It was 10 years ago, on a day, like this day, television was changed forever, but for the wrong reasons. For 4 years, the Hub was a gateway for everything nostalgia and giving us new content that would co-exist with the existing brands. A joint venture between Discovery and Hasbro, the Hub was the best of both worlds. However, nothing last forever. On this date, October 13, 2014, Discovery, through new management, took some of the percentage from their 50/50 deal with Hasbro and turned it into the very network that is today, Discovery Family. Discovery Family as a whole is nothing more than a rehash of Discovery Kids, nothing but edutainment, dwelling in the magical world of Equestria itself and the denizens there are forced to live in that dark world of edutainment for all time.
And what makes this un-anniversary even more bleak is the fact of the very person who is in charge now, David Zaslav. Long ago, I called Henry Schleiff, who was in charge of Discovery Family the real life Tirek. So the way I see it, If Schleiff is Tirek, I guess that makes Zaslav Unicron. Ever since gaining control of Discovery and merging it with the famed studio Warner Bros., his position became very clear. Just like Unicron, Zaslav has become the destroyer of worlds. Not just with the movies, but all of television as well.
After all this time, Discovery, now called Warner Bros. Discovery, haven't learned their lesson after Discovery Kids' demise. Now, after 10 years, they are doing the same thing all over again. And through this experience is why I am a little skeptical about MeTV Toons, fearing that it will suffer the same fate as the Hub if the politics and underhanded deals get through the airwaves. But only time will tell.
In short, in spite doing the same thing that happened to Discovery Kids, Discovery Family caused us longtime Hub viewers to dwell in the darkness 10 years ago today.
And now, you know the news. Until next time.
Saraba da (Farewell), for now.
And to my fellow crusaders, we fight on, for we continue to resists modern attitudes of those of a Henry Schleiff and a David Zaslav. It's people like them is why we formed this crusade in the first place. We will not be bullied. We will make a difference and change the world for the better, one crusade at a time.
Fight the Power!!
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