Consistent Netflix Cancellations ~ Blog Seven
Netflix cancelling creatively acclaimed “The Babysitters Club '' is no surprise to me. Although not watching the show myself it is common to find this happens often, especially on Netflix. “Shows like Everything Sucks!”, “Daredevil, Jessica Jones”, “The Punisher”, “One Day At A Time”, “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”, “I Am Not Okay with This”, including much more. Many of which had mass views, not just from dedicated fans of cult followers. So why does Netflix continue to cancel these shows yet keep shows that many criticize running? In my opinion, it is because a show like ‘Riverdale’ is easy to play around with, in one season let alone an episode you can see horror, comedy, drama and romance, it's “binge-worthy” with crazy events happening watch episode with a setting like a high school you can continually have more and more content. We see this happen with cable too, shows like ‘Lost’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’, and ‘Pretty Little Liars’ can continue for many seasons. The worry of the show “getting bad” doesn't matter, with a younger audience that might not know or care about this factor will always be watching as long as the attractive actors get into serious drama. As Well as this it is easier to keep a show running that you know people will watch rather than test the waters with a new one. A show like ‘Everything Sucks!’ or ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ would have a similar younger audience as a show like ‘Riverdale’. ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ has a horror element to it along with high school coming of age, while ‘Everything Sucks!’ has discovered who you are, drama, and comedy. But why continue a show that has less viewership, even when it could gain more. Yet, other shows on the list had big viewer bases as well, ‘Daredevil’, ‘Jessica Jones’, ‘The Punisher’, and ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ all had big viewership and almost three sessions to prove of that yet still got cancelled. Fans of these shows have repeatedly stated how disappointed they are the shows were cancelled, many stating how these shows had good writing and representation compared to other shows Netflix puts off and continues to run. Overall it is hard to pinpoint exactly why cancellations happen to critically acclaimed shows. Yes, cancelling shows because of viewer count is understandable from a business standpoint. Yet, for viewers continuing a show that “has gone off the rails since season two” isn't pleasant to see.
