"The food delivery service"
And the Next Cancelled Show is...
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Everything Including the Kitchen Sink, otherwise what are we even doing here?
Exactly. And in a roundabout way, it would show how chaotic it's all become.
Yep, it's called channel drift. Anytime a channel moves away from its core mandate. The ironic thing is that in doing so, I feel they often lose sight of what made people watch in the first place. And then they eventually simply become a zombiefied channel running reruns of all different sorts. And the companies that own them don't shut them down as they still make money via reruns even though they are no longer actually airing new content.
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Ah, of course there's a term for it.
Either way, it depresses the hell out of me because they were all amazing channels in their glory days and now they're all shit.
And I just thought of another one: A&E.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I get that it might be tempting for channels to try to get new audiences by attempting to change, but I just find it super frustrating when you find a channel you like, sort of like a home you can keep returning to, but then slowly you feel yourself pushed away because you're considered no longer important. That is depressing.
Our Discovery Channel in Canada held out for a long time, and while that's no longer the case, initially it had produced a daily science (actual science!) magazine show that ran for 20+ years and was successful enough to be sold worldwide, and it was one of those things that helped it stick to its mandate.
Our Space Channel also held out for a long time and was even well-known for its unique Star Trek commercials.
History channel is probably another prime example.
^Yep, they were among the first from that group, from what I remember. Afterall, once History goes, it becomes easier to start dismissing everything else.
Yup, The History Channel was one of the first ones that came to mind when I wrote that list.
If anyone has an HD antenna, or cable, I would check out 'StoryTV', which rebroadcast all those old History Channel programs.
Shout! Factory is shutting down its physical media production by early next year and switching to a streaming model.
Then they really have no point in existing. Last thing people need is another streaming site.
Did a little more digging.
A private equity firm called OakTree Capital bought Shout!/Scream Factory and FilmRise, a distributor of digital and streaming content, back in July.
They're shutting down the physical media portion of the business and moving the content online.
The new venture will be called "Radial".
The last day to buy any physical media from the Shout!/Scream Factory website is November 3rd.
A private equity firm called OakTree Capital bought Shout!/Scream Factory and FilmRise, a distributor of digital and streaming content, back in July.
They're shutting down the physical media portion of the business and moving the content online.
The new venture will be called "Radial".
The last day to buy any physical media from the Shout!/Scream Factory website is November 3rd.
They didn't add the first 55 seasons. They will probably add them as an archive in the future.
Additional: Sesame Street: The Nutcracker Starring Elmo & Tango (2022), a special episode previously aired on HBO Max, will air on November 24th as licensed content. And then, as I said, they'll probably bring back the old seasons as separate content as an archive later on.
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^ I wouldn't be surprised if the contract only includes new seasons going forward. Older content would likely need to be negotiated seperately. As viewers, I know that likely doesn't make sense, but there's precedent with different shows changing ownership midway through production not being fully available. So I'm a bit skeptical unless they specifically state they're bringing over an archive of older episodes.
The initial announcement indicated there would be over 90 hours of "old seasons." On November 24th, a special episode of Sesame Street: The Nutcracker, starring Elmo and Tango, which previously aired on HBO Max, will be added as licensed content. If they can acquire and add content previously aired on HBO Max, they will likely release the first 55 seasons separately under the archive label in the coming months.
If you're wondering how I know, Netflix has added old WWE episodes under the vault, even if they were incomplete. It will probably be the same for Sesame Street, too. And they'll probably add the episodes incompletely.
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^ Ok, I was curious because Netflix hasn't been known to be much of an archive when it comes to older TV shows. Still, 90 hours is just scratching the surface of what's avaiable.
Would be nice if they had a curated list of episodes showcasing the different eras, including when the show began.
Would be nice if they had a curated list of episodes showcasing the different eras, including when the show began.
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