Two Reasons why the College Years didn't last too long on NBC - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 09-23-2006, 04:03 PM

1. Screeh still being a Nerd

2. Zac still chasing after Kelly while he had the option to go for so many other girls on campus.

So there was no change in neither one of those characters. Viewers probably wanted to see Zac with someone else besides Kelly and not see screech acting so crazy. So I think those two reasons may have played a part

vashti1999 · 09-23-2006, 06:02 PM

Screech acted crazier than he ever been on The New Class. His character was worse on TNC than on the original SBTB and the College Years combined, and he was on there for 6 seasons. So I don't think that's a reason at all.

It didn't last because the characters were older and fans weren't as interested in seeing them anymore, and the new supporting characters weren't interesting.

TVFactFan · 09-23-2006, 10:00 PM

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Screech acted crazier than he ever been on The New Class. His character was worse on TNC than on the original SBTB and the College Years combined, and he was on there for 6 seasons. So I don't think that's a reason at all.

It didn't last because the characters were older and fans weren't as interested in seeing them anymore, and the new supporting characters weren't interesting.

I thought Leslie was interesting not that Girl Slater was going out with-lol She was a Wackball

Buffyboy323 · 09-25-2006, 03:25 AM

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Screech acted crazier than he ever been on The New Class. His character was worse on TNC than on the original SBTB and the College Years combined, and he was on there for 6 seasons. So I don't think that's a reason at all.

It didn't last because the characters were older and fans weren't as interested in seeing them anymore, and the new supporting characters weren't interesting.

I agree %100. And I believe it was up against "Full House" on Tuesday nights, which was at it's prime, and really kicked SBTB's ass. Also, the show kind of matured, just a little bit, and the normal saturday morning kids weren't that pleased. Those are some reasonable reasons why the show never saw a 2nd Season. I also think they didn't see much of a future. It would have basically stayed the same as it always was.

Buffyboy323 · 09-25-2006, 03:28 AM

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I thought Leslie was interesting not that Girl Slater was going out with-lol She was a Wackball

She on Desperate Housewives now, and still a wackball!

TVFactFan · 09-25-2006, 05:57 PM

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She on Desperate Housewives now, and still a wackball!

Oh really? Thanks for the Info I haven;t watched it but will in a couple of mintues

Brian Damage · 09-27-2006, 11:12 AM

The moved the show to primetime. That show wasn't meant to be a primetime show, but a show pre teens could watch after school.

SBTB Geek · 09-27-2006, 03:14 PM

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The moved the show to primetime. That show wasn't meant to be a primetime show, but a show pre teens could watch after school.

Don't forget that both "Blossom" and "Full House" were on primetime at the time too. If anything, "The College Years" was much more mature than those two.

I still think that the show didn't do well because of NBC. The shows running was never steady, during its original run it was always interrupted every other week. It didn't get a chance to gain a loyal audience.

...plus... the storyline was very good, but it just developed way too slowly.

SBTB Geek · 09-27-2006, 03:16 PM

Oh... and by the way, Kiersten is doing very well in "Desperate Housewives." And she's looking good too, she must of had some work done. She looked awful on "13 Going on 30" and that was filmed only 2 years ago.

TVFactFan · 09-27-2006, 05:19 PM

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Don't forget that both "Blossom" and "Full House" were on primetime at the time too. If anything, "The College Years" was much more mature than those two.

I still think that the show didn't do well because of NBC. The shows running was never steady, during its original run it was always interrupted every other week. It didn't get a chance to gain a loyal audience.

...plus... the storyline was very good, but it just developed way too slowly.

Blossom was a NBC show,

SBTB Geek · 09-27-2006, 07:00 PM

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Blossom was a NBC show,

Who said it wasn't?

vashti1999 · 09-27-2006, 07:29 PM

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Who said it wasn't?

He probably thought you meant Blossom was time-slot competition for College Years, as opposed to the "maturity" point you were alluding to. Though I don't think mentioning the audiences of those shows has any bearing on the College Years audience. It started out as a Saturday morning show, the transition to primetime simply wasn't going to be an easy one.

TVFactFan · 09-27-2006, 09:41 PM

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Who said it wasn't?

Blossom was on Monday Night's and on the same Network as SBTB the College Years. So I'm trying to figure why Blossom was mentioned

Buffyboy323 · 09-29-2006, 04:53 PM

Huh? I think Blossom was the most mature show out of all those mentioned. It dealt with a lot of Serious issues. (Until it's last season. Ugh)

tv star collector · 09-29-2006, 07:14 PM

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He probably thought you meant Blossom was time-slot competition for College Years, as opposed to the "maturity" point you were alluding to. Though I don't think mentioning the audiences of those shows has any bearing on the College Years audience. It started out as a Saturday morning show, the transition to primetime simply wasn't going to be an easy one.

I think you've hit upon the main reason: it WAS a Saturday morning show and
had a "cult" following but needed something more to draw a mainstream
audience for prime-time. To their credit, they did add some interesting new
characters but as someone said, the programmers juggled the show so much
that it never had a chance to build a bigger audience.

09-23-2006, 04:03 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,067	Two Reasons why the College Years didn't last too long on NBC 1. Screeh still being a Nerd 2. Zac still chasing after Kelly while he had the option to go for so many other girls on campus. So there was no change in neither one of those characters. Viewers probably wanted to see Zac with someone else besides Kelly and not see screech acting so crazy. So I think those two reasons may have played a part

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vashti1999 NY METS - #1 Forum Fanatic Join Date: Oct 14, 2003 Location: The world's greatest city - New York City Posts: 11,404	Screech acted crazier than he ever been on The New Class. His character was worse on TNC than on the original SBTB and the College Years combined, and he was on there for 6 seasons. So I don't think that's a reason at all. It didn't last because the characters were older and fans weren't as interested in seeing them anymore, and the new supporting characters weren't interesting.
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SBTB Geek Smooth Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 21, 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,004	Oh... and by the way, Kiersten is doing very well in "Desperate Housewives." And she's looking good too, she must of had some work done. She looked awful on "13 Going on 30" and that was filmed only 2 years ago.

09-29-2006, 04:53 PM	#14
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,102	Huh? I think Blossom was the most mature show out of all those mentioned. It dealt with a lot of Serious issues. (Until it's last season. Ugh)