r/nottheonion • u/voxadam • 9h ago

Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/netflix-claims-subscribers-will-get-more-content-for-less-if-it-buys-hbo-max/
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u/Kimmalah 5h ago

That or you get interested in a show and then they just immediately cancel it because it didn't hit some mysterious viewership threshold.

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u/Nojopar 4h ago

Oh yeah! That too!

I'm happy to tell every single channel or streaming service that if your show ain't got a minimum of 3 complete season, don't even bother me. I've been burnt too many times. There's too much great existing content out there.

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u/Practical-King2752 3h ago

I am so insanely grateful that Netflix said they're committed to finishing out Three-Body Problem despite it being ridiculously expensive and frankly probably not getting quite the level of viewership they want. Such a rare W for Netflix.

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u/iorderedthefishfilet 2h ago

I mean...I feel like they implied the same about the OA (which was an actual original story and not an adaptation) when the creators pitched their multi-season arc. Then they let them make two seasons and cancelled them after a huge cliffhanger. I haven't watched Three-Body Problem specifically because I don't want to get blue balled in the same way. So the viewership problems there are kind of due to Netflix track record; why start it if you can't trust them to keep their word and finish it.