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'Mindhunter' Is Dead — So Stop Asking David Fincher About It! (collider.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Bloodyashes@lemm.ee to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Yeah, well fuck you for not even handing it off to someone who could pick it up and run with it if you can’t be bothered.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (20 children)

"But it’s a very expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we didn’t attract enough of an audience to justify such an investment [for season three]. They took risks to get the show off the ground, gave me the means to do Mank the way I wanted to do it, and they allowed me to venture down new paths with The Killer [his next feature]. It’s a blessing to be able to work with people who are capable of boldness."

Can't exactly blame Fincher for that outcome. Jonathan Groff said as much, Mindhunters is Fincher. The creator of the show is part of its DNA. Would you really want Fincher to hand it off to someone and potentially pull a Dexter or GOT S8?

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"But it’s a very expensive show and, in the eyes of Netflix, we didn’t attract enough of an audience to justify such an investment [for season three].

It’s like Netflix has never heard of a “loss leader”. People don’t pay exorbitant subscription fees to watch the latest Project Runway knock off show.

I also find it difficult to believe it’s more expensive than the average TV drama, considering Fincher already has a development deal with the network.

[–] habanhero@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s like Netflix has never heard of a “loss leader”. People don’t pay exorbitant subscription fees to watch the latest Project Runway knock off show.

Netflix is notorious for spending a metric fuckton of money to the point that a great deal of their shows are "loss leaders" (and usually followed by prompt cancellation). The "Project Runway" comparison is irrelevant - although Netflix has plenty of trash reality shows, by no means that's all they do.

I also find it difficult to believe it’s more expensive than the average TV drama, considering Fincher already has a development deal with the network.

I don't have a good sense whether Mindhunters would be expensive or not, but my anecdotal experience says it's not a mainstream show. It's just not the hits like Stranger Things, Wednesday or perhaps the One Piece that Netflix needs to survive. 1899 is another victim of the Netflix gambles - an extremely stylish and intricate show that died a premature death, even though it launched to great reception.

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