Netflix Is Sober As Hell If They Think People Actually Want Episodes To Be Released Weekly
Source – Ever since it started releasing original TV shows, Netflix has been known for its binge release method. The streaming service will release an entire season of a show at a time, allowing fans to watch the entire thing all in one sitting, or pace themselves however they see fit. There were a couple of early experiments with the release model but Netflix has mostly stuck to the idea of binging. Well, that’s about to change for a couple of shows as the streaming service is looking back into weekly releases.
The new season of The Great British Baking Show (Collection 7) is the first program to get the updated weekly treatment. It has usually been released differently in the US and UK, allowing Netflix to release it all at once. However, this time around, Netflix really wants to keep the suspense of eliminations alive.
If you go look at the listing for The Great British Baking Show on Netflix, you’ll see just one episode available for Collection 7. There are future episodes shown but none of them are able to be watched. Instead, there is just a date for the release of that single episode. Releasing each episode weekly will allow viewers to keep up with the reality competition just as they do shows that air on cable.
Clearly the execs over at Netflix have ever enjoyed the experience of hitting the pen and spending the next few hours absolutely crushing episodes of Great British Baking Show. Not in the mood for Paul Hollywood, that little minx Mary Berry, and all-time rockets like Ruby baking some of the most extraordinary choux pastries you’ve ever seen? Switch things up and watch Jon Favreau and Chef Roy Choi dominate the kitchen for a few hours on The Chef Show. I know there’s only one season right now but that doesn’t mean you can’t watch each episode (especially the ones with Aaron Franklin) at least 9 or 10 times. Regardless of whichever show you you choose to melt into your couch while watching, the fact remains that you get to crush a bunch of episodes all in one sitting.
Just imagine setting up shop and getting ready to spend the next few hours of your life filled with patisseries and soggy bottoms, only to find out that there’s just one episode available to watch right now and you’ll have to wait a week for the next. I thought that we have evolved past that as a society. But I guess Netflix isn’t in the business of evolution anymore. First they’re trying to bring us back to the days of cable. Next thing you know, Netflix is going to go back to being just a DVD rental service. Before you know it, Blockbuster is back in business. Is this all an inside job by Blockbuster? Were they able to infiltrate Netflix’s management? Because other than that, you’d have to be sober out of your mind to think this is a good idea.