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Apple Says 'Severance' Is Now More Popular Than 'Ted Lasso'
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I think the article is referring to Nielsen ratings. Don’t know how they gather the data, but it’s not Apple’s criteria. The show is #4 for “originals” but overall gets dwarfed by things like Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, and even shows that have been out of production, like Dexter. Apple just doesn’t have the subscriber numbers.
Of course it is. it's a better show than Ted Lasso
I only saw the first few episodes of Severance. Not sure, if it's going anywhere or if it's just weird for the sake of it (like a Charlie Kaufman movie, just without plot), but I think it's beautifully shot and well made.
Slow Horses also seems nice.
Ted Lassos firts two episodes only made me chuckle mildly here and there.
I liked For All Mankind but found myself skipping forward to plot points and action sequences.
It's like with a lot of AppeTV shows and movies, they feel like someone telling a joke while simultaneously trying to explain it and also to offend no one. A for effort.
I really liked the Peanuts, though.
Slow Horses also seems nice.
Ted Lassos firts two episodes only made me chuckle mildly here and there.
I liked For All Mankind but found myself skipping forward to plot points and action sequences.
It's like with a lot of AppeTV shows and movies, they feel like someone telling a joke while simultaneously trying to explain it and also to offend no one. A for effort.
I really liked the Peanuts, though.
Based on the article, they are counting each minute of viewing. "Severance logged impressive 589 million minutes viewed in the U.S. over all existing episodes, 28% of them spent on the Season 2 opener." So 165 million minutes on the opener. That maths out to 36 million episode views of the season opener during that week (although in reality some would not have watched it through and I'm sure almost no one watched the ending credits so that number is fuzzy).
It’s good but I think Dark Matter and Foundation are superior programmes (personal opinion of course)
Between this and silo I don’t have a god damn clue what’s going on and I throughly enjoy that.
Looking forward to foundation season 3!
Can you expand on this? Source?
Anyway, $20M/episode seems excessive for Severance. The production is excellent, but I don't see how the apparent costs would amount to such a high sum.
wow its like if you make a good show it's popular! Hollywood, take note!!
Ted Lassos first season had heart, even second season was fairly good but the third season left such a corporate message take over taste that I still haven’t rewatched it.
Trying show is still my favourite ❤️
Trying show is still my favourite ❤️
It took me a while to get into it; I almost gave up after the first 3 episodes because it was just people walking around all white hallways to nowhere speaking like corporate emotionless robots. Thank god I stuck with it, now I am pretty hooked.
Frankly, I would prefer it to be the other way round. “Ted Lasso” was warm and humane, “Severance” is just plain weird and grim, with random scenes that confuse the viewer and then disappear into oblivion. Like that lamb farm filled up with all sorts of weirdos.
Ted lasso is decent, but Severance is a more interesting idea.
That said, I'm finding the second season less interesting.
That said, I'm finding the second season less interesting.
Ben Stiller in one of those "making of" things, though he didn't say what the budget actually is. Apparently Bloomberg said it was $20 million and everybody else just repeated it.
It took them a very long time to make 10 episodes, and they were doing things like building sets only to ditch them when they decided to do something else. So I'm sure it's not cheap even if it's not $20 million/ep.
Severance is awesome. It's unlike any other shows out there and is super interesting with great themes despite what initially could seem like a limited premise with a small cast. I think it's nice that shows like this can get made today when most things try to focus more and more on being as appealing to the average person as possible.
I also like that it borrows concepts from some of my favorite sci-fis, like The Island, The Matrix, and maybe even Portal.
I also like that it borrows concepts from some of my favorite sci-fis, like The Island, The Matrix, and maybe even Portal.
I haven’t watched any of season 2 yet (waiting to binge) but season one is definitely worth a watch, it can be slow at times but it’s totally worth it.
And it's not even a spin-off, or a sequel, or from some pre-existing IP. Amazing.
Same here, and they've been so intentional about meticluous details that I'm hopeful they do have it all mapped out. If not, it'll be frustrating.
You definitely have to have the right taste for Severance. It's kind of like a less comedic and more sci-fi-ish version of Office Space or The Office with an always-present "what is actually going on?" question. It's well acted, great cinematography, and multi-layered with all kinds of double meanings about corporate life, work-life balance, etc. But, you definitely have to have a taste for it. My wife, for example, would hate it. It's too "weird" for her taste.
Also, LOVE the score. The underlying piano theme is simple and great - though it's been less present in Season 2. For any music nerds out there, listen to the main theme of this, and then play it alongside the main theme for The Mysterious Benedict Society (more youth focused but great TV show).
And on Ted Lasso - we definitely enjoyed it as well (though it got off track later in its life IMHO). I think the reason it was so popular is because Ted Lasso was a guy everybody wanted in their life in this day and age. Likeable, positive, sincere, saw the best in everybody, but still flawed... etc etc.