I think the anthology series was an idea that got dropped before the pilot even shot. Kripke wanted the scary stories to be front and center with a couple of reporters going around capturing them, but when the studio disliked that he pitched the idea of them being brothers. I think he fleshed out a couple seasons at a time, waiting to see if they would be able to continue before writing any cliffhangers.

Near the end of the leviathan stuff is when I stopped, good to know I didn't miss out on anything.

They are indeed going all in on genre shows but I hope they really get some good writers/showrunners. Their last attempt Peripheral had a huge budget but absolutely middling writing that completely let it down. I don't understand how skimping on scripts in mega budget shows helps. I really hope they get better because most other streamers, including HBO, are backing off of many big budget genre shows.

With these long-running shows that went downhill in the end it can sometimes be easy to forget there was a time when they were excellent, and that's why they ran long in the first place. Looking at you Arrow.

Who else peaced out of Rings of Power forever the second that Galadriel tried to swim back home from elf heaven? That has to be one of the most unintentionally hilarious scenes ever committed to film.

That was my thought as well. People that don't know much about LOTR or could care less about anything other than it being a fun story probably watch it.

From what I've seen, it is the people that grew up loving the LOTR books, talking to their friends about the lore, anecdotes about Tolkien and CS Lewis, WW2, Elvish...those are the ones that hate the series with a passion, but that group is probably pretty small.

I was literally asked this weekend if I'd seen it when I met up with some old friends

Selina has ceased being the Veep since Season 4

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I always wish it had been cancelled after 5. It would have gone down as a great show, not hokey fan service. And maybe Jared wouldn’t have become so unbearable.

>more seasons till they eventually cancel it when the writing gets even more god awful

you mean when viewership decreases below profitable levels, it's pretty clear at this point they don't care for quality at all

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My favorite moment was when some quirky professor was a contestant and had blue hair and asymmetrical glasses. Alex enters, looks at him, exchanges smirks for a few seconds, and then goes “We’ll talk.”

Fair enough, it's been almost a decade since I watched it. But their interpretation would mean the dog comes out of the forest wakes jack up then he just dies

They should figure out a way to have the live feeds on paramount plus in Canada

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lol why would anyone downvote this comment?

Well now you're both wrong. The dog was present after the crash. It's in the first scene of the show. Vincent wakes Jack up and runs out of the woods.

I just miss Alex's "good for you" when someone told him a story. He was being genuine, but it sounded hilariously condescending.

Well those are newer but I'd say it's been a dud as far as entering the public consciousness goes. Amazon butchered both rings of Power and the Wheel of time shows imo.

The final had ratings that hadn't been seen since early season 4. A lot of people had stopped watching and just came back to the last episode or two to,see how it ended. Unsurprisingly its not an easy final to understand as a standalone episode

I feel ya man 🎵

Literally everyone when Lord of the Rings movies came out, even my mom who would never in a million years read the books or any other fantasy genre stuff: Did you see Lord of the Rings yet? You HAVE to see it.

No one at all, even the most hardcore fantasy nerds I know: Did you watch Rings of Power?

I had to google the title of that TV show to write this, that should tell you how that shit show is going.

Edit: I get it's not completely without fans, but to act like it's in any way a hit is insane. It cost an astronomical amount of money to make for a show no one will remember in 5 years. It's an undeniable failure.

I love Veep, but not everything needs to be rebooted and then made mediocre for corporate cash grab. Hopefully they leave it alone.

I would much rather have a new Julia or Armando comedy than rehashing what I already like.