streaming residuals are pretty shit to begin with