As I said, that’s how Dark worked and Netflix took on 1899 knowing that. They knew it was supposed to be a trilogy, just like Dark. They knew it would be a mystery, just like Dark.

If they didn’t agree with that then they should have either a) not taken the project on, or b) made it absolutely clear to the writers that there was a high chance it would be cancelled after season 1 and to write it accordingly.

The expense part is purely on Netflix’s head. They wanted to invest in new technology and used 1899 as their reason/showcase. The writers couldn’t have cared less if it was a green screened boat or some weird 3D set.

Perhaps things would have been different if they had kept it in German (and in that branch of Netflix) rather than forcing it international, who knows. Let it perform accordingly for their local audience and then any international viewers are a bonus, god knows the majority of the English speaking world has zero interest in subtitles. Different cultures have different expectations from their programmes, and let’s face it, the American one is for the majority one of minimal effort and instant gratification.

I felt it definitely got to the meat of the story faster than Dark. Dark felt much slower.

I was really enjoying it, it had so much potential. I keep hoping that some other network will pick it up.

Dark didn’t in the beginning either. It’s following grew over time.

1899 had decent viewership, just not in the “format” that Netflix now demands (insane amount of views immediately).

He’ll probably invest his remaining billions in developing a way to thwart adblockers next. It will be as successful as everything else he has done in relation to twitter.

Yeah, unfortunately I use Twitter for information from small businesses and to find out about gigs.

Your average small business doesn’t even know mastodon exists.

1899 suffered from this too, although in really it never really stood a chance against Netflix’s “fuck you” approach to shows.

They KNEW exactly what they were getting with 1899 due to it’s predecessor Dark. Dark was a slow burn that became immensely popular over time, and 1899 followed the same formula. But no. Netflix demands that shows be binged by half of their viewer base in the first week or it’s history.

1899 was written as a trilogy, the same as Dark. A complex story that would unravel over 3 seasons. Now 1899 sits on a shelf as one season with a fuck ton of unanswered questions. The poor writers were heartbroken (as was the fan base)

Yes I’m bitter, fuck Netflix.

Eh… it’s probably not so much that they are demanding their language be spoken…

More a case of the tourists are probably being dickheads in general and the locals have had enough of their shit. That and the locals would like to be able to enjoy their own beach without having to wade through masses of tourists.

Ahhh it’s a lot easier to learn through immersion if you live there ;)

(A Brit who has lived in two other countries). I’m well aware of the resources on the internet. I’m also aware of the fact that this issue with the signs has bugger all to do with language barrier and everything to do with the people visiting being ignorant and inconsiderate tourists.

You are better off brushing up on the culture than you are the language. Simply looking at the sign through your phone camera would automatically translate it for you - yet another internet resource ;)

For shits and giggles I’m going to list the countries I’ve travelled to:

France, Spain, Greece, Austria, Italy, Finland, UAE, Dubai, Qatar, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Philippines, Palau, Malaysia, Indonesia - then Australia, US and Canada which don’t count for this I guess. I’m possibly missing one or two, I’m tired.

So, I’m supposed to have learned the language, and respective writing systems, of each of these places before going there?

I guess I should just quit my job and take up learning language full time…. Either that or just stay at home so that I don’t get ridiculed for being an ignorant tourist.

Rofl…

Let me guess… you’re American and ‘travel’ to you is a quick trip across the border

I’m not sure how many Cambodians are wandering around rural UK, and I’m fairly certain that Duolingo doesn’t have Khmer.

Guess I’d better cancel my trip.

And they’ve probably never travelled outside of English speaking counties.

I’d have to be a genius to speak the language of every country I’ve travelled to, and that’s ignoring the countries that have several distinct and active languages (looking at you, Austria…)

Yep, I came here to point this out but you beat me to it.

Our humour is often referred to as “dark”, but in reality we have simply internalised it like the rest of our emotions and have replaced it with pure unadulterated sarcasm and incredulity.

Yep. Porn, sports and foreign language.

Along with the occasional location based ones that spam local news.

Funnily enough, I tried using the phrase “right-wing media” in a reply to a tweet today and it wouldn’t go through.

No error, nothing, just refused to submit. Tried a couple of times, no go.

Rephrased it and it magically went through.

U ok hun? x

Actually, Zuckerberg could probably claim ownership of that too…

Funnily enough…

If you use Chinese pronunciation for X it is pretty damn close to Sh.

Didn’t even know they had messages, I haven’t used the web interface since I signed up pretty much!

I just set it up with my email client way back when and that’s it. Can’t say I’ve noticed any outages, but maybe that’s just me not paying enough attention

Edit: huh, seems there’s a lot I’ve missed out on… I’ll have to have a proper look in the morning

I had a look and my first email on that account was in 2008 lol

I’ve had a fastmail account for many years and never had any issues. Fairly solid and reliable.

Yep, my mind immediately went to the courier service that were so bad they had to rename themselves in an attempt to be less shit.

That name would instantly put off any Brit lol. It’s instinctual, we immediately get angry about our urgent parcel that didn’t turn up and the subsequent arguments with their shitty customer service.