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ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6676: Sep 1st 2022 at 6:33:20 PM

I feel like the Occam's Razor explanation is that Infinity Train is just an Old Shame to them.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#6677: Sep 1st 2022 at 7:47:40 PM

Apparently CN itself did NOT want to do this if I've heard right.

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ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6678: Sep 1st 2022 at 8:04:33 PM

I didn't mean to CN. I meant to the company as a whole.

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#6679: Sep 1st 2022 at 8:27:30 PM

Why is that anyway? Given that Infinity Train is highly regarded by literally everybody fucking else.

ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6680: Sep 1st 2022 at 8:41:50 PM

The truth is, Infinity Train never really seemed to be well-liked by the Cartoon Network, Warner Bros., or HBO Max. When it aired on Cartoon Network for its first two "books", it got very little promotion, poor time-slots, and no reruns. The network did the bare minimum for it, and dumped it on HBO Max after the second "book". It wasn't treated any better there— still very little promotion, and it was cancelled in 2021 because it lacked a "child entry point".

One gets the impression that the company was never really invested in making Infinity Train a success, and wanted to wash their hands of it. Keep in mind that the four "books" we got were technically part of a single-season order, so the fact it ended after the fourth season is significant. Cartoon Network didn't really care for Infinity Train and basically left it to wither on the vine. They didn't actively support it. Once the initial four-"book" order was finished, they dumped the show at the first chance they got.

Edited by ElSquibbonator on Sep 1st 2022 at 11:43:10 AM

KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#6681: Sep 1st 2022 at 9:57:27 PM

I will never get how a CEO could purposefully sabotage their own IP. Like I hate Teen Titans Go, but if I was CEO I wouldn't sabotage it, that would be stupid.

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#6682: Sep 2nd 2022 at 6:47:50 AM

> Apparently CN itself did NOT want to do this if I've heard right.

Let's get something straight here,no one at warner bros or cartoon networked wanted this,the CEO made the decision and they're now all dealing with the ramifications

they need to get rid of him fast and reverse course,but it might be too late for that.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#6683: Sep 2nd 2022 at 6:50:03 AM

Bear in mind, Infinity Train apparently wasn't intended for Cartoon Network. Some stuff that's come out points to it being targeted as a streaming exclusive from the start...but HBO Max was delayed and it was relatively easy to slot it into the CN schedule.

Uh, take this with a grain of salt though, but some of this was floating around before the cancellation announcement.

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6684: Sep 2nd 2022 at 9:12:11 AM

Yeah, Infinity Train and OK KO are two CNS shows that we know of that were intended for streaming, but the amount of time it took for the merger (and subsequently, HBO Max) to get off the ground meant that Cartoon Network found themselves having to deal with both of the shows as cable entities. So to some extent, you could say that they existed in an odd, nebulous gray space that the executives didn't quite know what to do with, because who knew how long those shows would even be under their oversight anyway?

superboy313 Since: May, 2015
#6685: Sep 21st 2022 at 1:55:24 PM

Remember last year when CN brought back the Hanna-Barbera name by rebranding their European studio? What could this mean for them as a whole?

MisterZygarde64 Crazy Crossover Creator - A Man with Many Hypoth from New Mobotropolis, Mushroom Kingdom Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Crazy Crossover Creator - A Man with Many Hypoth
#6686: Sep 21st 2022 at 7:00:26 PM

[up][up][up][up][up] I agree, if I was Zaslav, I’d have tried run those suckers into ground. Not by making them a case of Franchise Zombie but by trying to get more people to watch them. Like reruns on cable for example

Aside from that, it’s been mentioned in other threads that Comcast is interested in buying WB Discovery which I’d take anyone as long as they know not to do what Zaslav did. Though considering Universal got the Mario movie rights, it would be cool to have a Mario cartoon done at CN if Comcast gets WB Discovery

Edited by MisterZygarde64 on Sep 21st 2022 at 5:06:01 AM

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Readersprite The Very Model of a Modern Intellectual from Hell, Florida, USA Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: Desperate
The Very Model of a Modern Intellectual
#6687: Sep 21st 2022 at 7:15:01 PM

You've edited that first paragraph a few times and I still don't understand it.

But yeah, in the other thread in the other forum we were talking about how some analysts have noticed that another deal/buyout might be on the horizon given the company's financial position. The structure of the merger makes it "immune" to another merger/acquisition until 2024, so Zaslav has at least that long to stabilize production and get things rolling. We currently have no real reason to expect NBC Universal to be the company that acquires WB, other than being in the strongest position to make the purchase given Disney's self-withdrawal.

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Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#6688: Sep 28th 2022 at 12:38:53 PM

Illinois police department sues Warner Bros Discovery for WB lying about HBO Max's subscriber count prior to the merger.

Yeah this may as well happen.

And before anyone says anything, this has nothing to do with WBD removing shows and is solely about WB lying to shareholders.

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KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
The Grey Sith
#6689: Sep 28th 2022 at 1:07:13 PM

Maybe not, but Zaslav/Discovery coming into power just in time for it is hilarious and Karmic.

Sanity is the Lie, there is only Madness.
Aldo930 Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon from Quahog, R.I. Since: Aug, 2013
Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon
#6690: Oct 1st 2022 at 11:53:38 AM

It was thirty years ago today that a certain network, I don't need to say which, debuted. Oh, how long ago it seems:

Edited by Aldo930 on Oct 1st 2022 at 11:54:24 AM

"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."
Brandon Deadly Vu! from Between Thanksgiving and Christmas (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
Deadly Vu!
#6691: Oct 1st 2022 at 12:09:59 PM

Happy 30th anniversary, Cartoon Network!

Here's to 10 years of great animation programming!

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Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#6692: Oct 1st 2022 at 12:15:55 PM

Looking at that original intro, it seems they showed mostly Hanna-Barbera shows when they launched, with some Looney Tunes, Popeye and MGM cartoons peppered in.

The iconic Cartoon Cartoons did not start until 3 years later.

Edited by Snicka on Oct 1st 2022 at 9:21:15 PM

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#6693: Oct 1st 2022 at 12:52:11 PM

Official art of various characters in 90's attire in celebration on CN's thirtieth anniversary, drawn by Danashi.

They're also currently holding a sweepstakes for some custom vans shoes, but I wasn't able to get past the entry screen so :/

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#6694: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:01:28 PM

It actually warms my heart to see Tulip there, DESPITE all the HBO mess.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
Diana1969 Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#6695: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:03:22 PM

So if I understand it correctly, is CN doing some kind of live stream thing of old programming?

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#6696: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:03:48 PM

[up][up] K.O. and Adorabat, too!

[up] Yup

Edited by Crossover-Enthusiast on Oct 1st 2022 at 4:04:51 AM

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#6697: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:04:41 PM

hey Adora!

wait,wrong show!

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Diana1969 Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#6698: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:24:20 PM

Yeah apparently on the livestream, they aired an uncensored version of the first episode of Regular Show.

So Rigby gets to actually say "How in the H are we gonna fix this S?" without censorship lmao.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#6699: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:26:26 PM

can you believe they let them say words like 'piss' in early episodes,I know I was surprised.

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Aldo930 Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon from Quahog, R.I. Since: Aug, 2013
Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon
#6700: Oct 1st 2022 at 1:48:33 PM

Are they showing anything other than the old shows? Maybe exhume some of the old promos and in-between shorts that used to be so great?...

"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."

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