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The Witcher producer blames Americans and social media for Netflix series' simplified plot (www.eurogamer.net)

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

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[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like sour grapes and rationalization. The producer states that his complicated projects failed. If all of your complicated projects failed, then it may be that you struggle with making complicated projects, not that Americans don't like complicated projects.

Plus, it sounds like he disproves his own point without realizing it. He simplified the Witcher and it still isn't doing well. Isn't that an indicator that maybe plot complexity isn't as strong of a predictor of audience engagement as he thinks?

[–] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And yet Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are both in the same fantasy genre with complex storylines and they did great in the US.