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Ew…
I don’t know this for a fact — but I kinda assume that Nexstar (as a condition of purchase) was involved in the decision to axe all those DC shows. (Those shows didn’t make money on the network; and Nexstar wouldn’t get any of the ancillary revenues. So why keep ‘em?) Whereas… perhaps a different contract/arrangement was made for Gotham Knights, which was more attractive to the new owners…
I read that the main reason for all those cancellations was that the shows were no longer profitable for WB after they stupidly decided to end the Netflix licensing deal because they wanted to put everything on HBO Max. But the shows didn't pull in enough subscribers for HBO Max to justify the cost of making them. And the ratings for those shows on the CW are dismal so that won't eek out a profit either. WB could have kept cashing those fat Netflix checks and everything would have been fine.
Finally (and on topic): Judging by the premise and trailer, I don’t expect Gotham Knights to score big ratings. Maybe, if it’s lucky, something in the now-cancelled Batwoman or LoT range. So then, why greenlight GK at all? The only thing that comes to mind is that a new revenue share formula was established — which was attractive to Nexstar and (somehow) couldn’t be retroactively applied to Batwoman, LoT, Stargirl, Naomi, etc. And just parenthetically, GK is being shot in Toronto rather than Vancouver. Does that make a $ difference?
I'm just curious to know if there's a method behind this madness.
So basically like a CW show.This show looks like it was made by a bunch of 14 year olds , with stuff they bought from Walmart.
It is, its mediocre talent who only know "Lets make the character evil" or "lets kill a known character". Thinking its really creative. This show looks like it was made by a bunch of 14 year olds , with stuff they bought from Walmart.
I already hate the premise, so I'm not going to watch this... unless it gets really good reviews. Why can't we just get a Batfamily show with Batman? It seems like killing off Batman is the new "evil Superman."