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The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot (www.eurogamer.net)
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The executive producer on Netflix's The Witcher has blamed American audiences and social media sites such as TikTok for…

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[–] fivebyfive 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While it certainly wasn't a super straightforward show, they cut out a ton of the "complicated" stuff from the books.

[–] Moonguide 5 points 1 year ago

It still was way more complex than most shows on TV. Plenty of characters with wildly differing goals and motivations, at least. It's not like other Netflix shows which have at best 5 or so characters with the exact same motivation and goals, only difference is some characters are a bit sassy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's still not an "easy" or "simple" show. While mass market US shows can be dumb, I think even Americans overstate the "dumb" Americans bit. There's definitely plenty of room for intelligent, thoughtful shows.

[–] fivebyfive 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, for sure, I agree completely.