I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
Mentioning this show at this point is essentially like trying to take a nap on the third rail, but I’ve seen a narrative going around that I…don’t think is terribly accurate, as supportive of The Acolyte as I may be.in its first four days. The Acolyte fans correctly noted that the Star Wars series instead got 11.1 million viewers over five days. The idea here is that Penguin is being considered a big hit, but The Acolyte is a “failure” that ended up being cancelled.
That’s…not quite comparing apples to apples in this situation. Let’s add another million for another day putting The Penguin at 6.3 million over 5 days. In either case, it’s the biggest original show debut since The Last of Us for HBO. And mind you, HBO/Max is a smaller service than Disney Plus. By last count the combination of Max, HBO and Discovery+ had 103 million subscribers. Disney Plus has 153 million. So, more, though not double. Still, a factor to consider.that was screenshot for the 11.
In the case of what happened with The Acolyte, it did not help that its opening was the weakest part of the season, and millions of initial viewers did not make it to the likes of episode 5, it’s best entry, or beyond . But viewership is not the only factor, as what was the biggest issue of all was the bloated budget Disney devoted to The Acolyte. We do not know how much The Penguin cost HBO, but it is presumably less than the incredibly VFX-heavy Acolyte that reportedly had a budget of $180 million, or $630,000 per minute of screen time. No one, even fans, understood how the show cost that much orhave cost that much.
That’s why The Penguin is considered a hit with those views, and why The Acolyte, in the end, was not, despite a higher initial total. I get why some would want to make the argument, but it just doesn’t really work in this case.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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