Comment by 9dev

Actually with Netflix, I'd argue that they used to produce a few shows that were great, novel, and interesting to watch. But over time, as their revenue (and shareholder expectations) grew, they started to crunch out targeted content created for specific audiences at a budget (ever noticed how the set is practically empty save for the show's protagonists at all times?). These shows suck because they're not works of art, but metric-driven checklists of features that the target group enjoys.

I assume there's a small sliver of budget available for actually interesting productions, kind of similar to Google's moonshots, but the vast majority of Netflix' catalog is just algorithmic crap by now, so the recommendations are probably solid, there's just nothing good to recommend.