AjvarAndVodka t1_jb1knix wrote
Reply to comment by AmnesiaInnocent in What other examples like Henry Cavill on The Witcher are there of an actor being opposed to the way their character is portrayed - especially when the actor is in the right? by unitedfan6191
Maybe not exactly in the right, but just on the same side as most of the show's audience. Seeing what the fans want. Acknowledging that the character isn't written well or needs more development.
pewqokrsf t1_jb2qo8c wrote
That's pretty hard to determine. You'll hear a lot in online gamer echo chambers that Cavill was in the right, but critical reception of season 2 was better than season 1.
Similar things with Wheel of Time and Rings of Power. They were massive ratings hits despite the diehard fans of the source material having online conniptions.
jmcgit t1_jb5ibr6 wrote
By what metric are we calling them "ratings hits"? Obviously the network was happy enough with them to continue but as far as I can tell Amazon, like most streaming networks, just keeps the complete picture to themselves, only cherry picking data to share for marketing purposes.
Like when Netflix will tell you that a show is incredibly successful when it premieres because there were so many streams, then a month later it's cancelled.
pewqokrsf t1_jb5nk5u wrote
Enough people watched them to justify their 10-figure costs.
Amazon said that Wheel of Time was top 5 for viewership for Prime Video. Rings of Power is #1.
Neither of those are really ambiguous statements.
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