_DirtyDog t1_iuf30ms wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Netflix, “New and Improved👍” by CaptFling

I don't think that makes much sense. The joke is that, just like 'new coke', Hemsworth is supposed to raise the bar but is in fact not as good as the original.

If new coke was so successful, why did they go back to the original?

Longjumping-Jello459 t1_iug3yp0 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:34 AM

He isn't saying it was successful all he is saying is that a good portion of the population doesn't know about it flopping terribly.

InterestingNight1220 t1_iug3o39 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:32 AM

The funny thing is that, when compared in blind taste tests, people mostly preferred the new flavor. People just reacted negatively to changing a long standing formula.

billyisanun t1_iugo7n3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:32 AM

The main base of coke was in the south and people from the south hated it.

Fun fact : Coke is so popular in the south that Coke is used as a synonym for soda.

Shot_Protection4945 t1_iugc3r8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:39 AM

That happened because it was perfectly sweet for just sipping, but when people had to drink an entire can, that’s when it became problematic.