Unpopular Entertainment Opinions • Page 104

Remember when Birdbox was a huge thing for like a month and then never mentioned again

 

Yep, same thing with Wild Wild Country.

 

And Evil Genius

 

Making a Murderer is probably the biggest of those kind of shows but I think it’s mainly because it was 2015, not that it was THAT much better than other shit they’re releasing now.

 

That is what a lot of Netflix feels like. People watch because of buzz and they have already paid for their subscription, but it doesn't stick.

 

Bojack stuck but I feel like the golden age of television ended a few years ago and a lot of what’s on now is diluted

 

There’s just too much out there. Overload.

 

Pretty sure HBO confirmed GoT eclipsed Sopranos viewership as their top show.

 

Netflix is great evidence that sometimes giving directors unfettered freedom isn't always ideal. I've never seen anyone claim The Laundromat, Velvet Buzzsaw, Triple Frontier, War Machine, Mute etc. are their directors' best work, despite them being made by acclaimed directors who'd been let loose.

Granted, we already learned that in the early 80s when everyone in New Hollywood had burned out to some degree. But still.

(I know Roma is a masterpiece, before anyone points it out)

 

At the same time, it’s put out great content that benefits from it. It’s all in the hands of the beholder

 

TRIPLE FRONTIER IS CHANDOR’S BEST WORK!!!!!!

 

The Irishman was brilliant.

 

More artistic freedom is always a good thing.

 

John Oliver brings light to a lot of issues his viewers might not normally hear about, but he is painfully unfunny. The lack of an audience recently has helped to highlight it.

 

Been thinking about how HBO’s bet was correct that quality over quantity is the winning formula

 

I think John Oliver is funny.

 

He relies on the same like 3 joke formats each episode

 

He can be funny but it’s about 50/50 for me. I like the show because it’s a good info-dump.

 

love to watch him EVISCERATE or OBLITERATE some stupid ass thing trump does every week that everyone shares the exact same opinion on

 

I actually like his take on issues and I enjoy his delivery. But good lord is some of the joke-writing strained.

 

this is the correct take.

 

theres that saying about the Velvet Underground’s banana album... it didn’t sell a lot of copies but every person who bought it became a musician. That’s how I feel about a Nathan For aYou

 

Birdbox benefited from coming out around Christmas with an a-list Star. People were home or visiting family and had time to watch it together. Same goes for The Irishman and most recently a Tiger King since everyone is quarantined

 

Yeah imo he’s head and shoulders above every other political talk show in terms of actual content, but easily the least funny lol

 

I think hes hilarious but hey unpopular thread it is