I think AMC has to stop banking on a show becoming the next Mad Men/Breaking Bad/Walking Dead in its first season. That's why Low Winter Sun was such a huge flop. They need to plan for fairly low views early on, and get these shows on Netflix ASAP. That's what helped Mad Men and Breaking Bad keep viewership. I didn't start watching either of them until they were 4 seasons in already. They're blowing way too much money on trying to make the next big hit, when their biggest shows (aside from TWD) started with fairly small budgets.
Mad Men and Breaking Bad became huge hits because they were legitimately great shows (that were given time to grow, yes). Quality is the #1 thing that AMC should focus on trying to get right - forget about making the "next big thing" - first and foremost, they need to just focus on developing a show that's
good.
Fire whoever needs to be fired and hire whoever needs to be hired - if FX can keep churning out good-to-great dramas year after year, then AMC can learn how to do it too. FX would have never aired something like Low Winter Sun or Turn and AMC can't afford to settle for middling shows anymore.
And if they can't make a show that's consistently good, they can at least make another show that's loud and attention grabbing like The Walking Dead. Preacher, even if it's horrible, could be huge for them given the controversial nature of the comic.
Make something good or go big - there are no other options. >:O
The title sequence give me boner
It is extremely well done.
