Streamers are failing to recapture the success of Game of Thrones with later fantasy series because they misunderstand why the HBO show worked.

Game of Thrones once ruled television with unmatched power. Across continents, people gathered in bars, organized themed nights at home, and turned every episode into a global ritual.

A correction now. We did a story last week on a new anthonlogy of poems by Amiri Baraka. We said that Mr. Baraka had been a member of the Black Pather Party. He was ...