foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
aint no shame, I actually really want that tharja figure >.>
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Toonami |OT8| Our Summer War Game
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aint no shame, I actually really want that tharja figure >.>
I must have been gone or something when this happened buy what do you mean by this?
Hey she's not my fictional cousin-sister.
Doctor Decimate
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podcast summary:
higher-ups are "very happy" with where Toonami is
only really look at ratings over the long haul
in the conceptual stage, the people behind Space Dandy came to Adult Swim
the simulcast was suggested to Adult Swim by the Space Dandy team; Williams Street just kind of assumed it was impossible. DeMarco calls it "simply good luck"
DeMarco seems to have a very very good relationship with Bandai
Funimation was already a partner by the broadcast of Space Dandy was brought to Toonami
"not producing the show in any way" (as in not telling them what to do; they're production partners, but not to the degree of something like Big O")
Shippuden will be in HD when the show actually goes HD
he talks about "renewing Naruto", so maybe that's how that worked? the option was basically either that or get Shippuden, while the rerun was thrown in as an extra.
"Shippuden was what we originally wanted anyway."
Shippuden will be uncut/cut as little as humanly possible (kind of a duh, but whatever)
Naruto is just the 52 "for now", but "things can change". will see what happens after that. has to prove itself at 3am.
"Akira was definitely one we weren't sure we could." sounds like it was the last one to come in.
"we definitely needed to go to the executive level to show as much [of the violent content] as we did [in Akira]." "shocked we got away with what we got away with."
Toonami editing Akira was because it was a last-minute thing.
picking movies was them creating a list and choosing what fit Toonami as well as what was newer. they were "really hoping" for Akira and Summer Wars. wanted Trigun back on the block (don't read into this, guys)
"Sword Art is doing pretty much what we hoped it would do." the question is about airing stuff at 2am. he doesn't really answer that and says that it gets harder to hold viewers the later it is, which is what leads him to praising SAO. i wouldn't really panic about this, though, it's probably just not wanting to divulge that information.
may look at playing new episodes of a show if they are made.
Daylight Savings is just an hour where they like to experiment with stuff.
DeMarco wishes Korgoth was made into a series because he is awesome. he also says the show "fits perfectly" with Toonami. King Star King sounds like it was filler; he says it was between that and Superjail. ("could thematically fit with Korgoth and Kick-Heart"). characterizes King Star King as "a violent action show."
the staff was kind of surprised at the negative reaction to King Star King.
doesn't like to get into the conversation about what fits Toonami since he feels after working on it for 13 years he has a little bit of a better idea than most people do.
wasn't planning on doing a mixtape, but the almost universal appreciation for IGPX's music and the bombardment of requests for a soundtrack of some sort prompted him to do this. they tried to do a soundtrack back during the show's initial run.
"getting the money together" is what took forever to get the Toonami comic going. they have an artist, writer, and producer. won't be ready for a while. not sure how they're going to distribute it; motion comic? one page a week? all at once?
"the programming department" thought Clone Wars made more sense closer to CN. references people waking up making the 5am hour more successful; it's a "fact of television" that the dead hour is 3-5, and the 5am hour is where things start picking up again (1:23:00). says the show might actually do better at 5am than 3.
Eric Walkman (?) and a couple others designed the Clydes, worked as a Toonami designer starting with TOM 2. is now working on this basically in his free time.
Xbox money went to Clydes and hyperspace.
they plan on doing more Clyde bumps in the future. "extra elements" in the background.
they don't know how Twitter is going to work into the ratings.
DeMarco says Toonami's purpose is to "present" things to viewers, exposing them to things they would not check out otherwise.
still not enough unique shots of TOM for them to personally feel comfortable.
"Adult Swim wants Toonami to remain an action block, we at Toonami want Toonami to remain an action block." action is the most viable genre as far as ratings go.
"i genuinely have no idea" about the final Clone Wars season.
Samurai Jack is coming to Toonami once FLCL ends, not sure of the timeslot.
also one of these guys sounds a HELL of a lot like i do.
higher-ups are "very happy" with where Toonami is
only really look at ratings over the long haul
in the conceptual stage, the people behind Space Dandy came to Adult Swim
the simulcast was suggested to Adult Swim by the Space Dandy team; Williams Street just kind of assumed it was impossible. DeMarco calls it "simply good luck"
DeMarco seems to have a very very good relationship with Bandai
Funimation was already a partner by the broadcast of Space Dandy was brought to Toonami
"not producing the show in any way" (as in not telling them what to do; they're production partners, but not to the degree of something like Big O")
Shippuden will be in HD when the show actually goes HD
he talks about "renewing Naruto", so maybe that's how that worked? the option was basically either that or get Shippuden, while the rerun was thrown in as an extra.
"Shippuden was what we originally wanted anyway."
Shippuden will be uncut/cut as little as humanly possible (kind of a duh, but whatever)
Naruto is just the 52 "for now", but "things can change". will see what happens after that. has to prove itself at 3am.
"Akira was definitely one we weren't sure we could." sounds like it was the last one to come in.
"we definitely needed to go to the executive level to show as much [of the violent content] as we did [in Akira]." "shocked we got away with what we got away with."
Toonami editing Akira was because it was a last-minute thing.
picking movies was them creating a list and choosing what fit Toonami as well as what was newer. they were "really hoping" for Akira and Summer Wars. wanted Trigun back on the block (don't read into this, guys)
"Sword Art is doing pretty much what we hoped it would do." the question is about airing stuff at 2am. he doesn't really answer that and says that it gets harder to hold viewers the later it is, which is what leads him to praising SAO. i wouldn't really panic about this, though, it's probably just not wanting to divulge that information.
may look at playing new episodes of a show if they are made.
Daylight Savings is just an hour where they like to experiment with stuff.
DeMarco wishes Korgoth was made into a series because he is awesome. he also says the show "fits perfectly" with Toonami. King Star King sounds like it was filler; he says it was between that and Superjail. ("could thematically fit with Korgoth and Kick-Heart"). characterizes King Star King as "a violent action show."
the staff was kind of surprised at the negative reaction to King Star King.
doesn't like to get into the conversation about what fits Toonami since he feels after working on it for 13 years he has a little bit of a better idea than most people do.
wasn't planning on doing a mixtape, but the almost universal appreciation for IGPX's music and the bombardment of requests for a soundtrack of some sort prompted him to do this. they tried to do a soundtrack back during the show's initial run.
"getting the money together" is what took forever to get the Toonami comic going. they have an artist, writer, and producer. won't be ready for a while. not sure how they're going to distribute it; motion comic? one page a week? all at once?
"the programming department" thought Clone Wars made more sense closer to CN. references people waking up making the 5am hour more successful; it's a "fact of television" that the dead hour is 3-5, and the 5am hour is where things start picking up again (1:23:00). says the show might actually do better at 5am than 3.
Eric Walkman (?) and a couple others designed the Clydes, worked as a Toonami designer starting with TOM 2. is now working on this basically in his free time.
Xbox money went to Clydes and hyperspace.
they plan on doing more Clyde bumps in the future. "extra elements" in the background.
they don't know how Twitter is going to work into the ratings.
DeMarco says Toonami's purpose is to "present" things to viewers, exposing them to things they would not check out otherwise.
still not enough unique shots of TOM for them to personally feel comfortable.
"Adult Swim wants Toonami to remain an action block, we at Toonami want Toonami to remain an action block." action is the most viable genre as far as ratings go.
"i genuinely have no idea" about the final Clone Wars season.
Samurai Jack is coming to Toonami once FLCL ends, not sure of the timeslot.
also one of these guys sounds a HELL of a lot like i do.
I understand. She is hard to resist
chicagocubsfan
Member
Toonami should pick up Golgo 13.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
I'm betting Naruto does well and leads to...more Naruto.
The thing about getting away with Akira on Toonami is an interesting one.
This block airs past midnight on Saturday/Sunday morning. Comedy Central has aired tits and ass comedies completely uncensored in this block (including an animated show and a few animated movies) but the sticky wicket is that Toonami in name at least invokes good old CN at 4-6 pm where they even slightly to heavily edited very friendly rated Ghibli movies.
They could basically get away with anything outside of straight on pornography on that timeslot in America.
Hell in two weeks they are going to air an episode of SAC that was originally banned in Canada and probably couldn't air in some other stricter on violence countries.
The thing about getting away with Akira on Toonami is an interesting one.
This block airs past midnight on Saturday/Sunday morning. Comedy Central has aired tits and ass comedies completely uncensored in this block (including an animated show and a few animated movies) but the sticky wicket is that Toonami in name at least invokes good old CN at 4-6 pm where they even slightly to heavily edited very friendly rated Ghibli movies.
They could basically get away with anything outside of straight on pornography on that timeslot in America.
Hell in two weeks they are going to air an episode of SAC that was originally banned in Canada and probably couldn't air in some other stricter on violence countries.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
SAC?
BassForever
Member
Stand alone complex
Good read, I imagine 3am Naruto will do pretty well and we'll eventually see the rest of the show on Toonami
Doctor Decimate
Member
yeah, i was kind of surprised about the Akira stuff. i think some of the stuff we see in FMA Brotherhood is probably worse, honestly.
They should not have been sweating it that much considering Sci-Fi got away with airing Akira on Saturday Mornings back in the day.
Doctor Decimate
Member
it also wasn't attached to Cartoon Network and standards were probably a little more lax back then.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
BassForever
Member
So Samurai Jack never got a conclusion correct? Was there ever a word of god finale?
Doctor Decimate
Member
BassForever
Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e51hgWIsY4M
First half is a bit long winded, second half is ace though
First half is a bit long winded, second half is ace though
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Genndy's been trying to get a Samurai Jack movie off the ground for years with no success.
It's still in pre-production, if I recall.
If Gennedy ever gets around to making more Samurai Jack, do you think they'll get the actor that voiced Iroh in A:TLA Season 3 to play Aku?
BassForever
Member
Maybe the toonami bump will be what the series needs... I doubt it sadly
The deal he has with the studio is he does three movies for them then they give him free reign to do whatever. The exec an interviewer was talking to about it sounded real excited about a Jack movie. Odds are we'll get that movie, Toonami may help speed the process up a bit. Especially if it proves the audience is still there.
Imperial Bishop
Banned
Here's a Genndy interview with IGN from last year.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/11/genndy-tartakovskys-samurai-jack-movie-update
The movie might still have a chance.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/11/genndy-tartakovskys-samurai-jack-movie-update
The movie might still have a chance.
If the president is asking about it, odds are it will happen. Especially if Genndy can prove that it'll make money. Being on Toonami can help that argument, especially if the numbers are good.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
I want to believe.
BassForever
Member
Hopefully these along with the updated tweets to impact ratings can create a positive impact, imagine a scenario where the samurai jack finale movie can air first on Toonami.
I'd rather have it in theaters first, but that would be good too.
BassForever
Member
Let's not get crazy here lol even if Samurai Jack got a theatrical run I imagine it'd be limited the way most anime films are
I dunno, Genndy's last movie was Hotel Transylvania. That got a pretty big run.
BassForever
Member
There's a difference between generic cg meant to sell toys to idiot kids movie and an action 2d anime esque film aimed at teens and young adults lol
Don't forget the Adam Sandler factor. *shudders*
lazybones18
Banned
I feel if the Smurai Jack movie was ever going to happen, it would have happened by now 
I'm not hopeful (though I'd love to be proved wrong).
OH FOR FUCKS SAKE
Next you're going to be telling me that his ghost shows up in Part III or something :/
I'm not hopeful (though I'd love to be proved wrong).OH FOR FUCKS SAKE
Next you're going to be telling me that his ghost shows up in Part III or something :/
BassForever
Member
I feel if the Smurai Jack movie was ever going to happen, it would have happened by now
OH FOR FUCKS SAKE
Next you're going to be telling me that his ghost shows up in Part III or something :/
Trust me I wasn't happy about it either
Imperial Bishop
Banned
The movie will do well during its theatrical run.
Even though 2D animated movies have died out at the box office, it should do fairly well.
At least, I hope so.
Even though 2D animated movies have died out at the box office, it should do fairly well.
At least, I hope so.
lazybones18
Banned
oh and cool about Samurai Jack coming back. Never watched the entire thing
Neither has anyone else!
I have the full collection lol.
...Never watched the whole thing. One man can't take that much mono no aware + robots
You see him in one episode and he is sidelined for a good chunk of the series. He barely even yells with the exception of one episode he really Speedwagon's it up. Otherwise I doubt people will hate on him as much.
Now the Speedwagon stand in is GLORIOUS! I can't emphasize how stupidly amazing the next season is.
BassForever
Member
Ice cold
Schadenfreude
Member
Thanks for the summary, GMN. Super stoked about Samurai Jack. Can't wait.
The opening movie and the movie that goes into
Jack's father's quest and the birth of Aku
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