Qubo coming to NBC, i Network, and Telumondo

[Mr. Manager]

http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5816
Schedule (From ION Media Networks' website):
NBC Saturday Morning (premieres September 9, 2006 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
10:00 a.m. VeggieTales
10:30 a.m. Dragon
11:00 a.m. VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures (alternating stories)
11:30 a.m. Babar
12:00 p.m. Jane and the Dragon
12:30 p.m. Jacob Two-Two
i Network Friday Afternoon (premieres September 15, 2006 from 3–6 p.m.)
3:00 p.m. VeggieTales
3:30 p.m. Dragon
4:00 p.m. VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures (alternating stories)
4:30 p.m. Babar
5:00 p.m. Jane and the Dragon
5:30 p.m. Jacob Two-Two
Telemundo Saturday (premieres September 9, 2006 from 8-9:30 a.m.)
8:00 a.m. VeggieTales
8:30 a.m. Dragon
9:00 a.m. VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures (alternating stories) Telemundo Sunday (starts September 10, 2006 from 8-9:30 a.m.)
8:00 a.m. Babar
8:30 a.m. Jane and the Dragon
9:00 a.m. Jacob Two-Two
I was excpecting i Network to have a weekday lineup rather than just Friday afternoon. All they have in that slot is paid programming. Not much news on the Qubo channel yet though.
Qubo logo:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/images/articles/qubo_tv_net_150.gif
As for the name, now they'll be able to use the same block name on Telemundo, which they couldn't be able to do for a block called "Smart Place for Kids".
Official site:http://www.qubotv.com/

[Lord Dalek]

VeggieTales on NBC... doesn't that violate sepparation of Church and State?

[Moto Pete]

is the Babar New or the old 80's episodes?

[Zyzzybalubah]

Poor kids of this generation, Saturday mornings continue to be rather dull. Well, it beats out Discovery Kids.

[Space Cadet]

VeggieTales on NBC... doesn't that violate sepparation of Church and State?

Last I checked, NBC wasn't a state.

[huyductran]

so Smart Place for Kids is going to become Qubo? I rather like the name, better than "Smart Place for Kids" sounds to ... yea.

[Tay the Cat]

Last I checked, NBC wasn't a state.
Plus there's no such thing anyway.

Anyway, VeggieTales AND 3-2-1 Penguins?

Excellent.

[Wanted]

As long as I finally get to see Jacob Two Two in ENGLISH, I'm all for it.

How the heck am I supposed to pronounce that name, though? Qwooboh? Cubo?

[Mr. Manager]

As long as I finally get to see Jacob Two Two in ENGLISH, I'm all for it.Yeah. I alwas see it on Telemundo, but I've never seen it in English.

How the heck am I supposed to pronounce that name, though? Qwooboh? Cubo?I pronounce it as Cubo, but I'm not sure what the "official" pronounciation is.

Poor kids of this generation, Saturday mornings continue to be rather dull.I was disappointed by the lineup as well. I like Big Idea's stuff, but there was some things I'd like on the schedule as well. They definately could've used some of their library better. I really would've like for them to have Rocky and Bullwinkle or Undergog on one of the lineups (which are both owned by Classic Media). I also would've liked to see Science Court on i Network or NBC (afterall, Scholastic owns Soup2Nuts). Something I didn't get, was why i Network only went with Friday afternoons, when they could've had a weekday lineup, and air the paid programming late at night. What I would have done with the weekday lineup is have NBC get 3-5 PM and i Network get 5-7 PM.
Off-topic note: Whenever I type "i Network", I think of "I, Robot" for some reason.

[Anthonynotes]

>>VeggieTales on NBC... doesn't that violate sepparation of Church and State?

As others noted, it's not, since NBC's not a "state" (the concept of seperation of church and state only applies to government, not the media... Fox could cancel "The Simpsons" and "24" and replace them with "The 700 Club" if they wish). Freedom of speech and all...

Re: the lineup: I was hoping they'd bring back the "Back to the Future" cartoon, which 'd fit the E/I requirements (ignoring the "dinosaurs were around in 3 million BC" episode). As it stands, it doesn't look like I'll be tuning into NBC this fall (zero interest in VeggieTales, and probably not too big on rewatching "Babar", though I liked it in the 80's). And don't plan on un-deleting from my tuner Telemundo/my local "i" station to watch what I assume is the same stuff on there, either...

-B.
Who'll miss "Kenny the Shark"... that shark was a riot...

[Wanted]

I don't think 24 is returning for another season... it wasn't mentioned, to my recollection.

[bigddan11]

I don't think 24 is returning for another season... it wasn't mentioned, to my recollection.

You would be mistaken, and I hope you are fully aware of that. 24 was mentioned for a mid-season premiere at the end of January/ beginning of February.

I actually mentioned this schedule earlier this week in another thread, and while I had some interest in Endurance, I now have no interest in NBC Kids, now known as Qubo. If I do care to watch it, then I'll record the i Friday one instead of Saturday NBC.

[Wanted]

You would be mistaken, and I hope you are fully aware of that. 24 was mentioned for a mid-season premiere at the end of January/ beginning of February.Well, I certainly am now... I nearly forgot that they run the show non-stop. But, 24 isn't a cartoon. I don't watch it, so I wouldn't expect myself to know anything about it.

And, I suppose I will also indulge in the Friday broadcast... certainly no need to watch early-ages programming on Saturdays when there's better shows on.

[hobbyfan]

http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5816
Schedule (From ION Media Networks' website):
NBC Saturday Morning (premieres September 9, 2006 from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
10:00 a.m. VeggieTales
10:30 a.m. Dragon
11:00 a.m. VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures (alternating stories)
11:30 a.m. Babar
12:00 p.m. Jane and the Dragon
12:30 p.m. Jacob Two-Two

I know some people who would be interested in VeggieTales. The Babar show originally aired on HBO in the 80's, correct? Never got to see it, so now I can make up for it. Don't know about the others.


i Network Friday Afternoon (premieres September 15, 2006 from 3–6 p.m.)
3:00 p.m. VeggieTales
3:30 p.m. Dragon
4:00 p.m. VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures (alternating stories)
4:30 p.m. Babar
5:00 p.m. Jane and the Dragon
5:30 p.m. Jacob Two-Two

Well, by the time this launches, I'll only be able to see Jacob Two-Two, since I'm eating dinner at 5.

I was excpecting i Network to have a weekday lineup rather than just Friday afternoon. All they have in that slot is paid programming.

That's all it's ever been. However, they've replaced the game show reruns with Green Acres at 7 M-F (w/a mini-marathon on Saturday nights), and they've also picked up Mama's Family. Hmmm. Looks like I's going for the TV Land/ABC Family audience.

Not much news on the Qubo channel yet though.
Qubo logo:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/images/articles/qubo_tv_net_150.gif

Looks like something out of an old video game.

As for the name, now they'll be able to use the same block name on Telemundo, which they couldn't be able to do for a block called "Smart Place for Kids".
Official site:http://www.qubotv.com/

There's something to be said for uniformity.;)

[Emperor Fred]

Something I didn't get, was why i Network only went with Friday afternoons, when they could've had a weekday lineupIt looks to me like it's just going to be a straight rebroadcast of the Saturday lineup. Maybe they'll consider expanding it some time later.

Looking forward to the Veggie Tales stuff. From what I've seen of it, it has a really smart sense of humour nestled within the religion and the education. Kind of like Sesame Street back in the good ol' days. I nearly bust a gut laughing while listening to the commentary on the Jonah DVD!

And "Qubo," huh? Does it have any meaning, or it it just some quirky nonsense branding word... like "Jetix"?

[Moto Pete]

LOS ANGELES — Bob the Tomato (javascript:siteSearch('Bob the Tomato');) and Larry the Cucumber (javascript:siteSearch('Larry the Cucumber');) always had a moral message in their long-running "VeggieTales (javascript:siteSearch('VeggieTales');)" video series. But now that the vegetable stars have hit network television, they can't speak as freely as they once did, and that's got the Parents Television Council (javascript:siteSearch('Parents Television Council');) steamed.
The conservative media-watchdog group issued a statement Wednesday blasting NBC, which airs "VeggieTales," for editing out some references to God from the children's animated show.
"What struck me and continues to strike me is the inanity of ripping the heart and soul out of a successful product and not thinking that there will be consequences to it," said L. Brent Bozell, president of the Parents Television Council. "The series is successful because of its biblical world view, not in spite of it. That's the signature to `VeggieTales.'"
"VeggieTales" is a collection of animated home videos for children that encourage moral behavior based on Christian and biblical principles. More than 50 million copies have been sold since 1993, according to Big Idea Inc., which produces the series.
Two weeks ago, NBC began airing 30-minute episodes of "VeggieTales" on Saturday mornings. The show was edited to comply with the network's broadcast standards, said NBC spokeswoman Rebecca Marks.
"Our goal is to reach as broad an audience as possible with these positive messages while being careful not to advocate any one religious point of view," she said.

"VeggieTales" creator Phil Vischer, who was responsible for readying episodes for network broadcast, said he didn't know until just weeks before the shows were to begin airing that non-historical references to God and the Bible would have to be removed.
Had he known how much he'd have to change the show — including Bob and Larry's tagline, "Remember kids, God made you special and he loves you very much," that concludes each episode — Vischer said he wouldn't have signed on for the network deal.
"I would have declined partly because I knew a lot of fans would feel like it was a sellout or it was done for money," he said, adding that "there weren't enough shows that could work well without those (religious) references."
All programs set to air on NBC must meet the network's broadcast standards, said Alan Wurtzel, a broadcast standards executive. "VeggieTales" was treated the same as any other program, he said.
"There's a fine line of universally accepted religious values," he said. "We don't get too specific with any particular religious doctrine or any particular religious denomination."
Vischer said he understands the network's position.
"`VeggieTales is religious, NBC is not," he said. "I want to focus people more on `Isn't it cool that Bob and Larry are on television.'"
Marks said the network is "committed to the positive messages and universal values" of the show and expects "VeggieTales" to continue airing.
But Bozell isn't satisfied.
"If NBC is so concerned about that four-letter-word God, then they shouldn't have taken `VeggieTales'," he said. "This just documents the disconnect between Hollywood and the real world."