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Netflix Will Keep ‘Friends’ Through Next Year in a $100 Million Agreement
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I tried to watch it back on TBS probably 10-15 years ago when it aired reruns around other reruns of Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond. It's just really bad; jokes aren't funny, characters are lame, very generic will they/won't they plot.
Exactly me. Friends is one of my comfort shows along with Seinfeld and I have the entire series ripped from my Blu-ray's for my media server and I STILL use Netflix just because it's easier.
I like friends but I still don't think it's worth that for a company that is all ready negative
why would someone ever put a monetary value on your personal opinion of the show
Why so much talk about Netflix's debt?
I thought the consensus in the Netflix debt thread was that it's not really a big deal for them and they don't really care about it.
And they also make like $17bn/yr+ in subscription fees alone so they're not really hurting for money. Stock valuation at $120bn.
I thought the consensus in the Netflix debt thread was that it's not really a big deal for them and they don't really care about it.
And they also make like $17bn/yr+ in subscription fees alone so they're not really hurting for money. Stock valuation at $120bn.
IIRC they are like $ 2 Billion dollars in debt and operate at a loss
I always had the complete set on my harddrive and lost count on how many times I watched it
When it appeared on netflix me and my girl watched it all over again.
I was one of those that was waiting every week for the new episode when it original aired and friend and seinfeld for me are one of the great sitcoms to watch again. (and Dilbert!)
When it appeared on netflix me and my girl watched it all over again.
I was one of those that was waiting every week for the new episode when it original aired and friend and seinfeld for me are one of the great sitcoms to watch again. (and Dilbert!)
Exactly!
I refuse to believe Netflix paid $100 mil to host Friends for an extra year...since this figure is not official.
Yeah I don't get it. Later seasons aren't so hot, but Chandler is worth it by himself
Neat, I will probably take the time to watch it. I miss watching it.
Daredevil died because Disney didn't want to renew the contract. This deal had nothing to do with that.
Daredevil died because Disney didn't want to renew the contract. This deal had nothing to do with that.
Yeah the show isn't -good- but there's a lot of people out there. And those people live in desperate, lonely places and like their comfort television. I kinda wonder if there weren't other possible bids nipping at the chance. The show seems perfect for Hulu's current selection.
Annoying characters. I just hate every single character on the show. They are just so obnoxious it almost defies belief for me.
I wonder how much The Office is going to pull in when their license is up, I rewatch that shit all the time lol
If they didn't get a EP or producer credit when they did their last deal they aren't getting any part of 90% of this.
Not to be confused with Jerry Seinfeld deal
Not to be confused with Jerry Seinfeld deal
It's amazing that the price of Friends was seen as absurd back then. People really underestimated how much streaming would take over the living room.
Some people seriously underestimate how popular Friends is, especially for places outside of NA, it's huge.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/...-tv-why-is-friends-still-so-popular-1.3597194
Now take that kind of info and apply it to other countries where Friends is still super popular, that is why Netflix will pay 100million to keep it on Netflix, and yes people will subscribe to a service for a show like that being on it.
(I subbed to hulu just to watch all of Seinfeld).
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/...-tv-why-is-friends-still-so-popular-1.3597194
Now take that kind of info and apply it to other countries where Friends is still super popular, that is why Netflix will pay 100million to keep it on Netflix, and yes people will subscribe to a service for a show like that being on it.
(I subbed to hulu just to watch all of Seinfeld).
Friends is great. It's a cultural icon and has more staying power than any other sitcom. It hasn't even seemed to die down all that much with the kids born just a few years before it ended watching it now.
Actually, they cancelled Iron Fist and Luke Cage for it too! And Jessica Jones and Punisher will pay for next year, totally how it works.
It's a show I'll put on when Im planning to do other stuff at the same time, and then I'll find myself watching five episodes in a row and completely focused on it.
It's fun and 99% depression-free.
It also portrays a 20-something life of carelessness and no crushing student debt where friends get to live their adult lives together, basically a dream most millennials will never experience.
Never understood the appeal of Friends but I caught a few episodes on daytime TV recently and actually laughed at some of the jokes. It's not as amusing as Seinfeld, Frasier, or even something like The Drew Carey Show, but it's acceptable as a mainstream pick.
It's good to have an "o'l reliable" on a streaming channel; the kind of comfort "background noise" that people actually come back for since they know it's always there.
It's good to have an "o'l reliable" on a streaming channel; the kind of comfort "background noise" that people actually come back for since they know it's always there.
Didn't realize so many Resetera members had access to Netflix's numbers and their own analytics departments. Impressive.
