AAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!
*cough*
I'm sorry for that; that was just my impression of "a devout Foster's fan expessing three months of bottled frustration that his favourite show has apparently gone on an extended an unexplained hiatus". I think you'll agree it was quite convincing.
Hello everybody, I'm back, to anyone who remembers me.
Well, actually, I've been back from my trip for a couple of weeks now, but I've unfortunately been busy with work; overwhelmingly, soul-smotheringly busy, actually, and I will continue to be so until June. As a result, I've only been allowing myself to pop into Never Forgotten periodically to check whether there's been any news on Season Five, and I was planning to start posting again as soon as we got some; however, since that prospect now seems fairly remote, I've decided to post again now, if only to vent a little.
Let me first clarify; I totally understand that creating a season of an animated show isn't casual work. I'm sure it would time-consuming, labour-intensive stuff, particularly going into the fifth season of a show that's been riding high on popular acclaim, critical kudos and awards recognition (congrats to Craig and the crew again on that, by the way!
); quite frankly, they can have all the time in the world, if that's what it takes to maintain the quality that we've come to expect from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends.
But what's the deal with the total radio silence? ??? I've been checking for news on Toon Zone, IGN, TV.com and the like almost daily, and nothing, zip, nada, zilch. Since Good Wilt Hunting aired, numerous trade shows and conventions have been and gone, and we've heard all sorts of updates on new Cartoon Network shows, Billy and Mandy TV movies, Ben 10 spin-offs; no mention of Foster's whatsoever. BLOGregard Q. Kazoo has had no updates since October 8th; Craig didn't update to mark the DVD announcement, the DVD release, or even the Annie wins. Lauren's blog has been active enough - she mentioned the Annies, at least - but that's the blog for her Galaxy Girls characters, so I don't expect any news from there, either.
I do realise that ultimately, this wait isn't that big of a deal; as I said, Foster's is hugely popular, both amongst viewers and critics, it's one of CN's flagship shows, and we know that a fifth season has been commissioned. We know the show
will come back...so why leave us hanging? I really felt the show was on a roll when Season Four ended, both as a brand and as a creative work; I would hate for Season Five to get crowded out when it airs because the momentum and awareness was gone...
Ah, my current stress levels are getting to me; I should chill out.
I just need to remember that the Foster's DVD set is out, and that Powerpuff Girls season boxsets are
finally coming (after nine long years of waiting
), and all is well with the world...
