{"id":2173936,"date":"2025-11-23T22:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2173936"},"modified":"2025-11-23T22:48:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T22:48:14","slug":"netflix-has-destroyed-a-holiday-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-has-destroyed-a-holiday-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Has Destroyed A Holiday Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For decades, the American television seasons ran from September through May, giving fans the usual Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine\u2019s Day or St. Patrick\u2019s Day episodes. <em>Friends <\/em>and the animated <em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em> made the annual Thanksgiving episode into a yearly must-watch; <em>The Simpsons<\/em> elevated Halloween to the point that it\u2019s essentially a spin-off series; and <em>Brooklyn Nine-Nine<\/em> redefined the Holiday episode by turning them into heists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the years have gone on, the Holiday episode has started to fade, and it\u2019s all thanks to Netflix popularizing anytime streaming, but also shortened seasons. With no episode airing around a Holiday, and anywhere from six to 12 episodes compared to the old model of 22-24, writers can\u2019t waste time on a fun Holiday episode, and as a result, viewers have lost one of the best parts of the Holidays.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The Beginning Of The End<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Orange is the New Black<\/em> \u201cCan\u2019t Fix Crazy\u201d aired on July 11 and nothing was ever the same<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Streaming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Streaming<\/a> didn\u2019t truly take off as the dominant way to consume media until 2014, when the major streaming services at the time began producing original shows. <em>Orange is the New Black <\/em>started airing on July 11, 2013, with every episode available to binge all at once, including both a Thanksgiving episode and a climactic Christmas episode. While they were both great episodes, watching them in July struck some viewers as being odd, but it mainly stuck out to studio executives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over the last decade, as more shows head to streaming, Holiday episodes have been disappearing, and even old-school network shows have had to adjust. <em>Shifting Gears<\/em>, Tim Allen\u2019s latest sitcom about a gearhead dad trying to relate to his adult daughter (Kat Dennings), is as old-school as you can get in 2025. With a shortened slate of episodes and frequent breaks between episodes, the show aired a Valentine\u2019s Day episode in Season 1, a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/Halloween\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Halloween;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Halloween<\/a> episode, and a Christmas episode (upcoming on December 10) in Season 2. If even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/tim-allen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tim Allen;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Tim Allen<\/a> is suffering from infrequent network air dates, there\u2019s no hope for any other show in the age of streaming.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Creators And Fans Are Keeping The Tradition Alive<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;A Man on the Inside&lt;\/em&gt; brought back the classic tradition\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0rAz541PRxlZiB8Y0TTvCQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/6b8c73d219bb64e927585cf49edbb7cc\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>A Man on the Inside<\/em> brought back the classic tradition<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Which is why Mike Schur, creator of the award-winning <em>The Good Place, <\/em>made certain to include a Thanksgiving episode during Season 2 of his latest series, also starring Ted Danson, <em>A Man on the Inside<\/em>. Ironically, his new series is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Netflix<\/a> original, which he\u2019s admitted in interviews that he took into consideration when writing the episode \u201cThanksgiving Break.\u201d It\u2019s not only a celebration of pre-2014 television traditions, but a moving episode that takes full advantage of the Holiday to dive deep into grief, trauma, and family dynamics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fans of <em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em> are already lamenting another year without a Thanksgiving episode. For 10 years in a row, they were the highlight of each season, for the audience at least, not for Bob (H. Jon Benjamin), whose grand plans fall apart in spectacular fashion each year, but it\u2019s not a coincidence that the last three seasons have skipped the tradition. Disney hasn\u2019t even put up a playlist on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/hulu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hulu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Hulu<\/a> of all the episodes, like they have for years. In the age of on-demand streaming, the Holidays are less important than ever before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While it\u2019s an overall streaming issue, much of the blame lies at Netflix\u2019s feet, which, by succeeding beyond anyone\u2019s wildest dreams, has rewritten the Hollywood playbook. Shorter seasons, on-demand, and with no room for second chances, given how quickly they are to cancel a show, means writers today aren\u2019t able to take creative chances, unless they happen to have the track record of Mike Schur. When up against the streaming behemoth, even Santa Claus has to admit defeat. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, the American television seasons ran from September through May, giving fans the usual Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even Valentine\u2019s Day or St. Patrick\u2019s Day episodes. Friends and the animated Bob\u2019s Burgers made the annual Thanksgiving episode into a yearly must-watch; The Simpsons elevated Halloween to the point that it\u2019s essentially a spin-off series; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2173937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[348721,378346,402934,418069,23191,97938,350358],"class_list":["post-2173936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bobs-burgers","tag-brooklyn-nine-nine","tag-christmas-episode","tag-holiday-episode","tag-netflix","tag-thanksgiving","tag-valentines-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Netflix-Has-Destroyed-A-Holiday-Tradition.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2173938,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173936\/revisions\/2173938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2173937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}