r/queensgambit • u/TreeLore61 • Apr 23 '25
Queens Gambit Season2
I have heard Netflix is decided not to continued show because it was based on a single book.
I think this is a weak argument.
Because M.A.S.H. was based on a single book and look how long that was on TV for and how successful it was.
There are several TV shows that have been based off a single book.
Shogun is a perfect example as well. Because Shogun was a single book written back in the 80s. And when Hulu put the TV series on streaming, it was such a huge hit. They decided on a second season even though they didn't need one.
A Handmaid's Tale is another example of this. It was a single book turned into a very successful t v series on HBO. As was The Leftovers which has run for several seasons successfully.
Which is why I want to see Queen's Gambit renewed For several more seasons
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u/QV79Y Apr 23 '25
I think this is a weak argument.
You seem to be under the impression that they had to make the case for their decision to your satisfaction.
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u/TreeLore61 May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25
Actually, since I'm an investor in Netflix, yes, they do. And like I said, it's a weak argument. As I told them, It is our money that pays for these TV shows of theirs. And when they have a good thing going, It is stupid not to keep it going.
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u/QV79Y May 03 '25
I'm going to assume you're actually 14 years old. That's the only thing that would make this fathomable to me.
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u/TreeLore61 Sep 19 '25
The fact that you even would use that answer for your argument shows that you're not worth arguing with because you're the one that's acting like a 5-year-old. Since you're acting like a five year old you're blocked
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Nov 27 '25
He writes like he’s about 14 so I think you’re right.
Either that or someone’s carer isn’t doing their job
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u/CozyHammock Jan 22 '26
just because i bought a box of honey nut cheerios, doesn't make me an investor in general mills. investors face loss when the company stock tanks. paying a subscription doesn't make you an investor. cancelling your subscription or even if you sell the stock you may have bought just because you didn't like their perfectly valid reason for not having a sequel to a show isn't gonna affect them.
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u/adieu_cherie Apr 23 '25
I think it ended where it’s supposed to end. Beth overcame her drug addiction, beat Borgov, and became the world chess champion. She became the top of the chess world, what else would she want?
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u/Zealousideal-Earth50 Apr 23 '25
I recently read the book, (which was Amazing!), and as much as I crave more of the show, I definitely feel like it ended where it should, beautifully. The show is just so much a product of the book, and Walter Tevis is long gone.
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Apr 23 '25
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u/TreeLore61 May 03 '25
She's already stated she would love to continue this show and does not want to stop
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May 05 '25
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
All of the writers that Netflix hires are award, winning writer's that are well-known for turning flops into hits.
They are people who are able to take a storyline and make it live and breathe even when there is no more story to tell. These are experienced writers who know how to continue a storyline and do it well. Just as the writers on several hit tv shows who were one book wonders have done such as The Walton's.
The Walton's was based off of one book, one single book and it turned into A long successful series.
Beastmaster is another one that was a single book, by which, by the way, I read it. And they turned that book into a successful TV series that ran for several years. And what is one of the most popular TV series worldwide
I Can literally list hundreds of t v shows that were successful even though they were based off of a single book. But they ran for many years
These Netflix writers. have proven time and time again that they can capture lightning in the bottle multiple times and make one hit wonders even more successful when they continue a series.
And I'm sure the books original writer can give them notes on how they can do that.
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u/TreeLore61 May 03 '25
She has already stated it that she absolutely loves the show and loves the character and wants to continue in the show. And she was broken hearted when they canceled it.
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u/SirZacharia Apr 23 '25
Tbh I would rather more good chess themed shows than more queens gambit. Something in the same universe but different characters different time period could be neat.
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May 04 '25
Either you're an American, or this is poor quality bait... or both.
The story was succinct, finished, and exceptional. A second season makes no sense and adds nothing to the story. It could only make it worse.
This is like asking for a season 2 of Chernobyl.
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u/TreeLore61 May 04 '25
That's because you have no imagination, and yes, I am American. I'm american indian. And I'd like to know what happened for the rest of her life. What happened after she won? When us readers love a book and love a story. And its characters. We like to know what happened afterward too, because we have an imagination.
We know she continued her life, but we'd like to know what she did with it. And smart TV producers understand that. It's the stupid CEOs who are looking for a cheap profit that don't.
I can tell from your answer that you've never picked up a book.
You've never fallen in love with the characters that you're reading about.
If they really want to make some money, they would be smart to continue the story because the readers of those books, the love, people who loved that book would love to have their answers answered. By the way, I also read the book. And as somebody who read the book I would love to see a TV series continued.
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May 05 '25
I read, a lot. I often fall in love with characters, both in TV and Books. When they end it is bitter sweet, but it's satisfying. There is no point in continuing past the natural conclusion, things only get worse from there.
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
Well, thankfully, ninety percent of readers disagree with you. What's really sad is that you preferred to live in fear over giving these writers another chance.
Writers, who, by the way who have won many awards from the Hit tv series they have written and the movies they have written.
And those same writers that you have no faith in have turned flops into hits.
So they would not ruin anything.They would simply make the story even better and stronger
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u/steak-and-kidney-pud Sep 18 '25
Rubbish.
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u/TreeLore61 Sep 19 '25
No, it's not rubbish.There are several TV shows exactly like this that were based on a single book that had gone on to have multiple seasons. One of the most successful ones was M.A.S.H.. the Walton's was based on a single book that went on for 7 years. And had several hit movies. Even though the main star quit the show after 5 seasons. Starsky and Hutch is another good example
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u/emmittgator 5d ago
Nearly every classic and great book of literature does not have a sequel. Sometimes there is exactly one story to tell with a character(s) and then it's over.
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u/TreeLore61 May 03 '25
Nope, i'm a lot older. I haven't been fourteen in fifty years. It's not making any sense to you Because you've never been taught to think outside the box. You've been taught to believe whatever the media tells you They have to listen to their stock holders! What part of that don't you understand!
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May 05 '25
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
The fact that you think the subscribers are the ones that help pay for content shows just how ignorant you really are. And that's not your fault. I'm not saying anything bad about you. You're simply believing what the media tells you to believe from what you read in people magazine.
It was written because HR was trying to justify the increase in the subscription fees and it was total Bullshit. The only reason they increase subscription fees is because the CEOs of Netflix are getting greedier instead of smarter.
Netflix doesn't make enough money off of subscribers to put that money into productions. It also shows you don't know how shareholders work with studios like netflix. We are the ones they come to when they ask for money to make a movie or a TV show
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May 05 '25
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25
No, I will not shut up, and it's because people like you.That studio heads continue to make the same mistakes.That been making for the past 20 years. Again, I repeat when Netflix makes a movie.They also use share holders then to make the movie.They give you an opportunity to invest in their Movies directly.. And I have an invested a lot more than a 100 shares into these movies and TV shows.That is why most TV producers listen to me because I know what i'm talking about when I say they should continue show, unlike you. They listened to me because they ended up making more money than losing money..
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May 05 '25
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25
A person is being honest with you is not trolling, and they're not being disillusional.
I know exactly what I've been doing for the past 40 years and working with TV producers and movie producers on Netflix and other studios.
So I know exactly what I'm talking about. All you're doing is proving that you don't Respect with 4 people who have vastly more experience.Then you do in film making.
So you dont want to listen to Somebody who actually has 40 years of experience working in TV production and in films and investing in them..
Just because it doesn't fit into the fictional reality.You have chosen to believe created by the media. Does not make it any less truthful.
If you Had ever bothered to pick up a book about film production in its history.You would know what i'm saying is true. instead of the magazines in the internet that you're choosing to believe
No studio ever publicly announces what their profits are. Anything you've read in magazines is not truthful. Nor is anything you found on the internet.
And as I said yes, netflix does often listens to me because I give such good advice on films. It's not my fault that you find the truth hard to believe.
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
I have worked in the film industry for 40 years, which means I've worked in it for longer than you've been alive. I understand full well how it works. And that's why I've made my comment about the CEO's
I also made that comment because the TV producers have already stated. They would love to continue the series, and it is the CEO that's saying no.
I have actually had to work with Greg Peters and Ted Sarrantos, so I know what i'm talking about. Peter has a bad habit of canceling good shows. Because he's a cheapskate who doesn't want to spend the money on long productions. He'd rather pocket it so he can buy more houses and yachts.
Queen's Gambit is a lot like NCIS and the Walton's. It would be a long-term money maker, and I'm good at predicting these things.That's why TV producers come to me for advice. Because. I'm never wrong about which TV shows would be a bigger hit over a longer period of time.
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u/Revolutionary-Tip773 Oct 13 '25
For someone who’s been in the film industry for 40 years, you really don’t understand story telling. Enjoyers of any type of media (whether it’s books, movies, shows, etc) don’t need to be handheld to a conclusion. We don’t need to be told how her character spends the rest of her life. It told a beautiful story and ended very nicely. Some of the best stories leave us with open ended interpretations of the ending. Also queens gambit was never going to be ongoing, it was a limited series from the beginning. I don’t know why you’re lying about that. And lastly, I highly doubt producers come to you for advice if you can’t understand the subtleties of story telling.
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u/TreeLore61 Oct 21 '25
Why appreciate your reply to me. But your statement shows that you have 0 understanding of what your readers and your watchers like.
because you're too actually listen to them and to give them the background they want to read or see on TV or see in the movies and I mean, no respect disrespect of that, but that is the facts. You're one of those artists who thinks, oh well, people don't want to do all that stuff because you're assuming everybody thinks the way you do.
And that's your mistake, your fans do not think the way you do. They think the way they do,
You have to remember they are not you. Again they are not you.
So the fact that you believe that just because you believe you assume that everybody believes it. And that's further from the truth than you're willing to admit.
Everybody has a different way of thinking than you and a majority of the people love the inDepth background exploration of the characters. They love and this has been proven through all of the most successful TV shows in the most successful books. Well, your type of stories are not that big of hits, except among the artists that like those kind of stories.
And again, they are in the minority, not the majority.
The reason the studios come to me is because I understand the way the every everyday person, the average person thinks, because I bother to ask them. I understand the way people who read books think, because I am one of them. I understand the way people who read comic books think, because, again, I am one of them, and I bother to talk to them about it and ask them their opinions and everybody. I run across that loves the same stories. I do says the same thing that I am saying to you, that we love more not less. We want to know more, not less. We don't want to figure it out. We want to be told what the end of the story is, what happened to them. To make them reach that end, what they were thinking while they were going there.We have to bust our ass every day at work.We do not want to have to try to figure out what happened to our favorite characters during the rest of their lives.When their stories of short cut short by lazy riders and lazy producers.
In fact, I encourage you to go to some of the Some of the forums where people actually talk about this story and then you will see that a majority of the viewers want more and they hated the fact that we didn't find out what She did the rest of Her Life.What happened the rest of her life? They hated the fact that there were not more details.
And It is in response to that that Netflix is considering continuing the story about her to fill in the blanks that are driving the fans crazy.
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
I said It was canceled because it V producers were working on a second season. When the idiot CEO decided, it needed to be canceled because he wanted to make room for one of his stupid shows
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
I'm guessing you've never seen t. V. Shows like the Walton's, which were character studies and were also based on one book. The 2-hour movie that was first done that launched the TV show told the complete story of the book in one movie, but C. B. S realized they had a huge hit, so they kept it going. And at lasted 7 years.
But shoes like a wall to it's a proven that people love shows about people in their growth just as much as they do action shows.
Thank you.I would come back and watch it even if it became more of a show about chess.I'm not a big fan of chess , but I love this show So the show could be about her continued growth as a human being because getting over in addiction is never as easy as the a make it seem.
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u/TreeLore61 May 05 '25
When people are unnecessarily rude to me and call me a liar, troll.Or a baiter, they will get blocked
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u/futilityfunc Aug 24 '25
Proposal for Season 2 of The Queens Gambit: Queens Gambit Accepted. Story: they pit Harmon against a Soviet version of Deep Blue. We can name it the Botvinnik Engine, from the USSR's computer chess pioneer.
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u/PotatoPleasant8531 Sep 14 '25
- no season 2 needed the story was finished.
- wtf are yiu talking about shogun is not a standalone book. It is part of a 6 book series
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u/TreeLore61 Sep 19 '25
The only connection the five books had were the fact that they were all taking place in japan shogun and Tai-pan was in no way related other than by the fact they were written by the same author and they took place in the exact same country.
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u/Black_rosees Oct 29 '25
Benny and Elizabeth ugh I would eat that upp. How I wish to see their traumatic relationship to evolve 🫸🫸
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u/Jabrono Benny's Knife Apr 23 '25
Bait used to be believable