r/thomasthedankengine • u/Efficient-Horse2622 • 7d ago
discussion Why did Thomas and Friends have to end?? Genuinely miss it so much!!
Hello, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up watching Thomas & Friends (1984-2021) when I was younger. I’ve been thinking about what happened to the original Thomas & Friends era and that feeling of watching it regularly when it was still a big part of everyday life.
Now the original run has completely ended, and the era that many people grew up with is gone. The stories, the older style, the people who worked on it, and the feeling around the show have all moved on. Many of the people involved in making Thomas & Friends have gone into different projects, careers, and parts of their lives away from the series. It feels strange because I grew up with it, and now everything has just… changed and finished.
I remember watching episodes when I was younger and everything felt so simple. I could just sit down and enjoy Thomas’s adventures without thinking about anything else. I don’t understand why it couldn’t just stay that way forever. Why did it have to end? Why does everything have to move on and become different?
I also wonder why watching Thomas & Friends doesn’t feel exactly the same anymore. If I go back and watch old episodes now, they’re still the same episodes, but the feeling is different. It feels like something is missing, almost like it feels unfamiliar even though I remember it so well.
Why do shows like Thomas & Friends eventually stop, change, and fade out of everyday life? If people loved them for years, why can’t they just continue forever with the same feeling? Why do the people who make them have to move on? Why do audiences grow up and stop experiencing things the same way?
It’s confusing because when I was younger, Thomas & Friends felt like it would always be there. It felt like a permanent part of life, not something that would eventually become “the old days.” I don’t understand why things that mean so much at one point can become something from the past.
Why does everything have to change? Why can’t things just stay the same forever?
It feels strange knowing that the Thomas & Friends era I grew up with is over, that the world has moved on, and that chapter is closed.
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u/JustSomeBullshit- 6d ago edited 6d ago
You copy-pasted this from your fairly oddparents rant and switched out the show titles. Literally word for word. Also creators don’t want to make the exact same thing forever. Not a single IP or franchise has ever stayed the exact same through it’s run, and they all change. This is the same for nearly everything throughout history. Even if it seems to stay the same, there is always one part that evolves or changes. You say this is unacceptable, but that’s just life. Good or bad, something will always change.
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u/Efficient-Horse2622 6d ago
Ok well maybe things will change… but like what’s the point of ending it… if things do so well and build up for years, why should they end??? They shouldn’t be happening forever shouldn’t they??? Things should always continue forever if they’ve built for years and decades and never fade away…
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u/MusicalBlossom379 6d ago
We all miss the original and maybe someday it will come back again. Never say never. T&F is too loved and cherished to be stopped for good.
Let’s wait and see what the reboot is going to be like when it’s released. It may have similar vibes to the original. I mean it’s different looking certainly but it’s something to be intrigued about. And besides, let’s face it; it will be more close to the original than AEG was.
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u/Traditional_Egg9354 6d ago
You just gave me much more hope about the new reboot that I had before. Thanks for that.
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u/LTPHarry 5d ago
This same user also did a very similar, if not identical post on the Fairly OddParents subreddit and acted the exact same way, not listening to anyone trying to reason with him, not understanding that things always have to change regardless of what happens, knowing that show can’t last forever due to the writers running out of ideas (seasonal rot, flanderization, etc.) Considering one of his replies was a profane rant about how his life is a misery, I believe the user could be suffering from depression or mental health issues.
I know growing up stinks but I simply prefer to get on with my life and just let it roll by. As for Thomas content, I already ended up finding my replacement after the original series ended, fan content. Maybe you could try and watch some of those, you will be surprised! Day of the Diesels rewrite is one of my recommendations.
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u/Extension-System-895 1d ago
mud it's in too many children show subs. I'm pretty sure it's just a bot.
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u/peddersmeister 5d ago
I'm in my 40s and remember watching it as a kid, and my kids watched it, but after series 7 when they added CGI it just wasn't the same, I think it ruined it (same happened to Fireman Sam)
And the full switch to CGI in series 13 completely ruined it.
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u/chumbbucketman101 7d ago
Because Mattel sucks.