It has been all over TV and the internet. It has been spread around by word of mouth and it is not something people are happy about. "JANUARY 1ST ABC FAMILY BECOMES FREEFORM!" has been interrupting our 25 Days of Christmas and 13 Nights of Halloween marathons for months, and I am tired of it. Why is ABC Family going "Freeform" exactly?
According to ABCFamily themselves, president Tom Ascheim says, "Freeform evokes the spirit and adventure of our audience." The plan is to attract a wider audience and display from first kiss to first kid.
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If anything, I honestly believe the ratings of the once known favorite TV channel will plummet. Based on my opinions and among the many other people I have asked, we all look on this change in a not so positive way.
When saying ABC Family becomes Freeform, it sounds like some beastly creature is escaping and will not be able to be stopped. It sounds like they are going rogue and everything else around them will just become irrelevant.
"I do not want to watch nor do I look forward to FREEFORM'S 25 Days of Christmas. I want ABC FAMILY'S 25 Days of Christmas!"
This is very true. Nothing about "Freeform's 25 days of Christmas" sounds appealing, and makes me wonder, will they even continue this yearly tradition?
"It is not like ABC Family has not shielded or protected younger viewers from inappropriate situations and plots."
I agree with this. In "Pretty Little Liars," one of ABC Family's most popular shows among the younger aged group, the show displays a personal and intimate relationship between a teacher and his student...family oriented right? Changing the name to Freeform does not help.
"Being an adult now, I grew up with ABC Family and do not see a need to change to 'attract a wider audience.'"
If ABC Family is already attracting a wide audience, why is the reasoning behind the change to attract a wider audience? A little bit confused there.
Yes, changing to Freeform may give the channel extra wiggle room to push those boundaries in TV shows that they may not have been able to do before, but the channel has attracted millions of families throughout the years, and the change is going to slowly push away their audience who have been by their side.
As of January 1st, 2016, ABC Family will be gone forever, and honestly, the people who watched this channel bringing us closer as families for years, will be gone too.
ABC Family: I will not Freeform with you.
