The executive producer on Netflix’s The Witcher has blamed American audiences and social media sites such as TikTok for…

  • Captain_Ender@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    He’s really blaming the execs and showrunner between the lines I think. Saying she had to “make tough decisions” means “she fucked up”. It’s Netflix and the showrunner who think they need to go to the lowest common denominator with scripts to appeal to Americans, especially hard fantasy/sci-fi. So he’s kinda pissed at both groups really not just audiences.

    It’s a shame because other works like GOT 1-5 show the opposite. Go for complex, go for the source material, and audiences will be patient for it.

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      Then blame execs and showrunners, not the audience. American audiences are savvier than he thinks, just because he had one pitch that didn’t fare well with American audiences doesn’t mean that they won’t embrace more complicated elements of The Witcher.

      Plus it just sounds sad; blame audiences for something you, as a producer, can’t effectively produce.