Wow, it’s been some field trip so far, hasn’t it? I’ve discussed the best and worst parts about The Magic School Bus franchise, but I’m about to add on something else relating to my discussion that may provide some interesting insight as to how The Magic School Bus even got something that could truly be defined as its “worst”…
In case you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is the final part of a three-part post of which I have been attempting to unite the Magic School Bus fanbase back together in the aftermath of the release of the recent soft reboot of the fantastic 1994 PBS Kids Magic School Bus television series, The Magic School Bus Rides Again. In the first part, I reflected on some of the history of the franchise prior to the release of Rides Again, and gave a reminder of what makes the books and the original television series great. In the second part, I explained what works and what doesn’t work about Rides Again and why it ultimately fails, using the first part to provide a deeper analysis into the second part by comparing the differences between the quality of the characters, stories, and other aspects in both shows.
This final part will discuss the story of how we even got into this mess in the first place: exactly how Rides Again came to existence, what went wrong during the development of the reboot and the possible options that are next for the franchise to fix its current state. And in doing so, I hope to have succeeded in using Part One to make us realize what gave us this passion to fight, Part Two to make us realize our differences and the things we can agree on to stop fighting each other, and Part Three to make us realize who we should really be fighting.
Like it or not, this field trip is almost over (I know, Arnold), so without farther ado…to the bus once more!
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