{"id":2006462,"date":"2023-08-20T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-lgbt-a-league-of-their-own-show-right-before-final-season\/"},"modified":"2023-08-20T19:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T23:13:07","slug":"amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-lgbt-a-league-of-their-own-show-right-before-final-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-lgbt-a-league-of-their-own-show-right-before-final-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon cancels LGBT &#8216;A League of Their Own&#8217; show before last season."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famazon-pulls-the-plug-on-lgbt-a-league-of-their-own-show-right-before-final-season%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2006462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Amazon Cancels Second Season of &#8220;A League\u200c of Their Own&#8221; Amid Writers and Actors Strike<\/h2>\n<p>Amazon\u2062 Prime \u200dVideo has made the difficult decision to cancel the highly-anticipated second season of the 1940s-era baseball series &#8220;A League of \u2063Their Own.&#8221; The ongoing strike by\u200b writers and actors has created insurmountable challenges in finding a suitable time slot to broadcast the show.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the series was given the green light to produce a four-episode second season following the success \u2062of its first season, which garnered praise from various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-left-wing-billionaire-pierre-omidyar-bankrolls-group-leading-corporate-boycott-campaign-against-elon-musk\/\" title=\"Revealed: Left-Wing Billionaire Pierre Omidyar Bankrolls Group Leading Corporate Boycott Campaign Against Elon Musk\">left-wing activist organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to \u200bthe strike that \u200bhas brought Hollywood to a standstill, Amazon has chosen not to air the \u2064second season. According to reports, the premiere \u200dof the final season has \u200cbeen rescheduled to 2025, but this\u200b would put \u200dthe show in direct competition with a lineup of new shows already scheduled for that year. As a result, Amazon has\u2064 decided to cut its\u2063 losses and \u2064discontinue the\u2062 series.<\/p>\n<h3>A Departure from the Original Movie<\/h3>\n<p>The series is based on the beloved 1992 movie of the same name, starring Tom Hanks and Geena Davis. While the movie focused on a\u200d heartwarming story of a women&#8217;s baseball team during World War II, the\u200b Amazon TV series takes a different approach.<\/p>\n<p>This woke adaptation of\u2064 &#8220;A League of Their Own&#8221; delves into ultra-leftist themes, centering around America&#8217;s history of racism\u2064 and exploring &#8220;queer&#8221; narratives. The show aims to highlight the experiences of diverse and queer women during the WWII era.<\/p>\n<p>Despite winning numerous awards\u200c from \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing groups<\/a> and\u200c radical gay organizations, the\u2064 series failed to attract a\u2062 substantial viewership.<\/p>\n<h3>A Clash of Creative Vision<\/h3>\n<p>According to \u2062reports, Amazon officials considered the first season of the show a disappointment, citing the high cost of its period piece costumes and set decorations. Marketing officials even suggested downplaying the queer themes in promotional materials, as data \u2064indicated that audiences found them off-putting.<\/p>\n<p>This clash of creative vision led to tension between series creator Abbi Jacobson and Amazon. Jacobson, who also stars in \u2063the show, criticized Amazon&#8217;s evaluation system and successfully had it scrapped. However, this strained relationship likely contributed to Amazon&#8217;s decision to cancel the series.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobson expressed her frustration on Instagram, calling Amazon&#8217;s decision to blame the cancellation\u2062 on\u200b the strike &#8220;bullshit and cowardly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>A Woke Production That Missed the Mark<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;A League of Their Own&#8221; was conceived as an all-out woke production, focusing on American racism and explicitly portraying\u200c many of\u2063 the \u2063female\u2062 ball players as lesbians. The final episode\u2062 even featured a passionate lesbian kiss, shocking the character&#8217;s husband.<\/p>\n<p>However, the show&#8217;s\u2063 excessive focus on woke and LGBT themes failed to resonate with viewers. With \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-pulls-the-plug-on-lgbt-a-league-of-their-own-show-right-before-final-season\/\" title=\"Amazon cancels LGBT 'A League of Their Own' show before last season.\">entertainment industry\u200d facing challenges<\/a> and a dwindling\u200c number of fans,\u2062 Amazon likely saw little potential for success in the final season of &#8220;A League of Their Own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Amazon&#8217;s decision to\u2062 cancel the show\u2062 reflects the \u200bcurrent climate in the industry and the need to prioritize content that appeals to a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/amazon-pulls-plug-lgbt-league-show-right-final-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon Prime Video cancels &#8220;A League of Their Own&#8221; season 2 due to the ongoing writers and actors strike. The show&#8217;s slot for broadcast couldn&#8217;t be found, leading to its cancellation. Originally approved for a four-episode season, the super-woke 1940s-era baseball series won&#8217;t be returning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2006463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2006462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2006462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2006462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2006462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}