Tulsa King

[Pete]

I know lots of people in the TV & film industry; I'm going to ask around and see what the TK production crew is saying behind the scenes.

[Ginkasa]

I know an actress in LA (been in a couple of movies you may have heard of it and costarred on a few TV shows, etc.) who is very enthusiastic about OKC's burgeoning film scene. Hopefully this big of a production moving out isn't a backslide on that promise.

[Jake]

I know it's not the same thing, but wonder why the Killers of the Flower Moon shoot seemed to be relatively smooth/positive and the Tulsa King tenure was so tumultuous. Hell, a showrunner left . People obviously weren't happy. I'm interested to see what else comes out on this.

[Pete]

I know it's not the same thing, but wonder why the Killers of the Flower Moon shoot seemed to be relatively smooth/positive and the Tulsa King tenure was so tumultuous. Hell, a showrunner left . People obviously weren't happy. I'm interested to see what else comes out on this.

There is a big difference between a movie and TV show, the most important being TV spans years rather than just a few months.

It's why landing and keeping a big series is such a financial windfall.

Also, mainstream movies will bring almost all their crew with them. A series relies much more on local workers.

[Swake]

There is a big difference between a movie and TV show, the most important being TV spans years rather than just a few months.

It's why landing and keeping a big series is such a financial windfall.

Also, mainstream movies will bring almost all their crew with them. A series relies much more on local workers.

The award winning Reservation Dogs will start to film season 3 in the Tulsa area next month.

[Ryan]

I know it's not the same thing, but wonder why the Killers of the Flower Moon shoot seemed to be relatively smooth/positive and the Tulsa King tenure was so tumultuous. Hell, a showrunner left . People obviously weren't happy. I'm interested to see what else comes out on this.

I noticed they leaned on some Yokel tropes pretty hard in the series. Maybe they split because they were going to double down? I largely thought any representation of locals as being very off. Almost to the point that they were trying to do so.

[CatholicSooner]

I noticed they leaned on some Yokel tropes pretty hard in the series. Maybe they split because they were going to double down? I largely thought any representation of locals as being very off. Almost to the point that they were trying to do so.

I didn't really get that from teh show at all but I also wasn't looking for it

[Dob Hooligan]

This is pure speculation on my part, but they might not be doing any more episodes.

There continues to be major shakeups in streaming, and Paramount/Showtime is doing some serious budget reorganization. If Tulsa King was a weak performer under a previous regime, the Taylor Sheridan camp has decided to go all in on the Yellowstone universe, and Mr. Stallone has decided at his age and with marriage issues on the front burner...

Might be better to let it slip away

[Jake]

This is pure speculation on my part, but they might not be doing any more episodes.

There continues to be major shakeups in streaming, and Paramount/Showtime is doing some serious budget reorganization. If Tulsa King was a weak performer under a previous regime, the Taylor Sheridan camp has decided to go all in on the Yellowstone universe, and Mr. Stallone has decided at his age and with marriage issues on the front burner...

Might be better to let it slip away

Tulsa King hasn't been a weak performer, it's gotten good ratings.

[Pete]

The show is definitely coming back; they announced that before the end of the first season.

It was extremely popular and drove a lot of new subscribers to Paramount+.

[Dob Hooligan]

I know they announced renewal before the end of the season, and reported strong numbers. But, there has been a whole lot of cost containment in all streaming since it debuted. And I don't think they share how many "Tulsa King signups" have already dropped.

[HangryHippo]

100k seems a bit high for a pool - is inflation that bad or did you just get the best money could buy?

Have you pool shopped lately? It’s not cheap at all. As Pete said, add in everything else, you’ll be @ 100K easy.

[stratosphere]

Have you pool shopped lately? It’s not cheap at all. As Pete said, add in everything else, you’ll be @ 100K easy.

No i have not. I do know that when we started looking at hot tubs a few years ago they were around 5k, finally ended up buying one last year and the same model we looked at previously has doubled in price.

[Dob Hooligan]

I must freely admit I am wrong about Tulsa King not continuing. Just watched a Paramount Plus commercial during a CBS program where the image of Stallone was referred to and shown on the mountain. Ain’t doing that if Tulsa King is stopping.

[Plutonic Panda]

Is the information about TK production leaving Oklahoma true or just rumors?

Edit: just read this: https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-ente...outputType=amp

Hopefully they’ll reconsider at the last second. I think the weather thing is overstated a bit. Yeah the weather in Oklahoma sucks but where are they going? If they go to Kansas City is the weather that much different? Texas and New Mexico both have less than ideal weather conditions during the summer as well. I think they’re just using that as an excuse. Maybe the production team didn’t like the state, the people, or the politics and don’t want to say it.

There’s been other large productions in Oklahoma. Was there any fuss during those about the weather?

[Pete]

Is the information about TK production leaving Oklahoma true or just rumors?

Both Prairie Surf and the OK TV & Film dept. confirmed they would not be returning to OKC or the state.

[Plutonic Panda]

Both Prairie Surf and the OK TV & Film dept. confirmed they would not be returning to OKC or the state.

How damaging is this? There were other major productions here so maybe it won’t be too bad? Didn’t Martin Scorsese say he loves filming in this state? What about the cast and production of Stillwater?

[jn1780]

How damaging is this? There were other major productions here so maybe it won’t be too bad? Didn’t Martin Scorsese say he loves filming in this state? What about the cast and production of Stillwater?

The show generated more money than the movies and was higher profile. That's about 8 hours of content vs a hour and a half movie.

[BG918]

I wonder if Dwight stays in Tulsa or ends up in KC. The show was originally set there.

[Ryan]

I wonder if Dwight stays in Tulsa or ends up in KC. The show was originally set there.

Actually KCMO has always had and continues to have a pretty huge mafia presence. Vegas was run by those “families”. KC is actually largely responsible for what Las Vagas is today. But I think it would be counter narrative. You can’t have a show about mafia in the middle of nowhere and set it in KC.

[BG918]

Actually KCMO has always had and continues to have a pretty huge mafia presence. Vegas was run by those “families”. KC is actually largely responsible for what Las Vagas is today. But I think it would be counter narrative. You can’t have a show about mafia in the middle of nowhere and set it in KC.

Well it was originally set there but Missouri and Kansas didn't offer the show any incentives so it moved.

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news...moved-to-tulsa

[FighttheGoodFight]

I guess they are no longer filming in Oklahoma for season 2. Less than ideal.

[PaddyShack]

Really too bad our state film office couldn't offer them another film company. It sounds shady how Prairie Surf operated and definitely not professional quality. But maybe the show runners/producers had a hand in it by selecting the bottom bidder?

[Pete]

Will be a big indignity to the state if the whole show is set in Oklahoma yet none of the filming or production is done here.

[baralheia]

Part of me wonders if the shorter-than-expected first season was the result of friction between the showrunners and Prairie Surf, and contributed to the decision to not return here for filming season 2. Season 1 was originally supposed to be 10 episodes long, but only 9 were delivered, and that finale was noticeably shorter than the other episodes in the series. I doubt we'll ever know for sure, but I did find that incredibly odd. The union labor lockout allegation is troubling too. What a loss for the Oklahoma film industry, for real.