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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Remember, Game of Thrones did well, and that's not a simplified show during its peak.

[–] fivebyfive 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Oh, for sure, I agree completely.

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