Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations

Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by toast0 on Friday August 01, 2025 @01:52PM (#44760046)

> In particular, their kids programming is the absolute best. Nothing flashy or exciting, but it's laser focused on education and has zero agenda.

I dunno, the Odd Squad has almost as much green screen as a Guardians of the Galaxy movie. If that's not flashy, I dunno. And Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman was pretty out there; a space ghost style host ordering kids around the streets of Boston.

Also, the reboot of CyberChase was pretty clearly on the Ag agenda, all about Organic this and that. Maybe that doesn't count as an Agenda because the department of agriculture was funding it.

Also, Sesame street has always been in the pocket of those letter and number sponsors.

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by stockresearcher on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:00PM (#44760189)

FYI, Odd Squad was/is a Canadian kids TV show.

It really surprised me to learn this; it always felt so Ohio to me.

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by mandevil on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:12PM (#44760368)

I believe GP was quite firmly tongue in cheek.

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by toast0 on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:19PM (#44760448)

I was indeed unaware that the Odd Squad was foreign propaganda, but a lot of the stations broadcasting it were supported by CPB, so I think it's still fair to call it out as flashy, regardless of the location of my tongue with respect to my cheek. I think it's also fair to call out Guardians as Odd Squad for adults :P

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by SV_BubbleTime on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:12PM (#44760370)

You clearly have multiple kids… or a very niche set of entrainment you prefer.

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by toast0 on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:20PM (#44760461)

Just one, but you know, I prefer to say a very rich set of entertainment. Although entrainment might be just as accurate. :)

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Re:Corporation for Public Broadcasting ceasing operations by Cyph0n on Friday August 01, 2025 @02:19PM (#44760444)

The world of Daniel Tiger is the definition of a welfare state - too socialist for my taste.

Peg + Cat relies on numerology and emphasizes DEI above all else.

Alma’s Way is pro-illegal immigration and unbelievably on the nose about it.

I can keep going. Point is, PBS Kids should have been shutdown a long time ago.

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