r/NetflixBestOf • u/Evil_Athena • 4d ago

[META] The sub description says we’re supposed to shitpost about Breaking Bad, but honestly, modern Netflix writing is forcing my hand.

Look at the sidebar. It literally tells us to shitpost about Breaking Bad. But you want to know why we are still obsessed with a show that ended over a decade ago? Because modern streaming has completely lost the plot on pacing.Every new Netflix drama feels like a corporate math equation. They hook you with a killer 45 minute pilot, deliver a decent finale, and fill the entire middle 4 episodes with premium horizontal padding. It's just characters staring intensely at espresso machines, unnecessary B plots about a messy divorce, and fake cliffhangers designed exclusively to trick the auto play algorithm into logging another hour viewed metric.Breaking Bad didn't need to stall. Every single scene pushed the narrative forward or broke a character down.Are we just stuck in a loop of grading new shows on a massive curve because genuine, tightly written television is dead, or is there something actually streaming right now that respects the viewer's intelligence from episode 1 to the end credits? Drop the real ones below.

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u/CaptainColdSteele 2d ago

It might be because most people aren't really watching any more. They put on a show and stare at their phones the entire time it's on. You can really tell by how scripts are written these days

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u/a_d3ad_cat 2d ago

My wife does this and I don’t understand it. Pick one or the other, why bother with a show if you’re barely watching it? She says she’s following along, but… how? I assume I’m just bad at multitasking, but I also don’t need to hyper stimulate either.

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u/snobrotha 3d ago

East of Eden. Best drama on TV.

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u/Accurate_Flow_3398 4d ago

I recommend The OA. It’s on Netflix and it’s amazing! /r/TheOA

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u/_bufflehead 3d ago

Oh my goodness. Is that an error?

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u/Dijon2017 3d ago

It’s likely how/when this subreddit was created, but it hasn’t been solely about Breaking Bad since I’ve joined. Im fairness, I don’t think this subreddit has much moderation, not like other Netflix subreddits/other subreddits in general.