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And the Next Cancelled Show is...

In some cases, netflix will actually order three or four seasons of a cartoon, but they only announce a season at a time.


I didn't know that, but it makes sense. If you have all your animation completed and your voice actors lined up, why wouldn't you? I'm assuming this isn't a practice unique to Netflix, as such a practice would enable a studio to get into syndication more easily, when that mattered more anyway.

And in a related manner, most cartoons and other children shows seem to be designed to live on in perpetuity by having little or no notion of time throughout. I remember when a prominent children's entertainer (Mr. Dressup) had decided he was going to retire. Rather than make a big deal about it, they never filmed a goodbye so as to not upset children and just quietly ceased production with the show running in syndication.
 
They did that with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as well; about the only thing in the final episode that hinted at its finality was David Newell, the actor who played Mr. McFeely, shaking hands with Fred right before he makes his final exit; it was something they'd never done in-character in 30-odd years together on TV.
 
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I didn't know that, but it makes sense. If you have all your animation completed and your voice actors lined up, why wouldn't you? I'm assuming this isn't a practice unique to Netflix, as such a practice would enable a studio to get into syndication more easily, when that mattered more anyway.

And in a related manner, most cartoons and other children shows seem to be designed to live on in perpetuity by having little or no notion of time throughout. I remember when a prominent children's entertainer (Mr. Dressup) had decided he was going to retire. Rather than make a big deal about it, they never filmed a goodbye so as to not upset children and just quietly ceased production with the show running in syndication.

I was surprised about the animation thing to. I was meeting with someone and mentioned my son really liked the Captain Underpants show and I hoped it would get another season. He told me about the big order. It’s not just the voice actors, who are really a small part of the production, it’s getting all of the animation done, which means the scripts, character design, etc. You don’t want that train to stop moving.
 
They did that with Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as well; about the only thing in the final episode that hinted at its finality was David Newell, the actor who played Mr. McFeely, shaking hands with Fred right before he makes his final exit; it was something they'd never done in-character in 30-odd years together on TV.


Ahh yeah, I think I remember hearing about that via the Mr Rogers documentary from a couple years ago.
 
Especially considering they're nothing like the people they portray (especially for NCIS).

What? You don't think CSI officers investigate the crime scene, do all the lab work where they have access to databases for literally everything, track down the suspects, interrogate the suspects, and in some cases get into gunfights and car chases with the suspects? All in one day?
 
What? You don't think CSI officers investigate the crime scene, do all the lab work where they have access to databases for literally everything, track down the suspects, interrogate the suspects, and in some cases get into gunfights and car chases with the suspects? All in one day?
Don't forget about the magical resolution of photos and videos!
 
Don't forget about the magical resolution of photos and videos!

You mean the magical zoom abilities of their software, one CSI episode they even used reflection from an eyeball....

Here's some fun

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Ah found the infamous eyeball

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Hulu cancels Harlots and Reprisal, whatever those were. NBC cancels Perfect Harmony and Lincoln Rhyme.
 
So remember that Washington Post editorial I shared last week where the writer encouraged Hollywood to either cancel or drastically retool all their cop shows and movies? One of her recommendations was:
But the gap between what some companies and executives have promised this week and what they have done in the past cannot be ignored. As reality television critic Andy Dehnart points out, at ViacomCBS, cable networks chief Chris McCarthy pledged "to leverage all of our platforms to show our ally-ship." One of those platforms also airs "Cops," a decades-old reality show with a troubled history of participating in police censorship and peddling fear of black and brown criminals. If McCarthy means what he says, canceling "Cops" would be a start.
Well, she got her wish.

Variety — 'Cops' Canceled at Paramount Network

It's a start, anyway. :techman:
 
Hulu cancels Harlots and Reprisal, whatever those were. NBC cancels Perfect Harmony and Lincoln Rhyme.

Haven't heard of either Harlots or Reprisal (though I recognize a few people in Reprisal).

I'd been watching Lincoln Rhyme but am not entirely surprised that it's not getting more seasons.
 
So remember that Washington Post editorial I shared last week where the writer encouraged Hollywood to either cancel or drastically retool all their cop shows and movies? One of her recommendations was:

Well, she got her wish.

Variety — 'Cops' Canceled at Paramount Network

It's a start, anyway. :techman:
I'm glad they killed it, not because of BLM, but because it was always an absurdly stupid show. Six of one, I guess...
 
I'm glad they killed it, not because of BLM, but because it was always an absurdly stupid show. Six of one, I guess...

I didn't like the show either but now I wish it stayed just so as not to give into censorship. Not that I was going to watch it but someone in Florida not wearing a shirt would.


Jason
 
To be fair, there were plenty of white trash takedowns in that show as well. I have no statistics on portrayed demographics (although I am curious) - I just don't like reality shows like that in general. Positively mindless dreck.
 
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