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The Power Of Fandom.
Aug. 27th, 2024 03:04 amBecause I cannot stop thinking about it, ever since the cancellation announcement there's been numerous articles written about how unfairly The Acolyte was treated and that it should be given another season, calling out Disney and criticizing streaming services for how they handle shows.
This one from Inverse mostly talks about the way Disney has been handling the Star Wars IP, going from movies to focusing on shows to what it seems like they're going back to movies again, abandoning most of their live-action shows. Another article points out why the cancellation is a bad sign due to Disney not wanting to take risks in anything new and why that should be a concerning to everyone, not just hardcore Star Wars fans. And another article says the same thing. The Rolling Stone has an article about the toxicity of certain fans, Forbes reports on the cast reactions to the news, and another article agrees that The Acolyte deserved a second season. Bryan Fuller even tweeted his support of the show to get renewed. There are definitely others out there reporting on this, I'm sure.
Additionally, there's a petition to renew the show, including instructions on how to contact Disney+ directly.
Which the petition itself even got a shoutout from Forbes when it previously exceeded their goal at the time.
I don't think I've seen this kind of newsworthy activity over a show's cancellation in a long while. Then again, it is Star Wars, one of the biggest franchises in mainstream media, and this is the first of the live-action Star Wars shows that has actually been cancelled so shortly after it aired.
Now, as far as effectiveness on whether this will do anything productive to actually getting the show renewed, I don't know. Realistically speaking, as passionate as fan campaigns and petitions are very few have actually been successful, and since this is on a streaming service done by the company that owns the IP, I'm not entirely sure how that would work. Fans can and should make enough loud noise of course, but ultimately the ball is in Disney's court. Regardless what happens from here on out though, it's honestly amazing seeing fans (and non-fans, non-watchers alike) rally together like this. I've done this song and dance before with many shows in the past, I know how devastating it is. As I stated previously I hadn't even watched the show aside from some online clips, but the cancellation bothered me. It's more than just wanting to see more of Qimir and the development of Qimir/Osha and that story, but it's also about the way shows are often treated on streaming platforms. It's big mega corporations making these rash decisions that make no sense. It's about not allowing shows longer seasons, giving them a chance to marinate and breathe and grow organically on their own. Damn right we're pissed off.
This one from Inverse mostly talks about the way Disney has been handling the Star Wars IP, going from movies to focusing on shows to what it seems like they're going back to movies again, abandoning most of their live-action shows. Another article points out why the cancellation is a bad sign due to Disney not wanting to take risks in anything new and why that should be a concerning to everyone, not just hardcore Star Wars fans. And another article says the same thing. The Rolling Stone has an article about the toxicity of certain fans, Forbes reports on the cast reactions to the news, and another article agrees that The Acolyte deserved a second season. Bryan Fuller even tweeted his support of the show to get renewed. There are definitely others out there reporting on this, I'm sure.
Additionally, there's a petition to renew the show, including instructions on how to contact Disney+ directly.
Which the petition itself even got a shoutout from Forbes when it previously exceeded their goal at the time.
I don't think I've seen this kind of newsworthy activity over a show's cancellation in a long while. Then again, it is Star Wars, one of the biggest franchises in mainstream media, and this is the first of the live-action Star Wars shows that has actually been cancelled so shortly after it aired.
Now, as far as effectiveness on whether this will do anything productive to actually getting the show renewed, I don't know. Realistically speaking, as passionate as fan campaigns and petitions are very few have actually been successful, and since this is on a streaming service done by the company that owns the IP, I'm not entirely sure how that would work. Fans can and should make enough loud noise of course, but ultimately the ball is in Disney's court. Regardless what happens from here on out though, it's honestly amazing seeing fans (and non-fans, non-watchers alike) rally together like this. I've done this song and dance before with many shows in the past, I know how devastating it is. As I stated previously I hadn't even watched the show aside from some online clips, but the cancellation bothered me. It's more than just wanting to see more of Qimir and the development of Qimir/Osha and that story, but it's also about the way shows are often treated on streaming platforms. It's big mega corporations making these rash decisions that make no sense. It's about not allowing shows longer seasons, giving them a chance to marinate and breathe and grow organically on their own. Damn right we're pissed off.
