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Why Netflix is lacking in unique ideas and concepts

Netflix is standing on top of the entertainment industry, but it is not a position that really has much artistic strength. There are some diamonds in the rough, but it isn’t enough. Netflix simply doesn’t have a unique direction to its productions.

Netflix seems to be more interested in remaking the greatest hits and not making anything new or surpassing what came before. Stranger Things remakes the Goonies or any teenage band of misfits movie from the 1980s. Ransom Canyon is basically many rural shows that were shown on various broadcast channels in previous eras. It seems that they want to be a facsimile rather something unique.

Considering that the company began as a way to deliver DVDs and collect your information while doing so, this isn’t surprising to me. Netflix is an information services company providing movies and tv shows in the form of data to your device here. They are still of Silicon Valley not Hollywood or any other studio city on the planet.

They may rent studios to shoot movies, but this is content not art.

Netflix has many subscribers, but does it have fans who like it for more than content?

Network effect really bolsters many of these companies, but Amazon is not Sears, neither is Netflix a new Hollywood which can capture the imaginations of Americans. These two companies have done great at capturing market share and making money but can they really sustain it? These companies are not really interested in America as nothing more than a place to sell their assets here.

Amazon has an easier time as their products are tangible. However, Netflix seems to be on shakier ground here. Their movies are not physical media but, in the cloud, here. Can they really create the same love for their movies as has remained for The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, even Metropolis? These are old movies now but the fact that Netflix is buying Warner Bros show that they understand the importance of these symbols of Americana.

Making money is one thing but having staying power is another.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is one of the standout games of 2025 Graphics

Oblivion Remastered has to be one of the best surprises of this year. Being a big fan of High Fantasy, this game was a treat to enjoy.

Being released in the spring, this felt like the perfect game for such a season. The screenshot above shows why here. This is a section of the Cyrodil map near the center of it and this is just a small pond here. The water lilies and the flowers are just so magical in this new version of the game here. I just had to take some time to take screenshots.

The Elder Scrolls Games, specifically Oblivion and Skyrim are games where you can just relax and enjoy the scenery. It is a great game just to engage with when one wants to just explore over following a linear set of objectives.

I have written about why I enjoyed playing Oblivion Remastered. I was bigger fan of Oblivion over Skyrim. I thought that Skyrim was a game which, while great, was too earthy for a fantasy game. I like the color and graphics of Oblivion. The new remastered graphics show why remastering these games is so important for preserving the efforts that brought these games to us gamers.

In an age where many video games just seem like a waste of money, this is a great achievement in here to get the industry back on track, so it is more vibrant in here.

The gameplay was already of great quality and the remastering helped to refine it.

However, the graphics have given the muddy looking yet colorful game another lease on life which is what they were trying to achieve with this edition.

In comparison to the original version, I think that the strongest aspect are the mountains. In the image above, one how much better looking such mountains are in comparison to the original version.

The one thing that I will give the original version is that it has brighter colors. There is this browness in the grass in the Remastered version which makes it look more like Skyrim in comparison.

When it comes to Weye right next to the Imperial City, there is something truly beautiful about the rustic country buildings in the evening light here. The flowers on the vines on the stone walls also provide a beautiful color contrast here.

The Remastered edition’s ability to render shadows really elevates the graphics. While the color is desaturated and not the best, I like how the nearby NPC’s clothing is interacting with the shadows and light in a complex way here.

It is during the night that I think the remastered edition’s color palette start to surpass the original versions. The lighting effects are greatly improved in the Remastered version have a softer presence, which I think helps to elevate the night especially in cities such as the Imperial City, and other urban areas.

While the color scheme isn’t really what I wanted, I think screenshots such as those above, explain why people keep coming to Oblivion even after playing Skyrim. There is something that the game manages to capture in the natural environment of the game.

This game had many pretty entries but this remastering of Oblivion is among one of the best I have seen.

Why Netflix buying Warner Bros shows who runs entertainment now

Netflix is a company that seems to be a titan in our current age. In its early days, it was just delivering DVDs and disrupting Blockbuster. Now it is making those movies and cutting out the physical media and even the theatrical release. Warner Bros, a company that once dominated the movie industry, is now under threat of being acquired by Netflix. This is a company that is entertainment now, and everyone is simply a vassal in the shadow of its influence. This is a company that Hollywood saw as an add-on to the power. Now they are the ones who are an add-on to Netflix.

While Netflix does not have the same quantity of movies now as it did in the past, but it does have the revenue and userbase. It is continuing to grow and is formidable in its loyalty and willingness to put with the unfriendly customer service that Netflix has. This is very important for them to be able to pursue these takeovers of once influential American companies. Netflix is now the leader of the entertainment industry and is peering into the world’s many thoughts and visions.