Except for the part where management researches how best to shatter the desires of die-hard HHN fans, who single-handedly kept Universal viable during the aughts, while boiling puppies and laughing at our complaints on the Internet.If the Walking Dead comes back, it's strictly a business decision. Nothing less, nothing more.
They were visably unhappy about it last year, always brushing it over whenever it was mentioned during the press interviews. I mean who would be happy? 5 years in a row of possibly the most boring thing you could base something on and doing literally anything you can with it? It should've ended in 24, if it comes back again then I'm expecting the worst and nothing but the worst, to that I have every right toI can assure you. If TWD is coming back, and it probably is, Aiello ain't happy. Reimagining the same IP over and over again is no fun for them... just a grueling requirement of the job.
I've always assumed that there was no cost to license it. Seems like a mutually beneficial deal, HHN gets a popular IP and the show gets some extra free exposure. Also I noticed they seem to ask a lot of questions in the surveys about how it impacts your desire to watch the show.I personally doubt that the Walking Dead is driving that many more people to the event that wouldn't be coming anyways at this point. I can't see how there wouldn't be a diminishing returns effect from having it year after year. I suppose the only question is, is how many years will it take before the profit earned by the ticket sales, merchandise, food/drink purchases, etc., from the number of extra people they feel it drives to the event diminishes to the point where it's not worth the cost and effort of licensing and implementing the IP.
One other aspect I've noticed over the years is that many people in the general public see that WD is in the advertisements and assume that HHN as a whole is a repeat of the previous year. For example I asked a co-worker 2 years ago if he was going to HHN and he said "no because it's just the same as last year". I asked what he was talking about and had to explain to him that the Walking Dead elements were different from previous years and that the rest of the event was all different.
I've always assumed that there was no cost to license it. Seems like a mutually beneficial deal, HHN gets a popular IP and the show gets some extra free exposure. Also I noticed they seem to ask a lot of questions in the surveys about how it impacts your desire to watch the show.
Every avid fan I know is slowly getting sick of it. That last finale pissed so many people off. That and with fear the walking dead premiering directly after it I'm positive the fatigue will grow soon
Lol, I actually liked the ending, Rick's delusions of grandeur catching up with him.Not that I don't disagree, but it was still #1 on TV for Season 6. Can't really tell if the hate the finale got resonates into Season 7 until after it premieres. (Maybe 2nd or 3rd week, people will tune in just for the death reveal)
That's what I'm thinking too. The show's writers are Einstein smart in terms of getting people to stick around for as long as possible due to cliffhangers and set ups. It really is insane how many times this has happened in the series.Not that I don't disagree, but it was still #1 on TV for Season 6. Can't really tell if the hate the finale got resonates into Season 7 until after it premieres. (Maybe 2nd or 3rd week, people will tune in just for the death reveal)