How can one show get 85,000 Signatures to save the entire show, and another get 75,000 Signatures just to get some deleted scenes put back into a show? In this episode we explore the contrasting fandoms of Disney's 'The Acolyte', and Netflix's 'Bridgerton'.

This is not yet another "Bash the Acolyte" podcast episode (those are boredom personified), instead we take a look at how quality programming energises a fandom in ways that middling programming does not.

Sources:

• 'The Acolyte' 84,727 Signatures: https://www.change.org/p/renew-the-acolyte
• 'Bridgerton' (S3 Deleted Scenes) 75,154 Signatures: https://www.change.org/p/netflix-restore-deleted-scenes-bridgerton-s3?utm_source=National-media&utm_campaign=BridgertonS3&utm_content=Entertainment&utm_term=1000+&utm_medium=National-petition

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Topic: How One Day at a Time's cast, crew and fans campaigned for a Season 4 after it was cancelled in early 2019 by Netflix. With the CBS cable network POP TV taking on the challenge of saving-the-show and giving the world more episodes of 'One Day at a Time'.

Episode Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(2017_TV_series)
• https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/the-oa-one-day-at-a-time-community-save-our-show-campaigns-1203339855/

Josh's Favourite Thing: The same day that the show aired its last episode for the year in 2020, the show's then Twitter account thanked fans with the following message:

"This isn't goodbye … it's see you later. We'll be back soon, familia! Thank you for watching with us.”

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