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[Schadenfreude]

I'll wait for official confirmation before freaking out.

 

[Soulflarz]

"The slick CG-animated series"

...for once slick is a terrible term

 

[daveo42]

So according to this

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/2...-details-for-beware-the-batman-on-adult-swim/

Beware the batman is moving to 2am moving up a whole hour

:|

I super hope this isn't what they have planned.

I'll wait for official confirmation before freaking out.

I hope we'll get that confirmation soon.

 

[Seda]

Okay, so World's Finest is a DC Universe fansite or news site or whatever. They apparently were given info about Batman from 'representatives'.

Looks like this is what was 'provided'

A release schedule:

Saturday, July 5th, 2014 at 2:00am (ET/PT) on Adult Swim

Saturday, July 12th, 2014 at 2:00am (ET/PT) on Adult Swim

Saturday, July 19th, 2014 at 2:00am (ET/PT) on Adult Swim

Saturday, July 26th, 2014 at 1:30am (ET/PT) on Adult Swim

and a general description

BEWARE THE BATMAN
Saturdays at 2:00 a.m. (ET, PT)
A cool, new take on the classic Dark Knight franchise, Beware the Batman incorporates Batman’s core characters with a rogue gallery of new villains not previously seen in animated form. Along with backup from ex-secret agent Alfred and lethal swordstress Katana, the Dark Knight faces the twisted machinations of Gotham City’s criminal underworld led by the likes of Anarky, Professor Pyg, Mister Toad and Magpie. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, this action-packed detective thriller deftly redefines what we have come to know as a “Batman show.” Featuring cutting-edge CGI visuals to match the intricate twists and turns of the narrative, Batman steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight for an entirely new generation of fans.

The 1:30 airing seems out of place. Looks like worldsfinestonline asked if that was an error but no response yet.


However, I don't see this on TV guide or other schedule sites. hmm

 

[Soulflarz]

So do people (Not us) actually enjoy the show or is this like sonic 06 and any profits for it are because we all love to laugh at how bad it is

 

[BatDan]

So do people (Not us) actually enjoy the show or is this like sonic 06 and any profits for it are because we all love to laugh at how bad it is

Does it really matter? The show is pretty much cancelled. It's not like they can save it.

 

[Soulflarz]

Does it really matter? The show is pretty much cancelled. It's not like they can save it.

What about Black Lagoon then didnt BTB have a higher number?

 

[daveo42]

The 130am news makes no sense since they would need to ether expand the block and start at 11pm or push a show down (most likely One Piece). At this point I don't see either happening.

"The slick CG-animated series"

...for once slick is a terrible term

"All characters lack definition" is what they are saying right?

 

[LOLDSFAN]

So according to this

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/2...-details-for-beware-the-batman-on-adult-swim/

Beware the batman is moving to 2am moving up a whole hour

:|

 

[789shadow]

DeMarco what the fuck are you doing.

 

[Schadenfreude]

DeMarco what the fuck are you doing.

[LICH KING INTENSIFIES]

 

[Gorillaz]

beware the batman feels like a troll show that turned out better then they thought it would

 

[789shadow]

beware the batman feels like a troll show that turned out better then they thought it would

"Oh fuck, this thing was supposed to just rot here, now what do we do?"

 

[Gorillaz]

"Oh fuck, this thing was supposed to just rot here, now what do we do?"

That's literally the conversation they probably had behind closed doors.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

beware the batman feels like a troll show that turned out better then they thought it would

I feel this way about Teen Titans Go

 

[daveo42]

I feel this way about Teen Titans Go

But they were trying to make the show comedic. BtB was supposed to be all serious and it comes off as a joke.

 

[Seda]

https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/482227989305106432

 

[Raxus]

But they were trying to make the show comedic. BtB was supposed to be all serious and it comes off as a joke.

"I need Batman!"

"I need more time."

We really need to make a gif of that scene. I wanna make it a thing.

 

[789shadow]

https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/statu...27989305106432

He's just covering for himself.

 

[Schadenfreude]

https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/482227989305106432

The man has spoken.

 

[daveo42]

The man has spoken.

Now he just need to say what is happening with the Toonami schedule to avoid all this speculation about the block.

 

[B-Dubs]

Okay, so World's Finest is a DC Universe fansite or news site or whatever. They apparently were given info about Batman from 'representatives'.

Looks like this is what was 'provided'

A release schedule:


and a general description


The 1:30 airing seems out of place. Looks like worldsfinestonline asked if that was an error but no response yet.


However, I don't see this on TV guide or other schedule sites. hmm

Oh man I am going to die if it gets moved up that far.

 

[Man God]

If the rest of the leaked schedule from a few days ago comes true I'll be more than glad to take this trade.

 

[B-Dubs]

If the rest of the leaked schedule from a few days ago comes true I'll be more than glad to take this trade.

Link? What are we getting?

 

[Levyne]

Oh man I am going to die if it gets moved up that far.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Expansion incoming?

 

[ckohler]

More like:

 

[TheChits]

Shovel Knight is really good. Glad I backed this

 

[Imperial Bishop]

More like:

Beware the Slobman

 

[Tenumi]

More like:

Beware the Fatman?

 

[Zonic]

Beware the Fatman?

& his sidekick, Boy Blubber!

 

[BassForever]

I like how we have two different rumored line up changes for Beware The Batman but no official confirmation still

 

[Gorillaz]

I feel this way about Teen Titans Go

CN is still dead to me for ending Teen Titans out of nowhere like that. They were about to start their 6th season iirc

 

[Seda]

There.

 

[Moaradin]

Nooooo

That just means I have to stay up later for Black Lagoon =/

 

[Imperial Bishop]

There.

Son of a bitch...

 

[Levyne]

what does it mean

 

[BatDan]

Thankfully, there will only be a handful of Black Lagoon episodes left when this happens.

 

[Gorillaz]

yea......

Staying up till 3 for lagoon? I barely could at 230. Group watch just got harder to catch, friends. Like what BatDan said at least it's the big 6 episodes instead of an entire season.

 

[daveo42]

Sounds like the first rumored lineup might be closer to the truth with the BtB <-> BL switch. Still disappointing, but that means I'll be more likely to get home in time to watch it if I go out.

 

[789shadow]

There.

No I'm not serious.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Htown, post if you're okay.

 

[Shard]

I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of The Vampire Twins arc for this, I really do feel they put a bad taste in a lot of peoples mouths and they departed from watching the series and I don't blame them.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

I put the blame squarely on the shoulders of The Vampire Twins arc for this, I really do feel they put a bad taste in a lot of peoples mouths and they departed from watching the series and I don't blame them.

I don't think that's what happened, since this move was probably planned before BtB premiered.

 

[Schadenfreude]

There.

I trusted you, you son of a bitch.

 

[Shard]

I don't think that's what happened, since this move was probably planned before BtB premiered.

I concede that is a possibility this is more if the reason really is failing ratings.

 

[789shadow]

I don't think that's what happened, since this move was probably planned before BtB premiered.

Why would they plan on this? They're doing it because it gets better ratings than Black Lagoon.

 

[Gorillaz]

Shard the ratings have been shit for awhile, before this twin arc, it's just the simple fact that the show isn't for everyone and it reflects in ratings


for them to move it to 3 at the last arc of the season shows me that they realize that the fanbase that watches toonami probably won't show up to watch it. Like how GitS was on after most of the shonen stuff and served as a good cooldown for the night. BL is now that cooldown show.

 

[Seda]

I don't think that's what happened, since this move was probably planned before BtB premiered.

Maybe not that early, but this previous two Black Lagoon episodes are probably way too recent to have been a major factor in this specifically. It's probably a combination of a) Batman getting about as good and sometimes better ratings than Black Lagoon from the get-go, and b) that's around the time 'unaired' episodes will begin.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

I concede that is a possibility this is more if the reason really is failing ratings.

Why would they plan on this? They're doing it because it gets better ratings than Black Lagoon.

Because the second half of BtB is "new to U.S. TV" content.
I don't think ratings had anything to do with it. If ratings were such a big issue, other shows would have been swapped, too.