2 Netflix original shows will be removed from Netflix

[mdo7]

Disclaimer: I'm both a big fan of streaming, and also a physical media lover (that does include blu-ray/DVDs). When it comes to streaming, beside being a fan, I'm also a critic of streaming. Yep, you can say I do have a love-hate relationship when it comes to streaming. I have said this time to time on blu-ray.com forum on some topic.

The reason I created this topic here is because I never thought I would see this on Netflix (or any streaming providers) would ever do this. Removing their own original brand TV shows from their streaming service, and I'm not making this up.

Article in question: What's on Netflix's article-Netflix's original, ‘Cooking on High’ & ‘Heavy Rescue: 401’ Leaving Netflix in June 2021

Let me quote the article:

Two Netflix Original series will be departing Netflix in most regions in July 2021. Cooking on High will be departing Netflix globally in July 2021 whereas Heavy Rescue: 401 will depend on where you live.

Removals from Netflix are nothing new. In fact, it’s quite regular. It’s not regular, however, to see Netflix Original branded titles removed. That’s typically because you’d expect them to stay on Netflix indefinitely although as we’ve cataloged over time, that’s not the case.

This won’t be the last time we see Netflix Original titles leave Netflix. As licensing is tricky to get a handle on (especially because Netflix labels all its exclusive content the same) we often don’t find out about Netflix Original removals until a month before they’re due to leave.

And to show you I'm not making this up, I screenshot these pictures from Netflix:





When I read that article today and saw it for myself on Netflix, I got scared because this could happened to any of my Netflix-original TV shows/films I'm planning (or have plans) to watch on Netflix. And now my hate relationship with Netflix & streaming in general has went up after reading this article. I never thought I would see 2 Netflix original TV series being removed from Netflix. Now I worried that if any original-brand TV shows and films could end up removed on Netflix or any streaming sites in the near future.

Like for example, I'm a K-drama fans, should I be worried that Night Light, a Korean TV drama that is being distributed by Netflix in the US and internationally end up being gone from Netflix 5 or 10 years from now?

What about Netflix exclusive anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Saint Seiya? Will those 2 Netflix-exclusive old-school anime be removed from Netflix 5 or 10 years from now?

What about all those exclusive international TV shows/films Netflix handled and distributed? Are we expecting some of Netflix exclusive foreign films/TV shows to be gone from Netflix in the US (or in Europe, or whatever country you're watching your Netflix stuff) a few years from now after this post/topic has been posted?

This is what I worried about a streaming provider-branded "original" TV shows or films being "gone" from Netflix forever. And this news of 2 Netflix's Original TV shows being removed from Netflix now makes me worry if Neon Genesis Evangelion, Saint Seiya, or even Netflix's original K-drama or foreign TV dramas could be remove from Netflix 5 or 10 years from now. It's not only Netflix I worried about, now I'm concern if any "original" TV shows and films on Disney+, and HBO Max could face this similar scenario.

To anyone on blu-ray.com forum that argue to keep physical media like blu-ray/DVDs alive in this time of streaming (which I'm part of that demographic), there's your proof about streaming can't replace physical media. The 2 Netflix original series being removed from Netflix next month should be evident enough to say why blu-ray/DVDs should be still relevent in the era of streaming.

What are your thought on this?