[@SpookySquid] Unless you steal from someone who deserves it, or make the theft a suitably entertaining romp. :)

The spectator vote will be the biggest upset to any plan, since you can never be sure what the viewers will enjoy seeing from one post to the next. Sticking with the predictable, logical steps of a long-term plan could be a very successful strategy in-game, but would be boring to watch, while an exciting and daring adventure may draw more fan approval.

On the other hand getting too wild and crazy may confuse and scare the audience, turning them as much against you as being boring and tedious.

If there was a way of accurately gauging any audience's response to works of fiction then the media production industry would be a very different place to work in. :)