They said Netflix relies on viewers to call in and request shows in order to determine which shows are popular enough to bother with.
That's perhaps what they told you but I believe it to be a crock of bull. I contacted the licensing company and from what they said it seems painfully obvious that Netflix already has the rights or at least has already been in the final negotiations with them. I think Netflix hasn't held it as a high priority because frankly, its a foreign show. Even though to me, it's better than anything the US has done.
The other reason I don't believe that is there has been lengthy discussions about other highly popular shows that are constantly being requested, Seinfeld, The Mentalist, etc., but numbers don't seem to matter there.
I agree we definitely should all call Netflix like they want us to, but I truly believe that it is for other reasons they want us to call them, not to get this show on. Still, their game--their rules, so we must abide by them in order to play.
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