I remember growing up watching cartoon network day in and day out. A major segment of my childhood has revolved around television, also being the root cause of most of the trivial fights at home! Back then, television in every Indian house was considered as a necessity, apart from recreational purposes, elders watched it to gather insights on sports and global politics. The kind of content that was broadcasted was too mainstream and monotonous. On weekends, few channels played some of the blockbuster movies, which usually called in for family get-togethers over blissful brunches and never-ending gossip sessions.

At least the period in which I grew up, had left most of us drooling over our favourite shows like Shaktiman, Shararat, Sonpari and so on. Content, in those times focused on false ideas and beliefs like life of a fairy or a nerdy, ordinary man trying to save the world, but the main purpose was to increase the number of viewers and not provide creative or real content.

Keeping that in mind, today, in the era of 21st century, Netflix has already done that job. This new-age flashy medium has introduced us to the existent culture, be it through series, in the form of documentaries or movies; which are at times censored from being played on the TV.

At one-month’s subscription, or even free for beginners, it can be better-argued that users are receiving varied contents in terms of realism, sexuality and societal centered concerns.

One of the most pronounced features of Netflix is that, within shorter spans of intervals, viewers are able to cover or complete watching a series or may be seasons of episodes without any kind of commercial break or interruption. The term binge-watching has emerged with the intervention of Netflix and presently has become one of the most spoken words of all times after feminism and nepotism.

Television, on the other hand made us wait for weeks, for the same but different parts of a single episode. Eventually, a loss of interest would have developed among us, making us regret for our past decisions.
Netflix has its viewers around the world, barring no age-groups. According to Netflix, 80% of the watched content comes from recommendations; it has set that standard or that bar where people can’t go back and switch to TV.

Also, the transition from TV to Netflix has been rapid, as it holds a very unconventional concept, a perception that is different from a very stereotypical heteronormative notion. Therefore age-old cartoons like Tom and Jerry or Popeye-the Sailor Man won’t intrigue kids any longer, they are bound to get hooked to original Netflix animated movies or series, for that matter.

Amidst meme and paparazzi cultures, Netflix culture has also turned out to be the most influenced culture. Not only is a sarcastic euphemism for sex linked to it, but a social addiction is also connected to it. It just takes some 1GB of data and a pair of earphones to get you glued to it, enough to make your day better.

However, this digitalized version of TV might have overshadowed TV in its true sense. It has already created a ripple effect in the minds of young generations, subjecting them to umpteen choices of cinematic genres. And coming out of such a circle can take a heavy toll on their lives!
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