Waystar Loyco’s holdings of Hollywood studios, cruise lines, newspapers, amusement parks, right-wing news channels making kings, etc. make Ewing Oil look like a franchise gas station. We only vaguely know how Logan Roy built his empire, but it’s possible, in part, due to media consolidation and antitrust deregulation that began during the “Dallas”/Reagan era. became. real-life lookalikes like Rupert Murdoch to build their own mountains.
Meanwhile, the decline in television viewership in the cable and streaming era has allowed “succession” to thrive as a more tangible, niche entertainment. Three network-era series had to appeal to tens of millions of people just to stay on the air. ‘Dallas’ needed to deliver a crowd-pleasing barbeque. “Inheritance” is like Ortrana whole-edible deep-fried songbird featured in a memorable season one meal.
“Dallas,” like its followers from “Dynasty” to “Empire,” built on the populist melodrama tradition of entertaining audiences with the anguish of the wealthy. The characters are jealous, envy, and heartbroken just like us, just more money and less happiness.
“Success” also has a universal element that pleases the masses. Logan was a charming savage who could pack the emotional equivalent of Shakespearean monologues into his stories. two letter curse. Roy’s children, Kendall, Roman, Shiv, and half-brother Connor, develop a survivor bond and a ferocious survivalist instinct. One arm participates in group hugs and the other holds a dagger. At its core, the series’ family theme is as simple as a talk show. “He who hurts hurts others”.
But its voice, set by its author, Jesse Armstrong, is archaic and informative. It takes a lot of knowledge, or at least a willingness to Google, to find out more about it. Shiv joked as Logan was buried in a mausoleum (the last cold and expensive residence) he bought from a dot-com pet supply giant for $5 million. “Cat food” Ozymandias“
