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You are late to the game. Netflix was a game changer in the 00s for both DVD and streaming. Sometime around mid 2010s they started losing access to content as the streaming wars started (losing The Office to Peacock was a major blow to them for instance). Now they are their own publishing house but that limits the content to their primary demographics (my kids love netflix fwiw)

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Netflix probably lost a lot of viewers when they didn't follow through with their original content.

The OA and Glow were really interesting shows that got cancelled prematurely, without any resolution to the storylines. When this becomes a trend, it makes me not want to get into any new Netflix series, and that usually ends with me cancelling my Netflix subscription.

TBF, Amazon Prime has also done the same with some of their shows (e.g. Forever).

> Sometime around mid 2010s they started losing access to content as the streaming wars started (losing The Office to Peacock was a major blow to them for instance).

Given parent comment is someone presumably from the UK as they're discussing iPlayer, Netflix never had this catalogue. The Office US is still on Netflix in the UK.

I know I'm late to the game. Surely it should be evaluated on what it is now though, not what it used to be.

Compared to Amazon prime, there's more things there that take my fancy. If I were to choose one I'd go for prime.

IMO HBO Max is a good alternative to consider. They've got a lot of good content from the past and present, including solid original movies and shows.

Except that's not available in the UK.

Hmm. It's a good service but it's probably not good enough to move here.

seems these days if you like Korean dramas and serial killer documentaries you are set, otherwise not so much.

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