I really wanted to say women can't do math, but the image and name and biography of the writer says he's a seasoned journalist. But it's ridiculous to suggest, as he does, that Amazon can't cancel without it costing more than it's worth.
According to The Ankler, the first season alone cost north of $465 million, not even counting the $250 million Amazon paid for the global rights to Tolkien’s works or the hundreds of millions spent on marketing. By the time viewers at home were tallying their impressions, Amazon had spent well over three quarters of a billion dollars just to get the show on the air.
And then this, of course:
The cruel truth is that Amazon may not be able to cancel Rings of Power even if it wants to. The Tolkien estate’s kill fee ensures every unfinished season costs the company another $20 million just to walk away. With season three already in production and five seasons originally committed, the company is boxed in.
So, the first season cost $465 million, but they have no choice but to spend that four more times or it will cost them.... $60 million! Granted, I'm sure that they're spending less on season 2, and can again on seasons 3-5, but there's no way that it's less than $20 million each. So no... it's clearly cheaper for them to just cancel it: pay the "kill fee" and stop hemorrhaging money.
Anyway, the joke I kind of wanted to make, but couldn't. Oh, well.
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