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I don't think you get a $153m budget without expecting it to be popular.
A big budget doesn't guarantee success though. See LOTR series.
of course, but that's not the point. the point was making a popular show was absolutely their goal, not sure why they feel the need to posture about being "surprised".
They may have been expecting it to be popular, but less so than it actually was.
By most metrics the Lord of the Rings show was very successful. Now none of those metrics mean much to you or me, but they do by the people who sign the checks I think.
Or "Citadel" for that matter, which apparently cost $300m
Second season comes out in August. Popular enough to keep spending money.
In the end, there's no way to show is a streaming show is popular. Unlike movies, it's all hidden.