Fans mocked the DC Comicsadaptation Pennyworth after it was announced that the Epix TV series would change titles ahead of its third season. did.
The series, which focused on Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon), a servant of Bruce Wayne, became known asPennyworth: Batman Butler Origins. I was.
After the change was announced yesterday (10th August), people shared jokes on social media about the awkward literal name.
"It's only worth it if you get the actor to say the full title in an interview or casual conversation," joked his Twitter user @JeremyMonjo.
"That's the funniest title I've ever heard," wrote @staticbluebat.
"For the first two seasons, that's what the show was about, the kind of shocking press release that everyone thought was just watching their period." If they don't admit that this is really great drama," joked content creator Jenny Nicholson.
"Dear @hbomax, why didn't you call this BUTLER BEGINS?" Sarcastic screenwriter Brian Lynch. There was also
Jack Bannon as Alfred Pennyworth in "Pennyworth" (now retitled "Pennyworth: Batman's Butler Origins")
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"Changing the title ofPennyworth to Pennyworth: The Origins of Batman's Butler is a great way to express your creativity. It's like brand chasing that doesn't exist... It's supposed to be a parody, except apparently no joke," writes TV critic Daniel Feenberg.
"I love the pennyworth guy, but I want to take a really cool gritty spy drama and boycott the show with that title because it sounds like this joke parody show. Please keep the f***ing name as it is," wrote one fan of the series.
"The show could have been called 'Alfred,' but it's hilarious that WB invented this ridiculous title to highlight who Pennyworth was referring to." another person suggested.
In the UK,Pennyworthis available to stream on his Starz.
