14. "well it'd be hard for HBO to turn their back on Nolte, Hoffman, + Mann" In response to In response to 13
and I think "chatter" is a completely useful tool in measuring the impact of something in pop culture, and I know I'm not alone in it. marketers increasingly want to reach "influencers," who in turn will do their marketing for them.
I would hope that any SMART marketing organization would be keeping close tabs on social media metrics, and I would say Luck has completely and totally failed that litmus after two episodes. look at another show like Treme, which HBO has doggedly stuck by, but at this point the only feedback I hear from sources I trust on that is "I've tried so damn hard to like it, but I'm slowly coming to the realization it's just not that good." I know it's early to start staking out positions, but it seems to me Luck is headed for the same fate.
and I normally don't put too much time into trashing things just for the sake of trashing. I jumped in here mainly to respond to the comment "why so quiet?" to which I reply "well, I'm quiet because I didn't understand it, which means I have nothing to say (except I think, for the same reason, the show is destined to fail)."