https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:36:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420437 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:37:29 +0000 autumnleaves 2420437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been watching clips of SS on youtube and LO loves it. I heard the theme song is going to change as well as the set - which bothers me more than PBS not getting the roll out of the new episodes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420197 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:49:28 +0000 erinbaderin 2420197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: We don't get Hulu in Canada, sadly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420166 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:34:29 +0000 daniellemybelle 2420166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erinbaderin: We still have it on Hulu!</p> <p>I don't really care because LO has no idea what is a new or old episode. We'll continue to watch it on Hulu, iTunes, and PBS Kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420159 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:31:00 +0000 honeybear 2420159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lack of public funding doesn't seem to have been the chief--or even a major--source of Sesame Workshop's financial woes. NYT wrote back when the deal was announced that historically they got less than 10% of their funding from PBS. The rest was DVD sales and such and those had tanked. </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/business/media/sesame-street-heading-to-hbo-in-fall.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/business/media/sesame-street-heading-to-hbo-in-fall.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420146 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:22:04 +0000 looch 2420146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: I was just going to write the same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420121 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:07:25 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2420121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't fault Sesame Workshop. If they aren't getting enough money to continue existing at PBS, they have to look elsewhere.</p> <p>And it isn't like Sesame Street will not be on free TV. PBS will just be showing re-runs (and I've never known a kid to care if the show they are watching is a re-run or a first airing). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420117 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:03:46 +0000 Pirouette 2420117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm interested to see how it differs from the SS we're used to. I'm disappointed they are cutting back on the spoofs of movies/tv shows, because that's always my favorite part, but I do realize i'm not the target audience :silly: </p> <p>I've been frustrated lately with PBS playing the same episodes over and over the past month or so, so i'm ready for the switch at this point - only so many times i can watch the same episode, and we watch an ep every morning while DH and I get ready for work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420108 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:57:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 2420108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: YES, so much yes. It really bums me out that SS is moving to HBO because it's such a departure from it's entire original (and continuing) purpose. And one more thing that the "wealthy" get better/first access to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420107 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:57:08 +0000 Finfan 2420107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The whole thing gets a WTF from me. I'm fine with cutting the episodes in half but everything else? There are so many licensed SS products that it seems hard to believe they can't keep the show on the air on public tv. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420105 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:55:25 +0000 mrbee 2420105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think kids really care if the episodes are "fresh" or not... they will watch whatever is showing. If we're not going to provide public funding for Sesame Street, then I think we don't get a lot of say as to whether or not they can seek private funding to keep their mission alive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420102 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:54:12 +0000 youboots 2420102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just saw an ad for it yesterday, but it did not register that it's less inclusive since we have always had HBO. The new shooting style/modernization looks like something that will be more appealing to parents but the points here are a bummer. I did not watch much SS, and T is too young for TV, so I can't speak on it/don't know its history. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420096 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:49:59 +0000 Greentea 2420096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: good point! That's kind of terrible.</p> <p>@erinbaderin: that's really crappy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420090 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:47:03 +0000 erinbaderin 2420090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find it super frustrating because they took all their episodes down from Netflix. My son loves Sesame Street and keeps asking to watch it but we don't get HBO so now we're screwed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2420054 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:37:15 +0000 mrsjazz 2420054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I understand the need for a move to HBO to help save the show but this is not in line with why Sesame Street began, to educate low income children. Kids won't care about not getting the new content for 9 months but it's the principle--now families who subscribe to HBO get first dibs over the kids whose parents don't. But hey, principles don't pay the bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2419989 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:09:40 +0000 Greentea 2419989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are toddlers now really "media drenched?" That's terrible. And why cater to THAT? I guess I shouldn't expect so much and I'm glad, I suppose, that we don't have tv.</p> <p>I don't really know what to say. Kind of sad, but I guess it figures? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-sesame-street-moving-to-hbo#post-2419955 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:57:05 +0000 mediagirl 2419955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sesame Street is moving to HBO. They will run this season for 9 months on HBO and then will move the season to PBS. The other change is they are adjusting the format from 1 hour to 30 minute episodes. </p> <p>What do you think about this change?</p> <p>Some more info: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2016/01/12/9350ec70-b491-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html?wpisrc=nl_draw2" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2016/01/12/9350ec70-b491-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html?wpisrc=nl_draw2</a> </p>