They have to know that 100% critic score turns a good chunk of people away. All that says to me is that it checks all the “representation” boxes and talking points. There was a time when I would watch anything HBO put out. Not anymore. Westworld seemed to come out right at the dividing line of the woke/TDS era. Amazing first season and by early season three I was done after the female head of a crime family was spared because it was nice to see a female in charge. Game of Thrones in a way too. Clearly the girl power agenda came in towards the end.
Take the Wire for instance. Would never be made today. Shows black on black violence and broken homes.
Speaking about the decision, a spokesperson for HBO Max told Deadline: “Live-action, kids and family programming will not be part of our programming focus in the immediate future, and as a result, we’ve had to make the very difficult decision to end Gordita Chronicles at HBO Max.
They continued: "The series earned critical acclaim and a loyal following, and we are proud to have worked with creator Claudia Forestieri and our two powerhouse executive producers, Eva Longoria [...] and Zoe Saldaña, to bring Cucu’s journey to the screen. We thank them and the talented cast and crew for creating such a heartfelt, groundbreaking show that connected deeply with a very important demographic."
I don't imagine kid/family-friendly live action shows will be profitable anymore unless they can make merchandising work.
Animation is the name of the game for the demographic, and theoretically, they have IPs with history at their disposal.
Live-action for kids is tricky, but often it is cheaper than animation. For very young kids, things like Bananas In Pajamas or Blue's Clues work just fine, but for gradeschoolers, they want programming that either: 1: Is relatable (and that makes filming a chore, since child actors are costly and time-limited) or 2: Is a hero figure (and hollywood has a devout hatred of positive classical role models). Ideally both, which is why anime gets such a strong audience, fellow kids who are heroes is the staple of the shounen genre.
But those are still possible live-action, especially the more sitcom-style ones. The real problem is those actors age, and so a franchise is really limited to maybe 2-3 seasons at most, when they want a 10-year cash cow.
Oy Veyx
Fellow Latinos?
Even I'm fucking lost at this.
They have to know that 100% critic score turns a good chunk of people away. All that says to me is that it checks all the “representation” boxes and talking points. There was a time when I would watch anything HBO put out. Not anymore. Westworld seemed to come out right at the dividing line of the woke/TDS era. Amazing first season and by early season three I was done after the female head of a crime family was spared because it was nice to see a female in charge. Game of Thrones in a way too. Clearly the girl power agenda came in towards the end.
Take the Wire for instance. Would never be made today. Shows black on black violence and broken homes.
To me, the bigger the gap between audience and critic score (with the higher side being audience score), the more likely I am to enjoy the product.
Audience 85/Critic 85? Probably middling.
Audience 80/Critic 45? Probably aces.
Every other show on hbo is woke poc woman “comedy”.
I don't imagine kid/family-friendly live action shows will be profitable anymore unless they can make merchandising work.
Animation is the name of the game for the demographic, and theoretically, they have IPs with history at their disposal.
Live-action for kids is tricky, but often it is cheaper than animation. For very young kids, things like Bananas In Pajamas or Blue's Clues work just fine, but for gradeschoolers, they want programming that either: 1: Is relatable (and that makes filming a chore, since child actors are costly and time-limited) or 2: Is a hero figure (and hollywood has a devout hatred of positive classical role models). Ideally both, which is why anime gets such a strong audience, fellow kids who are heroes is the staple of the shounen genre.
But those are still possible live-action, especially the more sitcom-style ones. The real problem is those actors age, and so a franchise is really limited to maybe 2-3 seasons at most, when they want a 10-year cash cow.
Why the fuck are they capitalizing the X in latinx?
They got butthurt that people kept pronouncing it "lah-tinks".