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Fuck David Zaslav

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"Business people" don't contribute anything to society and should be thrown into a dumpster.

[–] AllonzeeLV 17 points 11 months ago

Only if the dumpster is lit on fire like they did to society.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 11 months ago (4 children)

And yet we’ll get more marvel crap or another buddy cop drama set in Chicago.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or more "reality" bs since it's owned by Discovery 🙄

[–] superduperenigma 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that's gonna be a problem with a lot of companies for a bit, not just Discovery. Writer's strikes are often followed by a flood of cheap reality bullshit since it's the only content studios can make with zero talented people involved.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

it’s the only content studios can make with zero talented people involved.

I believe you are underestimating these studios, fine person on the internet.

[–] reddig33 7 points 11 months ago

You’ll get more cheap reality programming.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

it sells. it makes money. thats why.

and marvel is not on max at all btw. unless you meant dc

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Throw it on the pile.

At least Our Flag Means Death had a bit of closure at the end of the 2nd season. I'm livid there won't be another season of Raised by Wolves.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I had strong love for the brilliance of the first 2 episodes as directed by Ridley Scott, and the absolute batshit craziness of the ones directed by his son, Luke. It was pretty clear they ran out of SFX budget for S1 during that scene though…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

Batshit is about right. That show was so off the rails in such a fun way. Really scratched the bizarre sci-fi itch. To the point that I didn't mind the poorly done visuals. It was a lot like Lexx or Red Dwarf in that regard.

[–] Donkter 2 points 11 months ago

Loved the show, hated the flashbacks, I felt it detracted from the whole point of the show. >!I could excuse the flashbacks on the ship, that story was interesting too.!< Then the flashbacks kept coming and coming. I think they spent basically a whole episode in a flashback and that really frustrated me.

[–] TIMMAY 3 points 11 months ago

I agree with all of the criticisms mentioned here, bur dont care. That show was so refreshingly bizarre and bold, I absolutely loved it. Was it hard to follow? Extremely. Did it have some uh interesting moments effects wise? Definitely. But it was so much better than the typical drivel we get. Id kill to read it as a book series or even just hear where the creators wanted the story to go, but we never will.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I will never again lament that a show didn't find closure before cancelation.

We were really liking Ragnarok (Netflix), but when it was clear thege wouldn't be a fourth year, the writers threw together the worst, most unsatisfying, rushed, cop-out conclusion. Ever. Like, GoT season 8, but worse. Like they collectively said, "cancel us? Then fuck you!"

I honestly wish I'd have quit in the middle of S3. Not knowing would have been better.

[–] aeronmelon 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It sucks because I love Taika's whole pirate aesthetic, but at the same time... what else were they going to do with the show?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In an interview tied to the Season 2 finale, Jenkins broke down his plans for a potential third season of the show, which he believed should be the show’s last.

“I love things in threes,” he said. “That first act, second act, third act structure is so satisfying when it is done well, and you don’t overstay your welcome. I think this world of the show is a big world, and if the third season is successful, we could go on in a different way. But I think for the story of Stede and Ed, that is a three-season story.”

Seems he had a plan and it was slated to end next season anyway.

Would have been nice to finish it out.

[–] aeronmelon 2 points 11 months ago

I did not know that. Bummer.

But maybe the show will get picked up by another streaming service, since that's a thing that happens now with surprising regularity.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The plot was semi-historical, so it could have ended with Stede's demise.

[–] average_member 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I loved season 1. Season 2 was not as good i think. The story lacked focus and didn't have an overall theme like S1. Still there where some great new characters, decent character development and a nice setup for a third season. I guess we'll never know if S3 would have been any better.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I agree. I dont know why they didn't make the violin/lighthouse guy the Big Bad of the whole season — he was great.

But he only existed (dramaturgically speaking) to give Stede a reason to reflect on his feelings — and I think therein lies the problem. The second season took the anachronistic charm of the first and went too far into trying to diagnose, therapize and solve the issues of the characters, leaving nothing for the drama afterwards.

My complaint with Oppenheimer was that the character was only harmatia, my issue with OFMD s2 was that they had none.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm upset but also season 2 ended so well that I'm kind of OK with it.

[–] Mr_Blott 2 points 11 months ago

You always see this comment on IMDb - "Yeah the Briddish make the best shows but I wish they had more episodes"

Mate, they're better because they're not drawn out for profit. You get six to eight episodes, maybe three to five series, and you're left with a good memory.

Not 15 episodes per series, the middle eight of which are pointless filler that you could skip and still understand the story, then 15 series where you kinda stopped watching after series 7 then spent your time moaning about how it went to shit

[–] harsh3466 14 points 11 months ago

Motherfucking Zaslav. Fuck that asshole.

[–] jopepa 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Imagine having the name recognition of HBO, creating a streaming service named HBO Max, and then rebranding it into... Max.

Just actual clown show shit.

[–] jopepa 2 points 11 months ago

Not just TV, it’s a clown shit show

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Nooooooooooo 😭

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It really sucks. The third season would’ve been the last anyway by design. Zaslav has turned HBO/Max into the new Netflix. It’s best not to get invested in anything they make now. He’s going to cancel it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Um... So I guess I shouldn't finish season 2 then?! It's not a cliffhanger, is it? Unlike Santa Clarita Diet.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not a cliffhanger at all. The show would be greatly improved by a third season imo just because the tone of the 2nd season is really intense compared to the first, and while S2 has a fairly satisfying ending - it could really use the catharsis of a final act.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just to expand on myself, I've read that S2 had a lower budget than S1 and everybody knew they might not get a S3, so they wrote it to have a satisfying ending even though they were still hoping for S3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Season 2’s ending actually works really well as a series finale.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No, it felt like it was written primarily as an ending.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I loved the show, but good. It was the perfect ending.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

TV series are like Schrödinger’s Cat - if you start watching one, the very act of observation may doom it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

They should take the third season over to FX.

[–] Sami_Uso -5 points 11 months ago

Do people think that all shows need to or can run forever? I know every show has a fan base, but if enough people aren't watching maybe it wasn't that good to begin with?