• paultimate14@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    Even shows that do get more seasons often see their budgets slashed. It’s similar to blockbuster movies that get cheap direct-to-tv or direct-to-home video sequels.

    The Witcher comes to mind. I know a lot of hardcore GAMER fans had complaints about them deviating from the games, but even worse imo was the budget. The lighting, the CGI, the makeup. The acting even seems worse (maybe fewer takes, less editing budget?). The first season looked like it was trying to compete with Game of Thrones and other HBO shows. The second season was a step back, but still looked good. The 3rd season looked like a soap opera.

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      19 days ago
      1. The rights they got were for the books only, so it makes sense that they wouldn’t adapt things from the sequel video games
      2. The games changed things from the books too, so they’re consistent in that at least

      I’m not excusing garbage, mind, but some people draw the line in odd places