FOL Mania is starting to wane.. - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJ · 03-16-2001, 12:53 PM

Wow, where have all the posts gone? It used to be the first page would have about 2-3 days worth of topics now it is like 6. Traffic to the FOL site is way down while traffic to the DS site is way up (not totally unexpected).

I have to think that having only one episode on a night hurts, but what are the other factors? Are people just tired of the show already? I expected to see a gradual drop-off after the first cycle through, but not like this.

coily2 · 03-16-2001, 01:26 PM

I'm still here, TJ

I think that the general consensus on this board is that the best years of FOL are at Eastland and the Edna's Edibles years. Now we are only seeing 1 episode a night, and to make matters worse, we have hit, in my opinion, the years where the show was a lame horse and should've been put out of it's misery. Besides, the pastel colors, inflatable cacti, and mullet cuts bring back too many unbearable flashbacks for some of us older posters

I hope we see postings here pick back up when we start over in a couple of weeks.

TJ · 03-16-2001, 01:38 PM

Thank you coily2, you have probably hit the nail on the head.

I have noticed you have even ventured onto some of the other sitcom boards to get your daily fix.

Maybe that's an idea for some other people, guys use the other boards please!

BlairW_2 · 03-16-2001, 04:22 PM

I'm here, also. I visit some of the other boards. I think that the reason the posts are dying down is probably not only one episode a night, but the fact that DS is not on N@N and some people who never saw it before are starting to like it more than FOL, since they've seen FOL since September and DS only this week.

KerriBerri687 · 03-16-2001, 04:39 PM

i still post everyday! i don't even like DS! fol is the best!!!!

ThomasE · 03-16-2001, 05:25 PM

Well I haven't been posting on this board as much because the topics aren't what they used to be. Some are indirect FOl topics. However I still post on this board and others periodically. I'm not going to stop posting I've got almost a thousand posts. LOL.

Love The Facts Of Life · 03-16-2001, 05:26 PM

I've realized there are'nt as many post 2.I did'nt have a chance to get on yesterday

and there are'nt that many new post and when I first started posting here I would have hade a ton of post to read

but I think the fan fiction board is really growing.

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Jo:I don't know you got to admit:Force has some good points.
Blair:Jo's hoping to attend the Chuck Norris School Of Law.

Blair:If I don't spend money soon,well I'll just pull all my hair out.
Jo:Good,we'll finally get to see what color the roots are.

Jo Polniaczec · 03-16-2001, 06:09 PM

yeah

TVaddict · 03-16-2001, 08:34 PM

Another reason I'm thinking is that we're seeing the same old episodes right now. It's not like before where we'd collectively be really excited about certain episodes, but right now we're just seeing the same things as before. If they showed us some new episodes maybe we'd be excited, but right now we're just at a lull. Things will pick up again. We just need time.

03-16-2001, 10:08 PM

TJ, I'm here too.
My reason is probably because I've wanted to try posting a topic, but then, it already been posted by someone else. The bad thing is, I don't tape the show because my mom won't let me, because she hates FOL and DS! (well, she tolerates FOL, but can't stand DS) I'm gonna try posting more, now that I'm above my 100th post!

And, I would be posting for CIC, but it's on when I'm in school! Bummer.

03-16-2001, 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by Jo Polniaczec:
I'm still here, TJ. I think the posts are dying down because now there's one episode of FOL a night because Diffr'nt Strokes took over and they like it more. I like them both and I come here as much as I can,so you don't have to worry about me.

i agree. at this point in the show i like DS better than FOL because i've never seen DS b4. i haven't seen this season of FOL but the eps. don't seem all that interesting right now.

i still come here every day as well

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The Obsolete Man · 03-16-2001, 11:05 PM

I lurk.

However, I would never say I like DS better than FOL.

I mean, FOL drew me in from the first episode I watched. Something about the characters just got me interested.

But Diff'rent Strokes seems like yer basic sitcom.

Cokies · 03-16-2001, 11:16 PM

Obsolete Man- Exactly! Diff'rent Strokes is just your basic sitcom, funny though. But your basic characters and everything...
The 'Facts' was just plain good.(Not counting the last few seasons, those in which still had their moments). It did definitely suck me in the first episode I saw. Diff'rent Strokes however, did not.
C'mon, you guys have to agree that Fol has something that DS does not, despite the so called loss of intrest.

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"It was just like Saturday Night Fever, only it was a Friday."

LaverneShirley · 03-16-2001, 11:39 PM

Well, there's a few reasons I haven't been posting that much. But first, I'm glad we're in the later seasons. They're my favorites. Anyway, one reason is that the AOL boards are finally back up, and those were like my online home for over a year. Second of all, it's the third quarter in school, which is when the teachers decide to make everything harder at my school. It doesn't help that I'm in the accelerated classes so everythings fast-paced to begin with, now it's even faster as teachers realize there's only 50 days left of school and still a lot of material to cover. So I'm having more homework and studying to do than ever. The third reason is, my computer's been acting super-slow lately. Fourth reason, for two years I lived on the internet and now I'm getting quite tired of it. Lately I'm always feeling like curling up and reading a good book which I used to always do before I became obsessed with TV. And the last reason is, I'm finding that there aren't any topics about FOL I care to start, and I don't even read half the topics because they don't catch my interest. I skip any with "Jo" or "Nancy" in the title because I'm tired of all the Jo/Nancy talk. Nancy's a great actress, but she wasn't the whole show. She was only 20% in seasons 2-6, 14% in season 7, 17% in season 8, and 14% in season 9. Not the whole show at all. Okay, I'll stop rambling now.

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"Well, Laverne is sort of childish" -Shirley

"Childish? Childish? Coming from a grown woman who throws tea parties for her stuffed cat!" -Laverne

"Well at least I don't sew L's on everything I wear!" -Shirley

"Well that would be pretty stupid considering your name's Shirley!" -Laverne

FOL-FAN · 03-16-2001, 11:43 PM

I agree FOL definitely has something. Don't ask me what it is though. It just draws you in.
As for the traffic, I've just been to the DS board and it doesn't seem to be much action. Only 2 posts today.

03-16-2001, 12:53 PM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,681	FOL Mania is starting to wane.. Wow, where have all the posts gone? It used to be the first page would have about 2-3 days worth of topics now it is like 6. Traffic to the FOL site is way down while traffic to the DS site is way up (not totally unexpected). I have to think that having only one episode on a night hurts, but what are the other factors? Are people just tired of the show already? I expected to see a gradual drop-off after the first cycle through, but not like this.

03-16-2001, 06:09 PM	#8
Jo Polniaczec Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2001 Posts: 338	yeah
	Last edited by Jo Polniaczec; 08-01-2011 at 11:47 AM.

03-16-2001, 10:08 PM	#10
Mary Covey Guest Posts: n/a	TJ, I'm here too. My reason is probably because I've wanted to try posting a topic, but then, it already been posted by someone else. The bad thing is, I don't tape the show because my mom won't let me, because she hates FOL and DS! (well, she tolerates FOL, but can't stand DS) I'm gonna try posting more, now that I'm above my 100th post! And, I would be posting for CIC, but it's on when I'm in school! Bummer.
Mary Covey Guest Posts: n/a

03-16-2001, 01:26 PM	#2
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	I'm still here, TJ I think that the general consensus on this board is that the best years of FOL are at Eastland and the Edna's Edibles years. Now we are only seeing 1 episode a night, and to make matters worse, we have hit, in my opinion, the years where the show was a lame horse and should've been put out of it's misery. Besides, the pastel colors, inflatable cacti, and mullet cuts bring back too many unbearable flashbacks for some of us older posters I hope we see postings here pick back up when we start over in a couple of weeks.

03-16-2001, 01:38 PM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,681	Thank you coily2, you have probably hit the nail on the head. I have noticed you have even ventured onto some of the other sitcom boards to get your daily fix. Maybe that's an idea for some other people, guys use the other boards please!

03-16-2001, 04:22 PM	#4
BlairW_2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 860	I'm here, also. I visit some of the other boards. I think that the reason the posts are dying down is probably not only one episode a night, but the fact that DS is not on N@N and some people who never saw it before are starting to like it more than FOL, since they've seen FOL since September and DS only this week.

03-16-2001, 04:39 PM	#5
KerriBerri687 defying gravity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: you'll find me in Emerald City...I'm the green one with the flying monkeys Posts: 2,869	i still post everyday! i don't even like DS! fol is the best!!!!

03-16-2001, 05:25 PM	#6
ThomasE Member Moderator Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2000 Location: New York, New York, U.S.A. Posts: 10,857	Well I haven't been posting on this board as much because the topics aren't what they used to be. Some are indirect FOl topics. However I still post on this board and others periodically. I'm not going to stop posting I've got almost a thousand posts. LOL.

03-16-2001, 05:26 PM	#7
Love The Facts Of Life FlUtTeRfLy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,515	I've realized there are'nt as many post 2.I did'nt have a chance to get on yesterday and there are'nt that many new post and when I first started posting here I would have hade a ton of post to read but I think the fan fiction board is really growing. ------------------ Jo:I don't know you got to admit:Force has some good points. Blair:Jo's hoping to attend the Chuck Norris School Of Law. Blair:If I don't spend money soon,well I'll just pull all my hair out. Jo:Good,we'll finally get to see what color the roots are.

03-16-2001, 08:34 PM	#9
TVaddict Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 30, 2000 Location: NH Posts: 562	Another reason I'm thinking is that we're seeing the same old episodes right now. It's not like before where we'd collectively be really excited about certain episodes, but right now we're just seeing the same things as before. If they showed us some new episodes maybe we'd be excited, but right now we're just at a lull. Things will pick up again. We just need time.

03-16-2001, 11:05 PM	#12
The Obsolete Man Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 18, 2000 Location: Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Earth Prime Posts: 567	I lurk. However, I would never say I like DS better than FOL. I mean, FOL drew me in from the first episode I watched. Something about the characters just got me interested. But Diff'rent Strokes seems like yer basic sitcom.

03-16-2001, 11:16 PM	#13
Cokies Head Goonie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 28, 2000 Location: Benicia, CA USA Posts: 1,719	Obsolete Man- Exactly! Diff'rent Strokes is just your basic sitcom, funny though. But your basic characters and everything... The 'Facts' was just plain good.(Not counting the last few seasons, those in which still had their moments). It did definitely suck me in the first episode I saw. Diff'rent Strokes however, did not. C'mon, you guys have to agree that Fol has something that DS does not, despite the so called loss of intrest. ------------------ "It was just like Saturday Night Fever, only it was a Friday."

03-16-2001, 11:39 PM	#14
LaverneShirley Mission Doll Senior Member Join Date: Jul 26, 2000 Location: Liberty Twp, OH Posts: 1,552	Well, there's a few reasons I haven't been posting that much. But first, I'm glad we're in the later seasons. They're my favorites. Anyway, one reason is that the AOL boards are finally back up, and those were like my online home for over a year. Second of all, it's the third quarter in school, which is when the teachers decide to make everything harder at my school. It doesn't help that I'm in the accelerated classes so everythings fast-paced to begin with, now it's even faster as teachers realize there's only 50 days left of school and still a lot of material to cover. So I'm having more homework and studying to do than ever. The third reason is, my computer's been acting super-slow lately. Fourth reason, for two years I lived on the internet and now I'm getting quite tired of it. Lately I'm always feeling like curling up and reading a good book which I used to always do before I became obsessed with TV. And the last reason is, I'm finding that there aren't any topics about FOL I care to start, and I don't even read half the topics because they don't catch my interest. I skip any with "Jo" or "Nancy" in the title because I'm tired of all the Jo/Nancy talk. Nancy's a great actress, but she wasn't the whole show. She was only 20% in seasons 2-6, 14% in season 7, 17% in season 8, and 14% in season 9. Not the whole show at all. Okay, I'll stop rambling now. ------------------ "Well, Laverne is sort of childish" -Shirley "Childish? Childish? Coming from a grown woman who throws tea parties for her stuffed cat!" -Laverne "Well at least I don't sew L's on everything I wear!" -Shirley "Well that would be pretty stupid considering your name's Shirley!" -Laverne

03-16-2001, 11:43 PM	#15
FOL-FAN Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2001 Posts: 434	I agree FOL definitely has something. Don't ask me what it is though. It just draws you in. As for the traffic, I've just been to the DS board and it doesn't seem to be much action. Only 2 posts today.