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rogueslayer452) wrote2018-05-12 01:11 am
rogueslayer452) wrote2018-05-12 01:11 am
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And by some miracle...
NBC saves/picks up Brooklyn Nine-Nine for a sixth season! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
I'm honestly still reeling from everything that's happened, to be honest. It has been quite a rollarcoaster of emotions during the last 48 hours, from the announcement of FOX cancelling B99 to hearing about all the fan campaigning and overwhelming response about the news, to the possibility of other networks wanting to renew it only to find out that they all passed on the opportunity, therefore our hopes being dashed, and then, lo and behold, NBC being our savior and reviving the B99 for another season. It makes sense, though, considering that all of Mike Schur's other shows are on NBC (Parks and Recreation and The Good Place), so it's the perfect fit tbh. It'll be getting a 13-episode order, and no matter whether it'll be considered the last season or not, I'm just thankful that it got picked up.
Granted, there's been a lot of emotions lately as the announcements of which shows are renewed and which are cancelled, because it is that time of year again and it's never a fun time, and unfortunately Friday was a bloodbath of shows being cancelled left and right.
All of this has brought up the never-ending rants/discussions/debates once again about how antiquated the Nielsen rating system is and how television needs to change the way it perceives the viewership of their audience, especially in terms of adapting to how technology has changed and needing to take into account viewership in other countries (including making streaming easily accessible and available for them that isn't just US-based, which is a huge part of the problem). It's a broken outdated system that traditional media needs to get rid of and find a better, more efficient way of calculating the numbers and views for shows from all platforms worldwide.
I'm honestly still reeling from everything that's happened, to be honest. It has been quite a rollarcoaster of emotions during the last 48 hours, from the announcement of FOX cancelling B99 to hearing about all the fan campaigning and overwhelming response about the news, to the possibility of other networks wanting to renew it only to find out that they all passed on the opportunity, therefore our hopes being dashed, and then, lo and behold, NBC being our savior and reviving the B99 for another season. It makes sense, though, considering that all of Mike Schur's other shows are on NBC (Parks and Recreation and The Good Place), so it's the perfect fit tbh. It'll be getting a 13-episode order, and no matter whether it'll be considered the last season or not, I'm just thankful that it got picked up.
Granted, there's been a lot of emotions lately as the announcements of which shows are renewed and which are cancelled, because it is that time of year again and it's never a fun time, and unfortunately Friday was a bloodbath of shows being cancelled left and right.
All of this has brought up the never-ending rants/discussions/debates once again about how antiquated the Nielsen rating system is and how television needs to change the way it perceives the viewership of their audience, especially in terms of adapting to how technology has changed and needing to take into account viewership in other countries (including making streaming easily accessible and available for them that isn't just US-based, which is a huge part of the problem). It's a broken outdated system that traditional media needs to get rid of and find a better, more efficient way of calculating the numbers and views for shows from all platforms worldwide.
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But I agree that the discussions that have come from this (and many cancellations in the past year) have been interesting and imo, SO necessary. The fact that it's so hard to stream shows in other countries, and honestly just in general sometimes, is so outdated. The fact that episode purchases from things like itunes aren't counted in just doesn't make sense! We live in a wonderfully convenient "watch when you have time" and "binge watch" culture. That really needs to be considered.
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We live in a wonderfully convenient "watch when you have time" and "binge watch" culture. That really needs to be considered.
Exactly. Times have changed from when we all used to sit around and watch shows weekly, now with all these different platforms and different ways of viewing something to fit our convenience people have stopped waiting a week just to watch an episode of their favorite show. Never mind that even that had become a hassle in itself with all the hiatuses and such, and oftentimes we would forget when a show returned due to our busy schedules and too many other shows to keep up with (and also due to networks never properly advertising anything), television became more of a chore to keep up with. Now, we have the luxury to have some options available, and those should be taken into account.
Traditional media really needs to get with the times and stop holding onto an outdated system that isn't that efficient anyway.