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Re:You might want to reconsider that donation to the Reading... by Jun8 on Thursday May 29, 2014 @01:24PM (#7817374)
"If Reading Rainbow is so epically popular, then why was the show cancelled to begin with?"

This, of course, assumes perfect knowledge and efficiency. I wonder if the author of this piece would make the same sloppy argument against, say, Tell Me More, which, NPR announced this month, will be cut (http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/20/314256024/npr...). Or consider Firefly, the arch-example of clueless program cutting (https://www.blastr.com/2013-5-3/netflix-exec-explains-why-th...).

I'm not saying this program was good or should be brought back (I never watched the original and don't know anything about it) but doing a hack piece on a KS campaign with such scant reasoning is not cool.

Re:You might want to reconsider that donation to the Reading... by chc on Thursday May 29, 2014 @03:16PM (#7818035)
I think Star Trek is an even better example. It was under constant threat of cancellation (saved only by fans writing in), then finally moved to a death slot and killed after three seasons. Then it went on to become the second-biggest science fiction franchise ever.