- Netflix versus Prime Video,
that is the subject of today's video.
Today, we're going content-wise though.
Okay, we could talk about the interface.
We could talk about the history of them or whatever.
But no, today we're talking
about who has the best original content.
And how are we gonna do that?
Lists, 'cause everybody loves a good list, right?
So we're gonna do some top 10s
and see if we can determine
who really does have the best original content.
Let's dive in.
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and that's really what this one is supposed to be.
It's just fun.
And I'll tell you why.
I was struggling with how I would decide
how to rank the titles,
how to, you know,
have these two compete against each other.
So I went to Rotten Tomatoes.
Rotten Tomatoes keeps some lists
of the top-rated titles on every streaming service.
So I pulled up these two.
And I'll give you these lists
and then I'll tell you why
I don't think that they really work all that well.
First of all, on Netflix, here are our top 10,
according to Rotten Tomatoes.
We've got at number 10, "Dirty Money,"
then "Immigration Nation,"
"Giri/Haji,"
"Arcane: League of Legends,"
"Ugly Delicious," "Dash & Lily,"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return,"
"Heart Stopper," "Feel Good,"
and "The Baby-sitters Club."
Okay, so there's your list.
These are all on the top 10
because they all scored a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Pretty amazing.
But as I show this list,
I'm guessing there's quite a bit
of head-scratching going on,
and I understand that.
But let's pop over to Prime Video
and see what Rotten Tomatoes thinks is the top 10 there.
We start with "Bosch,"
then "Small Axe," "Undone,"
"Invincible," "Catastrophe," "With Love,"
"Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,"
"Lularich," "The Legend of Vox Machina," and "Fleabag."
And once again, I'm thinking,
"Yeah, there are several titles that belong on this list,
but then there are several head-scratchers once again.
So here's why these lists don't quite work I think.
In an era of increasingly atomized content, niche content,
stuff that doesn't necessarily go for broad appeal,
these things tend to get reviewed
by people who are already positively disposed towards them
or already leaning toward liking them
before they ever even start.
I know I'm susceptible to this.
That's why I don't do
a lot of content reviewing on this channel.
And obviously, that's not gonna be true for everything.
But you take a documentary like "Dirty Money,"
or something like "Mystery Science Theater 3000,"
the writers and the publications
who are actually gonna review that
so that it gets on Rotten Tomatoes
are again, probably already disposed
toward that kind of thing.
So how are we gonna come up with a real top 10
for each of these streaming services?
Well, we're just gonna have to remember
that these things have to be subjective.
So here are my top 10 lists from each streaming service.
The one thing I did do to limit myself
was I kept it to the list that was on Rotten Tomatoes
for both Netflix and Prime Video.
Now, interestingly, Netflix had 200 titles to choose from
on their list of well-regarded, certified fresh,
original titles on Netflix.
Amazon Prime had 75.
But still, I stuck to those lists,
and without any apology,
because this is just my top 10,
here you go.
On Netflix, we start with number 10,
"Murder Among the Mormons,"
number nine, "Squid Game,"
then "Wild Wild Country,"
"Mindhunter," "Middleditch & Schwartz,"
"Altered Carbon," "Bridgerton,"
"The Witcher," "The Last Kingdom,"
and finally, "Stranger Things."
Because of course, "Stranger Things."
Over on Prime Video,
we start with number 10,
"The Man in the High Castle,"
then "Bosch," "The Wheel of Time,"
"Hanna," especially the first season,
"Good Omens," "Fleabag,"
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,"
"Reacher, "The Expanse,"
and "The Boys."
Kinda like "Stranger Things."
Of course, 'cause it's "The Boys."
It's amazing.
So we're gonna have to pick a winner, right?
This is Netflix versus Prime Video.
So who wins?
I'm gonna have to go with Netflix on this one.
And here's why.
Netflix does have a better originals library
because they've spent the last five years or so
pouring ungodly amounts of money
into creating that original content.
Now, that being said,
Prime Video is pouring a similarly huge amount of money
into a smaller number of titles.
But hopefully, that will mean
that the end product will be amazing, right?
Now, if we wanna zoom out and look at content as a whole,
then Prime Video probably gives Netflix a run for its money
just by its licensing program
because they do license a ton of content.
Netflix still does as well,
but less than they used to
'cause they're spending all their money on making content.
So it kinda depends on what you're after, right?
But if we're just talking about originals,
Netflix still takes this one.
But of course, that's just my opinion.
I wanna know yours.
So hit the comments.
Let me know who you think would be the winner.
Or if you wanna create your own top 10 list,
I'd love to read it.
So hit the comments.
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