And dont you dare bring up that crapfest The Witcher. Marco Polo was nearly perfect with the exception of its totally open ending which was clearly a result of Netflix canning(UNJUSTLY) and prematurely.
This is the one and only time Netflix had a series nearly on the same scale as Game of Thrones... no I'm not comparing it to GOT. This is not fantasy. No magic, dragons, faceless whatevers. Just great story telling. Excellent world building. Technically perfect. Excellent writing which elevates the performances of everyone involved.
Critics hated it because critics are who watch a single episode then talk bad so I assume what was suppose to bring Netflix the prestige they were hoping for unfortunately did not but again... who gives a damn about the critics. The audiences loved it.
Now we're stuck with Netflix's new attempt to capture that GOT fire with the unbelievably awful Witcher series. Let me paint a picture for you... I just rewatched Marco Polo... two seasons - 10 episodes in two days. Yea you read that right. It took me 3 weeks... struggling... STRUGGLING through 8 episodes of the Witcher. By the end I was actually out of breath. Horrible.
The television and film industry is a sad sad place. No wonder theyre always patting themselves on the back at the Golden Globes and Oscars like they just cured cancer. They have to... because they know for sure we wont! Not with terrible choice after terrible choice like canceling Polo and greenlighting Witcher.
This is the one and only time Netflix had a series nearly on the same scale as Game of Thrones... no I'm not comparing it to GOT. This is not fantasy. No magic, dragons, faceless whatevers. Just great story telling. Excellent world building. Technically perfect. Excellent writing which elevates the performances of everyone involved.
Critics hated it because critics are who watch a single episode then talk bad so I assume what was suppose to bring Netflix the prestige they were hoping for unfortunately did not but again... who gives a damn about the critics. The audiences loved it.
Now we're stuck with Netflix's new attempt to capture that GOT fire with the unbelievably awful Witcher series. Let me paint a picture for you... I just rewatched Marco Polo... two seasons - 10 episodes in two days. Yea you read that right. It took me 3 weeks... struggling... STRUGGLING through 8 episodes of the Witcher. By the end I was actually out of breath. Horrible.
The television and film industry is a sad sad place. No wonder theyre always patting themselves on the back at the Golden Globes and Oscars like they just cured cancer. They have to... because they know for sure we wont! Not with terrible choice after terrible choice like canceling Polo and greenlighting Witcher.