How come the name change? (Boomerang channel dead?)

[Steve Carras]

Okay,I'm going toask the obvious.

What happened to the title of the forum? It now became RETRO CLASSIC ANIMATION.

[ROBOTRON]

Okay,I'm going toask the obvious.

What happened to the title of the forum? It now became RETRO CLASSIC ANIMATION.

I was thinking of asking the same question. I hope Boomerang isn't going off the air.:eek:

[The Huntsman]

I’m pretty sure they’re just restructuring the forum. Rather than saying this forum is for discussing animated programs on Boomerang, they’re now saying that people can discuss any classic animated program in this forum.

[Mandouga]

Agreed. I don't think we should assume the worst. I'm sure Boomerang will be on the air for quite some time to come.

[Jon T]

The name change makes sense, since this forum was always used to discuss older series with no obvious 'home' forum whether or not they were currently on Boomerang, notably all pre-1992 DC Comics-based animation series (like the seldom seen Ruby-Spears Superman) whose discussion is not welcome in The DC Animation Forum.

[Silverstar]

Boomerang isn't going anywhere. The forum name was likely changed because many of the shows and cartoons that are discussed here don't air on Boomerang. Plus, there was no true "classic cartoon" folder up to now.

[Steve Carras]

Good replies, guys(:D) Thanks to all who posted..

[Jave]

This is what the forum has always been about, talking about classic cartoons. We simply want to emphasize classic animation as a whole and not what's currently on Boomerang (specially since Boomerang airs some non-Retro stuff).

The forum description should tell you what you can talk about here. Disney is really the only classics that don't belong here, although making a topic about various classic studios and mentioning Disney is certainly welcome.

Also, classic Looney Tunes go here, any modern incarnation (starting with Tiny Toons) go on the WBC.

[jcorey3]

what is the cut off year for a cartoon to be considered Retro?

[SPTO]

what is the cut off year for a cartoon to be considered Retro?

IMO 1980

[Mandouga]

I would say 1990, or so.

[ThePeterNetwork]

What font is used to create the "Retro" part of the logo? It looks cool. :D

[Mittenz]

I've noticed that the forum categories are alphabetized. If we're to use the name, "Retro," it should be down in between the Nicktoons and Toonami forums.

[ROBOTRON]

:sweat: - I know this is a little off-topic, but its too bad Disney owns the Schoolhouse Rock toon properties...it would go great on Boomerang as a filler in between the classic toons...just like the old days on ABC (I think it was).

[TheVofSteel]

what is the cut off year for a cartoon to be considered Retro?

I would say 1996...

[Dr.Pepper]

I say to be retro it needs to be made 25 or more years ago but that is just me.

[Darklordavaitor]

what is the cut off year for a cartoon to be considered Retro?
Personally, I'd say basically anything older than you.

[Anthonynotes]

I'd go with anything at least 10 years old or older as my cutoff point.

[Jave]

To draw the line somewhere, 1990 will be the cutoff point. Shows like New Mighty Mouse, Garfield & Friends, Ren & Stimpy and Batman:TAS marked the beginning of a new era of animation, so those who take place before will be discussed here.

[hobbyfan]

To draw the line somewhere, 1990 will be the cutoff point. Shows like New Mighty Mouse, Garfield & Friends, Ren & Stimpy and Batman:TAS marked the beginning of a new era of animation, so those who take place before will be discussed here.

Garfield and Mighty Mouse predated R & S by at least a couple of years.

FWIW, the modern era of animation begins in the early 80's with the introduction of daily 1st run syndicated series like Inspector Gadget, GI Joe, He-Man, and DuckTales. Plot & character development became more essential, something lacking in years of weekly SatAM series.

How, then, to define "Retro"? I would say the cut-off point would be around 1992, with the launch of the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series.

[Silverstar]

I tend to agree with Jave. Many people consider 1990 to be the beginning of the New Animation Renaissance, so I'd say anything before then qualifies as Retro.

[Jeff Harris]

The logo is custom-made by Matthew Williams, a Toon Zone News reporter and one of the many graphic designers we have around these parts, myself included.

Officially, the definition of what's considered "retro" is a sliding scale that ended 15-20 years ago, meaning, as of right now, ending with shows made between 1987 and 1992.

Personally speaking, I feel the "modern" era began with the premiere of Batman: The Animated Series and the launch of Cartoon Network, both of which occurred in 1992.

[Daffyfan2003]

I think this is a good idea. I never had access to Boomerang, but I post here every once in a while to discuss old classic cartoons. This new title makes it sound like it's appropriate to anyone who posts here.