lumpatronics:

charlesoberonn:

melzinoff:

charlesoberonn:

There’s no such thing as “Franchise Fatigue”. Only Boring Franchise Fatigue.

There’s no bigger proof for that than the Harry Potter movie franchise.

8 movies, people were hyped for every single one. Lining up around the block and turning them into massive blockbusters. People cried when it ended.

On the other hand, barely 2 movies into the Fantastic Beasts series and people are already tired of it.

How would you describe the Simpsons or Fairly oddparents then? If it’s not franchise fatigue, what would be a better term?

The fatigue isn’t because the shows went on for too long. It’s because they became worse over time, and eventually became shadows of their former selves. This can happen regardless of how many episodes a show has, or it can sometimes never happen at all.

Idk about fairly odd parents, but Simpsons was distinctly a piece of counter-culture. At the time, nice and wholesome sitcoms were the norm, and then Simpsons came in with the dysfunctional family in an irradiated town. It was completely cynical in a world of media rainbows and sunshine. When you were tired of watching full house (and all of its copies) and the completely idealistic life they lived, you could turn to the Simpsons, where they bickered and argued, and sometimes episodes didn’t have a heartfelt meaning, but they were still as much a family as the other TV families.

However, as time went on, cynicism became the norm, and Simpsons was no longer counter-culture, but a part of culture itself. Cartoon families with severe dysfunction became the norm (family guy, American dad, and the oblongs off the top of my head), and suddenly Simpsons had nothing to go against. It became the same old stuff and it lost the push it had before.

This is why shows like Steven Universe are popular. With grit and edgyness becoming more popular (I think it really piqued in early 00’s), a show about softness and dealing with your issues directly was counter-culture. I think we’re moving more into that mindset, and even shows not geared towards kids are adopting this “deal with your problems” theme.

Idk, media themes are cool