Masonry (#SFWApro)

The Atlantic does an in-depth analysis of how Netflix creates subgenres (Cult Mad Scientist Movies from the 1970s!) for targeting recommendations. The writer, Alexis Madrigal, is thrown for a loop by the sheer number of subgenre descriptors that reference Raymond Burr of Perry Mason (e.g., Understated Dramas starring Raymond Burr).
At Obsidian Wings, Dr. Science suggests that’s because Perry Mason fills a gap that’s not being addressed: The show isn’t romantic, sexy, or violent. It’s cerebral and understated. And nobody figures those are winning traits. Plus it skews old, and Hollywood wants a young audience. Slacktivist wonders if part of the appeal is that Perry is for the defense, in contrast to TV where almost all the legal/crime shows are on the side of the cops or the prosectuion.