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Balgus82 · 04-25-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SirSapphire

WB has been very supportive of the show, they're the one who talked Cartoon Network into moving the show to Saturday Mornings when it was clear that it just wasn't working as a prime-time show. They even managed to land it a sweet spot as the lead-in to DC Nation (Which is a respectably popular programming block and will be growing next year). They successfully lobbied to get a second season ordered and it's hard (but not impossible) to cancel a show you signed for (especially when the studio producing your show owns part or all of your network). Cartoon Network doesn't own Thundercats (unlike Sym-Bionic Titan, Megas XLR and other original programming) they just air it. If support is high even if CN decides they don't want it WB can shop it around to other networks, so keep watching (legally, if at all possible), buy the DVDs and toys if/when you can, and keep bugging the hell out of the producers with questions.

This. Heck I know for a fact that the WB is frustrated as heck over the way CN hasn't promoted the show.

I don't think continuing where the OS left off would've been a good idea though. There are just too many kids who haven't seen the OS. and well just look at Voltron Force. They continued the story and it sucked.

Also WB might be CN's parent company, but that doesn't mean CN doesn't have it's on separate group of executives controlling the company. WB can't micromanage everything.

04-25-2012, 04:37 PM	#45
Balgus82 Survivor of the Anointment Trials Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,267	Quote: Originally Posted by SirSapphire WB has been very supportive of the show, they're the one who talked Cartoon Network into moving the show to Saturday Mornings when it was clear that it just wasn't working as a prime-time show. They even managed to land it a sweet spot as the lead-in to DC Nation (Which is a respectably popular programming block and will be growing next year). They successfully lobbied to get a second season ordered and it's hard (but not impossible) to cancel a show you signed for (especially when the studio producing your show owns part or all of your network). Cartoon Network doesn't own Thundercats (unlike Sym-Bionic Titan, Megas XLR and other original programming) they just air it. If support is high even if CN decides they don't want it WB can shop it around to other networks, so keep watching (legally, if at all possible), buy the DVDs and toys if/when you can, and keep bugging the hell out of the producers with questions. This. Heck I know for a fact that the WB is frustrated as heck over the way CN hasn't promoted the show. I don't think continuing where the OS left off would've been a good idea though. There are just too many kids who haven't seen the OS. and well just look at Voltron Force. They continued the story and it sucked. Also WB might be CN's parent company, but that doesn't mean CN doesn't have it's on separate group of executives controlling the company. WB can't micromanage everything. Last edited by Balgus82; 04-25-2012 at 04:46 PM..