"Freeform (Formerly ABC Family)" Network Talkback (Spoilers)

[Perla Magica]

Great news, I knew that FF is coming back to air cartoons, too bad "Sticks" (planed since 2017) isn't here in the future animation line-up.

 

[Tacomaster]

In speaking of animation they are going to be adding two new animated series : "Betches" and "Woman World".
"Betches" is about 3 20 something women and daily lives in New York City pretty much.
"Woman World" is about what if the world had no men?
Freeform Makes Foray Into Animation With Female-Focused Series In Development

...not excited

 

[alex dahlseid]

This is due to shrek begin extremely loved on the internet due to memes and shrek is love shrek is life

 

[superkeegan9100]

This is due to shrek begin extremely loved on the internet due to memes and shrek is love shrek is life

...what does this have to do with Freeform? They're not airing Shrek anymore, the rights were bought by USA Network and Syfy...

 

[JTOONSAnimation]

The Simpsons are coming to Freeform

 

[superkeegan9100]

The Simpsons are coming to Freeform

So are Rudolph and Frosty.

 

[JTOONSAnimation]

Well, I guess we can expect the THOH series to air on "31 Nights of Halloween", which will also probably be on FXX as well.

 

[LinusFan303]

So are Rudolph and Frosty.

Freeform playing chess with AMC on the Rankin Bass specials.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

The Simpsons are coming to Freeform

Just one of the many benefits of Disney's Fox purchase.

 

[PF9]

Freeform should acquire JAG

 

[Tacomaster]

I made a table on why Fox Family failed.

Reasons	Who Came Up With the Reasons	Comments
Connections to Fox News, their infamous politically charged news channel	My classmate Ethan	CNN and Cartoon Network automatically disproves this theory. Then again, left-wing proves more popular than right-wing in media…
Viewer fatigue- they apparently rarely aired anything but movies and Power Rangers	James Stewart’s DisneyWar	Fox Family’s schedule was fairly varied, actually. They did air movies often(especially around holidays), but it wasn’t all they aired. And Fox Family didn’t even air Power Rangers. At all.
Lack of fantasy violence	Fox Kids Details FamilyAttitude	While it is still technically a family channel, this is a family/kids channel that popped up in the action age of childrens’ programming. Not having action programming on a kids channel in the 90s-2000s is like putting live-action on an all-cartoon network. Wait a minute…
Not trying to lure viewers away from Fox Kids	Fox Kids Details FamilyAttitude	Broadcast blocks can’t last forever. Many Fox stations already forwent the block entirely.
Crossovers from Fox Kids	Crossover Cartoons Work for Fox TV, Cable	Not so much as a failure than a step in the right direction- Digimon, in addition to being an action show(albeit edited for family viewing on FFC), is also a Fox Kids show, and one that was very popular at the time. In fact, Digimon was a ratings success for the network. Unfortunately, new episodes still premiered on the broadcast Fox Kids.
Lack of Bonanza	Ergen Rips Fox Family	Since Fox Family is trying to appeal to the youth, I doubt Bonanza would air anywhere outside of late-night. It might be nice to see it, but it doesn’t exactly fit into their plan. However, I do have a plan that can squeeze Bonanza into a halfway decent slot, as well as other classic shows.
Lack of Focus	Fox Family Channel Remakes Itself Again Fox Family Starts Revamp	There are way too many remakes of this single network. Good God. Pick a lane, guys.
Falling Ratings	Fox Family Channel Remakes Itself Again	Well, no duh.
Mixed Reception to Programs	Fox Family Starts Revamp	Yeah, a lot of their programs were meh to bad.
Disagreements between Saban and Fox	Beyond Power Rangers	Haim Saban vs. Rupert Murdoch. What good could come out of that?
Fox wanting to save up for a DirecTV acquisition	Beyond Power Rangers	No, no, not yet, Fox. AOL Time Warner is going to bomb massively. Vertical integration isn’t hip yet. Wait your turn.
Margaret Loesch being forced out	Beyond Power Rangers	Well, Margaret Loesch could have made the network great, but then again, she made the Hub and Odyssey networks great, and they got terrible viewership because they weren’t on a lot of providers. Fox Family was on more, but nothing is ever certain. Still, Margaret took some of the magic with her.
Angela Anaconda	RedHeadXilamGuy on dA	Unless it’s infamously awful from the get-go, one show cannot kill a network. And Angela Anaconda was not that show.
X-Men Evolution being on Kids’ WB	My Marvel Book at Home, and my own mind	So let me get this straight- X-Men Evolution, a Marvel show from the same franchise that made Fox Kids number one in the ratings AND based on a movie made by Fox, was broadcast on Kids’ WB, who was owned by what was then TimeWarner, who also owns DC Comics, Marvel’s biggest rival? There’s irony and then there’s just betrayal. This is betrayal.
The 700 Club	90% of everyone	This is true. All of it.

Thoughts?

 

[superkeegan9100]

Freeform will premiere the live-action Jungle Book remake on June 8.

 

[Tacomaster]

I made a Fox Family Plan schedule that is very rough and basic to allow for flexibility. I kept the 700 Club because nobody, not even The Walt "Moneybags" Disney Company, could pry Robertson off the network. Oof, man.

	Weekdays	Saturdays	Sundays
5 AM to 8 AM	Older(1960s-1980s) Kid Series	Older Action Shows	Older Game Show Reruns
8 AM to 11 AM	Preschool Shows	Contemporary but still Cancelled Action Shows	Newer Game Show Reruns
11 AM to 12 PM	The 700 Club	The 700 Club	The 700 Club
12 PM to 3 PM	Contemporary(late 1980s-present) but still Cancelled Kid Series	Action Movies	Older Kid Series
3 PM to 6 PM	Repeats and New Episodes of Current Series	More Action Movies	Contemporary but still Cancelled Kid Series
6 PM to 8 PM	Family Retro Block(Reruns of shows like MTM shows, classic Fox shows, game shows, and classic Family Channel-era shows) on Monday-Thursday, movie on Friday	Fox Kids Primetime Encore(part 1)	Western Reruns
8 PM to 10 PM	Primetime Block(new episodes and shows that are aimed at a family audience in the 8 hour and a teen/young adult audience in the 9 hour, limited to G and PG)	Fox Kids Primetime Encore(part 2)	Family Retro Block
10 PM to 11 PM	Reruns of PG-rated show(such as certain episodes of The Simpsons, for example)	Reruns of Cancelled Fox Kids shows	Reruns of PG-rated show
11 PM to 12 AM	The 700 Club	The 700 Club	The 700 Club
12 AM to 5 AM	Reruns of the 10-11 PM shows and Family Retro shows	Older Kids Series	Reruns of the 10-11 PM shows and Family Retro shows

I would also remove the Fox Kids weekday block to appease affiliates, migrate people to Fox Family, get more shows from the international market, and make exclusive deals with studios like CineGroupe, 4Kids, and Marvel. There would be no TV-14 or TV-MA programs.

 

[Mandouga]

You forget, Tacomaster, that The 700 Club doesn't air on weekends. It only airs on Mondays-Fridays.

Also, another thing, what do you mean by "affiliates". Last I checked, this is a cable channel we're talking about..or where you talking about the actual Fox network in this case? I'm a little confused.

 

[Tacomaster]

You forget, Tacomaster, that The 700 Club doesn't air on weekends. It only airs on Mondays-Fridays.

Also, another thing, what do you mean by "affiliates". Last I checked, this is a cable channel we're talking about..or where you talking about the actual Fox network in this case? I'm a little confused.

I completely forgot. And yes, I was referring to the Fox network,

 

[Tacomaster]

How would you fix Fox Family?

 

[LinusFan303]

Looks like the amount of acquired sitcoms has dropped on Freeform since Reba has left the network , It's now airing on UPTV. 7 to Pat Roberson on weekdays now is reruns of "Young and Hungry" and "Baby Daddy" .

 

[superkeegan9100]

Freeform celebrates 30 Days of Disney in September

 

[LinusFan303]

Freeform celebrates 30 Days of Disney in September

Freeform is going to be in theme mode for rest of the year then. 30 days of Disney , 31 nights of Halloween , Kick of to Christmas , 25 Days of Christmas woah.

 

[superkeegan9100]

Freeform is going to be in theme mode for rest of the year then. 30 days of Disney , 31 nights of Halloween , Kick of to Christmas , 25 Days of Christmas woah.

Yeah, they're really going overboard with themes this year.