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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#26: May 22nd 2017 at 8:10:01 PM

I don't think that should be the problem. Didn't they air The League Of Super Evil??

edited 22nd May '17 8:10:10 PM by kyun

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#27: May 22nd 2017 at 8:33:17 PM

Didn't some network decide not to pick up Rick And Morty because it was "basically futurama"? Then "eh, haven't we done this before?" could be reason enough not to be interested I guess. Neither Evil Concarne or League Of Super Evil were hugely successful from what I remember either.

BigK1337 Since: Jun, 2012
#28: May 22nd 2017 at 9:17:19 PM

That is true. For the latter its one Nerd Corp series that Cartoon Network doesn't give too much of a shit for (like Storm Hawks). And the former, well, this was lampshaded in Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as the reason why the show got cancelled; the entertainment buisiness does not want any competition in the world domination game and the fact that they went bankrupt.

So yeah, the base on those two examples alone, Cartoon Network wouldn't be the type to air villain driven shows no matter how good they actually turn out.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#29: May 22nd 2017 at 10:18:56 PM

Awww that's sad cause I've seen the shorts & I'm like loving this shit.

Pretty funny & some very nice designs. Black Hat's really cool, the Dr. is adorably sad, Demencia is a nice bundle of quirky madness & 5.0.5 is a cute bear. Ya gotta love villain based series.

edited 22nd May '17 10:23:38 PM by slimcoder

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NegaKingKix The Absolute Madman from That one place we don't talk about anymore Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#30: May 23rd 2017 at 4:02:22 AM

When in doubt, try Netflix.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#32: May 23rd 2017 at 8:02:34 AM

So put it on Adult Swim instead.

I find the visual style a bit odd. People keep saying it's "great, innovative, entertaining", but I see it as the style of a webcomic that is just made as a hobby. At least I can tell it's literally frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation and not animated in a digital cut-out style you can do in Animate or Toonboom.

edited 23rd May '17 8:04:42 AM by kyun

n341100 The stuff that dreams are made of. from R'lyeh Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
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#33: May 24th 2017 at 7:20:37 AM

Any word on the English dub?

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ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#34: May 24th 2017 at 7:28:06 AM

Not yet. But the good news is, this is a miniseries, so even if they put it in a bad slot we don't have to worry about it getting renewed.

edited 24th May '17 7:34:01 AM by ElSquibbonator

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#35: May 24th 2017 at 9:43:56 AM

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Alan is trying to launch a campaign for the English version to air.

I guess CN US isn't interested in it for whatever reason.

ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
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#37: May 26th 2017 at 3:18:09 PM

And so the shitposting begins...

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#38: May 28th 2017 at 6:45:59 PM

Maybe the reason why CN America doesn't plan on airing this because it doesn't look like most of CN's modern cartoons(e.g the cal-arts style)?

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#39: May 28th 2017 at 6:54:39 PM

Maybe that's part of it, but I don't think that would be the main reason. They could have always made him change the style.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#41: May 28th 2017 at 7:04:02 PM

I'm pretty sure this was in development before the shorts were posted on the internet.

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#42: May 28th 2017 at 7:05:26 PM

True, but I would dislike it to see the changes if any do happen. The designs in the shorts are very fresh in terms of character designs. Its nice for a change.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
NegaKingKix The Absolute Madman from That one place we don't talk about anymore Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
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#44: May 29th 2017 at 4:33:21 AM

What the hell is up with CN and its love for Cal-arts? Gumball is a mess of different art forms and it was a smash hit from the first sneak peek.

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Kartoonkid95 Since: Jan, 2015
#45: May 29th 2017 at 7:24:52 AM

Can't we give this "CalArts style" thing a rest already?!

The problem is that the creators of the most successful cartoons shows in recent memory have been made by CalArts grads (Pen Ward, Alex Hirsch, J. G. Quintel), and their shows all used extremely simple character designs (noodle arms, etc.) against amazing backgrounds and great stories. Though Steven Universe was made by an SVA grad and Gumball is from Europe, they still use the aforementioned elements.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#46: May 29th 2017 at 10:21:14 AM

[up]There's nothing wrong with the style. I'm just a fan of variety.

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#47: May 29th 2017 at 10:34:37 AM

[up][up]I never said it was the main issue. All I said that its possible that CN may not show them on tv since it doesn't look like the rest of their animated line up. What's wrong with something that looks different from something else?

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#48: May 29th 2017 at 5:33:42 PM

Don't forget the creator of Star Vs The Forces Of Evil, Daron Nefcy, also a CA Larts grad and Disney TV's first sole female show creator.

Playedforkeeps Since: Oct, 2010
#49: May 29th 2017 at 7:05:07 PM

There is a tumblr post that sort of compared the calarts style to the Follow the Leader trend of theatrical animation in the 90s. I can't seem to find it, but it mentions how Gumball and Sans the skeleton are mentioned in the 'calarts' comparison but don't count since those are two products from non calart graduates.

Edit: found the post.

edited 30th May '17 8:28:47 AM by Playedforkeeps

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#50: May 29th 2017 at 7:26:41 PM

[up][up] Wasn't Pepper Ann created by a girl?


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