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Varekai79 t1_jadcwzj wrote

Reply to comment by LeeF1179 in Amazon Studios Boss Jennifer Salke Unfazed by Warner Bros. New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies: ‘We Have Enough Fan Love to Sustain’ by Neo2199

It's Amazon's most watched show ever, but that's not exactly a high bar and the network has been cagey as to its actual numbers. They've spent far too much money into it to cancel it. Unless someone on the inside leaks, we'll likely never know.

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BlindPaintByNumbers t1_jaenhi2 wrote

Clarkson's Farm had higher viewing numbers in the UK than Rings of Power. The UK being the birthplace of Lord of the Rings.

I love this little fact.

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JohnnyAK907 t1_jae6pmb wrote

... except it's not. First two episodes were, and then viewership tanked. It didn't even make the Nielsen Top 15 streaming shows of 2022, and was number 15 in Top 15 Original Streaming BEHIND The Boys at number 11.

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FernandoPooIncident t1_jaehbg5 wrote

> First two episodes were, and then viewership tanked.

That's simply factually untrue. The Nielsen weekly figures were successively 1253, 1203, 988, 977, 966, 988, 1137 and 570 million minutes. Hardly "tanking" (especially considering that the first two episodes dropped at the same time, so the first week can be expected to have more minutes watched). But I realize this sub constructs its own reality.

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Dhiya21 t1_jaeullf wrote

I'm curious how it'll do for the second season. The first season seems to be mostly gaining from the hype and curiosity. Ratings for the second season would show if people are committed enough to the show.

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BlobFishPillow t1_jaeozan wrote

Don't bother with the truth on this sub. Some people decided they don't like the show, and will downvote anyone saying anything remotely positive about it, despite it not even being an opinion.

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DarkSkiesGreyWaters t1_jaet79o wrote

I've seen people trying to claim the second season is 'in jeopardy' and might even be cancelled or the showrunners replaced...even though it's literally filming right now lol.

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LeeF1179 t1_jaddd8h wrote

Do you think it is potentially an awards show contender?

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Varekai79 t1_jade6wh wrote

I can see it getting nominated for various technical Emmys, but I can't realistically see it getting anything in the major categories. HBO is just too strong. They have Succession, The Last of Us, The White Lotus and House of the Dragon all in contention for the next Emmys.

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jez124 t1_jadhu2l wrote

if not hbo theres also fx and Hulu, Apple TV.So I dont think except for score, costuming, effects it would compete.

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AlbertoRossonero t1_jaeh8fr wrote

I’d agree if it was on merit alone but the Emmy’s seem to always nominate at least one show from each major production company. Stranger Things, Madalorian, and Euphoria aren’t Emmy worthy shows imo but they got nominated because they’re very popular shows from major streaming services.

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Maninhartsford t1_jades24 wrote

Possibly production design, especially if sweeping cgi shots of cities count as production design

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