Arcane slaps 👏
this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2024
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Firstly, fuck Bloomberg.
Anyhow, the show is a classic, "get what you pay for." It’s one of the most well regarded animations. How can you expect to recoup that money on a streaming service? Are they stupid?
It seems that Netflix paid a flat rate of $3 million per episode for rights to stream the show. I wonder how much their internal accountants estimate that they made off of it. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a lot more than that.
For reference, Stranger Things season 1 was estimated to cost $6 million per episode, with season 4 ballooning to an estimated $30 million per episode. I'm not suggesting that Arcane was worth that much to them. Adult oriented animation based on a video game is a pretty niche genre. But, I think it's safe to say that netflix came out way ahead on this deal.
Also, regarding the claim in the lede: can confirm. Despite thoroughly enjoying both seasons of Arcane, I was never even a little bit tempted to start playing LOL. That game has a well-earned reputation, and no amount of good television is going to change it.
Wait. They were hoping it would just be an ad for their meme ass game?
They are branching out and Arcane was one of those branches. But the reality is that you must be living under a rock if you don't know League exists. And everyone who would play it, already does. Being a casual league player basically doesn't exist.
I've never played the game before, but I watched the whole show. It is the best TV I've seen since The Last of Us, much better than Stranger Things. It's brilliant animation.
Capitalists will never think anything makes enough money.
Oh shut up. It's on Netflix. They will account for it however they want. It was obviously hugely successful, but I guess they want to cheat some talent out of royalties, so "it actually lost money".
What a dumb article. My middle aged, non-gamer, cousin took up Legends of Runeterra because of Arcane. The Uniqlo Arcane shirts sold out in a matter of hours at my location. I don't play League but I play the spin-offs, mainly because of Arcane. I doubt I am unique.