Normally mega franchises that are juggernauts in their field of entertainment have multiple divisions and groups that make up the fanbase. Star Wars is a great example with just the movie trilogies being a massive divider. Pokemon's a good example from video games with terms like "genwunner" being a thing signaling such divisions in that fandom.
But Game of Thrones? It's a morbidly beautiful thing to see how so many people are united by the outright disgust of how shit Season 8 was and still is with hindsight. I lived to see most people change their answer to the question "Which tv show shit the bed the hardest?" from things like Lost, Dexter or How I Met Your Mother to Game of Thrones. Wild how 5 or so years ago a lot of those same people would have said it was their favorite too.
And yeah I'm sure Season 8 has defenders but they aren't just a minority group but a super SUPER minority.
It's really interesting because I think this hits the nail on the head.
Look at Harry Potter - it's STILL everywhere. It might not have been perfect, but it was a powerhouse and did what it needed to do to hold onto pop culture relevancy. Game of Thrones is a chirp. It has disappeared. There might be hints of it here and there (T-shirts with "I drink and I know things." are still around at places like Target) but its barely hanging on.
HBO has to be furious with all that money they spent on the final season and now the whole series has lost it's appeal. I saw a 250 dollar box set at Best Buy last week and I laughed.
ScrotalAgony on January 19th, 2020 at 14:51 UTC »
Normally mega franchises that are juggernauts in their field of entertainment have multiple divisions and groups that make up the fanbase. Star Wars is a great example with just the movie trilogies being a massive divider. Pokemon's a good example from video games with terms like "genwunner" being a thing signaling such divisions in that fandom.
But Game of Thrones? It's a morbidly beautiful thing to see how so many people are united by the outright disgust of how shit Season 8 was and still is with hindsight. I lived to see most people change their answer to the question "Which tv show shit the bed the hardest?" from things like Lost, Dexter or How I Met Your Mother to Game of Thrones. Wild how 5 or so years ago a lot of those same people would have said it was their favorite too.
And yeah I'm sure Season 8 has defenders but they aren't just a minority group but a super SUPER minority.
Nazaki on January 19th, 2020 at 15:43 UTC »
It's really interesting because I think this hits the nail on the head.
Look at Harry Potter - it's STILL everywhere. It might not have been perfect, but it was a powerhouse and did what it needed to do to hold onto pop culture relevancy. Game of Thrones is a chirp. It has disappeared. There might be hints of it here and there (T-shirts with "I drink and I know things." are still around at places like Target) but its barely hanging on.
jacobg500 on January 19th, 2020 at 15:59 UTC »
HBO has to be furious with all that money they spent on the final season and now the whole series has lost it's appeal. I saw a 250 dollar box set at Best Buy last week and I laughed.