Amazon is battling Netflix to see who can make the best streaming TV shows, but unlike its rival, Amazon is using the 'pilot' system to determine which shows to make.
While Netflix orders full seasons of shows at a time, Amazon produces one pilot episode, and lets Amazon Prime members comment on which ones they like. Then Amazon decides which shows to order.
That doesn't mean Amazon always gets it right, however. Even beyond pilots Amazon doesn't pick up, the company seems to have a much quicker trigger finger than Netflix, and has killed a few shows after just one season.
All told, Amazon has canceled five shows, excluding Woody Allen's "Crisis in Six Scenes," which Allen seems to have axed himself (though it did also get panned by critics).
Here are the shows Amazon has killed, along with their critic and audience ratings from Metacritic (arranged by top critic rating):
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'Hand of God': Canceled after 2 seasons
Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."
Critic rating: 44/100
Audience rating: 7.2/10
'Mad Dogs': Canceled after 1 season
Amazon description: "When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild events unfold, exposing dark secrets, deception and even murder. Starring Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Billy Zane (Twin Peaks), Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club) and Romany Malco (Weeds). Executive produced by Cris Cole and Shawn Ryan (The Shield)."
Critic rating: 64/100
Audience rating: 7.4/10
'Good Girls Revolt': Canceled after 1 season
Amazon description: "In 1969, while a cultural revolution swept through the free world, there was still one place that refused to change with the times: newsrooms. Good Girls Revolt follows a group of young female researchers at "News of the Week," who ask to be treated fairly. Their revolutionary request sparks convulsive changes and upends marriages, careers, sex lives, love lives, and friendships."
Critic rating: 65/100
Audience rating: 6.4/10
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