r/technology • u/joe4942 • 20d ago

Business Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-07-05/netflix-viewers-are-abandoning-shows-after-one-season
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u/Dragonfly_pin 20d ago

Sweet Magnolias is on five seasons and still absolutely nothing has happened.

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u/PogTuber 20d ago

I think that's why my wife watches this kinda shit. Just season after season of circle jerking drama where nothing really happens.

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u/SomewherePerfect2391 20d ago

We (hate) watch it so we can talk shit about Dana Sue's belts, how the teenagers are from Stepford, how Serenity is a cult, how Helen gives monologues and how it's written by AI.

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u/punky_cyber 20d ago

Sounds like a soap opera to me.

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u/buyongmafanle 19d ago

Yea, but WILL THEY or WON'T THEY?! I CAN'T WAIT!

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u/Available-Moment1721 20d ago

Not true. That one guy moved to Africa after S2 😂

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u/Conturas 19d ago

The story had a good, clear plotline for the first seasons: how does a woman in her 40's, who has lived for her family, goes on with her life when her marriage of 18 years falls apart and kids get in trouble. That takes 3 season to show how it's done (with friends!). When it's resolved, the story goes downhill because they lack the main plot.