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And the Next Cancelled Show is...
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I never thought I'd see the day when SESAME STREET could not be running new episodes.
I really hope somebody picks it up. I mean, why would anyone want to be known as the one who killed Big Bird? Somebody, save Big Bird and the gang.
The problem is, do any of these services need Sesame Street as much as Sesame Street needs them? Netflix already has a ton of original kids' programming, (though admittedly, none of their preschool-level programming has name recognition comparable to Sesame Street), Paramount+ has all the Nick Jr. stuff, Disney+ has all the Disney Junior stuff, plus the non-Sesame, non-Fraggle Muppets (though they can't seem to figure out what to do with them), and AppleTV+ has the Fraggle Rock revival and is the home of both classic and new Peanuts cartoons.
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Yeah, I've always felt that was the problem with partnering with a company such as WB, in that it would only ever last as long as the company felt it benefit them and could pull the plug anytime it felt it didn't. I feel like something like Sesame Street should be protected as it's long been an institution, and children are always going to need it, wether they be new episodes or in archive form.
Do modern kids still watch Sesame Street? It might bee a simple case of the changing of times. Nothing lasts forever. I have even heard talks that SNL might be cancelled the last couple of years and that is another long lasting tv show. I do think if they cancel the show their will be future attempts to bring it back or move the characters into other projects etc as well.Perhaps a made for steaming series of kid videos starring Big Bird or things of that nature.
[Insert Mitt Romney joke from 2012 here]
Oh, I think they do. I've seen kids glued to either the TV or tablet screens watching Sesame Street. I think it's one of those things that are timeless, besides, there will always be a need to educate and entertain young children. That will never go away.
I always end up thinking of Mr Roger's impassioned speech about public television.
Sadly, the media landscape is so splintered, and we're so politically divided in the U.S. that there's no way you'd ever get support for something like Sesame Street, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, or PBS and NPR ever again. The fact that all these things came about in the late '60s/early '70s was a perfect storm of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs and the funding that went with them; social consciousness-raising from the various civil rights movements for minorities, women, and gays and lesbians; new sociological and psychological research on young children and how they learn; and some very driven, gifted people being in the right place at the right time, whether you're talking about Fred Rogers or the folks behind Sesame Street including Joan Ganz Cooney, Jon Stone, and Jim Henson.
True, and the irony here is that it's likely needed more than ever to teach children important values.
NO! Someone has to pick it up. It's too good for kids to let go to the trash heap!
^ Another Netflix series I never knew existed. Good job, Netflix!
Too bad, but thanks for the information, now I have to delete another program from my Dish DVR.
Solid show but it does make sense. If your going to make people wait two freaking years you better be The Sopranos or some super popular hit or people will just assume the show was cancelled or loose interest.
Red Dwarf has made 14 seasons in 36 years, and is "still going strong".
Is that what you are talking about?
Damn. I loved that show!
That's for sure. We enjoyed Season 1, and then just kind of forgot about it.
That show would apply because it's been around so long. Once a show hits double digits it's safe to say it's a popular show. In fact I the older shows because they have so many episodes could probably afford longer breaks because at some point people might be getting tired of a show after it's been on so long so a few breaks in between can be helpful. Doctor Who. for example could likely take a break for maybe 5 years. Who still has not recovered from the terrible Chibnall debacle and even though I liked the recent 60 years specials and the new season I think this is a show that needs to maybe go away and then come back with someone new who hasn't done the show before but also at the same time wants to still capture the spirit of what made the show, great.
BOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yeah, no kidding. With a two year gap, most people will have forgotten what happened. For a two year gap or more, you better have a good recap. Most recaps are fine for a gap of several months, but are inadequate for too long a gap. I've given up on shows after a return due to recaps that assume too much.
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