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2018-19 Season TV Cancellations/Pilots: Perfectionist Horseman commits perjury, held In Contempt
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Ah. I should have checked to see if it was more regions but the UK doesn't have it at least.
Lucifer was Fox's attempt to replace Bones. Replace science with mystical weirdness and it's basically the same show.
Wasn't successful enough by what metric? That's rhetorical. It seems like Netflix is pre-disposed to cancel shows early, based on some algorithm about how they think existing subs won't cancel and potential new subs will still join. A show could be very popular and so long as Netflix believes their net subs count won't be affected, they can kill it.
Agreed about writers being annoying when they put in cliffhangers when they know a re-order is doubtful. By all means wrap some things up and leave things open for more, but not a cliffhanger.
With Netflix, even the showrunners don't know if they're going to get a renewal so there's no way to plan. lol
Always plan for cancellation, especially when you're a show lucky enough to get a reprieve after already being axed once.
If anything Netflix needs to cancel more shows.
Felt like a month or two ago we were barely getting information on new shows. Now if feels like two every week.
Still missing that BIG show like The Mandalorian, MCU shows, and etc. And we haven't heard of any shows from all those creative they signed to overall deals recently.
I would expect we get the big deets on The Mandalorian at D23, but the MCU shows are still a year out so I'd expect we get no info from them till early next year.
I know that lol. I'm just saying we haven't heard anything like those kinds of shows for HBO Max, plus nothing from their signed exclusives. The closest is Dune Sisterhood.
...I gotta get better at reading. Sorry, didn't catch the HBO Max mentions in the Tweet and in your post.
I think HBO Max is going to be banking on its value: where else can you see "Watchmen", "Dune: The Sisterhood", "FRIENDS", "DOOM PATROL", and "Gremlins" on the same service, whenever you want?
Netflix isn't maliciously saying all of their shows can only run for 3 seasons and then have to be cancelled. It's just what they are doing to shows that are below their expectations/getting middling viewership (in their eyes). They have shows that have gone on longer, in some cases much longer -- clearly the ones that do the best for them. Stuff like OITNB, House of Cards, Narcos, Grace and Frankie, Fuller House, Bojack Horseman, etc.
At the same time, Netflix produces a ridiculous amount of original content (some would say an unsustainable amount), and that just naturally results in it being much easier to ditch a program when there's so many others that could potentially perform better (or may even simultaneously be out-performing that specific show).
At the end of the day, a 3 season run isn't even bad. Keep in mind that most shows never even get to the point of being made, and even then never even make it past their first season.
Wouldn't that be better if Netflix did say that their shows can only run for 3 seasons? At least then, the cast and crew can prepare to take on new jobs, plus the show would have a natural conclusion. The shows you've listed are actually the exception instead of the rule as well.
The thing is, I don't think there's a "rule". That's silly. It's rare for any show to go 5+ seasons. Like I said, 3 is pretty good on any network. In fact, 3 seasons is likely longer than a lot of these shows would have on a broadcast network.
Netflix doesn't share their viewership data except in specific exceptional circumstances when they want to brag, and even then the metrics vary. The fact is if the shows were more successful for them, they wouldn't cancel them that early.
GoT was hugely successful and they made money hand over fist for HBO, so I suspect just about everyone.
While S1 was pretty funny and I enjoyed the parody theme, I wasn't into S2 and watched it all the way through, felt kinda samesy. Dunno what they could've done for S3.
It certainly wasn't as fresh as the first season but I still found it hugely entertaining.
Aww. This reboot was really good. it's still nice to see that they'll be able to end it on their own terms again.
From the creators of Black Sails? I guess this means their Cleopatra series at Amazon is dead. There hadn't been any news on it in ages but I was still holding out hope. Damn.
Wow, good for Rob Guillory! I need to get around to reading that one.
I'm pretty sure I'm the only member here who even watches this show lol, but the finale of Andi Mack is up early and we get our first canon gay relationship/moment or at least as far as Disney Channel will allow haha.
I'm still so happy about this, it's progress at least ahhhhh! :D
(Ignore the fan account, it's the best source I could find.)
I'm still so happy about this, it's progress at least ahhhhh! :D
(Ignore the fan account, it's the best source I could find.)
It's a quick watch and worth it. Doesn't really have the 'pay off' you expect. Seems they are saving that for future seasons, if it happens.
I'm not gonna lie, as a fan of the show, I teared up a little bit.
Canon gay relationships on kids television is still incredibly taboo so I like to point it out when it does happen. :)
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Yeah, I can only imagine what it means to gay kids to have even that level of representation. There's still a long way to go, but progress is progress!
There was a Cleopatra show in the works? That would have been awesome. I love the Ancient Egyptian aesthetic I would love to see it a lot more.
Yeah, it was described as a revisionist take on the Cleopatra story - "The Godfather in Ancient Egypt". From the creators of Black Sails, too, so it probably would have been incredible.
That sucks. At least it increases Brooklyn Nine-Nine's chances. Not that many established sitcoms left at this point.
Lucifer's final season expanded from 10 to 16 episodes
beautiful
feel like both actors were trying their hardest to not burst out laughing
I also watch it. I haven't caught up ever since it came back even though I knew there were only a handful of episodes until the series finale. When does the finale air? Oh, its probably tonight isn't it? I'm not gonna be caught up in time for that. Dammit... why do I have to watch series so slowly lol
EDIT: Just actually watched the clip. I thought the furthest they were gonna go was Cyrus actually coming out to his friends during the series. Its nice to see progress and for the series to actually go past that to a relationship.
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