tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8148731763356174776..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Boycott THE CARTOON NETWORKBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73791093195120875932007-09-02T23:29:00.000-07:002007-09-02T23:29:00.000-07:00I'm new to the cartoon game and I'm seeking Inform...I'm new to the cartoon game and I'm seeking Information on getting my work to the prime time network I'm trying to get established without having an agent to do so or would it be better to use an agent if so can you recommend one please reply to ross_tattooman@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67110904459729783252007-06-17T17:44:00.000-07:002007-06-17T17:44:00.000-07:00your a total douche bag if you hate it so much the...your a total douche bag if you hate it so much then dont watch it it hasent harmed you or filled your mind with ideas that could harm others. And also why do you care during the comercial i just go to another channelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45478255949386715782007-04-17T08:38:00.000-07:002007-04-17T08:38:00.000-07:00For the writers and creative staff behind FAMILY G...<I>For the writers and creative staff behind FAMILY GUY it was incredibly insulting</I>.<BR/><BR/>A. Long overdue, considering how long they've been insulting their audience.<BR/><BR/>B. FG has writers? AND a creative staff?<BR/><BR/>C. Do you remember this lowbrow pop cultural item from the 80's? You do? Good, because that equals funny.John Eje Thelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490509151010353590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54689563549188500092007-04-12T23:36:00.000-07:002007-04-12T23:36:00.000-07:00Yeah, all you old farts, stop bitchin' about the C...Yeah, all you old farts, stop bitchin' about the Cartoon Network contributing to visual clutter! This isn't your parent's Cartoon Network. Go read books!<BR/><BR/>Oh wait. There was no cartoon network in my parent's heyday. In fact, TV wasn't even in color. When they watched a cartoon on TV (Something they seldom did because they were ADULTS, and they also liked to read books! GASP!), it occupied the full-screen.<BR/><BR/>Well now, it the image is squished into a little dime-sized part of the screen, and that's the way of the future, the way us young farts like it, because we HATE seeing the whole image clearly, and honestly, to you expect us to concentrate on only one image at a time? Good grief, you old farts with your more-than-3-seconds attention spans, get over it!<BR/><BR/>Go waste your time reading a book!<BR/><BR/>Please. I write books and I need the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90620884964016110932007-04-12T03:55:00.000-07:002007-04-12T03:55:00.000-07:00"Now, if they're ever smart enough to do a Venture..."Now, if they're ever smart enough to do a Venture Bros. movie, that might actually be worth running a crawl at the bottom of the screen for, even on other days besides April 1."<BR/><BR/>OK - NOW HERE we're seeing some sense! Venture Bros. RulesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7447702208903650952007-04-12T03:49:00.000-07:002007-04-12T03:49:00.000-07:00"CN's mission statement the past 5-6 years has pre..."CN's mission statement the past 5-6 years has pretty much been to try and develop new characters that can adorn T-shirts, cheap watches, cereal boxes and other consumer goods for adults..."<BR/><BR/>Blah blah blah - you mean, translated to normalspeak: CN is JUST LIKE EVERY CLASSIC CARTOON - like WARNERBROS. HANNABARBERA, DISNEY, REM&STIMPY, PIXAR to infinity. It has been the deal from day 1, cartoons and media industry. Quit b**tchn about the good old days that were NEVER LIKE THAT. <BR/><BR/>"Something is happenin, and you don't know what it is, do you Mr. Jones" <BR/><BR/>You all can't handle television, I suggest you go back to books, and leave the cartoons to the adults.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74968651457359109802007-04-12T03:44:00.000-07:002007-04-12T03:44:00.000-07:00"Last year they overdubbed farting noises over the..."Last year they overdubbed farting noises over the regular soundtracks of regular programming"<BR/><BR/>hahaah BRILLIANT! Even Ernie Kovacs would have loved it. But wait, here's the best part:<BR/><BR/>"But, yeah, the [adultswim] thing was an April Fools Day joke. And yes, it was annoying and disrespectful to creative teams behind the fine programing being broadcast."<BR/><BR/>FAMILY GUY!!?! no, really, wait...hahaha - being DISRESPECTFUL TO FAMILY GUY?!! hahahaha<BR/><BR/>what PLANET are you fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58342615972584204612007-04-12T03:36:00.000-07:002007-04-12T03:36:00.000-07:00"When I said most people weren't laughing. She sai..."When I said most people weren't laughing. She said: "I am marketing and a lot of people were laughing."<BR/><BR/>Geezus, your old farts contingency really showed up in numbers here. <BR/><BR/>Cartoon Network is NOT your parents cartoon network. If you don't get it, then just don't watch it! Maybe you should all move to Boston (or let me guess...)<BR/><BR/>Atitude is what sells. It was a well done April fools joke. Have you been looking at what newspaper comics did for April Fools - you'd be even MORE bothered.<BR/><BR/>If you really want to watch your episodes, they are on EVERY OTHER NIGHT. Relax. CN to their credit, started with utilizing an under-utilized nightime spot, and going after an audience, with a deft touch combining marketing and audience - it invited in comments, played these out in inventive program bumpers, and so have a much tighter-knit community than the average old boy network. They have the right to play with that once a year or so. BIG DEAL.<BR/> <BR/>The point is - they made fun of what the other networks do because those programs suck mostly. Oh - American Chopper got an image over its bottom quarter panel, oh dear. OH worse, "Lost" is no more "filmic" because it has a animated banner at the bottom. Oh yeah, that RUINED my experience of class-a television, yeah.<BR/><BR/>Why haven't you complained about the way it occurs on those networks? Because cartoon network did a good parody of it.<BR/> <BR/>As for the split-screen at the end, THERE I am with you. No excuse for it. But having said that, I also don't GIVE A DAMN about the name of the Korean animation house third-assistant to the coloring overseeing editor either.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they could decide on some heirarchy again that actually makes sense, not just proving the Union has members, including the caterers assistant and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9980779643002551032007-04-11T18:00:00.000-07:002007-04-11T18:00:00.000-07:00I watch Fox Japan over here and the credits are ne...I watch Fox Japan over here and the credits are never shrunk nor is there an annoying voiceover. I can finally watch The Simpsons and actually view the credits and listen to the jokes that I had previously missed. <BR/><BR/>So far, the Cartoon Network Japan doesn't suck either. We get lots of Boomerang and classic Japanese anime with no Adult Swim.<BR/><BR/>BTW, do you have any anecdotes about the late MTM/Taxi writer Stan Daniels?Michael Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455879088769484151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58155876429326221252007-04-11T10:26:00.000-07:002007-04-11T10:26:00.000-07:00I've boycotted The Cartoon Network ever since they...I've boycotted The Cartoon Network ever since they called my idea to start a "STRICTLY VOLTRON" channel for my personal amusment.<BR/><BR/>I'm convinced any dementia I may possess is a direct result of all interstitials I've been forced to watch from CNN to BBC America.Tabethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833565452943738242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37775048208758964422007-04-11T09:51:00.000-07:002007-04-11T09:51:00.000-07:00I never watch it anyway, but what really burns my ...I never watch it anyway, but what really burns my biscuits is that my cable company Comcast doesn't carry Boomerang, CN's classic cartoon sister channel, except as selections in On Demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54408419507531611822007-04-11T06:38:00.000-07:002007-04-11T06:38:00.000-07:00CN's mission statement the past 5-6 years has pret...CN's mission statement the past 5-6 years has pretty much been to try and develop new characters that can adorn T-shirts, cheap watches, cereal boxes and other consumer goods for adults and children to counter the marketing juggernaut that is Viacom's Spongebob Squarepants, since they got no licensing fees for running the old classic stuff they had when the channel debuted 15 years ago. What it's resulted in is a stream of really crappy and/or self-indulgent shows that have failed to reach break-out iconic status, despite the effort by the folks at CN and their parent execs and Time-Warner to do so (though to be fair to the bigger company, much of CN's inability to discern things that are actually entertaining for non-stoner viewers they have done wholly on their own, to the point that their sister division inside the company, Warner Bros., pulled the rights to show the studio's late 40s to late 60s cartoons from the network because they were screwing up their usage).<BR/><BR/>Adult Swim is more about attitude than it is about entertainment, and if you don't get its attitude, that's actually a form of entertainment to the people programming the channel. Hopefully, they kept the cost of the ATHF movie low enough to make back their money on DVD, but I think the only people who are going to profit from this are the folks in Boston who got the police overtime compensation for the bomb scare gimmick.<BR/><BR/>Now, if they're ever smart enough to do a Venture Bros. movie, that might actually be worth running a crawl at the bottom of the screen for, even on other days besides April 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23811319949564134682007-04-10T23:12:00.000-07:002007-04-10T23:12:00.000-07:00I love Adult Swim. I saw a picture of the Aqua Tee...I love Adult Swim. I saw a picture of the Aqua Teens on your blog and got happy all of a sudden, only to find out you were watching Family Guy and were annoyed by the joke ads.<BR/><BR/>Come on, the best parts of Family Guy are on YouTube. There is no point to the episodes other than to set up clips.<BR/><BR/>Not to say Aqua Teen is comedy genius. I don't know, everybody my age around here loves it. (and no, we're not potheads). Maybe there's something in the air here in Atlanta that causes people to create and/or watch the Adult Swim stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-487254221422071002007-04-10T21:15:00.000-07:002007-04-10T21:15:00.000-07:00Broadcast TV limits the time you can advertise dur...Broadcast TV limits the time you can advertise during a TV show. Would you consider these promo's an advertisement? I don't think cable is regulated under the same law, but broadcasters should be turned to the FCC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45806741884844298142007-04-10T19:30:00.000-07:002007-04-10T19:30:00.000-07:00I have been boycotting CARTOON NETWORK since they ...I have been boycotting CARTOON NETWORK since they took off the Flintstones and the classic WB toons of the '40s and '50s.<BR/><BR/>Free Fred!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54246030190799264232007-04-10T16:17:00.000-07:002007-04-10T16:17:00.000-07:00Okay, actually, I've been boycotting the Cartoon N...Okay, actually, I've been boycotting the Cartoon Network since the day that they managed to shut my city of Boston down through their Terrorist Marketing tactic of planting light-boxes under the major bridges going in and out of the city without obtaining permits. Because they were dim enough to actually piggy-back on general fear over terrorist attacks (gee, this was the city from which several of the hijacked 9/11 planes departed--poignantly noted already on this blog) in order to create attention over this very same movie....these are people who are complete mindless idiots. People I respect have told me that the cartoon is funny but...the fact that I had to spend several hours that day in fear that the bridge over which my teenage daughter commutes to school might be rigged with bombs was more than enough to permanently lose the channel from my remote. And I'm delighted if your post results in more of the same.Tom Ehrenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631646873808799064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37302829564559880192007-04-10T15:37:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:37:00.000-07:00Ken - don't forget to share with us tomorrow what ...Ken - don't forget to share with us tomorrow what it was like to be in the presence of the star power that is J.LoDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23567935289901875942007-04-10T15:16:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:16:00.000-07:00"FREQUENTLY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRED" I'd be more ..."FREQUENTLY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRED" <BR/><BR/>I'd be more impressed with the courage of your racist remark, "so go ahead and tell Al Sharpton" if you weren't anonymous. The words "Craven Coward" come to mind.<BR/><BR/>The worst of it is, your gratuitous racism invalidated your otherwise good point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-74267562824764309222007-04-10T15:08:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:08:00.000-07:00Anonymous darling, PASSIONS is my daily guilty ple...Anonymous darling, <BR/><BR/>PASSIONS is my daily guilty pleasure. It's indefensable, but I love it. It is so utterly deranged and insane, I can't tear myself away from it. Juliet Mills's 300 year old witch, demons and spells, trips to Hell (Literally), and all kinds of cuckoo nonsense, surrounded by traditional soap opera plot detritus. When Julian Crane attacked the Tin Woodman of Oz with a chain saw, I was in love forever. I'm sorry to see it go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78184842279547399352007-04-10T15:04:00.000-07:002007-04-10T15:04:00.000-07:00The decisions to disrespect the people who work on...The decisions to disrespect the people who work on the show, by reducing the end credits and also by running those disgusting promos at the bottom of the screen DURING the show, are made by the UNTALENTED, FREQUENTLY AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRED NETWORK EXECS who NEVER contribute anything of worth to the process and just arrogantly ruin whatever they touch. And yeah, I know how un PC it is to put it this plainly, so go ahead and tell Al Sharpton... truly the biggest racist and hypocrite of our times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4068488271447570642007-04-10T14:16:00.000-07:002007-04-10T14:16:00.000-07:00I'm with you, Ken, but I need my daily Bender fix....I'm with you, Ken, but I need my daily Bender fix. I'm settling for never watching Aqua Teen Movie unless it's to pick out a list of products to boycott.Sam Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049389264459683859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52116852128232485162007-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:002007-04-10T11:11:00.000-07:00Look at what pure comedy genius is all about http:...Look at what pure comedy genius is all about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ia__1d_rMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23157477121356546562007-04-10T10:49:00.000-07:002007-04-10T10:49:00.000-07:00Of course, we shouldn't forget the years when TV e...Of course, we shouldn't forget the years when TV exex (sorry-- I used to work for <I>Variety</I>) evidently decided that movies should look more like TV shows or something, and ran the closing credits of features <I>before</I> the features. <BR/><BR/>This was so bizarre -- somebody please tell me I wasn't hallucinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48872698547877315692007-04-10T10:07:00.000-07:002007-04-10T10:07:00.000-07:00The latest annoying trick is when they run the clo...The latest annoying trick is when they run the closing credits of the program you just watched side-by-side with the opening credits of the program coming up next. Of course they're both shrunk and sped up so you can't actually read either one.<BR/><BR/>My most annoying TV moment of all time came about 10 years ago when I was watching "The Music Man" on AMC or some such channel on Easter morning. When they got to the finale, the grand marching band playing 76 Trombones while marching down Main Street, the programming geniuses at the network, apparently thinking this was just the same as any other musical ending credit and not the musical payoff to the whole 3-hour movie, shrank the screen down to one corner and played promos and voiceovers for other shows on the rest of the screen. These people have no souls; they are the television equivalent of DJs who talk over instrumental parts of songs.Stephen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508942802266658906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19322400467406283132007-04-10T09:45:00.000-07:002007-04-10T09:45:00.000-07:00Re: credits at the end of the showI have been a cr...Re: credits at the end of the show<BR/><BR/>I have been a credited writer on shows for a number of years now and I have absolutely no interest in seeing my name on the screen. I don't really care about seeing anyone else's either. What is the point? Is it vanity? Vengeance over the people in high school who picked on you? A chance to impress your friends by saying, "Hey, I know that guy/woman!"<BR/><BR/>Knowing who the co-producer or executive story editor is doesn't enhance my pleasure in viewing the show. When you see "written by" at the top of an episode, how accurate is that really? TV writing is a collaborative process according to my experience and if you end up with 30 percent of your own material in the shooting script, you're doing pretty well. <BR/><BR/>Beyond vanity, the importance of the credits is in the business end of the writer's career. And the people in charge of hiring writers don't go sticking in a DVD of "Dharma and Greg" to watch the credit sequence when they consider a writer's experience. They go on the resume the agent sends them. The WGA keeps track of this information as well.<BR/><BR/>My name appearing on screen has done nothing to advance my career. Having the credit has, but that is entirely handled off screen.<BR/><BR/>To me writing and being paid to do it is its own reward.Me! Gene!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03841888266076947771noreply@blogger.com