re: Luke Cage Cancelled

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Netflix paying Disney to license content they don't need is basically like Disney getting a cut of Netflix subscriptions in addition to having their own service.

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I've been saying this for years, and I think/pray networks are catching on.

The broadcast tv landscape is one that is now harder than ever to create a break-out hit. Harder to create, harder to market. Networks spend millions of dollars on pilots and 1-2 seasons of shows they cancel before the world even knows they exist.

Bob's Burgers is my standard example. I watched it from the pilot on, but literally every single fan of the show that I have met in real life "discovered" it on Netflix or by word of mouth. The animation genre was stale when it was released and the after-NFL Sunday timeslot moves around, gets delayed, has odd weekly breaks, etc. So having it available in one block and since it lends itself to rewatch, it was a perfect marriage. Once Fox yanked their content off Netflix, I quit keeping up with even live airings.

Evidence that networks are catching on - I started seeing commercials for The Good Place season 2 on NBC that said "Catch up with Season 1 on Netflix!"

What kind of moronic idea is it to hide your shows from 115 million subscribers and a company that will literally pay you for the rights to advertise for you.