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It's being financed by Apple. Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson are still the artists creating the show.

• ksec 2y ago
  It is also approved by Apple. But to the GP's point nearly 5 years later I still dont think they should have done Apple TV+. How many billons invested into Apple TV+ programme that still didn't get any return of investment while they could have done a lot better job elsewhere.
  • progmetaldev 2y ago
    These people are actors, not tech people. Apple TV probably gave them the best deal when they were selling their show. It really is as simple as that, the people creating these shows have consultants in the tech-industry, but this is acting. There are a ton of Apple TV exclusives, and they are getting paid very well. You have companies like Paramount+ that will start to fund a show, then pull the plug (it's not tech, but the Comedy Central show Workaholics had hired an entire crew and was 5 weeks away from making their movie with Paramount+, and they pulled the plug). Entertainment is far removed from tech, and I find it funny that such intelligent people from HN would ever think that a Hollywood produced show could ever make it concentrating only on the tech world, leaving everyone else that pays for these services wondering what anyone is talking about.
  • nrb 2y ago
    If it ends up a public service by providing some excellent art to the masses, I truly do not care if the return on investment was low or negative for one of the most profitable businesses in history. There’s more to life than “numbers go up” after all.