The Problem With Protesting For Shows To Be Revived (Ft. ROTTMNT & Milo Murphy's Law)
Hi, I'm here to brain dump about something I've been thinking about a lot lately, which is about how people arrange protests to save cancelled/paused shows, specifically with ROTTMNT and Milo Murphy's Law.
As someone who LOVES Rise of the TMNT and Milo Murphy's Law, two shows that were cancelled before their prime, I obviously want both of them to be continued.
But what I've noticed with both of these shows, is that when people are trying to get them revived they default to protesting on the socials of the companies (Disney and Nickelodeon in this case) or bombarding the creator with questions.
What most people might not realize, is that these big companies won't pay much attention to the protests and that creators can't control whether the show gets continued or not.
Big companies like numbers and statistics, they like have solid proof that if they continue the show it'll make them money. Unfortunately, protesting and making trending tags aren't solid statistics for them, it won't tell them anything about whether reviving it is worth it.
What companies do pay attention to is WATCH NUMBERS.
They pay attention to how long and how many people are watching the show, the statistic that determines whether or not they'll earn a profit.
So what it comes down to, is that protesting won't really work.
I'm here to say that if we really want paused shows (for me specifically these two shows) to get revived, WE HAVE TO MAKE WATCH NUMBERS SPIKE.
So instead of protesting, I'm inviting everyone in fandoms of shows that were cancelled before their time to watch those shows on repeat on their respective channels (for this to work right you cannot watch them on third party services, it has to be directly on the streaming service).
What I mean by this is that you need to put the show on every chance you get.
You're making dinner or doing homework? -> Put theses shows on in the background.
You're watching a different show? -> Put these shows on your phone on mute while you watch something else
Exercising? -> Put the show on while you run
Drawing? -> Put the show on while you draw
Writing? -> Put the show on while you write
If enough people have these shows running constantly, the watch hours and audience numbers spike, catching the attention of the companies and showing them enough people are interesting that it would be profitable to revive the show.
This goes for every show cancelled prematurely, not just ROTTMNT and Milo Murphy's Law.
More examples would be Invader Zim or Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (which was only recently paused, so it has more of a chance of being saved).
Long story short, GO PUT THESE SHOWS ON IN THE BACKGROUND.
SPREAD THE WORD, EITHER BY REBLOGGING THIS POST OR MAKING YOUR OWN POST!!
Companies want numbers and statistics, not their DMs and comments being flooded with protests.
Anyways thanks for coming to my Ted Talk :)
My subconscious is telling me to tag people so this spreads faster and actually gets out there but my anxiety won't let me.
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