Tell us. What shows do you consider not to be mediocre? And what do people actually enjoy or want to watch? Serious questions.
Let me be honest, most of the movies that come out of Hollywood studios in the last 6-7 years are just plain trash. Just boring, unoriginal, safe, bland, regurgitated crap. There are some stand outs, but they’re rare. The problem with Apple is they will not green light anything that’s not out of their “safe space” which is why they’ll keep dumping money into a losing service. With entertainment, you have to reach outside your comfort zone and take chances. Apple WILL NOT do that. Guaranteed. Otherwise you’ll have their triggered audience throwing fits and demanding cancelation.
Stand out series released semi recently:
Terminal List (not perfect but interesting)
Squid Game
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Yellowstone
Rick & Morty (may not be everyone‘s cup of tea, but definitely original)
Outer Range (again, not perfect but interesting)
Mike Tyson Mysteries (old but fantastic)
Dave Chappelle specials
Barbarian (entertaining)
{there are others but those are off the top of my head}
Movies
Parasite
Train to Busan
{there are others but those were off the top of my head}
ANYTHING above beats ANYTHING on Apple TV. I can’t remember anything on Apple TV that was a true buzz with viewers. Just promotions creating fake buzz. No one is saying, “hey, are you watching (insert Apple TV show)?” The ONLY one that comes close maybe is The Morning Show. The first season was good. But there was nowhere to go after that. Servant. Good first season and then it just looked like they were dragging it out. At some point you say, “hey, this is ridiculous. Someone better tell her!”
Obviously entertainment is subjective, and people have different tastes, but nothing on Apple TV is worth watching to me. And I have a subscription. I just never watch it anymore because of just the quality of the shows. And quality DOES NOT mean special effects and production. It’s all about the story, that’s it! And Apple TV doesn’t have it.