You think the "general population" is watching this show? It's overrating is a fanboy minority as the majority are watching better content & regardless don't give a toss about adding to the score on rotten tomatoes. I don't need critics to tell me something is mediocre or cultists to scream how great the Kool-Aid tastes.
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'The Morning Show' Producers on Negative Reviews: 'There Were a Lot of Apple Haters and Wanting Apple to Fail'
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You think the "general population" is watching this show? It's overrating is a fanboy minority as the majority are watching better content & regardless don't give a toss about adding to the score on rotten tomatoes. I don't need critics to tell me something is mediocre or cultists to scream how great the Kool-Aid tastes.
No, it’s that a couple reviews from places with agendas don’t speak for the entire viewing population.
Netflix can barely make money today and just had to raise cash by offering more debt.
This game is so far from over...the content king, Disney, just started. Apple has as much money as they want to put in this and content is all about the money. You buy content, make it, or license it....none of which are cheap. Just ask Netflix.
No, reviews from real news sources that say the show isn't quality. Most people in the general public can't judge what's good or not. That's what Taylor Swift's entire career is based on.
Of course they can judge. You like what you like. You are the ONLY judge that matters. Not critics. A critic is simply someone who gets paid for an opinion. Nothing more. And critics often disagree with one another. Pointless.
I know what will shut the critics up. Launching a new show by the director of Avatar: The Last Airbender....
"Judge what's good or not" is subjective speak for "Likes what I like."
But, it saves me time. And, that's the point of a review, right? Should I spend hours watching this? Or should I watch something else?
The "haters" excuse is such a cop-out these days. Just like the article I read yesterday about the new Charlie's Angels: https://www.screengeek.net/2019/11/...elizabeth-banks-blames-men-comic-book-movies/
Not really. What if you disagree with the critic and wasted time watching what they loved? And which critic? Because they often disagree with each other. Don't let others tell you what to think.
I sometimes like what they like, I sometimes hate what they love. And love what they hate.
Or missing out on something you may have loved because a critic hated it. There's no way to know unless you see for yourself.
I find new shows that look interesting to me and I generally wait until an entire season airs to see if it gets cancelled or renewed. If cancelled I delete it so I don't have to waste my time. If renewed I generally watch the first 3 episodes to see if I like it. Watching just the pilot is never enough as I find just about every pilot for every show sucks as it's just a setup, establishing the series. But that's just my system.
Cancel / Renewed is no barometer here. Apple renewed "The Morning Show" before a single viewer or critic saw it. Why? My guess is that Apple had to guarantee at least 2 seasons to the production company and Aniston / Witherspoon to get them aboard.
Most non apple product in the history of Apple, no hardware no software secret sauce. Just throw lot of money at LA people to make LA shows.. I won't be surprised if it comes from there PR/Marketing budget. No signal here, just noise.
Its really sad that Laurene Powell Jobs(till recently the largest shareholder of Disney) allowed this to happen. She should have sat down with Bob Iger and Tim Cook and ordered them to work together and pivot. There is no reason for Apple and Disney to go separate ways on this..
Its really sad that Laurene Powell Jobs(till recently the largest shareholder of Disney) allowed this to happen. She should have sat down with Bob Iger and Tim Cook and ordered them to work together and pivot. There is no reason for Apple and Disney to go separate ways on this..
So all reviews are just a farce then? Well I mean.. Okay. I understand not making your mind up 100% based on reviews, but reviews can help give a good idea if something is worth watching or not.
Sure. But since it was getting 2 seasons that was enough for me to check out. And the wife and I love it.
Netflix already renewed the witcher. Amazon already renewed LOTR and they haven't even started filming that.
I guess as much. The criticism likely came from people with an axe to grind, who then went to the press in an attempt to hurt Apple’s chances to win over future talent or content deals. I pointed out the apparent disconnect on rotten tomatoes some time back and it’s nice to see this point being corroborated here.
Moving forward, I believe that Apple TV+ has enough content to grab tens of millions of subscribers. Assuming an annual budget of 2 billion and the average customer paying $50 a year, the magic number is 40 million subscribers. Should be quite achievable for Apple.
Using a curated feed of content revolving around compelling storytelling to get users to watch the TV app, in turn promoting other tv bundles and earning the subscription revenue. Granted, there will be detractors who still can’t wrap their heads around Apple doing original content, and think Apple should still be working on routers and cinema displays, but I genuinely think Apple is on to something with Apple TV+ and the Apple TV app.
253 user ratings isn’t a very large/good sample and can be “quick defenders” trying offset critics responses.
I don’t listen to critics and give most shows a chance so I guess we’ll see.
And he’s got way more depth than Matt Lauer has shown, despite being based off Matt Lauer. I’m surprised how much dimension they’re giving his character. His scene with Martin Short’s character was really good. Actually it makes the point that Mitch DID do something wrong. He has been seeing it as you stated. But now seeing a bit of himself reflected in Martin Short’s funhouse mirror, Mitch is starting to see why he’s being held to account. He doesn’t quite get it yet but we are seeing the journey unfolds.
And honestly I wasn’t expecting to see Martin Short in a role like that.
They’ve taken actors we associate with comedic roles and are really pulling some depth out of them.
But the Apple product placement sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s sort of like a hybrid drama and protracted Apple commercial. The Notch should get a place on the credits.
Oh well, Apple has me watching tv again. That’s something. Disney Plus is also going to pull me in with Baby Yoda. I mean, “The Mandelorian.”
Sure there is. Content is king. Disney has a century of content. They don't need apple so they have all the negotiating power. They can keep all the money for themselves. Apple did go to all the companies and try to license content. Nobody would play ball. They don't need to.
Which is why all companies are pulling their shows back from Netflix, hulu and amazon and launching their own streaming services. Any why Netflix and amazon are working so hard on originals. Content is power.
I thought exactly like this and because i got it free i just gave it change and so far i'm enjoying see, dickinson and morning show. All are great quality shows with their signature style.
So my advice is give it a try, you might surprise by the shows!
I hear ya. The Martin Short scene was very good.And he’s got way more depth than Matt Lauer has shown, despite being based off Matt Lauer. I’m surprised how much dimension they’re giving his character. His scene with Martin Short’s character was really good. And honestly I wasn’t expecting to see Martin Short in a role like that.
They’ve taken actors we associate with comedic roles and are really pulling some depth out of them.
But the Apple product placement sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s sort of like a hybrid drama and protracted Apple commercial. The Notch should get a place on the credits.
Oh well, Apple has me watching tv again. That’s something. Disney Plus is also going to pull me in with Baby Yoda. I mean, “The Mandelorian.”
I've actually been a bit disappointed with the mandelorian so far. But it will probably get better.
There is a lot of product placement. To be expected though. But then I'm seeing that in a lot of shows. People don't watch commercials so they have to insert them in shows.
I find this producers comment incautious, very distant from Apple’s communication standards and I believe that from “upstairs” they will intervene to stem the image damage of a similar “shot”. Even more so: criticism do not come from incompetent people, but from sites specialize in entertainment and criticism. This fact confirms that when apple deviates too much from its core business, it always risks a lot. Sometimes too much