Fallout (2024): The Wizard of Oz Template. Plus, Is Netflix Making Bad Shows on Purpose?

About this episode

The episode discusses Netflix's strategy in producing shows, analyzes Amazon's Fallout as a retelling of The Wizard of Oz, and critiques Zack Snyder's career choices.

Is Netflix intentionally making forgettable shows to inflate viewer numbers for advertisers? The hosts build that case then reverse-engineer Amazon's Fallout as a Wizard of Oz retelling, break down when Hollywood should remake international IP versus just dubbing it, and explain why Zack Snyder's career has one obvious fix he keeps ignoring.

Topics covered

• Netflix
• Amazon
• remakes
• Zack Snyder
• The Wizard of Oz
• international IP

Keywords

• Netflix
• Amazon
• Fallout
• The Wizard of Oz
• Zack Snyder
• remakes
• international IP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, Amazon

Books & works: The Wizard of Oz, Fallout

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