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Marswinx85
post Nov 17 2012, 10:00 PM
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so we have 3 more episodes until we have wait until next year for the rest wow that so not right


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post Nov 18 2012, 5:20 AM
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not even three more episodes. the last episode is next weekend, then we wait for September.
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post Nov 19 2012, 2:51 AM
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(As always, I stay off the internet for a day or two and I get far behind in the threads. Story of everyone's life, eh?)

Okay... September? x_X That's a long time away to keep a kid's interest in a tv series. You don't chance leaving a season unfinished until a year later. Bad for attention spans and the audience's general interest. Tv sure has changed in the last decade or so... What happened to picking it back up after Christmas/winter break and whatnot?

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post Nov 19 2012, 7:59 AM
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Eh, I think it's better then to binge on Winx so we get sick of it.
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post Nov 19 2012, 9:00 AM
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Its a case of balance they could do the season 1 episode after another and that would be too much but 10 months (give or take a bit) is way too big a gap.


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post Nov 19 2012, 2:30 PM
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I agree with Zhan and Marty. 13 episodes usually isn't enough for viewers to become really dedicated and long-term fans like us, this gap is probably going to result in any fans who have been developing a strong liking for the show to have to almost restart next year.


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post Nov 19 2012, 2:31 PM
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Eh. Transformers Animated had 13 Episode Seasons, and that was awesome.
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post Nov 19 2012, 8:26 PM
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Yes but a 13 episode season is not the same as a 26 episode season with a massive gap in the middle.


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post Nov 19 2012, 8:30 PM
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*Shrugs*

Sorry. I'm just so used to slowdowns and gaps with other things.
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post Nov 20 2012, 12:58 AM
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The problem I'm seeing with the big gap is that Straffi has done this before... and it met with bad results. There was a long spell between the first CG movie and Season 4, and we all know that viewership dropped drastically. Heck, I'd even say this forum went into a coma during that time. Viewership really did drop off and interest was lost. It's just a dangerous tactic, especially for the younger crowd who needs to have their attention captured more often.
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post Nov 20 2012, 3:04 AM
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Are we sure they aren't just going on a holiday break like most other shows do around this time of year or early december and then come back in January?
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post Nov 20 2012, 9:14 AM
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I am not going to make any remarks on the CGI, ok. I kinda agree with P-Girl, give CGI a chance.

I also agree that I prefer classical 2D, but while watching the 3D movies I like the 3D version in the secret of the lost kingdom more. Magical adventure... well I kinda find that a bit disappointing. Although CGI is not-so-well done in season 5, and the main reason is probably more on budget and the quality for a tv series I assumed. (Look at Kung Fu Panda Series, their CGI quality in TV series are not-so good compared to the movie but it's still awesome!)

The reason why I say I am giving a chance for the CGI in this series is because I feel that they kinda put effort on it. There's a reason why a few of us mentioned that 3D are expensive. Besides paying for the animators, we also must pay the modellers, riggers, and VFX artists. I kinda agree with RenaEnchantix, that we have to pay more animators on the 2D side. Plus, they probably invest a lot of money developing a new 3D software just purely for a 3D animation, like tangled the movie.

Ya the 3D animation looks kinda bad in my opinion, but the reason so is because for those who went straight into 3D without going through 2D, it's hard to grab the timing right. But overall for a TV series, I think it's ok if it's for experimental.


Lastly I agree, the big gap for airing this series is not such a good idea.


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post Nov 20 2012, 3:36 PM
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Legend of Korra is in a huge Gap right now. During the Gap Winx will most likely move to nicktoons to re-air Season 4 while Korra comes back to Nick. OOOH they should put Winx and Huntik side by side.


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post Nov 20 2012, 4:01 PM
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Legend of Korra seems to be aimed at older viewers though. I'm in college, and all my classmates were freaking out over it during its run. Winx Club is aimed at children younger than 10, who lack patience. college kids can patiently wait for Korra to come back, while 10 year olds will wait for Winx, get bored, move onto something else, and by the time Winx comes back it's last years news and the kids who do still watch it are lame for not being current. we'll still watch it, sure, but we can't keep the show alive. fortunately Nick's already signed on for season 6, so the show can't be cancelled right now. it could just be moved to NickToons all together though. when H2O didn't do well in the ratings, Nick kept airing the new seasons, but only on TeenNick. I feel like that will be what happens to Winx. it'll keep going, but for a much smaller audience on a much more exclusive network.
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post Nov 20 2012, 4:31 PM
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A lot of people complain about how Korra doesn't fair well against the original Avatar. Winx would do better on Nicktoons (or the Hub). It would save me from having to keep track of Nick. But isn't the second half of Season 5 about to pick back up in Italy, so why would the US have to wait 9 months.


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post Nov 20 2012, 7:40 PM
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I think the US is waiting until September so the show can coincide with Jakks Pacific Sirenix dolls. the show and the toys have yet to coincide here. Believix dolls came out a few weeks after season 4 ended. Harmonix dolls come out next month at one store only, and the Winx will be done with Harmonix forever this week (except for the christmas episode). if Nick airs the rest of season 5 in January, the buzz around Sirenix would fizzle out by the time the toy line comes out in September.

it could also be that season 6 is nowhere near ready enough to be aired. it was three years between Seasons 3 and 4, and then 3 more years between 4 and 5. it might be that nine months is just their break length now. we wait 9 months for the rest of 5, then nine more for the first half of 6, and then 9 more for the rest of 6. Nick did say they'd scheduled Winx to air new episodes through 2014.

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post Nov 20 2012, 9:39 PM
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I don't think viewership would dwindle. That hasn't happened to any other Nick shows.


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post Nov 20 2012, 9:57 PM
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Is there a source for this supposed break till september? I just feel like this is an obnoxious break for a show, that is pretty much a whole year since it first began airing.

Also, Legend of Korra finished of the season so it is more understandable to have a long break as there normally is between seasons (look at Mad Men, which had almost a 2 year break between seasons). But Winx is mid season so it doesn't make sense to take a whole year off.
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post Dec 15 2012, 9:33 PM
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Well, I gave this one a two.

Out of all the episodes this season, it was easily the weakest. First of all, why were they holding a specialist-like competition at Alfea? Why not have some air time at Red Fountain? We've barely seen it at all this season, and it deserves some love! The fact that they were going on about Sky being amazing at wind-riding was ridiculous. Sure, he was good, but Riven has always been the best. In season 1, he would have won the race had Darcy not interfered, then again in season 2, he won the friendly race to Alfea to see the girls (I believe the stakes involved the losers doing the winner's laundry?) And honestly, would they really let a guy who has no idea how to operate a bike enter a race involving fire obstacles? Unlikely.

I hated how easy the quest was. Magical plant turns evil, the Winx are each hit once, Flora saves the day, hurrah, we all go home now. Granted, they've all been more or less like that, but this one was especially painful to watch. Aside from the torture scene, the Trix were extremely pathetic, as per usual. What happened to season 1 where they pretty well took over all of Magix, stole Bloom's powers and destroyed Red Fountain all in one go? As the seasons go by, you would think that as they gain more experience, they would gain power as well. I guess we'll have to see with Sirenix.

Also, did anyone else notice that Bloom has a poster of Flora in her bedroom, and one of herself as well? Because that's not narcissistic at all.


THANK YOU. You just said, in a nutshell, everything I had a problem with in this episode. Of course, you and I are already fellow Riven-lovers (he's easily the best part of the show imo), so I knew you'd agree with my confusion/outrage about the whole Sky-is-the-king-of-wind-riders thing. (Though I'm happy to see that others noted that.) But I also adore the line about Sky not remembering how to use the bikes, but somehow being allowed to enter the incredibly dangerous race anyway. I mean, WTF? And literally my first thought when I saw the preview for this episode was, "Wait, is that ALFEA???? Seriously?"
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