[adult swim thread]

[quote name='GuilewasNK']I think FMA (although not girly) probably brings in a lot of women. My sister watches that all the time is she is a very casual anime fan.[/QUOTE]
It's probably more of a neutral gender anime (maybe leans a little towards male). There's been nothing that was outright girly.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Kind of contradicting yourself in the first two sentences, but that's really the point. They target males age 18-24, so "girly" shows probably wouldn't happen anytime soon unless some show seems to miraculously brings the females in.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it is kind of contradictory. I list four shows I like and say everything they air is crap...

But my problem is that for some reason, every time I turn to adultswim, it's something I don't want to see. I don't understand why they're STILL airing Gigantor, or Big O, or even FLCL. maybe it's something to laugh at, but I honestly -do- think uncut Dragon Ball Z or even Sailor Moon fits into their line up a LOT more than Gigantor or Big O. If they want that much comedy, air the original Dragon Ball uncut, it has enough sexual bits for them to consider it "adult"

Though I honestly don't know, how the hell is Inuyasha adult, and any other anime not? Sailor Moon, Slayers, Rayearth, Utena, all would be a perfect fit. I have them on DVD, so it's not that I'm desperate to see them, but it'd be a breath of fresh air to know the average 20 something would be exposed to both sides of anime, not just the hip and fresh "It's okay for American adults to like" type anime..
 
[quote name='sarausagi']Yeah, it is kind of contradictory. I list four shows I like and say everything they air is crap...

But my problem is that for some reason, every time I turn to adultswim, it's something I don't want to see. I don't understand why they're STILL airing Gigantor, or Big O, or even FLCL. maybe it's something to laugh at, but I honestly -do- think uncut Dragon Ball Z or even Sailor Moon fits into their line up a LOT more than Gigantor or Big O. If they want that much comedy, air the original Dragon Ball uncut, it has enough sexual bits for them to consider it "adult"

Though I honestly don't know, how the hell is Inuyasha adult, and any other anime not? Sailor Moon, Slayers, Rayearth, Utena, all would be a perfect fit. I have them on DVD, so it's not that I'm desperate to see them, but it'd be a breath of fresh air to know the average 20 something would be exposed to both sides of anime, not just the hip and fresh "It's okay for American adults to like" type anime..[/QUOTE]

It's funny that you mention Sailor Moon. I was looking at some info about it a few days ago and from what the uncut version sounds like, it would probably be a decent choice. I still wish they would air Ranma 1/2 uncut but I know that will never happen. They even said as much themselves.
 
[quote name='sarausagi']Yeah, it is kind of contradictory. I list four shows I like and say everything they air is crap...

But my problem is that for some reason, every time I turn to adultswim, it's something I don't want to see. I don't understand why they're STILL airing Gigantor, or Big O, or even FLCL. maybe it's something to laugh at, but I honestly -do- think uncut Dragon Ball Z or even Sailor Moon fits into their line up a LOT more than Gigantor or Big O. If they want that much comedy, air the original Dragon Ball uncut, it has enough sexual bits for them to consider it "adult"

Though I honestly don't know, how the hell is Inuyasha adult, and any other anime not? Sailor Moon, Slayers, Rayearth, Utena, all would be a perfect fit. I have them on DVD, so it's not that I'm desperate to see them, but it'd be a breath of fresh air to know the average 20 something would be exposed to both sides of anime, not just the hip and fresh "It's okay for American adults to like" type anime..[/QUOTE]
I don't really care about the last hour of AS at the moment since Big O and Gigantor suck, but stuff like DBZ, DB, and Sailor Moon are typically classified as kiddie and would be played during the day, regardless of the "uncensored" stuff as they probably wouldn't be aired in that form anyway. DBZ is pretty much a Toonami mainstay as it appeals more to the kids than it would to AS fans. Sailor Moon used to be aired in the early mornings so that kids could watch before they went to school, so I doubt that we'd see it as a late night show.

Inuyasha is not that it's overly adult, but it's popular with AS viewers, so it stays there. Any earlier and the blood would have to be cut out or censored. As for the other anime you mentioned, it's really up to what they feel would get the best ratings from the audience. The "other side" of anime would largely be ignored except for the the more accepting viewers. Besides, you seem to know that if you want those other types of anime, that you can look elsewhere for them and not AS.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']It's funny that you mention Sailor Moon. I was looking at some info about it a few days ago and from what the uncut version sounds like, it would probably be a decent choice. I still wish they would air Ranma 1/2 uncut but I know that will never happen. They even said as much themselves.[/QUOTE]


Ranma would work so well on AS, but the "nudity" stops it. But they could show Escaflowne, Full Metal Panic, and the Project Ako movies.
 
They changed the f'n lineup again. They took off Big O and Gigantor and replaced it with the gary coleman show (if the very first episode i saw today is an indicator, kill me now) and super globetroters (honestly, what on earth...) ?

Who's making these decisions anymore at cartoon network for adult swim anyway?
 
AS is run by college dropouts who sit around at 3 in the morning thinking up shows between getting drunk and getting high. This, for whatever goddamn reason, is highly appealing to high schoolers and frat boys, which is evident by their bumps and the "interaction" they show between viewers and staff members. AS is horribly arrogant and plays "tricks" on the viewer audience by showing bullshit, cancelling shows people want, screwing with the lineup, etc etc etc, endlessly, because they know people will bitch about it.

In other words, they are pissing you off because they know they can. It's the gambling effect - they'll do just enough to keep most people coming back for more, whether that means airing one show more than others, getting reruns from something popular (Family Guy), or seeing how long they can keep a running gag until it negatively affects them.

Given all of this, if it weren't for Boondocks, I wouldn't even touch AS anymore, and at some point when I gain the ability to stream media onto my TV, I'll just download the eps and say to hell with AS. Half of the shows are boring, absolute trash, it's run by condescending assholes who think they are smarter than everyone, and the fanbase eats that shit up.

About as good as the entire Fox network, actually.
 
[quote name='thingsfallnapart'] They took off Big O and Gigantor and replaced it with the gary coleman show (if the very first episode i saw today is an indicator, kill me now) and super globetroters (honestly, what on earth...) ?
[/QUOTE]

WTF?!

[quote name='Strell']AS is run by college dropouts who sit around at 3 in the morning thinking up shows between getting drunk and getting high. This, for whatever goddamn reason, is highly appealing to high schoolers and frat boys, which is evident by their bumps and the "interaction" they show between viewers and staff members. AS is horribly arrogant and plays "tricks" on the viewer audience by showing bullshit, cancelling shows people want, screwing with the lineup, etc etc etc, endlessly, because they know people will bitch about it.

In other words, they are pissing you off because they know they can. It's the gambling effect - they'll do just enough to keep most people coming back for more, whether that means airing one show more than others, getting reruns from something popular (Family Guy), or seeing how long they can keep a running gag until it negatively affects them.

Given all of this, if it weren't for Boondocks, I wouldn't even touch AS anymore, and at some point when I gain the ability to stream media onto my TV, I'll just download the eps and say to hell with AS. Half of the shows are boring, absolute trash, it's run by condescending assholes who think they are smarter than everyone, and the fanbase eats that shit up.

About as good as the entire Fox network, actually.[/QUOTE]

:applause: This man speaks the truth.

I have said this numerous times myself. I mentioned the Big O fiasco from a few years back and the ATHF Vol. 4 fiasco in other topics (which pissed me off enough that I don't care about new episodes or the movie anymore). I used to watch no matter what was on. Now for their american programming I'll watch Venture Bros., Boondocks and Futurama and that is it. Adult Swim currently (Williams Street) is the definition of half-assed programming.
 
That sucks about Stroker and Hoop. Definetly one of the best shows on AS. Unbelievable how piece of shit shows like 12 oz dont get canned and this one does. RIP.
 
[quote name='Msia']That sucks about Stroker and Hoop. Definetly one of the best shows on AS. Unbelievable how piece of shit shows like 12 oz dont get canned and this one does. RIP.[/QUOTE]

Reminds me a bit of when they were running The Big O. At first it was getting respectable numbers, a fanbase formed as the series continued and they re-aired what was available, and the numbers continued to grow. They convinced Sunrise to go back and give Big O a second season, it hits first on Adult Swim to numbers between 500K and 600K, which were huge for Adult Swim back then. Then they just drop the hell out of the series as they keep on rerunning it to death. Shame, what a shame.

Anybody recall what Stroker and Hoop's numbers were near the end? It sort of reminds me of Home Movies as well, where it wasn't necessarily breaking the Top 3 in most weeks but it seemed far from a poor performer. Then again, I guess the in-house stuff would be far less expensive to create/toss on air?
 
[quote name='Kapwanil']Reminds me a bit of when they were running The Big O. At first it was getting respectable numbers, a fanbase formed as the series continued and they re-aired what was available, and the numbers continued to grow. They convinced Sunrise to go back and give Big O a second season, it hits first on Adult Swim to numbers between 500K and 600K, which were huge for Adult Swim back then. Then they just drop the hell out of the series as they keep on rerunning it to death. Shame, what a shame.

[/QUOTE]

Don't forget the Big O incident....

http://www.savebigo.com/savebigo/modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=4&categories=The+Info#22

Starting in August of 2003, the new episodes of the show had been premiering every sunday at 11:00. (The first time an action show had kicked off a block of Adult Swim, I believe) Well, after 3 episodes of direct cliffhangers, act 26 was scheduled to air on October 26th, the night of their special Halloween themed night / webcam party where they claimed that "We will kill you" or somthing to that extent. But unfortunately that night they aired act 20, immediately the message boards were flooded with threads asking what happened to the episode, what the hell is going on, etc. Some speculated it was a "Cartman's Mom" like prank they pulled for the Halloween special and to make matters worse some at the webcam party began to insult the people on the message boards.

"At the webcam party on Halloween, staff members (there was nobody there from Action except Dennis, who was acting as the door guard) were making fun of Big O when it was on until one asked "Is anyone WATCHING this shit?" before turning it off. They flipped back when Brak premiered." -livingfruitvirus

They later apoligized and explained that the whole thing was a big mix up, and to rectify the whole situation they had to push back a much hyped never before aired episode of family guy to premiere act 26 of The Big O. Then when they finally showed it, they aired 30 second of act 20 and then cut to a card which said somthing like "We had to do it"

Moral of The Story: Big O had (and still has) a much larger following that most people give it credit for
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I swear I'll never forget that. I had to wait until it was re-aired months later because of that.
 
[quote name='GuilewasNK']Don't forget the Big O incident....

I swear I'll never forget that. I had to wait until it was re-aired months later because of that.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I remember the majority of that since I was in my room catching up on work since I was already around four episodes behind and I was going to wait for the re-airing. Everyone in my dorm's lounge was gearing up to watch it (we had around 20 people in there at the time) and there was a lot of yelling going on a few minutes in.

I think the one problem with the Big O incident and thereafter, unfortunately, is that too much time has passed for most of the viewership to still be around. Even with fairly decent promotion of trying to get Big O another season and whatnot there really doesn't seem to be much support behind the movement, maybe a few thousand people at most.

That and, honestly, Action's numbers probably doesn't help AS's staff feel any differently than it used to about Action and its standing. Honestly, when I was in undergrad, the last thing we would be doing on Saturday is watching Adult Swim unless someone was sick. Otherwise we would all be out doing things, eating, and general mayhem until around 2 to 4 AM, at which point we'd get some gaming on. Saturday night AS just wasn't condusive to...anything.
 
It amazes me how they can waste my time with the gary coleman show and can't get a third season of Big O on the air. Big O (and case closed) we're my favorite Adult Swim shows. What a shame, because last year at this time i loved adult swim, but i find myself watching it less and less thanks to poor show switches and lack of "re upping" of the shows that i think are their best.

I loved Stroker and hooper, i found it way better then boondocks, which seems to be running out of steam as the show broadcasts more episodes.
 
I'm glad AS hasn't had a damn thing worth watching on that last hour of AS since Lupin and Case Closed, as it's just too long for me to tape each night. It's a good thing I absolutely hate the Big O, or I'd be just as pissed as you guys. But if you're that pissed, why not go buy the DVD's and watch it on your own time instead of relying so heavily on AS? It's kind of funny to me.
 
cartoon chicken is stupid and dumbs down adult swim It seems they realy are apealing more to a younger crowd with there shows at times I miss spaceghost on there.

Big O is great im never into those types of shows but its entertaining it should be more prime time and have newer episodes.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I'm glad AS hasn't had a damn thing worth watching on that last hour of AS since Lupin and Case Closed, as it's just too long for me to tape each night. It's a good thing I absolutely hate the Big O, or I'd be just as pissed as you guys. But if you're that pissed, why not go buy the DVD's and watch it on your own time instead of relying so heavily on AS? It's kind of funny to me.[/QUOTE]

I already had all of the first season DVDs by the end of the initial Toonami run of Big O, mostly because I loved the series. Unfortunately, if I recall, the second season of DVDs was coming out as it was airing on AS and AS certainly had a jump on the episodes. It was primarily a matter of either keeping up with the broadcast or waiting until the DVDs were released. Sadly, it was one of those periods where Saturday and Sunday nights were spent working on major projects rather than killing time by watching AS so I, for one, just couldn't keep up.

At least the nice thing about AS was that they did take risks on quite a few of the anime they acquired. I couldn't imagine anyone else trying to pull off Lupin or Detective Conan, and I'm at least really glad for the former. I just wish they weren't really relegated to poor timeslots and the like. Then again, like you said, that's what the DVDs are for and there have been very few times where I couldn't find good deals on Lupin DVDs or the second season of Big O.

I just wish that the Action part of AS would take a little more time to consider what they throw on at times. I'm all for FMA and GitS: SAC, both are excellent shows and the ratings for both are quite good, despite the numbers still being somewhat small. When it came to things like, say, the Escaflowne movie...that just seemed like a poor choice. I don't think most of the Escaflowne fanbase thought much of the movie to begin with and it certainly is a poor compression of the series into a shorter period of time. They probably would have been better off trying to grab the series and try to push it to the Inu Yasha crowd for the romance and towards the male teen demographic with a lot of the guymelef battles (and Dilandau's psychotic rampages).
 
[quote name='Kapwanil']

I just wish that the Action part of AS would take a little more time to consider what they throw on at times. I'm all for FMA and GitS: SAC, both are excellent shows and the ratings for both are quite good, despite the numbers still being somewhat small. When it came to things like, say, the Escaflowne movie...that just seemed like a poor choice. I don't think most of the Escaflowne fanbase thought much of the movie to begin with and it certainly is a poor compression of the series into a shorter period of time. They probably would have been better off trying to grab the series and try to push it to the Inu Yasha crowd for the romance and towards the male teen demographic with a lot of the guymelef battles (and Dilandau's psychotic rampages).[/QUOTE]

To be fair, the movie was more of a retelling of the series I thought. Also, the whole movie idea in general was a huge time waster to make it seem like they had more action content. Their "movie nights" where just there to break up series and make it seem longer (which is of course again stupid programming). I'm pretty sure they didn't take that much care in their choices and probably just got films which were either related to adult swim's shows (the InuYasha movies) or could be had for cheap.

What pisses me off alot now too is their failure to aquire newer and more original anime series. Honestly how do you let G4 get Gungrave or even RoD the Series? On top of that, now they let the rights to good anime series go like Kikaider, Detective Conan and even Outlaw Star.
 
[quote name='Kapwanil']I just wish that the Action part of AS would take a little more time to consider what they throw on at times. I'm all for FMA and GitS: SAC, both are excellent shows and the ratings for both are quite good, despite the numbers still being somewhat small. When it came to things like, say, the Escaflowne movie...that just seemed like a poor choice. I don't think most of the Escaflowne fanbase thought much of the movie to begin with and it certainly is a poor compression of the series into a shorter period of time. They probably would have been better off trying to grab the series and try to push it to the Inu Yasha crowd for the romance and towards the male teen demographic with a lot of the guymelef battles (and Dilandau's psychotic rampages).[/QUOTE]
I think the AS guys are still figuring out their audience for the Action portion of their license, as is shown by all the bitching they get in every message board and from the e-mails that they get (the whole Lupin cycle they've shown before). They had Inuyasha in that daily 12:30 AM slot for a long time and they're trying to give some variety now with the daily rotation that they have there now. They're obviously noobs at this, as is evidenced by the weird aspect ratios of the Inuyasha movies that they've shown (squeezing widescreen into fullscreen) and the fact that they like to make some wild picks (Reign, Blue Gender, and other questionable shows) and see if they catch on at all. It's not a bad thing, but it's certainly isn't helping them. They obviously need stability, but they need to find what to be stable with.
 
To whoever said "I bet Home Movies had respectable numbers," I'll just say that, while I don't disagree with that (I love HM to death, easily my favorite AS show ever), I can see why AS would cancel it.

When you cater to a certain subset of viewers - they kind that laugh at the ridiculous amount of sexual innuendo in Harvey Birdman, the fact that Family Guy now rips itself off (think chicken fight), and other such juvenile stuff - I can see how Home Movies bit the dust. The comedy in HM was subtle most of the time, save for McGourk (however it is spelled) and some slapstick, or the obvious movie parodies. But half the time you're laughing at something that is very character driven, purely based on how someone is talking. Jason, as a character, comes to mind, when he'll say something that is so astoundingly funny, but someone not paying attention/doesn't like the show/etc wouldn't get it at all.

I don't think Home Movies stood a chance, ever, and the fact that it made it to 52 episodes (4 "seasons" worth) is a miracle in and of itself, as it never had the fanbase of Futurama, Family Guy, or other competition. Several years ago, when Dr. Katz was on TV, it might have had a better start, but that just isn't the case.

I'm still amazed with the idea of it lasting as long as it did. If your show isn't making a predictable or sex-based joke every 15 seconds or so, you're not going to last on AS long. Mission Hill comes to mind.
 
[quote name='Strell']I'm still amazed with the idea of it lasting as long as it did. If your show isn't making a predictable or sex-based joke every 15 seconds or so, you're not going to last on AS long. Mission Hill comes to mind.[/QUOTE]
Mission Hill was fucked over by the WB, not AS.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']How did AS screw the show over?[/QUOTE]

Well I never said it was fucked over (not originally, at least), I said other shows aside from it are given the limelight over it.

However, given that AS could have attempted to do something with it instead of just shifting it around endlessly, it might have stood a better chance.
 
[quote name='Strell']Well I never said it was fucked over (not originally, at least), I said other shows aside from it are given the limelight over it.

However, given that AS could have attempted to do something with it instead of just shifting it around endlessly, it might have stood a better chance.[/QUOTE]
It's a dead show, there's not going to be much of audience for something that has no future, but there will still be people watching it because it's good. They've played the episodes over and over at various times on Sundays and "rented it out" to TBS for a while for their late Friday night show, so they can't really give much limelight to something that won't have much to give back to AS (new episodes, more money, more fans, etc.).

I hate when the creators reveal the plans that they had for a second season for these kinds of shows after they're canned, as it's like pissing on people after they've been kicked in the nuts.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's a dead show, ... so they can't really give much limelight to something that won't have much to give back to AS (new episodes, more money, more fans, etc.).
[/QUOTE]

Except that has happened with Family Guy and is (almost assuredly) happening with Futurama, in addition to Big O and Home Movies....

But that's all debatable so it doesn't really matter.
 
[quote name='Strell']Except that has happened with Family Guy and is (almost assuredly) happening with Futurama, in addition to Big O and Home Movies....

But that's all debatable so it doesn't really matter.[/QUOTE]
Those two shows (Futurama and Family Guy) had a large audience when they were cancelled, so there were a lot of people wanting them back. MH virtually had no audience, or just a very small one, so the chances of a revival were minute.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I'm glad AS hasn't had a damn thing worth watching on that last hour of AS since Lupin and Case Closed, as it's just too long for me to tape each night. It's a good thing I absolutely hate the Big O, or I'd be just as pissed as you guys. But if you're that pissed, why not go buy the DVD's and watch it on your own time instead of relying so heavily on AS? It's kind of funny to me.[/QUOTE]

I own both seasons of Big O on DVD, the first season of Futurama, all four ATHF volumes, all three FLCL volumes, and R.O.D. (which I believe was only shown once). I'll also eventually buy the Case Closed DVDs as I really enjoyed the show. I am just pissed with how they treated Big O. It was just before the 15 minute shows started picking up steam. Quite frankly, I can understand the business side of not making a third season of Big O. It's a lot cheaper to make something like 12 Oz. than Big O. My main problem is that the story in Big O still leaves a lot unresolved. It makes for great debate on the internet but I still want to see a true ending. The show was thought provoking and intelligent (if a bit convoluted at times). It almost seems if AS thought Big O is just too smart for the typical AS audience. I'd say there is room for the absurd and the intelligent. I'd settle for an OVA at this point.

Home Movies is decent, but the humor is totally based on inane and excessive conversation. Coach McGurk (sp?) is funny as hell though.
 
Has anyone heard what FMA is [hopefully] getting replaced with after it finishes up in a few weeks?
 
Shows that shouldnt be
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12oz Mouse
Gary Coleman Show
Super Globetrotters
Moral Orel

Bring Back
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Stroker & Hoop
Big O
Cowboy Bebop(Dont know if its still on sat. at 2am, but it should be more often that that

Never really liked Home Movies, or Mission Hill, or the Oblongs.
 
[quote name='Ozzkev55']
Bring Back
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Stroker & Hoop
Big O
Cowboy Bebop(Dont know if its still on sat. at 2am, but it should be more often that that

[/quote]

This man speaks ultimate TRUTH, especially about Big O.

Yeah, Cowboy Bebop is still on late Saturday (or early Sunday depending on how you look at it).
 
[quote name='Ozzkev55']Shows that shouldnt be
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12oz Mouse
Gary Coleman Show
Super Globetrotters
Moral Orel

Bring Back
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Stroker & Hoop
Big O
Cowboy Bebop(Dont know if its still on sat. at 2am, but it should be more often that that

Never really liked Home Movies, or Mission Hill, or the Oblongs.[/QUOTE]
You had me until Moral Orel, then you wanted Big O back, and finally said you don't like Home Movies, Mission Hill, or The Oblongs.

[quote name='jmcc']Has anyone heard what FMA is [hopefully] getting replaced with after it finishes up in a few weeks?[/QUOTE]
Isn't it obvious? More FMA.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']You had me until Moral Orel, then you wanted Big O back, and finally said you don't like Home Movies, Mission Hill, or The Oblongs.


Isn't it obvious? More FMA.[/QUOTE]
Well, I said I didnt like them, but that does not mean I necessarely wanted them off the air.However, Morel Orel is a gimmick, worth laughing at for a second when you realize its poking fun at Davy & Goliath, and thats about it

New sig for Big O
 
[quote name='Ozzkev55']Well, I said I didnt like them, but that does not mean I necessarely wanted them off the air.However, Morel Orel is a gimmick, worth laughing at for a second when you realize its poking fun at Davy & Goliath, and thats about it

New sig for Big O[/quote]

I think I'll whip up a Big O sig myself. Good stuff.
 
[quote name='Ozzkev55']Well, I said I didnt like them, but that does not mean I necessarely wanted them off the air.However, Morel Orel is a gimmick, worth laughing at for a second when you realize its poking fun at Davy & Goliath, and thats about it

New sig for Big O[/QUOTE]
I know you didn't say you wanted them off the air, otherwise they would've been on that list. Moral Orel's a funny show, taking an innocent South Park view on the Christian clay animation show.
 
Moral Orel was funny because Orel was so damn naive about all the crap going on around him. I mean his entire life is surrounded by shit and he's the little god fearing soldier going about his business.
 
Speaking of Morel Orel, can anyone tell me what happened at the end of last night's new episode?

My cable went out right around when Orel was getting his usual talk from his father.
 
Hey Ozzkev55, this is what I came up with so far....

bigocopy21np.jpg


What do you think?

It didn't come out quite how I wanted it. I had a hard time finding images of Angel and Roger for some reason.
 
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8476
Adult Swim programming dir. Kim Manning posted responses to a bunch of questions fans asked in the recent Ask[as] messageboard thread. Her responses packed in quite a bit of general info, even if she didn't get into specifics. Fans learned:

1) Adult Swim intends to keep anime in its programming mix and is looking to acquire new anime material from ADV, Funimation and others. Manning said AS has a "great" relationship with Funimation and a "strong" relationship with ADV. She said AS is currently negotiating with ADV for an unspecified anime series.

2) Plans for an Adult Swim experiment with subtitled anime have been abandoned.

3) She confirmed expanded weeknight hours for AS, with expansion to 10:30 p.m. on March 27 and to 10 p.m. in June. No word regarding AS' future plans for its struggling Saturday night outings.

4) Those expanded hours will almost certainly be devoted to comedy. Manning said that between now and this fall, 6 current comedy shows will start airing new episodes. She also said Minoriteam will premiere March 19 and new comedy shows are in development from Brandon Small and "the Sealab crew" for launch in llate summer or fall. Plus Manning said "we do have to keep it [anime] late night for now."

5) Adult Swim won't be running any of the Miyazaki/Ghibli movies from January's TCM airings that were deemed unsuitable for Toonami. (Toonami will be running only 4 of the 9 Miyazaki/Ghibli titles TCM showed.)

6) AS does look at the show suggestions from its messageboards in considering future acquisitions. But board suggestions are only one of several inputs they use for show ideas. They also keep tabs on what's hot in Japan and in fansubbing circles, but they won't license shows themselves.

Manning said AS doesn't want to get into the whole merchandising and dubbing thing, so they must wait for an interesting title to get licensed by a U.S. distributor. And contrary to popular belief, Manning said AS does get outbid on shows from time to time. Manning said there are "lots [of unlicensed anime shows] that we're after right now," but gave no details. She said she was "super jealous" of Spike TV's acquisition of "Afro Samurai."

7) She said a third season of Big O is highly unlikely due to "middling" ratings and DVD sales, even though writer Chiaki Konaka had an idea for a Season 3 storyline.
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That great news about the new show from Brendon Small. I believe it's DETHKLOK, as Brendon's latest news update suggests (along with news on Home Movies Season 4 box set):

[quote name='Brendon Small']The season 4 box set will officially include all the crappy music I wrote so that you may have it and quit bothering me about it. I'm kidding- you may still bother me about it after you have it.

But it will have 52 tracks- I have them posted here http://blog.myspace.com/brendonsmall - it's pretty much got everything - but people are already managing to complain about what it doesn't have already. did i mention it's FREE with the DVD?

OTHER NEWS- DETHKLOK is moving forward at a strong steady pace- The ARTWORK is insanely good. I am incredibly lucky to work with such a talented group of people.

Mark Hammill will be a recurring character named SENATOR STAMPINGSTON- so excited i'm throwing up through my nose.

I have some secret and amazing Heavy Metal personalities who will be appearing on the show but I wont tell you yet who they are- in fact I may never- i might- but i want it to be a surprise. . . [/QUOTE]
 
Some news:

Brendon Small posed for Playgirl recently, he talks a little bit about his new show Dethklok.

The new Venture Bros. DVD comes out on May 30, but the interesting news is in the article itself, which mentions a live action movie is in the works. This is kind of a surprise to hear.
 
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I move that Patrick Warburton be Brock...[/QUOTE]

Let us consult the jacket.

...

All signs point to yes.
 
Why didn't fans ask "Hey, why do you keep showing that retarded Boo Boo cartoon, and why do you keep cancelling your good shows??"

I fully expect Moral Orel to get canned, while 12 Oz Mouse lives on.
 
The last Boondocks was very well done. Better than the crap show run it's been on lately. Anyone know why, they put on the first episode of Boondocks ever 2 weeks ago? It's still the funniest one they put out, but if what AS said before the last Boondocks show was right, theirs only 3 more episodes!
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Why didn't fans ask "Hey, why do you keep showing that retarded Boo Boo cartoon, and why do you keep cancelling your good shows??"

I fully expect Moral Orel to get canned, while 12 Oz Mouse lives on.[/QUOTE]
What good shows have they cancelled?
 
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