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workaccount1013 t1_je0hmmn wrote

Reply to comment by aerojovi83 in ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 Premiere Draws Nearly 2M Viewers, Breaks Showtime Streaming Record by MarvelsGrantMan136

Yes. I am also a 40 y/o male and this show is amazing. It's like Lord of the Flies meets Heathers with tons of 90s nostalgia. So much nostalgia. The latest episode had the husband of a main character (who's a bit of a himbo) rock out to "Last Resort" in his car in his garage as a bit of cathartic release.

Honestly I cannot do this show justice.

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Nicktyelor t1_je0gwmg wrote

Reply to Extrapolation is awesome by lostsoul2016

I like the concept and vignette style story telling.

I made it halfway through the 3rd episode and just had to turn it off. The writing is awkward and unnatural, no matter how well the high profile cast delivers it. Lot of awkwardly cringy scenes with comical one-dimensional characters - the villains in this show are just laughably simplistic. Episode 2 - beyond the whole talk to whales thing - was filled with really ham-fisted poetics delivered dryly by Meryl Streep. Scenes went on for way too long with this kind of dialogue and it was apparent that the show leaned hard on writing to supplant the lacking visuals. And I'm not asking for a grand CGI fest but the director shot the show in a very plain shaky cam shot-for-shot manner that didn't match the tone or severity of the subject.

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vanillathebest t1_je0fp7k wrote

Reply to comment by bros402 in What do you think the issue with modern sitcoms is? (Discussion) by Paula-Abdul-Jabbar

Make more filler episodes. We need 22 episodes seasons. Who's gonna watch a sitcom with only 10 episodes per season every once a year ? I'm not watching some smarty miniseries with a few jokes, I'm watching a SITCOM. Even if I'm following the plots and all the storylines, I just want people to interact. That is it.

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Prax150 t1_je0ei6k wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in How did the decision to put so much money into the Yellowstone franchise happen? by shahidafridi99

I don't know if it does or not, but what makes you think traditional cable audiences wouldn't matter? A large cable audience is much more valuable than a large streaming audience. People who are watching cable live and to a lesser extent on DVR/demand are captive and watching way more ads than people on streaming. networks still make a ton of money off ads even though cable subscriptions are eroding. Wiki says the series peaked around 12 million viewers (probably closer to 9-10 live when episodes aired). That 12 million pairs of eyeballs watching Tide and Toyota commercials. There is no other place where you can buy access to an audience like that.

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