I also liked it. A bit rough around the edges but nothing that wouldn't be expected for the first time out. She had an interesting perspective and I would have continued watching to see where it went.
Netflix has had a relatively hard time dealing with current events programming (Wolf, Handler, McHale). I've heard two theories: first, there's a cognitive dissonance for Netflix subscribers who come to the site expecting binge-ready and don't get it with these kinds of shows; and second, their delivery (how it's presented) gets lost. Someone on a Reddit thread pointed out that clicking on the tile for a show will autoplay the most recent episode, but people sometimes skip a week and have to then do more work to find and start the episode they want. Also you can't order the shows to your preference, making it different (and therefore an obstacle) for those used to a PVR. When they announced McHale's show would go on hiatus and come out with a batch of 6 shows, I thought that was the death knell. The whole point of a show like that is to react/respond to the zeitgeist; what's the point of waiting 6 weeks -- other than to satisfy the "must binge" crowd? Chris On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 12:12 AM, Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Netflix has cancelled both Michelle Wolf and Joel McHale's shows. I liked > Michelle Wolf's show. > > LINK > <https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/break-with-michelle-wolf-canceled-netflix_us_5b777984e4b05906b413ca70> > > On Mon, May 28, 2018 at 10:07 AM Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Explodes out of the gate with excellent jokes and recorded material. Only >> stumble is awkward reaction shots from her DJ. >> Now here comes the tough part. The discussion of being a childless woman >> with Amber Ruffin seems to be more of an attempt to make a statement about >> what kind of show they intend to be than to entertain. The jokes aren't as >> sharp. But maybe that's just a middle-aged white man observation. The last >> Amazon bit fell flat. >> If she can keep it up, it looks like Netflix has a hit. >> >> Not sent from an iPhone >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
