Well that was from way back in May, but yeah. I think it'll be the last.
You're right. I didn't notice the date, but this should have been a clear sign three months ago this show was (is) ending.
RE: 65 Episode Rule & Popularity...
Yeah, it's pretty obvious this show never really gained the following they hoped it would.
We discussed this before about how they tried to cram China down viewers throats and promote her as the next Miley Cyrus, and people were just sick of that kind of blatant promotion on the heels of the music-era shows and movies.
The sad part is those who did not stick around past the initial episodes missed what I consider a genuinely funny show in my opinion.
I like how ANT Farm was so over the top, yet the producers never once apologized for it. I wish more sitcoms, broadcast and cable, were this creative because then I might watch broadcast TV again.
Instead, we get quirky characters who aren't that funny, just odd, grounded in boring reality and settings like the workplace, home, etc. This show reminds me of shows from the '80s like "Night Court" and "Newhart". These shows mad me LOL until it hurt and that's because they weren't trying to be ironic, or cynical. I know trends change, but modern TV shows just aren't funny to me.
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Getoboy730
11 years ago
Damn, I take a couple days off from IMDb and come back to see this. I guess I was wrong. It was a good run. Putting DWAB on Fridays make sense. I read on something on the S+C board about Nick screwed themselves by having Victorious and Marvin Marvin as those two didn't mesh well and people turned the channel after Victorious went off. S+C and HH meshes better as evidenced by similar ratings, someone said. And I agree. Fridays and Saturdays are tough nights of the week, and there is even a trope called Friday Night Death SLot. Over recent years DC took advantage of the Death Slot and put shows there as a way of taking away the pressure. Shows on Friday nights can get away with numbers that won't fly on other days. If DWAB doesn't do any better, it probably will be just as safe as it was before (which probably wasn't very) but they can atleast cry that it's tough on Firdays than Sundays. If it increases after the move, then they make the right call. It still might have the lowest Disney ratings, while not having bad numbers.
DWAB can use some help from another show with the same target demo. WHile it's consistently last place on Disney, it beats Nick shows, even Sam and Cat on occasion. It's being the worst person on an All-star team. The best Nick show is getting its butt kicked by some of DC's "worse shows".
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ferrisb1-1
11 years ago
If you look at this schedule...
http://www.nickandmore.com/2013/08/16/disney-channel-september-2013-pr eschool-block-cutdown-dog-with-a-blog-moves-to-fridays/
...It's clear Disney is putting their best shows on Sunday night and this will probably include GMW and IDD when they finally premiere sometime next year. Sunday is also geared toward teens & families judging by the types of shows alone.
The only show missing from the lineup is Jessie. It has officially been renewed for S3, so my guess is they will use this as a "pinch hitter" and insert it when and wherever other shows (new/old) might need a boost. It's the only show that has no predictable weekly ratings pattern since it fluctuates wildly. It's unpredictability is the only thing predictable about it.
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princeofnewyork
11 years ago
@ferrisb1-1
I seconded Ant Farm S1 and S2. Its tooo bad that once I heard about the new setting for S3 that I abandon it. I felt it was a mistake to lose a good amount of the cast for no real reaason. And now I'm really sorry because...well its just too bad.
While AF did not make me laugh as much as Night Court, I get what you're saying. It reminded me lot of Family Matters and Boy Meets World in some ways. Never reaching the tone and popularity of those shows, but always had the potential.
AF S1 AND S2 was decent/good but the last special with China touring with her sisters grated my nerves. I wanted more of the B-plot and felt that was the true strength of the special. Oh well.
AF made some good hits and misses. It was a decent run and I rather see it go out on top, forget that I rather remember the good of S1 and S2 and forget this season altogether.
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shark-43
11 years ago
When you do a show with kid actors - you are LUCKY to get three seasons out of it - between them growing up and puberty, etc. that is pretty much a regular run. ANT FARM was too quirky and unique for the somewhat bland Disney line up (aside form their quirky cartoons - Phineas/Ferb and Gravity Falls). But as others have said on other posts - to its credit - AF was like a live action cartoon and THAT'S why my kids LOVE it. They will cherish these three seasons and watch them over and over. In fact, they had a sleepover recently and all they did was watch Ant Farms and laugh!
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Getoboy730
11 years ago
I also think the schedule change is very strategic. DWAB and AF are similarily wacky, and DWAB should inherit some of its viewers. Liv and Maddie should inherit GLC's (technically it seems it will get SIU fans, which it should due the premiere and end of the two, but L&M seems like more of a family show than GMW or SIU). GMW will get the SIU fans, while its much more of a family show than ANT Farm, it will probably be more centered around the friendship of Riley and Maya, similar to SIU with Rocky and CeCe. While either of the two new shows can go either way, and logically L&M should try to inherit SIU's fandom, why waste a decent family cast. Which sadly might happen to GMW if they focus too much on the buddy aspect. That said, both might do both, or GMW makes the old fandom happy, then L&M will replace SIU and not GLC. That's why I think GMW will be more like SIU than GLC. The target demo.
I agree with pretty much everything stated above my post, which is hard on this site. But especially the last post. It's very hard to for any show to last 3 seasons and its exponentially tougher for kid shows. DWAB and AF should feel very grateful. DWAB's big task is to make it to S3. And it was a good run for AF. And the actors themselves should've feel bad. S3 is like living on borrowed time. They took some risks, they didn't pay off, but the show probably could've still ended if the fans loved the reboot. That's showbiz.
And through all of this, Jessie is probably gonna last the longest of everything currently on. Of all the bleepin shows. SMH. I don't hate it, but it's not consistently funny. They're just lucky they have one of the hottest actresses as the lead.
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MrCG
11 years ago
If you are right OP, I hope it's true. The show was just a disaster in the making, the concept was boring and getting China as the main character was the problem.
She's okay, but the failure was Disney thinking they can have her carry the show. She needs a lot more acting experience, if Disney wants to keep her, then she should focus on her music because that's were talent lies. If she wants to work on another Disney show that's fine, but they shouldn't make her the lead again.
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princeofnewyork
11 years ago
I don't think China was carrying the show, at least not alone. She was surrounded by talented co-stars. I'd say some of them were more talented,IMO.
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