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Bronco4bay t1_iy071zb wrote

Reply to comment by pm_me_reason_to_livx in “Euphoria” is getting a German adaptation, with "Druck" team Jonas Lindt and Paulina Lorenz set to write. by pm_me_reason_to_livx

It’s really not.

16.3m viewers on a cost of about 200m a season. And that’s prior to all the marketing they waste money on.

It is a huge drain.

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pm_me_reason_to_livx OP t1_iy0rovx wrote

i mean it's not Game of Thrones/House of Dragon level sure, but it's definitely popular. HBO's most popular ongoing show besides House of the Dragon right? With quite the cultural impact too. And it's not like it's more expensive than stuff like House of the Dragon or Westworld is it?

Also, I don't think HBO is ever really overconcerned with budget the same way, let's say... Netflix are. The show is a success so they'll keep it going for the foreseeable future.

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Bronco4bay t1_iy0skmw wrote

It’s actually pretty close to the cost of HoTD. They spent more on marketing on that show though.

HBO is incredibly concerned about budget. At that price, Euphoria is a massive failure.

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pm_me_reason_to_livx OP t1_iy0vaep wrote

> HBO is incredibly concerned about budget.

If they're "incredibly concerned" about budget... then why renew it?

> At that price, Euphoria is a massive failure.

C'mon, there's no way you can say that with a serious face. This show is one of the most discussed in recent years. Even Bratz just did an animation of the popular "Bitch you better be jokin'" scene. Regardless of the budget most shows don't get to the level of relevance Euphoria has gotten.

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Bronco4bay t1_iy0wc4n wrote

Because they’re bad at business? You can be bad at business but still make Hollywood content. That’s why Zaslav is trying to completely overhaul the company, they have huge debts and aren’t chipping away at them like say Netflix is.

You are disconnecting the actual numbers from your argument. It is not popular by that metric. It is very popular for a very vocal but small niche, however. There’s definitely a lot of memes. Not a lot of watchers, though.

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