User blog:Arthur Read fan/What will "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur" be about?

Hi, everyone who reads this! This is Arthur Read fan, here with another blog post.

Recently, in PBS' January 2020 schedule, it was discovered that there will be a new Arthur special, entitled, "Rhythm and Roots of Arthur". It makes me wonder... what could it be about?

I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a documentary about the history of Arthur, or if it's going to be about the characters from Arthur being interviewed, a la The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter. Considering that there's currently no description for this special, I don't know what it could be about.

However, on KET (Kentucky Educational Television)'s website, I found the listing for this special, where it is also already given a rating of TV-Y. If it was going to be a documentary, it probably would've not only been rated TV-G (or even TV-PG), but it would've also been in PBS' regular primetime schedule.

That only means one thing in my opinion: It's probably going to be an Arthur version of The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter. It would also make sense if it was animated, because a documentary:

1. Probably wouldn't be animated.

2. Likely wouldn't be TV-Y rated.

and

3. Likely wouldn't be directed by Greg Bailey, given that his LinkedIn profile indirectly mentions this special.

With those facts in mind, I think that it's going to essentially be an Arthur version of The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter, where different Arthur characters get interviewed. Just think about it.

But how long would each character get interviewed for? And how many characters would be interviewed in the first place? Just say they give each character five minutes for interview. Given that this special goes for an hour long, that would probably be, at most, 10 characters to be interviewed.

Well, anyways, until we know for certain what the description of this new special will be, it's just going to be speculation from the fans, myself included.

Rhythm and Roots of Arthur premieres on PBS on January 20, 2020 (check your local listings).

Have a wonderful kind of day!

-Arthur Read fan