Some Star Wars fans would have you believeThe Acolytewas cancelled because it was bad, however, an insider has finally explained what led to its demise.
In some respects, it feels like thisStar Warsseries was doomed from the beginning.
From the moment the first episode aired, factions within the fandom strongly opposed the characters and stories being told.
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Here at GAMINGbible, we found it an“enthralling new era”for the franchise, but elsewhere, review bombing of the show started happening.
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Granted, those fans initiallyreview bombed the wrong movie, but it wasn’t long before their ire translated into a hefty reduction in viewership.
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Which brings us to part of the reason whyThe Acolytewas cancelled, at least according to a Star Wars insider.
That and how quickly views for the Disney series rapidly decreased; various third-party sources have highlighted that episode two is when the audience seemed to switch off.
Beyond these obvious issues, there’s also the staggering cost of the show.
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Fans werehorrified to learn the true cost ofThe Acolyte, having discovered that for every minute of footage it cost roughly $670k
Even if some of these figures are slightly off, the show still had an (approxmate) $180 million budget.
If you focus on this alone, it makes sense why executives culled the show: there simply wasn’t enough of a return.
Not that knowing this makes the loss ofThe Acolyteany easier for the numerous fans desperate to know what became of its characters.
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Hopefully they won’t have to wait decades for answers, unlike those who have been questioninghow the Death Star was undiscoveredfor 18 years.
Despite one story within the Star Wars franchise coming to an end, there’s a new one that’s just begun.
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Let’s just hope this tale doesn’t have an abrupt and unpleasant ending as well.
Topics:Star Wars,TV And Film,Disney
