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archlector t1_jad00dp wrote

I think this has enough sunk cost to go till season 4, and then promptly get canned.

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Maninhartsford t1_jadebkm wrote

The way the narrative is stuck in slow motion (season 1 was basically entirely backstory) I wouldn't be shocked if season 4 was the big climax anyway, with 5 planned to be all falling action

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Dull_Half_6107 t1_jadq7v1 wrote

It’s bizarre, it’s super slow in most parts, but then they skip past the creation of the rings in like 10 minutes.

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Faithless195 t1_jae8mui wrote

I mostly enjoyed the show, even the slow pacing, but yeah, that was fucking astounding even to me. I legit assumed we were seeing the precursors to the actual rings, but nope...dem the actual rings.

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dragonmp93 t1_jadlg83 wrote

I think that their line of thinking is: "We are still better than Zazlav".

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archlector t1_jadm90x wrote

You know this show will probably outlast Zaslav's term at WBD, lol.

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RapsFanMike t1_jadku0l wrote

By the time season 4 comes around I can guarantee the thought of canning the show won’t be in consideration at all

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archlector t1_jadlo4n wrote

We'll see. This is not even unique to this show. Almost no huge budget streaming genre show has gone past 4 seasons, 5 at max. And I really doubt this will break the trend.

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Squirrel09 t1_jaeggzy wrote

Their plan and pitch for the series has always been a 50 episode / 5 season run.

Also, kinda a unfair statement seeing that the big budget streaming genre is relatively new. The only streaming service that has been around for long enough to have 5 seasons of something is netflix. And they have The Crown & Stranger things. Amazon Prime has Jack Ryan that is coming out with their 4th season.

Hulu, while being one of the first streaming service, never really went for the big budget original show strategy.

Most streaming services are less than 5 years old!

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vladtud t1_jae6z27 wrote

Stranger Things is the only one, right?

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GarlVinland4Astrea t1_jaemt9d wrote

It's Amazon. They have the money. People really don't understand that there is a WORLD of difference in how wealthy Amazon is vs something like Netflix or HBO/WB.

If Bezos really wants the show to run, it will. It's basically just being used as a motor for the streaming service. Which is just a motor for the rest of Prime.

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mgsantos t1_jaevm1a wrote

Not how companies work, dude. He has money, but he also has legal obligations to shareholders and can't justify a money sink because he "likes LOTR".

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TapedeckNinja t1_jaexwda wrote

Nothing to do with him liking LotR. It's about Amazon's capacity to eat losses in the short term to drive long-term growth.

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