'Tiger King': Fans Sound off About New Episode Plans
Tiger King filmmakers Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin are turning their cameras toward the 2003 [...]
The culture war is lost https://t.co/suhOpqEkkt
— Daniel (@THXELEVEN38_) May 11, 2020
The original seven Tiger King episodes were first critically praised and became the most-watched series in Netflix's history. More than 34 million viewers watched the show in its first 10 days of release, and now multiple dramatic projects about Joe Exotic are in the works. However, the show became controversial as it focused more on the sensational aspects of Maldonado-Passage's life instead of the more serious issues of conservation and animal abuse.
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— Kevin Gill (@Kgfromri) May 11, 2020
Goode himself even told Vanity Fair he had some regrets about the show. "After spending years with these subjects the project moved in a different direction. Netflix is very adept at making binge-worthy television and with these larger-than-life subjects that was pretty easy to do," he told the magazine at the time. "However, my goal is and has always been the same, which is to raise awareness and help save the species."
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I hate that they're doing this.
Also, I will watch every episode. https://t.co/ng3ZwbZmOJ
— Pounce de León (@RightAllTheTime) May 11, 2020
A Goode Films spokeswoman told THR it was not true that the new episodes are "going in a more conversational route." Netflix did not comment. Liu also did not explain how Lawrence could take part in the show if he agrees to, as the coronavirus pandemic would make it difficult for him to be interviewed by a full crew.
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prevnextReally hope they don't do that thing where they kill the novelty of something that's popular with oversaturation https://t.co/njzN1NeDSD
— Bud (@BuddStark) May 11, 2020
prevnextOMG!!! REALLY! Do we need more of this!!!!! There's already two movies in the works. https://t.co/iYNsqsw7DA
— Stingray_Mask 😷☯️ (@Stingray_travel) May 11, 2020
prevNetflix is reallly just gonna milk this huh https://t.co/V4TOGE1L0N
— 👻 (@WildfireKristen) May 11, 2020