Background Pony #E882
So a general question for the patient people in this thread, how do you think the age breakdown differs between the people who have chosen to watch the early foreign airings, and the people who have opted to wait until they air on Discovery Family? I ask because I’ve always had something of a pet theory that older audience members, whose experiences with cartoon viewing as children likely formed around the standard of a specifically scheduled weekly or daily television broadcast (prior to online streaming and other instantly available, endlessly repetitive viewing options), are more likely to choose weekly waiting over the instant gratification a foreign version may offer. And since we have nothing much better to do with our time while Italy ruins the fun, I thought it might be interesting to hear some other opinions on that idea.
I should mention I don’t think that’s the only factor deciding who views what, of course. Some people aren’t interested in seeing the episode in a language they don’t know, I’ve heard concerns (no idea how true or not they are, but I have heard them) that some foreign releases have things cut off, and some people just prefer to not rush the final season of a show they like. All that and more are certainly significant parts of the complex decision making process that has brought us here. But I still keep wondering if this crowd skews a bit older than the other thread probably does, and with this being the final season I’m running out of time to actually ask.
Also, it should go without saying, I’m definitely not trying to make an argument about which group is better, or even if one group is better. I’m curious strictly from the standpoint that it would be interesting to know if my thought actually holds true here.
I should mention I don’t think that’s the only factor deciding who views what, of course. Some people aren’t interested in seeing the episode in a language they don’t know, I’ve heard concerns (no idea how true or not they are, but I have heard them) that some foreign releases have things cut off, and some people just prefer to not rush the final season of a show they like. All that and more are certainly significant parts of the complex decision making process that has brought us here. But I still keep wondering if this crowd skews a bit older than the other thread probably does, and with this being the final season I’m running out of time to actually ask.
Also, it should go without saying, I’m definitely not trying to make an argument about which group is better, or even if one group is better. I’m curious strictly from the standpoint that it would be interesting to know if my thought actually holds true here.