Hi, I think you're referring to me. Yes, I do know everything there is to know regarding YCDTOTV on the Rewind Collection. It's been discussed back and forth. Nickelodeon knows that this is a hot entity with a big following. In fact, a friend of mine at Nickelodeon had me bring her some of the SlimeCon/Project 131 stuff when I went out to visit the studios a couple of months ago.

Nickelodeon isn't nearly as blind and ignorant as everyone claims they are, but the fact is, kids programming is different than adult in that every 10 years or so you have a new flock of kids watching the network, and the previous group grows out of the shows. A few hang on to them, like us, but for the most part they have to redevelop programming to compete with the others.

When Nickelodeon reran the old shows for their 25th anniversary, they had to pull the idea QUICKLY because no one was watching the shows -- they didn't remember them, and for the most part, weren't even born yet when they were on!! In the early days of Nickelodeon, there was no Cartoon Network, no Fox Kids, no Disney, nothing. They were setting the bar, and could afford to take chances. But because Nickelodeon is by far no longer a novelty, they can't take the chances they once could. I was shocked they even did the All That reunion (by the way, for anyone who has seen Project 131, didn't the ending of the All That reunion look shockingly familiar?) which was nothing short of brilliant.

But, to bring this back around to the point, while there are quite a few airheads at Nick, for the most part, they recognize their roots when there is possiblity for benefit. But, as more time passes, chances for benefit become slimmer and slimmer. However, they realize that putting these shows on DVD is a great outlet to serving the demand of people our age wanting to see them again. The downside is that they realize because of this, they never have to air them again. They do keep up with what's on the internet and do research into which shows have the biggest following today. It matters very little how popular they were THEN, but how popular they are NOW. I know that Salute Your Shorts, YCDTOTV, old episodes of All That, and Hey Dude are ones they are looking at now. But unless the sales of Clarissa and Pete and Pete are good, they'll be reluctant to try others, so make sure you show your support. I got advance copies of both and can tell you they're WELL worth the money. Remember, they come out on Tuesday.

While I can't publicly post the details of YCDTOTV on the Rewind Collection, that's about the jist of it. Hope this clarifies some things for everyone.

Josh

But unless the sales of Clarissa and Pete and Pete are good, they'll be reluctant to try others, so make sure you show your support. I got advance copies of both and can tell you they're WELL worth the money.