Netflix Is the New CW: Avatar Proves an Annoying Trend 50 Extra Titles Will Only Worsen

Summary:

• Netflix has experienced a significant decline in the quality of its recent projects, with over 50 original titles releasing in March.
• Fans have been expressing concerns about the quality of various aspects of these projects, including casting, acting, CGI, ADR, camera angles, and cuts.
• This trend is attributed to the streaming service's focus on overflowing content, which attracts new users and retains existing ones.

Netflix has over 50 original titles releasing only in March this year. And even though we wouldn’t expect less from a multi-billion company, it’s still a lot.

So it’s no surprise that not all projects will turn out great. But fans started noticing a huge loss in quality in almost all the recent Netflix projects. The one that sparked a discussion was Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Users complain about basically everything: the casting, the acting, the CGI, the ADR, the camera angles, and the edits.

“I would have failed my film 101 class for stuff like this, but for $120M this is acceptable?” says Redditor AllInOneDay_.

Another show considered garbage was the adaptation of Resident Evil, which got only 26% of the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Not to mention the infamous The Witcher, which was panned for having the same problems with casting (especially after Henry Cavill was replaced by Liam Hemsworth), and terrible CGI.

There may be an understandable and pretty obvious explanation: a streaming service has to overflow with content in order to attract new users and keep the old ones. The quality doesn't really matter, because that's how streaming services make money: by selling tons of subscriptions.

“Traditional networks offer a broadly appealing lineup of shows, but only has so many hours to program: and linear broadcast can only offer one show at a time - everyone watching NBC on Thursday at 8pm has to watch the same thing,” Redditor Dear-Attempt-2182 says.

However, this makes modern Netflix shows cause flashbacks of the old CW shows with endless titles — somehow combined with the vibes of Disney Channel Original Movies with theirs lack of quality and non-stop conveyor production.

Fans are already worried about the Bioshock movie being made by Netflix. Considering the specific nature of the original game, the movie is probably going to involve a lot of CGI as well as a top-notch script. Will Netflix's approach to moviemaking work this time?