Spoilers The Acolyte

[David cgc]

And remind me again how you’re supposed to parcel out revenue on a subscription service? If show A gets more viewing hours from people who are already subscribed because it has broad appeal, but no one would like it enough to subscribe just for it (or to unsubscribe if it was cancelled), it could be a worse investment than show B, which is less popular numerically, but all its fans are die-hards who will subscribe and unsubscribe based purely on whether it’s there.

Those are obviously extremes, but they illustrate why taking interest and enthusiasm into account would be important to determining strategy.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Thanks, we could all use a good belly laugh on a Tuesday.

From the article the video cites, courtesy of clickbait farm Screen Rant: "New data from Parrot Analytics (via THR) suggest Lucasfilm may have been too hasty, however. Rather than looking purely at viewership, Parrot measure 'demand' by combining that data with things like social media conversation, wikis, and search activity."

Disney Execs: "Subscription-based revenue? Who needs that, when we can spend hundreds of millions of dollars and get social media action, much of which is mocking and negative?!"

Again, funny stuff.

Well that was predictable, certainly more so than The Acolyte picking up viewership after the fact. Nothing to actually add to any conversation except insulting snark. And yet again you prove to me that you are the last person in all the galaxies far far away whose opinion on Star Wars means anything to me. Nothing that Lucasfilm does on any project will ever be up to your approval so you bring down every conversation about the subject that comes up. The best part about the new Star Wars product is that you don't have anything to do with producing it. Then it really would suck. Buh-bye.

 

[JD]

And remind me again how you’re supposed to parcel out revenue on a subscription service? If show A gets more viewing hours from people who are already subscribed because it has broad appeal, but no one would like it enough to subscribe just for it (or to unsubscribe if it was cancelled), it could be a worse investment than show B, which is less popular numerically, but all its fans are die-hards who will subscribe and unsubscribe based purely on whether it’s there.

Those are obviously extremes, but they illustrate why taking interest and enthusiasm into account would be important to determining strategy.

I've never understood how they decide which shows are supposedly drawing in viewers and how that effects what they do or do now renew. For example, I just signed back up to Max last week to watch Dr. Who, and a bunch of movies that I missed in theaters like the Aquaman sequel, Furiosa, Godzilla x Kong, Wonka, and Barbie, and because I wanted to make sure I'm signed up in time for The Last of Us Season 2. So will they know that I signed up to watch those movies and TLOU Season 2 even though the movies have been up for months or over a year, and TLOU doesn't come back for just under a month?
Let's say I say a streaming service today to watch a specific show that starts next week, but another show starts tomorrow, will they have a way to know I signed up to watch next week's and not tomorrow's?

 

[Tuskin38]

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[The Nth Doctor]

I imagine due to the saber fight. The rest of it isn’t that great.

If it was just the lightsaber fight(s), then it would be just a clip or two on YouTube that's supposedly surging in viewership.

And hard disagree that show isn't great.

 

[Captrek]

If it was just the lightsaber fight(s), then it would be just a clip or two on YouTube that's supposedly surging in viewership.

And hard disagree that show isn't great.

Just curious how you (and everybody) would compare it to Mando, TBOBF, OWK, Andor, and Skeleton Crew. Rate the live action shows on a scale of 1 to 10.

 

[cooleddie74]

My least favorite of the live action shows, but has some solid moments and the series is still better Disney Star Wars product than TROS.

 

[Captrek]

My least favorite of the live action shows, but has some solid moments and the series is still better Disney Star Wars product than TROS.

The whole sequel trilogy is a disappointment, but let’s treat theatrical movies and TV shows as apples and oranges for now.

 

[cooleddie74]

I do like The Acolyte more than Visions.

 

[Captrek]

The animated shows are another category too. We now have apples, oranges, and bananas.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Just curious how you (and everybody) would compare it to Mando, TBOBF, OWK, Andor, and Skeleton Crew. Rate the live action shows on a scale of 1 to 10.

Apples
1. Andor (10)
2. Skeleton Crew (9)
3. Ahsoka (9)
4. The Mandalorian (8.5)
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi (8)
6. The Acolyte (8)
7. The Book of Boba Fett (7)

Oranges
1. Rebels (10)
2. The Bad Batch (9)
3. The Clone Wars (8)
4. Tales (8)
5. Visions (8)
6. Forces of Destiny (8)

(I know there are a lot more but those are the only ones I've watched in completion or even care to)

Bananas
1. A New Hope (10)
2. Rogue One (9)
3. The Empire Strikes Back (9)
4. The Last Jedi (9)
5. Return of the Jedi (8)
6. The Force Awakens (8)
7. Solo (8)
8. The Rise of Skywalker (4)
9. Revenge of the Sith (3)
10. The Phantom Menace (3)
11. Attack of the Clones (1)

 

[cooleddie74]

Apples
======

1. Andor
2. The Mandalorian
3. Ahsoka
4. Skeleton Crew
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. The Book of Boba Fett
7. The Acolyte

Oranges
=======

1. The Clone Wars
2. The Bad Batch
3. Rebels
4. Tales of the Jedi
5. Tales of the Empire
6. Forces of Destiny
7. Visions

Bananas
========

1. The Empire Strikes Back
2. A New Hope
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Rogue One
5. Revenge of the Sith
6. The Phantom Menace
7. Solo
8. The Force Awakens
9. Attack of the Clones
10. The Last Jedi
11. The Rise of Skywalker

 

[137th Gebirg]

Apples
1. Andor (10)
2. Skeleton Crew (9)
3. Ahsoka (9)
4. The Mandalorian (8.5)
5. Obi-Wan Kenobi (8)
6. The Acolyte (8)
7. The Book of Boba Fett (7)

Oranges
1. Rebels (10)
2. The Bad Batch (9)
3. The Clone Wars (8)
4. Tales (8)
5. Visions (8)
6. Forces of Destiny (8)

(I know there are a lot more but those are the only ones I've watched in completion or even care to)

Bananas
1. A New Hope (10)
2. Rogue One (9)
3. The Empire Strikes Back (9)
4. The Last Jedi (9)
5. Return of the Jedi (8)
6. The Force Awakens (8)
7. Solo (8)
8. The Rise of Skywalker (4)
9. Revenge of the Sith (3)
10. The Phantom Menace (3)
11. Attack of the Clones (1)

Thank you for not including Resistance. That thing should be in it’s own “dried prunes” category.

 

[Set Harth]

 

[Tuskin38]

I liked Resistance

 

[cooleddie74]

I liked it more than Visions or Forces of Destiny, that's for sure.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

There are several indispensably solid episodes of Resistance, and at least one of its episodes is better than the worst of all other animated series. It's included in all my rankings.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Thank you for not including Resistance. That thing should be in it’s own “dried prunes” category.

That was very specifically the one that fell under don't "even care to" watch.

 

[Set Harth]

There is also this thing, which understandably wasn't mentioned.

 

[fireproof78]

Plus the Jedi Temple Challenge game with Ahmed Best.