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HunterLeonux t1_j6kvyj5 wrote

Just from watching the trailer, the show has a compelling premise. Was there something off about the execution?

Admittedly, I haven't watched it, so maybe I'm part of the problem if the core issue is "not enough people watched it".

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monsieurxander t1_j6l3s6h wrote

Trailers made it clear it didn't resemble the book. Instead of making a killer limited series, they decided to add a bunch of original material to milk a short book indefinitely.

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MulciberTenebras t1_j6l442g wrote

Ahh, the same schtick as "The Handmaid's Tale"

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Cardholderdoe t1_j6l65l6 wrote

And American Gods.

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yoaver t1_j6lgbir wrote

Some additions to American Gods worked well but were quickly abandoned. Easter was supposed to be a big character but Chenoweth left after the first season.

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f-ingsteveglansberg t1_j6mgrop wrote

Season 1 of The Handmaid's Tale is pretty much the first book. They cut out the mother character and things like Gilead having tourists but most of the story is intact.

Most of the extra stuff is when they ran out of source material.

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MikeBisonYT t1_j6m16vl wrote

Aw jeez. It looked like a perfect limited series. God, what the fuck would Fleishman in trouble would have looked like if it was stretched out to two seasons?

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Coolman_Rosso t1_j6njp52 wrote

Season 2 would see a name change to "Fleishman is in BIG Trouble!"

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Whizzzel t1_j6mmeir wrote

I actually liked the show more than the book. It explored the why more than the how of her experience and adding her mom was an interesting story line. I was hoping for another season.

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pRp666 t1_j6lgsw5 wrote

My wife loved the book. She couldn't stand that show. It seems it's another situation that they alienated the original medium audience while doing nothing in particular to gain a new audience.

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f-ingsteveglansberg t1_j6mgwf8 wrote

It doesn't help that there were some awful movies recently that seemed to borrow heavily from the book like Antebellum and I seem to recall another but can't think of the name.

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pRp666 t1_j6o2sqf wrote

That probably doesn't help. I did finish the series. I plan to read the book. The show seemed unwilling or unable to address the major themes of the book.

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olgil75 t1_j6llyj8 wrote

I really liked the show a lot and binged it in a day. I was hoping it would come back because I found the premise very interesting and the main characters really compelling.

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lord_pizzabird t1_j6lkyi6 wrote

I liked the show tbh. Fo me the final episode just seemed clearly unfinished, to the point that I Just assumed episodes were still coming out weekly and realized this wasn't the case.

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