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JohnnyMojo t1_j1qt5jy wrote

Reply to comment by reallyoldgreg in The most upsetting TV cancellations of 2022 by sundaynightheat99

Because HBO is a giant mess right now and even though RBW was some of the best sci-fi created, the majority of people unfortunately want easy to follow, lobotomized content that doesn't make them think too hard.

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CheesyObserver t1_j1s88kv wrote

This has “You need a high IQ to understand Rick and Morty” energy all over it.

HBO is a giant mess right now and not enough people watched it to appease its new overlords, that’s about it.

Stop blaming other people that they didn’t want to watch your favourite show.

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BeefStrykker t1_j1s40iy wrote

I had a conversation about HBO’s cancellation shitshow on Christmas Eve while at a party. I mentioned RBW, and several people immediately panned it. I said something to the effect of “Well, I just appreciated a good Alien side story to build out a possible new universe”. Confusion ensued. My girlfriend and I were the only 2 people at a party of ~30 to 40 people who were aware of RBW’s existence in the Alien universe. Some of the people who panned the show earlier immediately jumped on the novel argument that RBW got cancelled because it should’ve had Aliens in it.

A lot of people apparently don’t pay attention to what’s behind much of the TV/movie entertainment these days. Or I hang out in the wrong crowds. Or both?

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JohnnyMojo t1_j1s5u3e wrote

Yeah that sounds about right. No one in my close friend or family circle knew about it. I tried to tell some people to watch it but no one did. The show didn't have much marketing behind it and it seemed like HBO didn't really care to prop it up much to begin with. Hard original sci-fi is a tough sell which is unfortunate because it's often the most rewarding and entertaining.

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Locke_Moghan t1_j1shm4i wrote

> Hard original sci-fi is a tough sell

I find this very surprising. Hard original sci-fi is in such short supply that all sci-fi fans jump on whatever is available.

The usual arguments by studio heads are about the larger budget, not the popularity.

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RIPN1995 t1_j1scksd wrote

>ntioned RBW, and several people immediately panned it. I said something to the effect of “Well, I just appreciated a good Alien side story to build out a possible new universe”. Confusion ensued. My girlfriend and I were the only 2 people at a party of ~30 to 40 people who were aware of RBW’s existence in the Alien universe.

Tbf I saw season 1 and had no clue about this at all.

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Snuffl3s7 t1_j1s4afw wrote

Idk I watched the pilot and it just didn't seem very good. I have no issues with watching hard to follow content, Twin Peaks is my favourite show.

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Snuffl3s7 t1_j1s5upg wrote

I'm not basing my opinion of the entire show on the pilot, I don't have one. But it's the pilot's job to get me to watch the rest of the show, which it failed to do.

Twin Peaks has one of the strongest pilots of all time, in contrast. Even relatively poorly written shows like Lost have great pilots, and that goes a long way.

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JohnnyMojo t1_j1s76ls wrote

I get it to some degree but a show can only do so much within it's first episode. RBW was like a puzzle that only gets weirder and weirder as it goes on.

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Snuffl3s7 t1_j1t2mhl wrote

I don't think it's about how much happens, but how it's executed.

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james_carr9876 t1_j2di5qb wrote

I definitely don’t think Lost is poorly written, I would’ve used The Walking Dead as an example of a poorly written show with a great pilot.

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Snuffl3s7 t1_j2dudmx wrote

Really? To me it's very clear from watching 3 seasons of Lost that the writers didn't know where they were going. And also the season-long plot was always very contrived and see-through. Again giving an impression that they were making it up as they went along.

The Walking Dead is in the same boat.

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james_carr9876 t1_j2e65v2 wrote

I used to find they had a lot of filler in the middle of the first three but the arcs would pay off brilliantly. The Walking Dead is just a mess tbh.

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Snuffl3s7 t1_j2f65km wrote

Brilliant is an exaggeration in my mind. I've watched a lot of shows with better payoffs in half the episodes.

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james_carr9876 t1_j2fdgvd wrote

Fair enough it’s just a matter of opinion at the end of the day I guess.

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