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Sense8 S2 |OT| Tremendous Sea of Love - May 5 on Netflix
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Father_Brain
Banned
I always figured that it only barely got a second season, given that it took months for them to officially renew it at a time when other shows were getting renewals very shortly after premiering.
It seems fairly clear that Netflix is much more willing to cancel shows than they were two years ago.
LukasTaves
Member
WUT?
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
Goddamn netflix, first Marco Polo and now this? Serious bummed right now
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
Goddamn netflix, first Marco Polo and now this? Serious bummed right now
Darth Pinche
Member
I just sent Netlfix a message to bring back Sense8 via the request a show page. Maybe they will turn around if enough people speak up?
I mean it sucks, but I can understand why shows like this and The Get Down got cancelled. They didn't perform as well as expected, and the budgets were just way too much. TGD is most likely dead, but I hope Sense8 can land somewhere else.
Fuck nooooooo
:'(
I'm legitimately upset at this.
Stupid ass cliffhanger ending.
I opened a live chat in order to leave feedback, and they claimed it's just a rumor and nothing's official yet, but... sounds liks bullshit.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Wtf??
Shai-Tan
Banned
I enjoyed it and it has its moments in the subplots but I don't feel the overarching plot was ever really going anywhere interesting so it's not like it needed to continue. And season 2 has a bunch of faux science mumbo jumbo about the sensates that is a bit painful to listen to.
titiklabingapat
Member
So glad I never started watching this. This is way too cruel, damn.
Apple Turnover
Banned
That's shitty. I'll miss the show for sure. Thank you Lana and Lily for the 2 seasons, though I wish it could be more.
MaKTaiL
Member
I don't trust Netflix anymore. The one reason I would try their shows was because I was assured they would at least recieve a proper ending. Canceling Marco Polo, The Get Down and Sense8 before they are allowed to at least wrap up in a nice way makes Netflix no different than any other cable channel now.
I'm really disappointed by this. I'll never watch a new series from them anymore until all is said and done. I'll keep watching the ones I already started though because there is nothing I can do anymore.
I'm really disappointed by this. I'll never watch a new series from them anymore until all is said and done. I'll keep watching the ones I already started though because there is nothing I can do anymore.
InfiniteBento
Member
Im so upset
WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW IT ENDS NOW
UUUGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WE WILL NEVER KNOW HOW IT ENDS NOW
UUUGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
metalslimer
Member
What the fuck? I knew this shit would happen fuck Netflix
The least they can do is give a 2 hour special to wrap the story up.
The least they can do is give a 2 hour special to wrap the story up.
BattleMonkey
Member
Maybe if more people watched it? Netflix is not going to cancel a show if it's successful.
I don't know if it was actually stated somewhere, but I always felt that a prt of Netflix's appeal was the willingness to invest in new and bold shows, even if they're not doing great ratings. I'm sure they can afford to lose money on some shows and still be quite profitable, but alas.
Kinda want to cancel my sub, but who am I kidding, I've got no other means to watch TV :/
AbsolutBro
Member
God damnit Netflix.
Magic Mushroom
Member
Time to cancel Netflix.
Fortinbras
Member
Well said and I completely agree.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Sad, but I'm not surprised. Sense8 is highly unusual on the outside and it's difficult to explain why it's interesting until someone watches like half a season. A noble experiment and I'm glad Netflix at least let two seasons happen.
Still, this is yet another reminder of how dangerous it is to construct a myth arc show that is predicated on too many loose ends and unresolved mysteries. It's very rare that something like a Babylon 5 can happen. More often than not your show is going to get canned.
I'm all for serialized storytelling, but I do prefer, in most cases, shows that treat each season like a book in a series with a definite conclusion, while planting seeds for future plot that if need be can be left up to the imagination. Rather than feeling like an incomplete story.
Still, this is yet another reminder of how dangerous it is to construct a myth arc show that is predicated on too many loose ends and unresolved mysteries. It's very rare that something like a Babylon 5 can happen. More often than not your show is going to get canned.
I'm all for serialized storytelling, but I do prefer, in most cases, shows that treat each season like a book in a series with a definite conclusion, while planting seeds for future plot that if need be can be left up to the imagination. Rather than feeling like an incomplete story.
I don't know about cult following. Don't those usually come about after the series has been long dead?
Merchandise
Member
The show had no plot and didn't look like it had plans to change that. Won't miss it too much honestly.
Happy for you.
sixteen-bit
Member
I'll super miss this show. While I admit the plot was silly, I really loved the characters.
ThLunarian
Member
If you want to get Netflix to change their minds, really I think the most effective way to do that is to spread the word about the show and get more people to watch it. Get people to buy subscriptions and immediately watch Sense8.
If Netflix sees a sudden surge in traffic, I would think that'd be a good reason for them to reconsider the cancellation.
Still seems kind of unlikely, but you never know
It's amazing the show even got a second season given how little Netflix promoted the first one, how toxic the buzz was when it premiered, how few critics actually talked about it. The buzz turned around for season two but by then it was too late. The big critics who should have been covering it - the Nussbaums, the Seitzes - had already missed the boat so it never got that groundswell of respected voices urging viewers to catch up.
Honestly I think Netflix got gunshy after the release of Jupiter Ascending and that's why they didn't push the show on critics the way they did with some of their other originals.
Honestly I think Netflix got gunshy after the release of Jupiter Ascending and that's why they didn't push the show on critics the way they did with some of their other originals.
Baroquemantic
Member
Maaan fuck. Goddammit.
tauroxd
Member
A damn shame but I really can't be mad at Netflix, thanks to them we got 2 seasons of a magical and super awesome show if it wasn't for them it would've not existed. It was super difficult and therefore expensive to shoot and edit, and it was not super popular, and this also comes after Hastings said they were going to cancel more stuff now
if it wasn't for them it would've not existed. It was super difficult and therefore expensive to shoot and edit, and it was not super popular, and this also comes after Hastings said they were going to cancel more stuff now - Status