HickRarrison t1_jadm09j wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:58 PM

Reply to comment by anasui1 in Amazon Studios Boss Jennifer Salke Unfazed by Warner Bros. New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies: ‘We Have Enough Fan Love to Sustain’ by Neo2199

Since when does Rings of Power criticism get downvoted on reddit?

Seriously, have you seen the comments in this thread?

HickRarrison t1_j9ionrb wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:24 AM

Reply to comment by Mestewart3 in Pixar head Pete Docter on why Lightyear failed by JannTosh17

The premise they advertised was "in-universe Toy Story movie." Basically the movie that inspired Andy to buy Buzz Lightyear toys, except there was no Andy and no toys. It's not incorrect to say kids won't connect with that.

Besides, do you really expect the guy in charge of Pixar to say "our movie was bad, sorry everyone"?

HickRarrison t1_j9in8lt wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:08 AM

Reply to comment by Dazzling_Broccoli294 in Pixar head Pete Docter on why Lightyear failed by JannTosh17

He said the premise was the reason Lightyear flopped, and he's correct. Kids just aren't interested in Toy Story without the toys.

What else could he have said?

HickRarrison t1_iwuosor wrote on November 18, 2022 at 2:19 PM

Reply to comment by pm_me_reason_to_livx in Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘House of the Dragon’ Crosses 1 Billion Minutes Viewed in Finale Week by MarvelsGrantMan136

I personally saw lots of social media activity for ROP, mostly because the algorithms know I like LOTR. But yeah, definitely not as much as Stranger Things or Euphoria or HOTD.

You're right about younger audiences -- I'm Gen Z myself and I don't think any of my friends care about anything LOTR related. I don't think that's necessarily an indicator of viewership, because from what I've seen the overall viewership numbers for ROP are fine.

I think it says more about LOTR's target demographic -- it skews a lot older than those other shows. The movies are 20 years old, and the books are nearly 70 years old. And they aren't exactly light reading for kids. High fantasy in general is also a pretty niche genre compared to the fantasy in GOT/HOTD.