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>new Charlie Brown space series, which my kids also have loved.

I mean, couldn't a quality series be created without previously popular IP? Is the only reason your kids watched it is because of their parents appeal to nostalgia? Is anyone else sick of endless sequels?

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When you have a culture and that culture has lots of traditions and memories associated with the holidays, and they're a key vehicle for nostalgia, you don't just swap it all out for the latest shiny new movie. Furthermore, we are talking about the Peanuts characters. They had a multi-decade run syndicated across all the national funny pages, long before any of them were ever animated. Do we even have the sort of media environment any more where it's possible to make this sort of cultural investment, and reach out and touch everyone? If not, this may be a harbinger of our culture's continued fragmentation in the days to come.

See the German and Nordic new Years eve tradition of watching Dinner for One a B&W British Comedy sketch from the late 1950's

Im confused by this response. Whats wrong with enjoying the nostalgia, the simple jazz trio music vibe, the simple illustration style, all applied to a very modern theme? Sure it isn't the only path to kids programming, but the resulting product is fun. Its ok if you don't like it.

I guess my point is that why aren't we making new things? Is the appeal to nostalgia such a money maker that it's stifling new creative endeavors? Could there have been a fun product that is a futuristic space spaghetti western that isn't Star Wars branded? Is being an appeal to nostalgia a requirement for a fun product?

Not only that, if you create a new series you get a new copyright on it. You get all the money from the new series. The difference is that then there isn't only one company who can make it.

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