Apple is a company that doesn’t do anything unless it’s perfect. Back when the company was run by Steve Jobs, there are stories of how he would delay announcements and scrap whole projects unless it was absolutely right. All that to say, Apple isn’t a business that releases terrible products (no matter what nay-sayers might claim). And it would appear that philosophy is going to extend to their production company and streaming service.
According to THR, the tech company’s streaming service, AppleTV+, has its first casualty, with the now-canceled series, “Bastards,” starring Richard Gere. Now, you may be asking, “But why would Apple cancel a series that stars one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood?” Well, dear reader, when you find out what the premise for “Bastards” is, you can answer that question yourself.
“Bastards” tells the story of two Vietnam vets that are dismayed and saddened to find out that a woman they both loved for 50 years was killed in a car accident. Instead of mourning the woman and trying to do something constructive, these two men band together and decide to take out the entitled Millenials in a violent shooting spree. And you thought “The Hunt” was a misguided project? Eeesh.
As you might expect, Apple was reportedly hoping that the show’s creators and co-writers, Howard Gordon and Warren Leight, would focus on the friendship angle between the two men. However, Gordon and Leight were more interested in the vigilante justice aspect. And when you’re a company that pays the bills based on selling products to the general public, including a ton of Millenials, you can probably put two and two together to see why Apple pulled the plug.
Originally, the tech company ordered a full season of “Bastards,” which makes the cancellation even more interesting, as the tech company had to outbid other studios for the rights to release the series. Now, all that money was for naught. Of course, if any company can waste money on a misguided series, that would be Apple.