Ep 17: Is The CW Changing? Examining CW’s Waltons, Walker, Roswell, 4400, Superman & Lois, and more!

ARCHIVAL NOTE: THIS VIDEO WAS UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE, DECEMBER 29, 2021. This was just days before the unexpected announcement that The CW would be put up for sale by Warner Bros. and CBS, adding a surreal context to this episode which wasn't even planned!

ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION:
MOONJUMPER’S POST-CHRISTMAS WRAP-UP
As we enter 2022, a recent and surprisingly reverent CW reboot of “The Waltons,” along with several other Christmas specials, and a pivot towards less heavy-handed programing, seems to be aimed at a more mature, mainstream audience, as opposed to the CW’s typical young, woke base. This has Moonjumper considering something amazing: Is The CW changing?

To examine this possibility, Moonjumper takes a deep dive into recent CW programing, analyzing and reviewing “The Waltons’ Homecoming,” “Walker,” “Roswell, New Mexico,” “4400,” “Superman & Lois,” “Stargirl,” and also touches upon two additional Christmas specials, “Silent Night: A Song for the World,” and “Christmas Around the World” with Dean Cain. All this juxtaposed to The CW’s sister network, HBO Max’s, woke anti-Christmas disaster, “Santa, Inc.” Is it even slightly possible that Warner Bros. is beginning to finally wake up? Moonjumper isn’t holding his breath, but let’s examine it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:01 Opening Titles
00:20 Introduction: The CW Rebooted the Waltons—and didn’t ruin it!?
03:20 Monologue: “The Waltons” Turn Fifty (Comparing the Remake to the Original)
06:15 A CW Reboot that isn’t Woke?? (Wait, you mean the Woke Twitter Mob isn’t cutting it?)
10:00 Is the CW pivoting away from “woke?” (Exit “Supergirl,” Enter “Superman & Lois”)
11:20 “The Waltons’ Homecoming” depicts racial harmony, while previous woke CW reboots show only racial strife.
15:35 The CW pivots to an older, more mainstream demographic, as O.G. Waltons cast members appeal to older viewers to give the CW reboot a chance.
17:10 The CW is Rebooting Decades-old Franchises
18:50 Walker vs. Woker: (The CW’s cringe reboot of Walker, Texas Ranger)
22:35 “Roswell, New Mexico,” CW’s woke reboot of “Roswell.”
25:15 We have reason to be skeptical of a “Waltons” reboot.
28:05 More Comparing of the Waltons remake to the original.
31:00 The Waltons’ Reboot: A Ratings Success for The CW: (Will Warner Bros. and CW executives take notice?)
32:35 The Warner Bros./Discovery Merger: (A New Sherriff in Town)
33:20 “Silent Night” Documentary on CW
33:45 “Christmas Around the World” Documentary with Dean Cain on The CW
34:00 The CW defies the woke’s War on Christmas! (Is the CW really changing?)
34:40 Not So Fast: Is “Superman & Lois” going woke in Season 2?
35:30 Final Thoughts
37:10 Closing Credits / Works Cited

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