's early 2000s Lord of the Rings trilogy earned audience scores of between 86-95% on Rotten Tomatoes.) Even on Amazon-owned IMDb, audiences rated"The Rings of Power" an anemic 6.8/10.
"There is bound to be a character, plot, subplot, line etc. in the series that will upset/disappoint many passionate fans and there is, even, a risk that the series itself will prove disappointing," Forte continued. Low ratings from viewers signals a"greater than zero" risk that some Prime members could cancel their subscriptions, Forte said in an interview Tuesday.
On other review sites, people leaving negative reviews said"The Rings of Power" was a break from the spirit of Tolkien's work. "It's too early to judge whether this is going to be a success or a failure," Shmulik said. More important than the reviews of the first two episodes are how audiences respond to subsequent episodes, he said."What's the ability to keep excitement up? What's the rate of viewership decline for the next episodes? Those are important metrics to measure."
Amazon executives will be closely watching what percentage of all Prime Video streams the project represents and how many inactive Prime accounts logged on to watch"The Rings of Power," InsiderAn Amazon spokesperson did not respond to questions about how many Prime subscribers have watched"The Rings of Power" since its release last week.
This is a ridiculous assumption primarily because people subscribe to Prime for shopping reasons, not TV. Also, don’t give petulant children that much credit. They’re not the majority opinion when it comes to the show.
It's not that bad.
I honestly not sure why people don’t like it— I love Tolkien and so far I enjoy the show
I think it's Great !!! And I'm a Die hard Tolkien fan...
it is a calculated risk, the sharp rise in subscription fees more than cover the investment, the annualized payment system is much more intelligent than the monthly payment, with this series they will ensure that many do not leave and that many others subscribe.
Dear amazon Get woke Go broke That is your lesson, bit pricey at 1b$ but better late than never.
It not supposed to replace the original film, if people thought it was going to they are nuts.
This was so easily predictable. A 1k$ consultancy with any average joe on CT or 4chan would have saved them 1b$. Fuck'em. UubzU
One show has disgruntled subscribers wanting to cancel prime? Ridiculous..