• the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Is there something different about reviews of shows these days? Can’t put my finger on exactly what but like, lots of headlines like this one talking about numbers and money instead of talking about the show itself? Maybe there’s just a… Lot more articles like this?

    Not disparaging the post at all but i feel like there’s a lot more fluff talking bout things (a movies box office numbers or show viewership numbers) the average person who like me (i assume) cares less about.

    No? Am i imagining things?

    • geekwithsoul@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      This isn’t a review of the show, it’s literally about the business side and how months after release, Fallout is continuing to gain viewers.

      This could just be a journalist who noticed the numbers, but my guess would be a planted article from the show’s producers who are probably in negotiations with Amazon on what the shooting budget for the next season is and are looking at creating pressure to force Amazon to give them more money. This kind of thing happens all the time.

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      Could be as simple as journalists who know that no show or movie will get a sequel/second season without making money even if people really liked it, so they wore about the numbers to imply more will be made