The Gilded Age's Weird Appeal - How it Made "Boring" Fascinating

HBO’s The Gilded Age initially got off to a pretty rocky start, with its feature length pilot getting panned by critics and audiences alike (and that was after almost a decade of struggle to get the show to the screen in the first place.) But then something weird happened… even with all of its faults, there was just something about the show that kept viewers coming back. Let’s take a quick look at the special magic that’s helped the show to create its own cult following, and the important lesson that studios should learn from its success.

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - The Troubled Journey to the Screen
00:01:45 - The Divide in the Gilded Age
00:03:28 - The Gilded Age: A Total Snooze
00:05:08 - The Intrigue of the Little Things
00:06:45 - The Importance of Giving Shows Time to Find their Footing
00:08:21 - The Fate of "The Gilded Age" Season 3

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Charly Bivona
Video Editor: Tyler Allen

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