>>46467
>I don't see how the people that are spending the millions of dollars that have gone into this show could not have expected this. It's going to flop and flop badly and it's going to deserve it.

I guess you are wrong - show will be profitable (at least in terms of view count, I don't know how they measure profits from subscription media services in terms of single series).

You overestimate consumers, they don't care and would watch anything that is actively advertised in media on popular platforms. Only thing you need is to start a hype and publish thing on platform that everyone use, and people will consume content, even if it is low quality. Some people will think that show is bad but still subscribe to Amazon and watch next one. I think even if those companies would make videos that has nothing but black screen and silence, people would still watch them and discuss - the only requirement is putting "Amazon" (or "Netflix") logo on it and displaying on all media channels. Not enough viewers? Just buy more advertising from tiktok celebrities, and view count will go up.

Same thing happens in other spheres of society, from industrial tools to food production. Manufacturer reputation is nothing nowadays, you can make any shit if you are big one and it would be still sold in millions. Even if some bad happens with your product, people forgot about it in days and still buy more.

>LOTR brand

Most of viewers don't know what LOTR is except "oh is it that old movie about hair-legged little men with good CGI, yes?".