When I first ordered the streaming service Netflix, I did so because there were certain television shows that I was hoping to see. Shows that were on network or cable television that I wanted to watch on my own schedule. Some of them were on the service, and some of them were not. I enjoyed the service and the reason I got it. I was a satisfied customer.
It seemed that the streaming industry began to produce their own original content. A few shows and movies here and there that were exclusive to the service. Hulu, Netflix and Amazon Prime all started this. All of a sudden, there were less and less network content and more and more original content. With the way we consume media, it seemed like a good move for the streaming services to offer original content.
Everything they began marketing to me was original and not even remotely related to something I had watched. Example, “Since you watched Burn Notice, we thought you might enjoy Orange is the New Black”. It became less about your watching habits and more about promoting their shows. I was getting frustrated with the whole thing and considered canceling their service.
Something happened that changed my mind. The services got a few right. I started trying some of their original content, and I enjoyed it. The writing and acting on the shows were not bad, the story was intriguing, and the production value was the same as network. They even took shows from traditional media and moved them to the streaming services, giving good shows that didn’t make it longevity.
I was hooked. I now have two of the main streaming services, and I watch almost as much original content as I do network shows. Shows like “The Good Cop” (Netflix) and “Jack Ryan” (Amazon Prime) were very entertaining. After all of my complaining in the beginning of the original content, I was now a consumer of it.
As I ponder why I am now enjoying content that I did not want in the beginning, I found that it goes back to me. I don’t like change or new things. I listen to old music. I watch old movies. I wanted to watch old television shows. I guess it is a flaw of being old and set in my ways. So this is me branching out and enjoying something new. And I actually like it.
So what are some of your favorite Netflix/Amazon Prime/Hulu shows? Asking for a friend. Let me know in the comment section down below, or on Facebook or Twitter.