NETFLIX has just renewed a rookie action comedy show for its second season.
And fans are not pleased.
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Netflix held its annual Tudum event on Saturday, giving fans of the streaming service all the latest news and trailers for its biggest series.
Among them was Fubar, which stars the former Last Action Hero as a C.I.A. operative on the edge of retirement who discovers a family secret and is called back into the field for one last job.
The show did not fare well with critics, sitting at a mediocre 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Viewers weren’t much kinder, giving season one only a 68% approval.
Neither score qualifies the show to be “certified fresh.”
But on Saturday, Netflix paraded Arnold out on stage to reveal season 2.
Before sharing a blooper reel with the crowd, the 75-year-old action legend told the crowd he is always asked when he’s going to retire.
Arnold quoted the slogan of his own show in response: “Action heroes don’t retire they reload.”
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‘TRULY AWFUL’
Viewers however felt the show was firing blanks, and took to Twitter to share their disapproval.
“This show was truly awful,” one person slammed. “Maybe they could get humans to write the next season, rather than AI using plot points from True Lies and The Beaver and jokes from Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot.”
Another cried out: “Of course you’re renewing big-name celeb shows, with action we’ve seen so many times already. I miss the time when you invested in projects like The OA.”
While a third noted: “So this gets renewed but Lockwood & Co, Warrior Nun, etc get cancelled? Make it make sense!”
And one person simply shared: “You guys love making unwatchable dreck.”
STRIKING OUT
Streaming services and traditional over-the-air networks are scrambling to finalize their fall faire, amid the ongoing writer’s strike.
The Writers Guild of America strike is the ongoing dispute between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The strike officially began on May 2, 2023, after the WGA and AMPTP could not reach an agreement on a new three-year film TV contract to replace one that expired on May 1.
The possibility of a strike was already hinted back in March, with the WGA announcing on April 17 that 97.85% of its members voted in favor.
More than 11,000 writers are participating in this protest from several studios, including Netflix, Paramount, and HBO.
Writer Courtney Perdue told Variety: “No one wants this, but it’s necessary.
“This business starts on the page. No pages, no profits.”
Despite the strike being hinted back in March, the fear began back in February during a series of meetings discussing the contract with AMPTP.
Issues that have seemingly been discussed the most is pay, with the Los Angeles Times reporting that writers are pushing for higher minimum pay rates across a range of services.
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