Face it — Netflix sucks
nypost.comthe struggling streamer’s quarterly earnings report Tuesday was that it lost fewer subscribers than it expected to — 1 million instead of 2 million.
Pop the cork, losers! While it is possible that third quarter results will look somewhat rosier thanks to the enduring fandom surrounding the show “Stranger Things,” that lil bump will be a short-lived distraction from the inevitable:Netflix has lost the streaming wars.Disney+ has “Star Wars,” Marvel and “Avatar”; HBO Max boasts DC Comics, “Harry Potter” and “Godzilla.” Woebegone Netflix — sigh — touts migraines starring Melissa McCarthy.“Stranger Things,” you say?
The Duffer Brothers’ popular sci-fi series has just one more season to go, now that its once adorable stars’ voices have become deeper than James Earl Jones’. “The Crown”?
Who cares?In any case, Netflix desperately needs more than one reliable megahit to stay afloat. The emergence of a sleeper success a la “Squid Game” is rare for them.
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