Commentary: Streaming TV sparked a creative revolution. Now it's at risk of losing its edge
Time flies when you're upending an industry, destroying a business model and drowning an unsuspecting populace in content.
It may feel as if streaming has been with us forever, but it was just seven years ago that Netflix test-ballooned its first "exclusive" series, the Norwegian-produced "Lilyhammer" and only six years since it threw "House of Cards" down like a gauntlet.
For its first original scripted series, Netflix recruited director David Fincher ("The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," "The Social Network") and A-list stars Robin Wright and then-still-much-beloved Kevin Spacey. Netflix made Spacey its unofficial spokesman, taking him on a prelaunch grand tour to declare that streaming was the future of television.
