The one issue with that hope is Minx is technically distributed by Lionsgate, so it's easier to shop around to other companies. WBD just had the exclusive streaming rights before they decided they didn't want them anymore.

Meanwhile, OFMD is actually distributed by WBD. It's an internal project made specifically for HBO Max that would have been pitched to Warner before the new Discovery exec team came in, so it'd probably be all tangled up with legal red tape if its creative team wanted to take it somewhere else. I'm not sure if that makes it safer while it's still in production, but it certainly would be bad news if it got prematurely canned.

My main hope is that Taika Waititi is rich enough (or at least carries enough clout) as a producer that the WBD execs don't want to piss him off, but, then again, they don't seem very scared of potentially alienating anyone in the industry so

I was worried I'd ultimately feel underwhelmed when I was on the first episode, but then the rest of the show (especially the last few episodes) hit me like a truck. If anything I'd think I'd describe my emotional reaction as overwhelmed. I mostly tried it because I was craving something light and goofy, and now I'm way too invested.

This isn't about the actors. Their categories were getting aired regardless.

The crew members who get a lot less attention? They deserve it, and cutting their time in the spotlight to save airtime for celebrities and ads in the first place was a disgusting decision

If this were to get a huge gay shipping fandom a la Merlin it would be hilarious

Sounds easier than last year, when he was in California both acting and directing for s1 of Our Flag Means Death while overseeing post-production of a Marvel movie. He's not doing all of Time Bandits, and he's only acting in OFMD. Honestly, sounds like a vacation in his home country for him in comparison to what his schedule normally seems like lol