Some of the most underrated Cartoon Network TV shows elicited laughs from generations of children and even adults. Just like Disney and Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network has made several animated TV shows that left a significant impact on the young demographics since its 1992 debut. Shows like The Moxy Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Johnny Bravo, Mike, Lu & Og, and Dexter’s Laboratory solidified the network’s reputation in the market in the 1990s. At the same time, several more were made over the next decades. At some point, these shows were considered spectacular hits among younger audiences and still evoke...
- 1/22/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Video Version of this Article Photo: Adult Swim Cartoon Network Embraces its Adult Side On October 1st, 1992, Cartoon Network was launched, and in the coming years became a prominent face in entertainment. Labeled as the “best place for cartoons”, it was the first ever channel to have a specific 24-hour focus on animation. Consisting mainly of Hanna Barbera, MGM, and Warner Bros. series and shorts, the network slowly began to develop its original programming. Curiously enough, the first original program made by the network (Not counting the anthology series ‘The Moxy Show’) was ‘Space Ghost: Coast to Coast’, a show aimed at older audiences, in stark contrast to the very kid-centric cartoons that would follow later on during the decade. The network also dabbled in late-night programming with blocks of adult-oriented cartoons at this time, showing that even early on, Cartoon Network had more than just kids in mind. Things...
- 9/7/2022
- by Austin Oguri
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav can't seem to keep their names out of the headlines recently, tied exclusively to baffling business decisions like canning the highly-anticipated release of "Batgirl" or absolutely obliterating the streaming platform's animated offerings. Zaslav made it known during the Q2 earnings call that he had hoped to cut 3 billion from HBO Max's operating budget before the inevitable streaming merger with discovery+, which apparently meant annihilating the relationships HBO Max had with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network.
Learning that your life's work is being wiped out with complete disregard for the artistry or the lives of those that crafted it is difficult enough, but as "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared, Zaslav and the Discovery team couldn't even have the common courtesy to inform the creators of their decision to throw away their years of work like expired takeout. As Twitter user @sapphyreblayze rightfully pointed out,...
Learning that your life's work is being wiped out with complete disregard for the artistry or the lives of those that crafted it is difficult enough, but as "Infinity Train" creator Owen Dennis shared, Zaslav and the Discovery team couldn't even have the common courtesy to inform the creators of their decision to throw away their years of work like expired takeout. As Twitter user @sapphyreblayze rightfully pointed out,...
- 8/23/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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