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Toonami |OT| Want to hang out and waste your night with us?
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So in nice scheduele form:
http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=AS&theDate=10/6/12&timeZone=EST
12:00 a.m. Bleach
12:30 a.m. Samurai 7
1:00 a.m. Casshern Sins
1:30 a.m. Eureka 7
2:00 a.m. Sym-Bionic Titan
2:30 a.m. Thundercats
3:00 a.m. FMA Brotherhood
3:30 a.m. FMA Brotherhood
4:00 a.m. Ghost In The Shell
4:30 a.m. Ghost In The Shell
5:00 a.m. Cowboy Bebop
5:30 a.m. Cowboy Bebop
People have been saying for years that shows like Titan and Thundercats could make good Toonami fodder... Lets see if it proves true! Maybe those 2 won't be revived from this.... but it's good they'll get SOME respect.
http://schedule.adultswim.com/servlet/ScheduleServlet?action=AS&theDate=10/6/12&timeZone=EST
12:00 a.m. Bleach
12:30 a.m. Samurai 7
1:00 a.m. Casshern Sins
1:30 a.m. Eureka 7
2:00 a.m. Sym-Bionic Titan
2:30 a.m. Thundercats
3:00 a.m. FMA Brotherhood
3:30 a.m. FMA Brotherhood
4:00 a.m. Ghost In The Shell
4:30 a.m. Ghost In The Shell
5:00 a.m. Cowboy Bebop
5:30 a.m. Cowboy Bebop
People have been saying for years that shows like Titan and Thundercats could make good Toonami fodder... Lets see if it proves true! Maybe those 2 won't be revived from this.... but it's good they'll get SOME respect.
Ahh that schedule makes a lot more sense. Cool.
heliosRAzi
Banned
In GITS:SAC, I think it's justified since she knows she's in a prosthetic body and doesn't care about modestly all too much. It's all a part of her character. Still, I can see why people get hung up on it.
And the expanded Toonami news is awesome. I just need to by a tv tuner for my PC and record everything in HD.
ThatObviousUser
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Thundercats... :/
ASSauLTxMasTER
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Awesome awesome, my birthday is this sunday so at least i can celebrate with the new shows!
Update : okay, so it starts October? Never Mind...
Update : okay, so it starts October? Never Mind...
Tartakovsky too. I randomly saw one episode, no idea what was going on but it seemed okay. I'm pretty Cartoon Network never renewed the show after the intial airing.
EDIT: Wikipedia says it was never renewed because it didn't have enough associated toys.... Also, it's 20 episodes. New Thundercats is 26 episodes, also newer renewed for a second season.
I've already seen every episode of Sym-Bionic Titan and ThunderCats 2011. Since Tartakovsky left Cartoon Network, hopes of new Titan episodes are very, very slim.
EDIT: On why Titan was cancelled, there weren't any toys to begin with! I get the feeling there was a different motive behind cancelling it.
EDIT: On why Titan was cancelled, there weren't any toys to begin with! I get the feeling there was a different motive behind cancelling it.
mightynine
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Nice, an hour of GITS. I'm really getting onto that show for the first time.
Unspeakable Evil
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Fuck yeah Titan
SousedLouse
Member
Yeah...
But hey, it's an hour of GITS! That's not too bad. It's damned late, though. I think I'll take a nap through Bleach to make up for it.
Flame Lord
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I don't really understand why they would chose those two shows over old favorites like maybe Batman or Megas.
They're prioritizing shows that were never on Toonami. It was in an earlier Q/A. GitS and Bebop are kinda unique because they basically own those 2 outright.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I present to you Sym-Bionic Titan
Afro Gunsou
Banned
I present to you Sym-Bionic Titan
This was glorious.
Electivirus
Member
I present to you Sym-Bionic Titan
SHAKE IT BAKE IT BOOTY QUAKE IT ROLL IT AROUND DON'T FAKE IT
Oh yeah... Cartoon Network gave Tartakovsky a lot of freedom on SBT. Hence scenes like the above GIF and some rather violent monster deaths for a kids show. I remember one scene consisted of a tentacle monster forcibly shoving itself down the deuteragonist's throat as a method of torture.
These days Tarakovsky is at Sony. His works there include the animated opening to Priest (the only good part of the movie) and the upcoming Hotel Transylvania. Maybe someday he'll finish the Samurai Jack movie, or make an SBT movie that concludes the over-arching storyline they had going.
These days Tarakovsky is at Sony. His works there include the animated opening to Priest (the only good part of the movie) and the upcoming Hotel Transylvania. Maybe someday he'll finish the Samurai Jack movie, or make an SBT movie that concludes the over-arching storyline they had going.
Lineup change means lots of good things.
1) More "premieres," always a good thing.
2) Fullmetal will cycle out faster at this pace. It will now cycle out only two weeks after Casshern does in November.
3) Expanding the lineup means more room for other incoming shows. When Fullmetal cycles out it might be plausible to move Eureka back into one of its slots (since it is not a newly premiering Adult Swim series) and use its current slot for an additional premiere. If something like Inuyasha: Final Act takes over for Casshern, something else that's new but a bit more esoteric could conceivably move in later in the block.
4) Non-anime shows were a vital part of classic Toonami. The East meets West clash is really at the core of the brand. The Eureka-Titan combo could be particularly interesting as different takes on the mecha genre.
1) More "premieres," always a good thing.
2) Fullmetal will cycle out faster at this pace. It will now cycle out only two weeks after Casshern does in November.
3) Expanding the lineup means more room for other incoming shows. When Fullmetal cycles out it might be plausible to move Eureka back into one of its slots (since it is not a newly premiering Adult Swim series) and use its current slot for an additional premiere. If something like Inuyasha: Final Act takes over for Casshern, something else that's new but a bit more esoteric could conceivably move in later in the block.
4) Non-anime shows were a vital part of classic Toonami. The East meets West clash is really at the core of the brand. The Eureka-Titan combo could be particularly interesting as different takes on the mecha genre.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I think this is a much needed shakeup in the lineup and philosophy behind Toonami. Gives them the opportunity to give the block more diversity and experiment around with it a little more.
Being able to cycle through shows faster might be a better way to do things. Especially the ones that have been around for awhile.
Going forward, I'd really like to see Toonami evolve. More new shows, with dashes of the past. This new schedule is what I imagined when I heard Toonami was coming back.
Being able to cycle through shows faster might be a better way to do things. Especially the ones that have been around for awhile.
Going forward, I'd really like to see Toonami evolve. More new shows, with dashes of the past. This new schedule is what I imagined when I heard Toonami was coming back.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
Bring back Megas XLR
Oh shiiiiiiiiit
I can't stay up that late!
Though frankly I can probably skip Bebop, I'm not watching FMA anyways... been enjoying GitS, though! Though I believe it's on Hulu, so I could probably tack that on at the end.
So much hype for Sym-Bionic's return, though. Even in reruns. Epic as all hell.
I can't stay up that late!
Though frankly I can probably skip Bebop, I'm not watching FMA anyways... been enjoying GitS, though! Though I believe it's on Hulu, so I could probably tack that on at the end.
So much hype for Sym-Bionic's return, though. Even in reruns. Epic as all hell.
lazybones18
Banned
I'll check out Titan and Thundercats and will stay up for the other shows as usual
Schadenfreude
Member
Fuck yeah, Sym-Bionic Titan and expanded Toonami. We'll be shakin', bakin' and booty quakin' all night long. I hope all this newness means that the block is doing well ratings-wise and that it won't be going anywhere for a long time. Goddamit, I am so psyched right now.
I may be the only one, but I'm really pumped to see Bebop back. It's time for my yearly re-watch of that series. If any show deserves a continuous airing from now into forever, it's Bebop. Also glad to see some western shows added, even if Thundercats is kind of a meh choice. All and all, more show spots is always a good thing. It should give Toonami a great way to cycle in old classics along with premiers, a staple of this kind of line-up.
From all the things I've heard, it's been a pretty good success. I haven't heard any ratings numbers post-DMW to 7S switch, but it sounds likely they're still strong given the expanded line-up. Pre switch, Toonami was pulling in pretty good numbers for a late-night cable hour. Those numbers were especially good for the re-runs, which tend to rate lower for obvious reasons. We can certainly take an expanded line-up as a vote of confidence. Hopefully this leads to even more acquisitions as well.
Sadly, I wouldn't expect it. The real ratings getters are the comedies, so the network gives them a prime slot. Even re-runs of Family Guy get as good or better ratings than the biggest of the action series. It's a sad fact of life, but unless we see a huge jump in action ratings, we'll probably have to live with the 12AM start.
I present to you Sym-Bionic Titan
ROFL! Oh crap, I completely lost it!!!
Maybe the thread title could use a change given the expanded schedule?
Something like: "Toonami |OT| Now from 12:00am to 6:00am". Or something else to renew interest in people who weren't fond of the initial line-up. Though I am still fond of the Bebop reference. And right when Bebop is back seems like a silly time to switch it... but I'll throw the idea out there none the less.
Also, I can't believe that Sym-Bionic Titan gif is a real thing.
Something like: "Toonami |OT| Now from 12:00am to 6:00am". Or something else to renew interest in people who weren't fond of the initial line-up. Though I am still fond of the Bebop reference. And right when Bebop is back seems like a silly time to switch it... but I'll throw the idea out there none the less.
Also, I can't believe that Sym-Bionic Titan gif is a real thing.
It was such a good episode. That was one show that died far too young.
heliosRAzi
Banned
I never saw Thundercats? Was it bad? Or just mediocre?
They should definitely get the rights to air Outlaw Star then they can air the hot springs episode unedited.
They should definitely get the rights to air Outlaw Star then they can air the hot springs episode unedited.
ThatObviousUser
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Started out good, became boring with signs of greatness, then bad.
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