Zorkel567 t1_iu0iyjc wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Reply to comment by lightsongtheold in Peacock’s ‘Girls5eva’ Renewed for Season 3 — at Netflix by SanderSo47

Yeah, it's like Peacock is allergic to going more than two seasons themselves.

A.P. Bio cancelled after two seasons on NBC- picked up for 2 more seasons on Peacock before being cancelled; Saved by the Bell and Rutherford Falls both cancelled after two seasons; Girls5Eva cancelled after two seasons, though saved by Netflix.

I unfortunately expect Killing It to suffer a similar fate.

WildMajesticUnicorn t1_iu0j9wl wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:32 PM

And two short seasons at that. Peacock really thinks 16-20 episodes is a good run for a series.

Radulno t1_iu1iwds wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:22 PM

I don't think they think that, it's just that their originals are just failing all the time because no one watches Peacock. So they probably give them 2 seasons as a baseline and since they didn't bring people after that, they cancel.

Pool_Shark t1_iu11d7x wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:29 PM

I finally got peacock because of the cheap deal they had and wow. Girls5Eva had a really strong 1st season and AP Bio turned into a really enjoyable off the wall comedy with enough heart that could have been huge for them.

Peacocks problem is not these shows. It’s that they are not properly promoting their crappy service. No one watches them because the people who get peacock are wwe or soccer fans.

muad_dibs t1_iu5s6b7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 7:29 PM

It’s slowly evolving into a Bravo reality show streaming service.

Pool_Shark t1_iu5wvbv wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Yeah and considering the margins wouldn’t be surprised if that’s what it ultimately ends up as. It’s sad but we likely won’t see another great classic 20 episode season sitcom ever again. Not impossible but not very likely

Prax150 t1_iu0p3s0 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 6:09 PM

It's so weird, it's like the people who were running the network in the late 00s/early 10s have come back to tank the streaming service. Like I know they're hemorrhaging money but how do they expect to add subscribers if they can't guarantee any show will survive, no matter how good it is?

It's especially frustrating because of how good they clearly are at developing really funny sitcoms, something that's really been lacking in hollywood the last few years. So many half hour shows are leaning towards the darker side like Barry, Atlanta, even Ted Lasso and few outlets are making actual sitcoms with really funny people. So you have all this talent gobbled up by Peacock only to be squandered. I guess Netflix has a good relationship with Tina Fey so it worked out for this but Saved by the Bell, AP Bio, those shows are never coming back.

moffattron9000 t1_iu138y7 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:41 PM

It’s like how NBC had The Office, Parks & Rec, 30 Rock, and Community all on the same night. Admittedly, the audience for those shows were increasingly not the NBC audience, but they should’ve been able to get more out of that.

Radulno t1_iu1jega wrote on October 27, 2022 at 9:26 PM

> few outlets are making actual sitcoms with really funny people

I don't understand why not too. Like it's been widely reported than some of the biggest streaming "evergreen hits" are sitcoms like Friends, The Office, Community, The Big Bang Theory, How I met your Mother, Arrested Development, Malcolm, Parks and Rec and such. People just like to rewatch those, it's comfort TV and streaming is perfect for it.

You would think they'd try to make new ones.