Maybe. Some of the 'die-hard- fans perhaps. But not the fanfic fans, and the know-nothing fans.that audience is going disappear overnight
I agree. But a lot of the people watching will already have Prime, and that isn't bringing in any extra money. And if you're already paying for Prime you're more likely to give something mediocre a chance, because it's not an additional expense.The key is to pull in enough revenue, as early as possible, to cover the production costs.
as an (apparently slightly masochistically inclined) Tolkien fan, I'm having fun enduring this agony,
Well, I agree with you when it comes to getting quick results. If the goal is to get as many people as possible to subscribe to Prime at the start of the series, that should be successful - despite the price increase in Europe.I don't know that I would say - "deliberately" - as a theory - though I suppose in the end it boils down to the same thing.
I do believe once they recognized the great increase in revenue controversy would bring, they altered their original intentions in favor of less concern for integrity and more for what they considered 'story'.
They did not need to think beyond that... it just naturally brings its own results - in virtually every arena of the work.
if such immense weaknesses continue to exist.
I'd very much like to do that, but I can't."To enjoy it for what it is, rather than what it is not."
Rumor has it that there's an "off" switch on TV remote controls, too ... 😈... Fortunately, I have an 'off' switch when it comes to 'comparisons' - but it took me countless years to develop.
By the way, they blocked the reviews for the first time for a whole week and now apparently validate each one manually. Even my very detailed review (without "political" connotations) has not been published yet. It can be assumed that there is a lot of manipulation going on here, just like at IMDB, which by the way belongs to the Amazon group.They've actually published the reviews now and it has 3 stars. As a casual viewer, I wouldn't consider a 3 star show to be worth my time.
I'd very much like to do that, but I can't.
100% agree.Also, Tolkien fans are just being blanket labeled as racists and toxic in mainstream media just because many of us have a problem with the lore deviations or because the immersion is ruined for us. We shouldn't have to put up with that. Essentially, this tactic only distracts from the fact that the story-writing and the dialogues are bad to mediocre and contain many embarrassing things that should worry even every Tolkien-illiterate who has some sense and has seen some high-quality series in his life for comparison...
The mainstream media talk about "review bombing" and racist Tolkien fans. Well, there is also "review bombing" going on as far as 5-star (or 10/10) ratings are concerned, and they are not censored.
So you, we, and all others are precisely the audience Amazon has counted on, and continues to count on.
And it is far from the first and only show that has done this.
You know that Amaz*n owns IMDB, right?very average, barely watchable series on IMDB have an rating something like 7.5.
You know that Amaz*n owns IMDB, right?
but with that terrible rating from the site they own,
Don't forget that even if we aren't paying, yet every time we watch something of theirs, for whatever reason we watch it, we are 'casting a vote' in their favor. And they keep the stats...!sIf you think, I am paying Amazon Prime, think twice
That's just the point where I wasn't so sure before, when there were only the trailers, but since the first three episodes, very much so:One of my issues remains with your statement above. Who sees them as 'weaknesses', much less 'immense weaknesses' ? Only those who know.
Indeed.Don't forget that even if we aren't paying, yet every time we watch something of theirs, for whatever reason we watch it, we are 'casting a vote' in their favor. And they keep the stats...!s
The very fact that we chose that over virtually anything and everything else that was available, is a feather in their caps. Just like the 'TV polls' that are so closely monitored and touted as magnificent in their marketing campaigns.
Not paying is one thing, Not watching is entirely another... (though a certain connection between the two does exist and cannot be severed).
Let's put it this way: Amazon could have made it reasonably consistent with canon for some casts like Disa or Arondir, quite simply with a few explanations, if they had bothered. But they didn't. They could have had Disa come as a noblewoman from one of the (south)eastern dwarven nations, for example. They could have characterized Arondir as one of the Avari, who had moved south instead of west very early in the history of the Elves, and so on. But they didn't. You could have made the real southerners and Haradrim and the people of Rhun more of a theme. But they didn't. The series' "southerners" (from Pre-Mordor) even look like white Europeans for the most part now. (And apparently have Irish or Scottish accents, too?) What's the point? They should look more like someone from southeastern Europe or the Middle East and not like Scots or so.Personally, I like the diverse cast. As I posted here, it's entirely consistent with canon for ME to have a diverse population
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