As I said, that’s how Dark worked and Netflix took on 1899 knowing that. They knew it was supposed to be a trilogy, just like Dark. They knew it would be a mystery, just like Dark.

If they didn’t agree with that then they should have either a) not taken the project on, or b) made it absolutely clear to the writers that there was a high chance it would be cancelled after season 1 and to write it accordingly.

The expense part is purely on Netflix’s head. They wanted to invest in new technology and used 1899 as their reason/showcase. The writers couldn’t have cared less if it was a green screened boat or some weird 3D set.

Perhaps things would have been different if they had kept it in German (and in that branch of Netflix) rather than forcing it international, who knows. Let it perform accordingly for their local audience and then any international viewers are a bonus, god knows the majority of the English speaking world has zero interest in subtitles. Different cultures have different expectations from their programmes, and let’s face it, the American one is for the majority one of minimal effort and instant gratification.

I felt it definitely got to the meat of the story faster than Dark. Dark felt much slower.

I was really enjoying it, it had so much potential. I keep hoping that some other network will pick it up.

Dark didn’t in the beginning either. It’s following grew over time.

1899 had decent viewership, just not in the “format” that Netflix now demands (insane amount of views immediately).

He’ll probably invest his remaining billions in developing a way to thwart adblockers next. It will be as successful as everything else he has done in relation to twitter.

Yeah, unfortunately I use Twitter for information from small businesses and to find out about gigs.

Your average small business doesn’t even know mastodon exists.

1899 suffered from this too, although in really it never really stood a chance against Netflix’s “fuck you” approach to shows.

They KNEW exactly what they were getting with 1899 due to it’s predecessor Dark. Dark was a slow burn that became immensely popular over time, and 1899 followed the same formula. But no. Netflix demands that shows be binged by half of their viewer base in the first week or it’s history.

1899 was written as a trilogy, the same as Dark. A complex story that would unravel over 3 seasons. Now 1899 sits on a shelf as one season with a fuck ton of unanswered questions. The poor writers were heartbroken (as was the fan base)

Yes I’m bitter, fuck Netflix.

Funnily enough, I tried using the phrase “right-wing media” in a reply to a tweet today and it wouldn’t go through.

No error, nothing, just refused to submit. Tried a couple of times, no go.

Rephrased it and it magically went through.

U ok hun? x

Actually, Zuckerberg could probably claim ownership of that too…

Funnily enough…

If you use Chinese pronunciation for X it is pretty damn close to Sh.

Didn’t even know they had messages, I haven’t used the web interface since I signed up pretty much!

I just set it up with my email client way back when and that’s it. Can’t say I’ve noticed any outages, but maybe that’s just me not paying enough attention

Edit: huh, seems there’s a lot I’ve missed out on… I’ll have to have a proper look in the morning

I had a look and my first email on that account was in 2008 lol

I’ve had a fastmail account for many years and never had any issues. Fairly solid and reliable.