• dellish@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    How the writers are still employable, let alone not in massive debt, astounds me. They single-handedly got one of the most successful shows, a show that people wouldn’t shut up about and were hanging for each episode every week, and turned it into something to feel a bit embarrassed to admit liking. All the potential DVD/bluray sales - gone. All the merchandising - gone. The potential for spin-off shows - gone. HBO and their partners just watched millions in revenue disappear in one catastrophic season,and somehow D&D got away with it.

    I did laugh when Disney told them their services weren’t needed after all though.

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      57 minutes ago

      Not sure what people expected. They were copying a book series that was unfinished. Most of the writing and dialogue were pulled straight from the books. The series got bad when there was nothing left to follow.

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      16 hours ago

      All the potential DVD/bluray sales - gone. All the merchandising - gone. The potential for spin-off shows - gone

      I’m sure they’re still making money hand over first from DVD sales & streaming. Not to mention they actually did launch a spin off show

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      14 hours ago

      turned it into something to feel a bit embarrassed to admit liking

      Pretty sure that’s not a thing