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Fallout TV Show Could Now Last Five Seasons After ‘Immensely Surprising’ Popularity, Say Creators (wccftech.com)

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you get a $153m budget without expecting it to be popular.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

A big budget doesn't guarantee success though. See LOTR series.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

of course, but that's not the point. the point was making a popular show was absolutely their goal, not sure why they feel the need to posture about being "surprised".

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

They may have been expecting it to be popular, but less so than it actually was.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

By most metrics the Lord of the Rings show was very successful. Now none of those metrics mean much to you or me, but they do by the people who sign the checks I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Or "Citadel" for that matter, which apparently cost $300m

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Second season comes out in August. Popular enough to keep spending money.

In the end, there's no way to show is a streaming show is popular. Unlike movies, it's all hidden.