I for one have been a fan of KP since the beginning, and that ain't gonna change anytime soon.
Fillers on the many topics contained in this thread-----the replies/opinions:
Thing with the other DC shows and me---
I really haven't taken to all that many of them. KP is probably the only one I got hooked on. I can't say I hate other programs on the channel [although the adverts for HSM are getting a bit annoying
] I'm not all that excited for the upcoming newbies [Corey in the House, etc] and some [Replacements, Brandy & Whiskers, etc] just don't do a thing for me. The animation style of the Replacements is definitely not a favorite of mine. I do watch TSR and ADJL every once in a while since those shows are interesting to watch to say the least.
DC vs. other station as of recent---
I'd have to say that DC hasn't sunken to the same lows as other kids networks have as of recently. I personally think Nick and CN have sunk much deeper, especially Nick. They keep dumping shows with potential to milk ones with none [*cough* Spongebob *cough* *cough*
] Te only one with potential left still in production in Nick is Avatar, and I'm just hoping they don't milk that in the same way as SB and ruin it. As far as I can say, DC seems to be more for the viewers than a lot of the other networks.
As for lack of KP adverts and products----
It could be that they want to preserve as much of the surprise of S4 as they can. Plus, it was still early in Dec. for the adverts to start showing. I've noticed them since Jan. rolled in, so I have no worries. For the products, I believe they'll be waiting for the success rate of S4 before they make an plans for products. It took a good year for Nick to start up their line of Avatar stuff, much of it started becoming available in late August. I'm sure we'll see something not long after the premiere date
Overall I think DC is being cautious on this for good reason. Usually when a show is premiered excessively on other networks, viewers get rather sick of it, forcing away potential viewers. It's better to anticipate the show's arrival with hints and clues here and there rather than to be overwhelmed with it. Spongebob is a great example of the excessive adverts.
I can say that I've been watching the calendar in anticipation of S4's release.
I've been waiting a long time for, and really can't wait. Also considering that most other animated series I've been into in more recent times got the bad treatment, Kp is one of the last of the cartoons I still watch in production [with Avatar being the only other one at this time]. Animated shows have really hit rock bottom lately, and KP's S4 release allows me a great sigh of relief that there's still hope for the cartoons out there
Yup, I'm wordy, but it's been a while since I've posted [just got back from vacation] and I had some things to say
~Mara