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Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Has Been Canceled by Netflix
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Could be that the shake-up in higher-ups that happened recently at Netflix meant that whoever's pet project this was who might've been keeping hope for some kind of continuation alive (even if only a single movie or a shortened season) is there no more and people in charge now have no interest in this (since apparently the first season was a pretty massive flop).
It's strange that people are seemingly acting like this is a Netflix thing. TV studios have been cancelling more underperforming shows than you can even count since TV was a thing. Sometimes they don't even finish the first season. That's the TV business mode and always has been.
you must now join me in my quest to put this gif in every netflix cancellation thread
because you are an individual with class and taste
I only saw one or two episodes, and I was getting confused following what was going on. Sorry everyone :(
Honestly had a feeling this would happen..... even at the Dark Crystal convention the cast didn't seem to have much hope. Really disappointed by this.... hope someone else grabs it.
I believe there will be a savior in these dark times of cancellation. And that savior's name is... Quibi.
As somebody who lived through decades of wanting a decent dark crystal sequel the shows existence alone is a miracle of God to me. I got what I wanted
I saw it as more of a mini series rather a 'show'. I was hoping it'd at least be something Netflix (or whoever) returns to every 3-5 years though
I saw it as more of a mini series rather a 'show'. I was hoping it'd at least be something Netflix (or whoever) returns to every 3-5 years though
That's a bummer, but I was also one of these people that had no idea a season 2 was going to be made and I thought that the ending was deliberately like that. It connected enough of the dots.
Dark Crystal big spoilers:
Dark Crystal big spoilers:
do we really want to see a gelfling genocide on screen?
Eh this a very different model. This is a completely different business then tv
It's still very much the same thought process even if it isn't like older TV networks.
This is a bummer. While I didn't love it, there was room for improvement. At least the comic by Boom! Studios is still ongoing, though I believe it's still a prequel to the show.
That's kind of a silver lining there really was no writing around that. Either its very depressing or 'explained all away'
What the actual fuck. Easily the best thing Netflix has put out in years and it cannot have been cheap making all those Henson puppets.
The game was in development before the series became a big flop for Netflix. Not sure if the game did all that well either?
it reviewed poorly after some really extensive marketing support from nintendo. i think it only had that because of the henson connection through iwata and miyamoto years earlier.
I heard it was alright but other than that I didn't hear anyone talk about it. It seems weird to spent the time and money on a game based on a Netflix show with one season that recently came out.
Yeah. I was expecting series 1 to end with that, and it would have been harrowing.
This is such a shame. I need more Chamberlain in my life.
I'm surprised it won a Children's award, the show is so dark, lol.
I'm surprised it won a Children's award, the show is so dark, lol.
It's a throwback to when kids shows were dark as hell, and I loved it for that.
shit. hope this is clarified in a comic or podcast or something.
I'm done getting attached to anything but the absolute juggernaut of shows from Netflix. I'd rather spend my time watching the best of the best on HBO and Amazon Prime.
These shows are cancelled or have their future in limbo:
Santa Clarita Diet
The Dark Crystal
GLOW
The OA
Altered Carbon
Every Marvel Netflix show
There are probably more that I can't think of. But it's disheartening to be a passionate fan of an amazing show and then see Netflix with no appetite to give the fans a closing season
These shows are cancelled or have their future in limbo:
Santa Clarita Diet
The Dark Crystal
GLOW
The OA
Altered Carbon
Every Marvel Netflix show
There are probably more that I can't think of. But it's disheartening to be a passionate fan of an amazing show and then see Netflix with no appetite to give the fans a closing season
What are you going on about? The shows you list ranged from mediocre (the Marvel stuff, Altered Carbon) to terrible (The OA) to merely decent (Santa Clarita Diet). They also got plenty of seasons.
The only truly good and prestigious one, Glow, is getting to complete its run. If you require everything to have a concluding season TV isn't the medium for you.
For me those shows are incredible. The OA is some of the best and weirdest and most interesting television I've ever seen. It's subjective but I've loved those shows and I've gotten burned.
I'm not too upset, because I always assumed Dark Crystal was a "one and done" sort of thing. It was only after I watched it, and a few threads were left hanging, that I realised they could do more if they wanted to. But it works fine as a standalone season.
I recommend everyone watch the Making Of documentary. The amount of painstaking craftsmanship and love that went into this thing is incredible. The fact that it exists at all is a miracle to me.
I recommend everyone watch the Making Of documentary. The amount of painstaking craftsmanship and love that went into this thing is incredible. The fact that it exists at all is a miracle to me.
:( Awful news...Age of Resistance was incredibly rich from both a story and visual perspective, you could legitimately feel the ridiculous amount of love and care that was put into every last bit of it. Like, I haven't been so invested in a fantasy world since the early seasons of GoT. I'm sure Jim Henson himself would be proud of what Lisa and Co. we're able to accomplish.
This stinks.
I really enjoyed it. It's weird I can be taken away into fantasy land more from puppets than human actors.
I really enjoyed it. It's weird I can be taken away into fantasy land more from puppets than human actors.
This still hurts the most. Especially since it was cheap to do. They canceled out of spite.