That's fine, we can't really discuss it without ruining it for OP, so to each their own.

> PBS built out its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team in fiscal year 2022. The public broadcaster’s second annual DEI report, released Monday morning, noted that the network created a DEI Office during the period and hired a staff, including DEI head Cecilia Loving and DEI director Gina Leow, in addition to establishing employee resource groups and DEI advocates and committees.

> The moves coincided with its workforce reaching 44 percent BIPOC, a six-year high and higher than the 37 percent average across the broadcast industry. Fifty-six percent of PBS’ 551 total staffers are white, 20 percent are Black, 11 percent are Asian, 10 percent are Hispanic or Latino, 2 percent are multiracial, less than 1 percent are Pacific Islander and none are Native American. Among the executive ranks, 29 percent of PBS execs are Black and the rest are white. More than half of the network’s technicians and administrative support staff are BIPOC (63 percent and 57 percent, respectively). Sixty percent of all staff identify as women, including 43 percent of the executive ranks. Meanwhile, PBS’ 27-member board has 13 women (compared to 14 last fiscal year) and 10 people of color (up from eight).

> PBS has also tracked the race/ethnicity and gender demographics of its hiring, promotion and exits, which all reached six-year highs in fiscal year 2022. Among the 147 newest employees, 73 percent are women and 48 percent are BIPOC. Women comprised nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of the 69 promotions and 53 percent of the 95 exits, while 35 percent of last year’s promoted employees and 36 percent of departures were BIPOC.

I understood it and think it was a lazy copout.

Idk I loved the ending

It was very disappointing. As you said, no answers to many of the questions. The show was very different from the book ending, as well. That may be part of the problem. The book ending was bad for other reasons.

I think the showrunners decided to leave us with all these questions to justify a season 2, which is lazy writing. I got halfway through and just wanted it to be over so there was some closure. I doubt I would watch season 2 if they renew it, but I also think it will get cancelled.

I got Lost or Twin Peaks vibes - the writers were more concerned with crazy twists and ideas and not concerned with payoff.

What do they say? WHAT DO THEY SAAAAAY?

Nope, it's legitimately a bad ending, but it's an extremely fun ride to get there, so I still recommend it.

Yes I mean season 1 to 5 shits on it. I mean like it's much better end of world type of show. Really legendary. And I'm fussy . So it must be good.

That’s kind of what I keep telling myself.

I loved the leftovers and how it handed its mystery so I am gonna go in and by the end hopefully make my own choice. Or watch a million ending analysis videos afterwards

I think most people don’t understand the ending so don’t be discouraged by what you’ve heard.

Folks do not watch whatever is new on Netflix. As seen by the failure of 4 of the last 5 English language shows released by Netflix in finding an audience (The Upshaws, Red Rose, Freeridge, and Lockwood & Co).

Amazon also tend to miss with most of their shows. They do tend to do well with older male aimed action shows. Citadel fits that mould. It will also get a big marketing push as it will be Amazon’s biggest budget TV release of 2023. The Russo Brothers will be pushed more than the cast (though the cast are competent and not a turn off to the demo). Amazon have two international spinoffs of this show filming and two more in the works. They are invested in making this show work and getting behind it.

Lost is a very VERY good show to binge, definitely mysterious and interesting the whole way through

Yea but I don’t think critical reception for the last two seasons has been as high. I’ve only watched the first two and really enjoyed them

Kyle’s old bandmate did that.

I would replace Friends with the Simpsons.

Wasn't Marvelous Mrs. Maisel huge for a couple of seasons? And it got a ton of awards attention. Feels like that is their biggest hit to date, even more so than The Boys, but I'm basing that more off the number of every day people I saw talking about Maisel compared to The Boys, actual data might be a different story.

He is a bloody >!robot!< 😄

That's James Cameron money, and I have this weird suspicion the Russos aren't going to give Amazon the bang for their buck that Cameron would.

He will be superb in that role, as he is in everything.

Little weird sounds about an alright name for a penis

It seems like Amazon has found a gap in the streaming market for the so-called "dad shows", and they're hitting it hard.

Reacher, Jack Ryan, The Terminal List, Citadel. Probably Bosch/Bosch: Legacy fits into that niche as well. They've got Cross coming soon, and that Terminal List prequel with Taylor Kitsch, and a Butch Cassidy show. Probably some other stuff I'm missing.

Huh, it’s almost like people watch whatever’s new on Netflix regardless of quality!

None of the people in this show are draws for the men who are expected to watch it. I have zero doubt that it will do worse than the Terminal List and Jack Ryan. JMO, of course

I loved S1 (started a bit slow for me but then I grew into liking it) and looking forward to S2.

Yep…with BBC undoubtedly the lead in both funding and influence.

I never saw the original show other than snippets in passing and actually didn't realize it was a book series before that until reading comments here. Loved the first season but I enjoyed the PI aspect more than the lawyer stuff, but I'd be happy with a meeting in the middle of those things. The one thing I knew about Perry Mason the property going in was that it was some sort of courtroom drama, so I was expecting it to come in at some point. My feelings on the first season only soured when I thought it wasn't going to get a second season and they spent all that time doing a prequel. Now that it's going forward, that's no longer an issue for me.