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Do many adults watch old episodes of Sesame Street? I can't imagine the actual target demographic of Sesame Street caring that much (or even knowing) about whet
by p1necone 4y ago
Do many adults watch old episodes of Sesame Street? I can't imagine the actual target demographic of Sesame Street caring that much (or even knowing) about whether there are a couple hundred episodes missing when there's still hundreds of episodes on there.
I can definitely see the appeal of watching those old episodes for nostalgia's sake, but presumably HBO weighed up viewership numbers on old vs new episodes and decided they weren't worth the licensing fees.
I wish there was an obvious solution for this kind of niche viewership stuff that isn't just "pirate it", because that's what I usually end up resorting to for older shows.
What streaming service is going to go through the effort of licensing every mildly popular 80s crime drama I want to check out after a wikipedia binge?
- oogali 4y agoNo, but speaking from my personal experience: Sesame Street was something I was grateful to have as a child. And as a adult, something wholesome and educational I was hoping to share with my children. Almost as in “hey, this was my favorite thing as a kid”, cue counting to 12, the yip-yip aliens, and silly Super Grover. The fact that it was broadcast on public television is why I naively thought it could be excluded from pure business decisions. But I as others are realizing: nothing is safe, not even public television.