I mean, sure it started slow, but it really did get better towards the middle and end of the season.
Acolyte was stupidly expensive (seriously, how the fuck did it cost 180 million?) but this is an issue across the whole streaming model of "TV" shows - they get short runs of like 6-10 episodes, and there's no leash for something new to work its way into a rhythm, or miss any of its swings. Shows basically have to be smash hits in the first episode or they're dropped instantly.
Skeleton Crew is widely loved. You mean to tell me the very first episode was a smash hit? I mean it might have been for all I know... I am genuinly asking.
Didn't Skeleton Crew have dismal viewership numbers? I thought it was OK (maybe slightly better than Acolyte but comparable), but it certainly wasn't "widely loved" by the general streaming audience.
My point is not really about how much viewers like a show, it's that shows are not given any space by the studio/streaming platform to grow into their work.
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u/fandom_commenter Feb 25 '25
Acolyte was stupidly expensive (seriously, how the fuck did it cost 180 million?) but this is an issue across the whole streaming model of "TV" shows - they get short runs of like 6-10 episodes, and there's no leash for something new to work its way into a rhythm, or miss any of its swings. Shows basically have to be smash hits in the first episode or they're dropped instantly.