Line #26 Creator/Vortexx


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3	Vortexx was a SaturdayMorningCartoon [[UsefulNotes/BlockProgramming block]] on Creator/TheCW, that replaced Creator/{{Toonzai}}, and was run by Creator/SabanBrands. The block aimed to feature action-adventure and comedy shows, including ProfessionalWrestling from Wrestling/{{WWE}}, and aired in HD, unlike with Toonzai and other past Creator/FourKidsEntertainment blocks.
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5	The block was launched on August 25, 2012, [[ShortRunner but only lasted two years]]. On September 27, 2014, it was replaced with Litton's all live-action ''One Magnificent Morning'' block. [[EndOfAnAge Vortexx wound up being the last traditional Saturday morning block that didn't focus on educational programming]].
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8	!!Shows airing on Vortexx (Toonzai holdover marked with *):
9	[[index]]
10	* ''Anime/BDamanCrossfire''
11	* ''WesternAnimation/BoltsAndBlip''
12	* ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''*
13	* ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
14	* ''Anime/DragonBallZKai''*
15	* ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures''
16	* ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' [[note]]The only Creator/WarnerBros program on the block, a spiritual holdover from the Creator/KidsWB days[[/note]]
17	* ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy''
18	* ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes'' [[note]] Formerly aired on Creator/KidsWB[[/note]]
19	* ''WesternAnimation/SendokaiChampions'' (planned but unaired)
20	* ''Anime/SonicX''*
21	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfChuckAndFriends''
22	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' [[note]] Formerly aired on Creator/KidsWB[[/note]]
23	* ''Animation/TheNewAdventuresOfNanoboy''
24	* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''
25	* ''Anime/YuGiOh''*
26	** ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal''*
27	* ''Wrestling/{{WWE}} Saturday Morning Slam''
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29	[[AC:Specials]]
30	* ''WesternAnimation/GummibarTheYummyGummySearchForSanta''
31	* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Spike}} Spike Saves Christmas]]''
32	** ''Spike's Reindeer Rescue''
33	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventuresNightGhoulery''
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36	!!The block provides examples of:
37	* AntiClimax: The final broadcast of Vortexx was treated as a normal broadcast with no fanfare or advertisement.
38	* EndOfAnAge: Though Vortexx wasn't the last program block to air cartoons on Saturday mornings, it was the last traditional block to premiere new and exclusive shows.
39	* [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Its Kind]]: Well, Toonzai had this trope, and it applied ever more fittingly here. Almost three years later, the baton would be picked up by Sinclair's daily children's block, Creator/{{KidsClick}}, in July 2017.
40	* LighterAndSofter: As mentioned above, every acquired show is edited down to air under The CW's strict TV-Y7-FV standards.
41	** ''WWE Saturday Morning Slam'' was lighter fare than Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s usual programming, being forced to abide by TV-G standards instead of WWE's usual TV-PG-V rating. Also, moves aimed at the neck or head are banned. This got a little obvious when Wrestling/RandyOrton had a match, since his finisher, the RKO, specifically targets the neck. Every time he tried it, or his second rope DDT, they would awkwardly cut to the announcers.
42	*** The only non-Y7 content was the Monster Bash segment hosted by Kane which showcased all of WWE's creepy oddities and monsters.
43	* SaturdayMorningCartoon
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45	-->"Am I destined to draw upon his darkness in the future?" -- Astral, ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'', "Darkness Dawns" -- What would have been ''[[DownerEnding the last lines of the last Saturday morning animation ever broadcast!]]'' [[note]][[Creator/{{Sprout}} NBC Kids]] educational cartoons continued to air until October 2016, when Litton replaced the block.[[/note]]

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