I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
in real time, look no further than the current US Top 10 list. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this before, but just aNetflix scripted original is on the list, Supacell , sitting at #2. Everything else is either a reality series or a licensed series.resources into reality series, discovering what traditional TV did in the 2000s that reality series are A) really cheap, B) really fast to crank out and C) often very widely watched.
Some of these are good shows, some are bad. I’m a big fan of F1: Drive to Survive for one, and I will admit I’ve seen too many seasons of Love is Blind . But you throw everything at a wall and see what sticks. If it doesn’t, who cares, it cost 3% of Squid Game. While almost none of these series are going to be in Netflix’s most watched shows ever list, it’s clear they have been encroaching on scripted series for a long while.
I would not expect this to change much. Netflix certainly wants to keep making big-budget hits, but if they can wallpaper the service with much cheaper reality programming, they’re going to do that as well, and this week is an example of how that can sometimes beOur community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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