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My 11-year-old just claimed that "The Wings of Fire" animated TV show - Ava DuVernay's adaptation that was in production at Netflix - has been canceled. Googlin
by mjamil 4y ago
My 11-year-old just claimed that "The Wings of Fire" animated TV show - Ava DuVernay's adaptation that was in production at Netflix - has been canceled. Googling confirmed the news, and immediately thereafter led to news about the layoff.
My daughter's reaction was mild outrage; she's a huge fan of the book series, and of dragons in general. Mine was laughter (and a little sadness); this was the first time I'd learned major news about a tech company through something one of my kids told me, and it certainly won't be the last.
- davidkassa 4y agoSeeing this makes me sad. My 11-year-old was equally excited.
- frays 4y agoThat's a fantastic story, thanks for sharing! As a parent of two toddlers, I can't wait to see what they'll be teaching me once they're older.
- rodgerd 4y agoThey've essentially shitcanned their entire animation division. Given that it's an area where they've gotten a lot of praise and attention, and is a point of difference, it seems like an odd choice.
- d3nj4l 4y agoMy guess is that they're going to narrow their focus onto fewer, but more "profitable" (according to their data) demographics, and animation wasn't paying for itself there.
- astrange 4y agoIt’s extremely profitable right now, but Netflix was trying to make fake anime instead of getting more real anime, and maybe that didn’t work. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cannes-japanese-anime-worlds-most-bankable-genre-1235146810/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/can...
- lutrinus 4y ago> Mine was laughter (and a little sadness) Why would you laugh at this?
- russelg 4y agoDid you consider reading the rest of their comment?