History Trivia / DCNation

* [[DuelingShows Dueling Blocks]]: With Creator/{{Disney XD}}'s ''WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse'', appropriately enough. They lost when Cartoon Network neglected to put more support into DC Nation.
* InvisibleAdvertising:
** While WB Animation would give press releases and preview clips to various websites and DC Comics has tie-ins published, Cartoon Network itself actively avoided promoting the block in any way. This was in stark contrast to, say, ''Level Up'' or ''Incredible Crew'', which seemed to get a commercial every other break. ''[=YJ=]'' and ''[=GLTAS=]'' got a single commercial of old clips saying "Next week, new episodes!" ''Even on the day the final episodes of both series were broadcast''. Which just goes to prove how CN was lazy and uncaring at ''best'' towards the block.
** Averted by ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', only further proving that CN treats their action shows like crap.

** As a final response to the block, ''Beware the Batman'' was written off financially and now even Toonami is legally prohibited from airing it. They gave it one last marathon for the unaired episodes. In a world where comic book adaptations are literally ''the hottest thing'' in entertainment today, when [=DC=] is fielding at least six different television adaptations of their properties as of this writing, plus their cinematic universe, '''plus''' Teen Titans GO!, the fact that Cartoon Network either could not or would not make a profit off the DC Comics mythos -- let alone Batman, the single best-selling comic book ''in the industry'' today and evermore, a multimedia juggernaut who had already turned in no less than four successful television adaptations in just as many decades -- is '''mind-boggling'''.

** As a final insult to the block, ''Beware the Batman'' was written off financially and now even Toonami is legally prohibited from airing it. They gave it one last marathon for the unaired episodes. In a world where comic book adaptations are literally ''the hottest thing'' in entertainment today, when [=DC=] is fielding at least six different television adaptations of their properties as of this writing, plus their cinematic universe, '''plus''' Teen Titans GO!, the fact that Cartoon Network either could not or would not make a profit off the DC Comics mythos -- let alone Batman, the single best-selling comic book ''in the industry'' today and evermore, a multimedia juggernaut who had already turned in no less than four successful television adaptations in just as many decades -- is '''mind-boggling'''.

** As a final "fuck you" to the block, ''Beware the Batman'' was written off financially and now even Toonami is legally prohibited from airing it. They gave it one last marathon for the unaired episodes. In a world where comic book adaptations are literally ''the hottest thing'' in entertainment today, when [=DC=] is fielding at least six different television adaptations of their properties as of this writing, plus their cinematic universe, '''plus''' Teen Titans GO!, the fact that Cartoon Network either could not or would not make a profit off the DC Comics mythos -- let alone Batman, the single best-selling comic book ''in the industry'' today and evermore, a multimedia juggernaut who had already turned in no less than four successful television adaptations in just as many decades -- is '''mind-boggling'''.

** The ''Wonder Woman'' shorts sees Creator/SusanEisenberg reprise her Franchise/{{DCAU}} role as Wonder Woman and Sean Donnellan reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' role as Steve Trevor.
** ''Tales of Metropolis'' sees Creator/DavidKaye reprise his ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperFriends'' role as Superman and Creator/KevinConroy reprise his Franchise/{{DCAU}} role as Batman.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: ''Teen Titans Go'', owing to Cartoon Network promoting it over other shows either on rerun or shows that were running as part of the same block, most notably ''Beware the Batman''. Fan reaction was... less than pleased.

* NetworkToTheRescue: Toonami tried to do this for ''Beware the Batman'' and the DC Nation shorts, which aired on Saturday nights during Creator/AdultSwim hours. Sadly, it turned out to be a band-aid for a bullet wound-- by the time Toonami got to the unaired episodes in the rotation, news came that ''Beware'' had been financially written off by the network and could not longer air '''at all'''. In a last ditch effort to air all the episodes, they gave it a marathon before it was gone for good.

* CastingGag:
** In the ''Farm League'' shorts, Batmongoose is voiced by Creator/{{Diedrich|Bader}} [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Bader]]. In the same short series sees [[ComicBook/TheJoker the Croaker]] and Green Lamprey voiced by Creator/{{Kevin|MichaelRichardson}} [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Michael]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 Richardson]] and Supermantee voiced by {{Creator/David|Kaye}} [[WesternAnimation/DCSuperFriends Kaye]].
** The ''Vibe'' short sees Creator/CarlosAlazraqui as the title character after voicing his MirrorUniverse counterpart, Breakdance, in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths''.

** In the ''Farm League'' shorts, Batmongoose is voiced by Creator/{{Diedrich|Bader}} [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Bader]]. In the same short series sees [[ComicBook/TheJoker the Croaker]] and Green Lamprey voiced by Creator/{{Kevin|MichaelRichardson}} [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Michael]] [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Richardson]] and Supermantee voiced by {{Creator/David|Kaye}} [[WesternAnimation/DCSuperFriends Kaye]].

** After skipping the entire summer 2012 broadcast season and cutting off ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' mid-season, the DC Nation block for the Fall 2012 season lasted for all of ''two weeks''. Or to be exact, two weeks and six days because the schedule was changed ''the night before it was to air''. The block eventually resumed the following ''January''.

** ''The New Teen Titans'', based on the [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans 2003 cartoon]], sees the cast from the series reprise their roles.

** ''Metal Men'' sees Creator/CoreyBurton reprise his role of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' as Will Magnus and Mercury, Creator/HyndenWalch reprise her role from the same series as Platinum.

* [[DuelingShows Dueling Blocks]]: With Creator/{{Disney XD}}'s ''WesternAnimation/MarvelUniverse'', appropriately enough. They lost when ''Cartoon Network'' neglected to put more support into DC Nation.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: ''Teen Titans Go'', owing to Cartoon Network promoting it over other shows either on rerun or shows that were running as part of the same block, most notably ''Beware Tthe Batman''. Fan reaction was... less than pleased.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: ''Teen Titans Go'', owing to Cartoon Network promoting it over other shows either on rerun or shows that were running as part of the same block, most notably ''Beware The Batman''. Fan reaction was... less than pleased.

* NetworkToTheRescue: Toonami tried to do this for ''Beware the Batman'' and the DC Nation shorts, which aired on Saturday nights during Creator/AdultSwim hours. Sadly, it turned out to be a band-aid for a bullet wound-- by the time Toonami got to the unaired episodes in the rotation, news came that ''Beware'' had been financially written off the by the network and could not longer air '''at all'''. In a last ditch effort to air all the episodes, they gave it a marathon before it was gone for good.

** While WB Animation would give press releases and preview clips to various websites and DC Comics has tie-ins published, Cartoon Network itself actively avoided promoting the block in any way. This is in stark contrast to, say, ''Level Up'' or ''Incredible Crew'', which seemed to get a commercial every other break. ''[=YJ=]'' and ''[=GLTAS=]'' got a single commercial of old clips saying "Next week, new episodes!" ''Even on the day the final episodes of both series were broadcast''. Which just goes to prove how CN was lazy and uncaring at ''best'' towards the block.

** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' simply vanished from Cartoon Network completely. A DVD release let out two episodes they ''haven't even aired'' and four more came out of [[ShortRunInPeru New Zealand]]. This is officially ''worse'' treatment than either ''[=YJ=]'' or ''[=GLTAS=]'' received, which were both allowed to finish out their runs after their long hiatuses. The fact that Cartoon Network is promoting the Teen Titans over ''Batman'', one of the most popular, time-tested franchises in television programming, is... interesting, to say the least. Toonami has now picked up ''Beware'' to finish it up during Creator/AdultSwim hours.

* NetworkToTheRescue: Toonami managed to do this for ''Beware the Batman'' and the DC Nation shorts, which aired on Saturday nights during Creator/AdultSwim hours. Sadly, it turned out to be a band-aid for a bullet wound-- by the time Toonami got to the unaired episodes in the rotation, news came that ''Beware'' had been financially written off the by the network and could not longer air '''at all'''. In a last ditch effort to air all the episodes, they gave it a marathon before it was gone for good.

** The individual programs aren't safe, either, as ''Green Lantern'' and ''Young Justice'' will be replaced instead of running them alongside the new series ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''.