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whris_cilson t1_itr5lhc wrote

Disclaimer: I had a stroke reading this, but I'll try my best to answer.

Whats wrong with binging seasons? You are not forced to do so, watch an episode a day or one each week like the last 93 years.

Give me an example of a show killer? First time I've read this term.

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TheSeventhAnimorph t1_itrbpcc wrote

> Give me an example of a show killer? First time I've read this term.

I think they're referring to when a network intentionally moves a show to a bad time slot in a way that makes it look like they were trying to get the ratings to drop so they'd have an excuse to cancel it. Not sure how that would apply to streaming services, though.

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whris_cilson t1_itred9z wrote

Maybe he is referring to shows being moved from network tv into streaming? Although thats is the opposite of a show killer, more like a hail mary. I don't know of any case of the opposite (streaming --> network tv), so I don't think it's that either.

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TheSeventhAnimorph t1_itrnn1v wrote

> I don't know of any case of the opposite (streaming --> network tv)

Offhand:

One Day at a Time and Tuca & Bertie were each (separately) picked up by cable networks for a new season or seasons after Netflix cancelled them.

BoJack Horseman's syndication rights were picked up by Comedy Central.

Universal Kids has aired several of the animated DreamWorks shows that were initially made for Netflix.

The Mysterious Benedict Society show was initially only a Disney+ Original, but will now be airing on Disney Channel the day before new episodes are added to Disney+.

A few cases of Disney+ or Hulu originals airing an episode or a season on TV as a promotional thing (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Solar Opposites, etc.).

But yeah, I don't think any of those situations would be what the OP would be talking about.

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DisapointmentRabbit t1_its05ur wrote

Pretty easy to do the same thing with streaming. Make it show up in your lists less often or not at all.

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