As the horror-drama-comedy show "2016" nears the end of its fourth season, its producers have finally hinted at an ending for the remarkably bad network production. Though this is something that we've seen coming since our article "Season Four: The Fall Of 2016" was published, it is nonetheless a big piece of news for a suffering fanbase pleading to be put out of its misery.
Ratings for the show had already been at an all-time low at the end of the third season, but believe it or not, things got worse. The show killed off more and more of the beloved main characters and seemed to replace them with, well, some more controversial characters. Yeah, controversial. We'll go with that.
Though very few plot lines haven't been wrapped up yet, the overwhelming opinion is that it doesn't matter, just as long as the show is put off the air as soon as possible. Here's what some critics are saying:
"I don't know why I dedicated an entire year of my life to 2016. Kind of feels like a waste." --USA Today
"We all had high hopes and ambitions for the show, right around the first episode. However, everything went downhill after that." --Forbes
"This is the greatest thing that has ever happened, and I hope that its spinoff '2017' will be just like it." --Fox News
Select merchandise has soared in popularity, such as gorilla costumes and white Vans sneakers. Sales were also high on books such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" songs such as "Purple Rain" and "Hallelujah" and movies such as "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Labyrinth." Boxing, golf, and hockey have also experienced upticks, as well as astronaut memorabilia. Still, despite these small improvements, there is a general consensus that 2016's effects shouldn't last long.
"Reruns are out of the question," most area networks are confirming. "We didn't have nearly as much success the first time around as we would have wished. We're just going to pretend it doesn't exist, like the thirteenth floor of a Chinese hotel."
Netflix has already announced plans to never add the show to its listings, and recently began requiring a contract to be signed by its subscribers promising to avoid mention of the show at all costs. In fact, the CEO of Netflix, God, made the following announcement: "We are currently working on deleting 2016 from existence. Stay tuned."
