Netflix Originals Are Just Bad Enough to Destroy It

Mediocre shows won’t cut it as the world’s biggest streaming company faces more competition

Paul Rudd, Aisling Bea in “Living With Yourself.” Credit: Netflix

Last year, in August, I settled in with a smile to watch Disenchantment, Netflix’s satirical fantasy sitcom from Simpsons creator Matt Groening. I imagined it would skewer the popular fantasy genre as a hilarious satire of…