Tailspin wrote:Let's be realistic here, few shows last past a fifth season, let alone a ninth one. Don't get your hopes up.
Yeah, definitely agree entirely myself, for a number of reasons.
1. My Little Pony is not like South Park, Simpsons, or any other long lasting show. It hasn't gotten the rewards, it's just been popular. It's really good, but this show isn't the best children's cartoon of all time.
2. Even The Simpsons has started to become terrible in recent years. I personally would rather see My Little Pony end, than watch it become like The Simpsons.
3. I made this point in another thread, but does My Little Pony really deserve this? Samurai Jack, which had a very important story left unsolved, ended at 52 episodes. There are only 78 Powerpuff Girls episodes, with a total of 136 segments. Animaniacs made it to 99. The original Batman The Animated series made it to 85 episodes. (Not counting the spinoff shows.) Does My Little Pony deserve to outdo them? It's already at 91 episodes. With another season, it will reach over 100. I'm not trying to be a downer or anything, but how does the show itself hold up to those other shows, regardless of the fandoms?
4. Hasbro likes toys. Eventually, and I doubt it'll be in 5 years, probably much sooner, they're going to do a complete toy overhaul, new molds, new characters and all that. They want to be able to start up a whole new promotion that "Look, new show!" sooner than later. They are smart, they're not going to let it drive into the ground. Again, this isn't about the show or the quality, when they want to sell new toys, the show's done. And who knows? Perhaps they're already planning out a new line, and it's in the concept stage.
5. I also don't think that My Little Pony is the one thing keeping the Hub alive. Transformers Prime did well in viewership (and even beat out My Little Pony for some awards) and other shows like R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (which I believe was at the start and is also still going) is also popular. I believe that My Little Pony is the most popular show on the network, but it's not like it's the string that's preventing The Hub from falling into the abyss.
Just my own thoughts.
