How does Netflix keep hitting home runs with original series?

[Jimmy]

Netflix's Daredevil was so much better than I expected.  Ben Afleck's attempt a few year's ago made me almost not watch it, he is awful.  Glad I decided to watch it. And the Full Metal Jacket dude, Pvt Pyle, plays and excellent villain.

[Jeremy Igo]

Netflix gives creative people money to create shows and gets out of the way.

Television is full of worthless producers who think they know better than creative people and change the content until it is garbage.

[Scrumtrilescent]

People seem to be overthinking it to fit their artistic agendas.  It's mass marketing/lowest common denominator vs specialized, niche programming.

 

 

In other words, Apple vs Android.  Zing!

[PandaPancake]

People seem to be overthinking it to fit their artistic agendas.  It's mass marketing/lowest common denominator vs specialized, niche programming.

 

 

In other words, Apple vs Android.  Zing!

 

 

You leave Moonrise Kingdom out of this!

[dos poptarts]

Dunno, I've tried to watch Hemlock Grove a few times and it's boring and don't care for Orange.

 

But on the other hand....

As with all big corps, you've got execs who think they know better. If not for fans and I think the Critics award nomination, X-files wouldn't have made it to season 2. (Vince Gilligan wouldn't have become famous and therefore probably doesn't get the green light for Breaking Bad).

[Zaximus]

Hemlock Grove is terrible, they definitely missed on that, but the other stuff has been successful.

[Goondal]

Just watched Bloodline, loved it and cannot wait for next season

[fitty76]

House of Cards is wildly overrated.  

[Mol3m4n]

House of Cards is wildly overrated.

It's not overrated when it's personally in your top 5 shows.

[CarolinaCoolin]

I have a different take. They have a captive audience that they can build a nice hype machine through. The series themselves are overrated because of the hype that they build.

I don't like Orange is the New Black and I'm not sure about daredevil yet. (only seen one episode)

OITNB is amazing.

[Darth Biscuit]

House of Cards makes me never want to watch another network show.

Best TV show in TV history imo.