View Full Version : Thursday Night block will now be called Har Har Tharsdays in June
Mickialla
05-23-2008, 05:20 PM
There's a new commercial promoting new Chowder episodes starting June 5th (same day as Flapjack premieres). The commercial said that new episodes will start June 5th on Har Har Tharsdays. So that means CN Thursday Nights has been dropped. Based on the name (Har Har implying laughing), this is probably the real comedy block announced at the Upfront, which means we can look forward to the action block showing up soon. I kind of find it weird that they would change the block only after a couple of months, but personally, based on the theme this commercial was giving, I think I'm gonna like Har Har Thursdays more.
Anyways, the other thing I wanted to talk about is that not only was the show advertising new episodes of Chowder, it was advertising Season 2. How can that be when only 12/20 of Season 1's episodes have aired. Season 1 was supposed to have 13 episodes, but was extended to 20, it says so on Mr. Greenblatt's blog (as well as a thread here a while ago). So what, has the Season been changed back to only 13 episodes with the final episode airing sometime between now and June 5th, or was this commercial just probably made before the season was extended??
Racattack!Force
05-23-2008, 05:22 PM
That's pretty weird. Can't say for sure at this point. I'll check back with future findings (if I find any).
D Dubbs
05-23-2008, 05:55 PM
You should never trust Cartoon Network ads when they talk about seasons.
Racattack!Force
05-23-2008, 06:03 PM
You should never trust Cartoon Network ads when they talk about seasons.
Good point.
Mickialla
05-23-2008, 06:31 PM
You should never trust Cartoon Network ads when they talk about seasons.
Yea, i kinda guessed that Cartoon Network would be wrong. Most of their promoting and stuff seems to be wrong, they're online schedules are frequently out of date, and this. I'm guessing this was made some time before CN decided to extend the first season, and they just were too lazy to make a new one. Anyway, the new block, Har Har Thursdays, is mostly the reason I made this thread, and I guess I just put the Chowder part on cuz I was curious.
I'm curious to know, will Har Har Thursdays most likely be the same as Thursday Nights show-wise, only with a different name and theme. That's what I'm thinking. The most they might do is extend the block to start at 7:00, probably so they could include Out of Jimmy's Head and Gym Partner. But that's just my guess.
D Dubbs
05-23-2008, 06:47 PM
I'm curious to know, will Har Har Thursdays most likely be the same as Thursday Nights show-wise, only with a different name and theme. That's what I'm thinking.
Yes, the only difference will be Flapjack replaces Foster's on the block.
Mickialla
05-23-2008, 06:51 PM
Yes, the only difference will be Flapjack replaces Foster's on the block.
wait, does that mean that Foster's will end its run before Har Har starts???
D Dubbs
05-23-2008, 06:57 PM
wait, does that mean that Foster's will end its run before Har Har starts???
Probably not. I'm guessing they're just out of new episodes for the time being.
Racattack!Force
05-23-2008, 07:22 PM
wait, does that mean that Foster's will end its run before Har Har starts???
No, they are most likely holding back the remaining episodes of the series for late Summer/Fall.
Andrew T. Hingson
05-23-2008, 07:34 PM
So... sounds? Anyone thinking Friday will be called Bif Bam Fridays or something? Fits nice with Batman anyway. Or Ka-POW Friday's but Teletoon might have a thing or two to say if they tried that. Here's hoping it's just Toonami because CN really can't name anything well these days.
Mickialla
05-23-2008, 08:34 PM
So... sounds? Anyone thinking Friday will be called Bif Bam Fridays or something? Fits nice with Batman anyway. Or Ka-POW Friday's but Teletoon might have a thing or two to say if they tried that. Here's hoping it's just Toonami because CN really can't name anything well these days.
I don't think it'll be Toonami. And just cuz Thursday has to do with sounds doesn't mean Fridays will too. If you ask me, Fried Dynamite already sounds like it may have to do with action, that is, if you've never watched Cartoon Network and it was suggested to you. So they might just end up shifting Friedy Dynamite's focus to being action-oriented. The one reason I doubt it'll be Toonami is that Toonami showcases mostly anime. Cartoon Network's friday block has always been mainly CN originals and a few acquired shows. Another possibility is just bringing DAS to Friday nights. We'll just have to wait and see.
Andrew T. Hingson
05-23-2008, 09:56 PM
I don't think it'll be Toonami. And just cuz Thursday has to do with sounds doesn't mean Fridays will too. If you ask me, Fried Dynamite already sounds like it may have to do with action, that is, if you've never watched Cartoon Network and it was suggested to you. So they might just end up shifting Friedy Dynamite's focus to being action-oriented. The one reason I doubt it'll be Toonami is that Toonami showcases mostly anime. Cartoon Network's friday block has always been mainly CN originals and a few acquired shows. Another possibility is just bringing DAS to Friday nights. We'll just have to wait and see.
Toonami should be equal parts acquired action and original action. Toonami shouldn't be just acquisition or even mostly acquisitions. Infact it could stand to be mostly originals with a bit of acquisitions. Really now take Secret Saturdays, Alien Force, Star Wars and Batman and toss in Naruto or One Piece or Gundam 00 and you have no reason not to call it Toonami.
Toonami doesn't really have enough content to survive with just anime on the current CN. Either this new block is Toonami or Toonami is in big big trouble (and as you might assume, just anime... which should never be the case it's NOT an anime block).
Mickialla
05-23-2008, 10:14 PM
Toonami should be equal parts acquired action and original action. Toonami shouldn't be just acquisition or even mostly acquisitions. Infact it could stand to be mostly originals with a bit of acquisitions. Really now take Secret Saturdays, Alien Force, Star Wars and Batman and toss in Naruto or One Piece or Gundam 00 and you have no reason not to call it Toonami.
Toonami doesn't really have enough content to survive with just anime on the current CN. Either this new block is Toonami or Toonami is in big big trouble (and as you might assume, just anime... which should never be the case it's NOT an anime block).
I actually would prefer Toonami to remain anime exclusive, with only a few american action, and that not being original. having all/mostly anime on toonami makes it a very unique part of Cartoon Network and IMO was (one of the many) integral parts of Cartoon Network's success in the late 90's/early 00's. I actually hope that when the action block comes around and if they have an open space they'll move Samurai Jack over there and put in another anime show in its place.
bigddan11
05-23-2008, 11:08 PM
I actually would prefer Toonami to remain anime exclusive, with only a few american action, and that not being original. having all/mostly anime on toonami makes it a very unique part of Cartoon Network and IMO was (one of the many) integral parts of Cartoon Network's success in the late 90's/early 00's. I actually hope that when the action block comes around and if they have an open space they'll move Samurai Jack over there and put in another anime show in its place.
With the exception of Secret Saturday's though, you must remember this: the shows announced for Friday all have a tie in with Tooonami already. Every Batman series since the 90's has aired at least 1 full season on Toonami. Star Wars Clone Wars aired all of it's segments combined as a premiere on Toonami. Ben 10 Alien Force premieres on Toonami this week. I could easily see them making Toonami back to four hours- 2 on Friday night for American produced shows and 2 on Saturday's for anime. If they do this, I won't be complaining. Heck, they could easily toss Blue Dragon back onto Toonami once Ben 10 Alien Force moves to Friday since Transformers Animated will have all of its episodes currently made aired by August, and Bakugan and Poke'Mon could survive on Saturday or Sunday morning without a block.
Silverstar
05-23-2008, 11:27 PM
Har Har Thursdays? Is that really the name they're going with??
And I though Funny for Your Face was stomach turning....
bigddan11
05-24-2008, 12:07 AM
Har Har Thursdays? Is that really the name they're going with??
And I though Funny for Your Face was stomach turning....
Look at the bright side- at least they took off the Hardy so it's not Hardy Har Har Thursday's!
Daikun
05-24-2008, 04:19 AM
I usually don't give a damn when it comes to titles, but...
Stop with the crappy laugh-related puns, CN! Toon Disney's "Random Stacks" Friday block is a better name.
Racattack!Force
05-24-2008, 09:02 AM
Toonami should be equal parts acquired action and original action. Toonami shouldn't be just acquisition or even mostly acquisitions. Infact it could stand to be mostly originals with a bit of acquisitions. Really now take Secret Saturdays, Alien Force, Star Wars and Batman and toss in Naruto or One Piece or Gundam 00 and you have no reason not to call it Toonami.
Toonami doesn't really have enough content to survive with just anime on the current CN. Either this new block is Toonami or Toonami is in big big trouble (and as you might assume, just anime... which should never be the case it's NOT an anime block).
Well, Toonami is just that...Toonami. An epic tsunami of Japanese anime. With a name a name like that, it's pretty easy to think that's it just going to become just Japanese action acquisitions from now on. :shrug:
Mickialla
05-24-2008, 10:05 AM
With the exception of Secret Saturday's though, you must remember this: the shows announced for Friday all have a tie in with Tooonami already. Every Batman series since the 90's has aired at least 1 full season on Toonami. Star Wars Clone Wars aired all of it's segments combined as a premiere on Toonami. Ben 10 Alien Force premieres on Toonami this week. I could easily see them making Toonami back to four hours- 2 on Friday night for American produced shows and 2 on Saturday's for anime. If they do this, I won't be complaining. Heck, they could easily toss Blue Dragon back onto Toonami once Ben 10 Alien Force moves to Friday since Transformers Animated will have all of its episodes currently made aired by August, and Bakugan and Poke'Mon could survive on Saturday or Sunday morning without a block.
1) I know a lot of WB's DC shows have aired on Toonami. I said that Toonami was mainly anime with some non-original american shows. I think that shows like Justice League and Batman: The Animated Series, even Teen Titans belonged on Toonami. But with Brave and the Bold, WB is (once more) starting a new Batman story that's very different from the previous two Batman incarnations. A classic 50's comic book style would look very weird for me on Toonami among the japanese anime.
2) Star Wars Clone Wars was a miniseries that was co-produced by Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network Studios, meaning it was a Cartoon Network Original. All of its segments were aired first on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays and then (after CCF died) on Fridays. It aired only once on Toonami after all of the mini-episodes were aired, kind of like what they're doing with Jack.
3) Ben 10 only had one airing on Toonami, probably as a test run. Jack will be returning next week in its place.
Tednut already said this, but Toonami is a portmanteau of "Toon" and "Tsunami", and Tsunami can be seen as a reference to Japan. When Toonami first started out, it actually still aired shows that were not anime, like Birdman, Jonny Quest, and Thundercats. But anime quickly became dominant in Toonami and has remained as so since then, I don't think Cartoon Network's going to change that all of a sudden. I also highly doubt that Cartoon Network will make Toonami their Original action premiere block; There either going to continue it silently the way it is right now, or just wait for the right moment to kill it.
Racattack!Force
05-24-2008, 10:11 AM
Tednut already said this, but Toonami is a portmanteau of "Toon" and "Tsunami", and Tsunami can be seen as a reference to Japan. When Toonami first started out, it actually still aired shows that were not anime, like Birdman, Jonny Quest, and Thundercats. But anime quickly became dominant in Toonami and has remained as so since then, I don't think Cartoon Network's going to change that all of a sudden. I also highly doubt that Cartoon Network will make Toonami their Original action premiere block; There either going to continue it silently the way it is right now, or just wait for the right moment to kill it.
The "ami" at the end of Toonami could also be a reference to anime. :shrug: They could also improve the block.
Mickialla
05-24-2008, 10:15 AM
The "ami" at the end of Toonami could also be a reference to anime. :shrug: They could also improve the block.
Yea I was kind of thinking the "ami" part could mean anime too, but I didn't want to say it cuz I didn't have any evidence to refute it. Anyways, who wouldn't love for them to improve Toonami. They could make it 4 hours again and add more shows on, but wouldn't they have done that already?? I think Toonami will most likely just stay the way it is currently.
Master Toon
05-24-2008, 01:11 PM
Toonami means a tidal wave of cartoons, I thought everyone knew that already. Before anime became popular, people still called them cartoons. Unless you guys are saying they can use the "ami" part for new viewers or something. I'm confused. :(
bigddan11
05-24-2008, 01:28 PM
1) I know a lot of WB's DC shows have aired on Toonami. I said that Toonami was mainly anime with some non-original american shows. I think that shows like Justice League and Batman: The Animated Series, even Teen Titans belonged on Toonami. But with Brave and the Bold, WB is (once more) starting a new Batman story that's very different from the previous two Batman incarnations. A classic 50's comic book style would look very weird for me on Toonami among the japanese anime.
And you're saying that The Batman's animation style and Teen Titans animation style wasn't different from Batman: The Animated Series or Justice League/ Unlimited? Then look again. They aired season 1 of The Batman on Toonami despite the different animation style, and with the exception of Legion of Superheroes, the last 8 DCU comic series have all aired on Toonami at one point. Different animation really doesn't matter, especially if they specified that Friday's Toonami was American animation and Saturday's was Anime.
2) Star Wars Clone Wars was a miniseries that was co-produced by Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network Studios, meaning it was a Cartoon Network Original. All of its segments were aired first on Cartoon Cartoon Fridays and then (after CCF died) on Fridays. It aired only once on Toonami after all of the mini-episodes were aired, kind of like what they're doing with Jack.
You might want to get your facts straight. Star Wars Clone Wars aired with 2-3 minute segments Monday through Friday. It wasn't exclusive to CN Friday. It was always intended to be combined together, and the first place that aired all of them combined was Toonami. For the record they have aired Clone Wars on Toonami 3 seperate times, not just once. Heck, Toonami is the only place that aired all 27 parts in 1 night, and it was Toonami Jetstream, not CN Video, that aired Clone Wars online. CN Friday's is the block that only aired it combined once, and even then they merely aired it as 1-10 one night and 11-20 another night. They never aired all of it together, nor did they ever air 21-27 on Friday's, instead opting to premiere all of them combined together Saturday night on Toonami.
3) Ben 10 only had one airing on Toonami, probably as a test run. Jack will be returning next week in its place.
As I mentioned before get your facts straight. This is also incorrect. Ben 10 Alien Force is replacing Blue Dragon on Toonami, not Samurai Jack. It is not a one time thing. It merely pre-empts Jack this week to air the one hour premiere while replacing Blue Dragon, so it's not a test run.
The original concept of Toonami was to have the best action cartoons on the block, not the best Japanesse animation, hence why Thundercats was one of the first shows on Toonami. The name Toonami has never been meant for a Tsunami of Japanesse animation. The tsunami concept was actually aimed at Miguzi, and we saw how well that succeeded. Toonami is a name people recognize for the best action toons period. Giving Friday and Saturday night the name Toonami will only draw more viewers to the block and show they haven't given up on American animation or action for Toonami. It also eliminates them having to come up with another name for the Friday block, one which most of us would probably cringe at as much as this "Har Har Thursday's."
Andrew T. Hingson
05-24-2008, 03:51 PM
You guys who think Toonami shouldn't be CN's premiere action block need to look back to 2004 and 2005 when Toonami was CN's premiere action block. Megas XLR ring a bell? It like Ben 10 and Samurai Jack was a CN original action cartoon and it premiered on Toonami and is generally reguarded as a Toonami show.
Toonami has on occasion been all anime but most of the time it's a mix of aciton from Japan and America (other parts of the world would be nice but I guess they haven't really looked elsewhere with the small exception of the French animated Fantastic Four).
A wave of action cartoons not neccessarily a wave of anime.
Clone Wars has aired just about everywhere on CN except for Adult Swim but Toonami Jetstream was it's most recent home related to CN. Keep that in mind, it matters. Same goes for Samurai Jack and Transformers is also on Jetstream and while it's a co-production it's also a CN animated series (albiet not really "original").
Here's another thing to consider. The Clone Wars CGI series is an action acquisition as is Batman: The Brave and the Bold. If Toonami is the home of aciton acquisitions then Toonami should be hosting them right? And as I already mentioned, Toonami has hosted premieres of CN original series most notably Megas XLR but Samurai Jack's final four episodes also premiered on Toonami. Secret Saturdays is the only show confirmed for the Friday block that hasn't been on Toonami in some form already.
CN most likely isn't going to buy more than a few anime in a year. If Toonami is just anime (and anime is all too niche to support itself well it would seem) then chances are CN will just can it as soon as Naruto isn't doing well enough to keep the block going. None of the other anime acquisitions are still on Toonami as we speak and chances are (hopefully with the exception of One Piece) they wont be coming back. And if they did... Toonami just gets more watered down by either airing premieres or reruns of stuff that's better suited for Saturday mornings. Why do that when Toonami could be rebuilt into this Friday block which is bound to find success?
Someone at CN may want to get rid of Toonami just to clean the slate but if that can be prevented then I believe it should be. Remember Toonami is a better cartoon show, that by no means requires it to be an anime block.
macattack
05-24-2008, 04:39 PM
Okay, this takes the cake of everything else CN's named the last few years. Worst name for a block ever. I mean, couldn't they have come up with something better? Wasn't just "New Thursday Nights" working by itself? Why mess with success?
Toonami really should be brought back up to prominence, all things considering. Its name is a earworm in a good way, and if Toonami regains its reputation as the broadcaster of "the best action cartoons on the planet", when a new cartoon premieres on the block people will at least try it out. Like they did in the past. If Toonami didn't have its reputation Naruto wouldn't have done nearly as well, and One Piece wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Toonami has had decent all-anime lineups in the past (the most successful of those being G Gundam/DBZ/Yuyu Hakusho/Rurouni Kenshin) but the strongest lineups were when they combined Western and Japanese cartoons together. The best Toonamis are a woven tapestry, barraging us with layers of crunchy action goodness that make us laugh, cry, and otherwise immersed in the programs.
The four cartoons announced for the block could easily, and I mean EASILY, could pair up with Naruto, One Piece, and the new Gundam show to provide a superior lineup that would bring ratings and overall enjoyment to a wide audience from children to adults. They're already pairing up Ben 10: Alien Force and Naruto on Saturdays, it is likely a test to see if the Toonami name is still viable.
Mickialla
05-24-2008, 05:51 PM
And you're saying that The Batman's animation style and Teen Titans animation style wasn't different from Batman: The Animated Series or Justice League/ Unlimited? Then look again. They aired season 1 of The Batman on Toonami despite the different animation style, and with the exception of Legion of Superheroes, the last 8 DCU comic series have all aired on Toonami at one point. Different animation really doesn't matter, especially if they specified that Friday's Toonami was American animation and Saturday's was Anime.
I know completely well how different The Batman/Teen Titans' style and Batman TAS/Justice League's style were from each other. In all honesty, I wasn't really focusing on the Brave and the Bold not fitting in on Toonami as I was on the original shows. Brave and the Bold could fit in on Toonami; I've already specified that Toonami has been mostly anime with some (non-original) american action. Brave and the Bold is both non-original and American action. I was only saying that Brave and the Bold would look weird on Toonami because of it's 50's comic style surrounded by these anime styles. I wouldn't mind if Brave and the Bold was shown on Toonami, but on Saturday, not Friday. Because though the new action block will have Brave and the Bold, it'll be mostly ORIGINAL action. Friday Nights on Cartoon Network have always been set aside for mostly original cartoon premieres., as I've said before. In other words, Brave and the Bold can leave Fridays and go to Saturdays, but Toonami shouldn't come to Fridays, which is reserved for original action, which Toonami isn't meant to be showing.
You might want to get your facts straight. Star Wars Clone Wars aired with 2-3 minute segments Monday through Friday. It wasn't exclusive to CN Friday. It was always intended to be combined together, and the first place that aired all of them combined was Toonami. For the record they have aired Clone Wars on Toonami 3 seperate times, not just once. Heck, Toonami is the only place that aired all 27 parts in 1 night, and it was Toonami Jetstream, not CN Video, that aired Clone Wars online. CN Friday's is the block that only aired it combined once, and even then they merely aired it as 1-10 one night and 11-20 another night. They never aired all of it together, nor did they ever air 21-27 on Friday's, instead opting to premiere all of them combined together Saturday night on Toonami.
Toonami may have been the place where all of the minisodes were compiled together for one night on three separate occasions, but it was always the Fridays block (CCF than Fridays) that showed the new segments that premiered during the week the week they premiered, does that make sense??? Anyways, the minisodes have no connection to the series premiering this year. The minisodes were made in house and were produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Lucasfilm. They were headed by Genndy Tartakovsky and Paul Rudish. That makes them CN originals. The Star Wars CGI series is only Lucasfilm. Technically it could air on Toonami, but once again, like with Brave and the Bold, Toonami can't air on Fridays.
I guess its more a want for tradition that makes me think this. But Friday nights have always been original exclusive and Toonami has always been anime/non original anime exclusive. The only exception to that rule is Megas XLR, which still technically began as a Cartoon Cartoon since it was voted to become one in Cartoon Cartoon Summerfest. I never said Toonami was all anime. Anime is, as someone else already said, too niche to be supported by itself. It needs some american action like Teen Titans and the other WB DC shows to support it. Ben 10 is most likely only temporarily on Toonami, it'll be moved to Fridays as soon as the block comes along. I highly doubt that encores of Alien Force will be broadcast on both DAS and Toonami. On top of that, I don't think a Friday night Toonami would even be well received by the targeted demographic. Shows like Brave and the Bold and Star Wars Clone Wars could be shown on Toonami on Saturdays because they're not original shows, but Friday nights should be reserved for mostly original action IMO.
bigddan11
05-24-2008, 06:30 PM
Toonami may have been the place where all of the minisodes were compiled together for one night on three separate occasions, but it was always the Fridays block (CCF than Fridays) that showed the new segments that premiered during the week the week they premiered, does that make sense??? Anyways, the minisodes have no connection to the series premiering this year. The minisodes were made in house and were produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Lucasfilm. They were headed by Genndy Tartakovsky and Paul Rudish. That makes them CN originals. The Star Wars CGI series is only Lucasfilm. Technically it could air on Toonami, but once again, like with Brave and the Bold, Toonami can't air on Fridays.
Again you might want to do a little research before throwing out a false statement- that being that the minisodes have no connection to the current series. George Lucas himself has said that the minisodes and the Clone Wars saga take place during the Clone Wars and that some of the events in the series will tie in with minisodes storylines. He has said the minisodes will not be shown in the story, but they are part of the same story.
Also, show me where it says that Toonami can't air no Friday? Your logic is clearly flawed as Toonami has aired everyday of the week, including Sunday specials, in its history. There is nothing, and I do mean NOTHING, that says Cartoon Network can't call the Friday and Saturday night blocks Toonami, and them doing so would mean Brave and the bold and Clone Wars are part of Toonami.
Mickialla
05-24-2008, 07:45 PM
Again you might want to do a little research before throwing out a false statement- that being that the minisodes have no connection to the current series. George Lucas himself has said that the minisodes and the Clone Wars saga take place during the Clone Wars and that some of the events in the series will tie in with minisodes storylines. He has said the minisodes will not be shown in the story, but they are part of the same story.
I know that they're a part of the same continuity, that's obvious, what I meant was that the people who worked on the minisodes aren't working on the CGI series. The only real connection is that some of the character designs are drawn from Tartakovsky and Rudish's designs.
Also, show me where it says that Toonami can't air no Friday? Your logic is clearly flawed as Toonami has aired everyday of the week, including Sunday specials, in its history. There is nothing, and I do mean NOTHING, that says Cartoon Network can't call the Friday and Saturday night blocks Toonami, and them doing so would mean Brave and the bold and Clone Wars are part of Toonami.
I never said I don't want Toonami to air on Friday. I WANT Toonami to air on Friday, and every other weekday too, it'll save it from dying. I said many times that friday NIGHT (7-11) was reserved for mostly originals. I never said that it CAN'T air on Friday Nights, who am I to say that?? The execs could put it on if they choose to. I said I'd rather it not air on Friday nights because of Cartoon Network tradition. It sounds weird, but Friday (nights) have always been for original animation and Toonami (whether on everyday or on saturday) has always been (mostly) action with a mix of (non-original) american action.
Silverstar
05-24-2008, 10:13 PM
Originally Posted by Tednut http://forums.toonzone.net/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2877241#post2877241)
The "ami" at the end of Toonami could also be a reference to anime. :shrug: They could also improve the block.
Yea I was kind of thinking the "ami" part could mean anime too, but I didn't want to say it cuz I didn't have any evidence to refute it.
No, guys, Toonami is just a play on the word 'tsunami'; basically a 'cartoon tidal wave'. The 'ami' isn't a reference to anime, because the block didn't originally show all anime. Thundercats and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest were part of the original Toonami lineup.
Master Toon
05-25-2008, 08:13 AM
Originally Posted by Tednut http://forums.toonzone.net/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?p=2877241#post2877241)
The "ami" at the end of Toonami could also be a reference to anime. :shrug: They could also improve the block.
No, guys, Toonami is just a play on the word 'tsunami'; basically a 'cartoon tidal wave'. The 'ami' isn't a reference to anime, because the block didn't originally show all anime. Thundercats and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest were part of the original Toonami lineup.
Thank you Silverstar. I also want to add that they didn't use tsunami as a reference to Japan or anime because back then people didn't divide everything so racially like they do know. A tsunami is just a tidal wave that can hit anywhere there is water. I'm assuming it got its name from the fact that tsunamis are common in Japan, no one from Japan created them because they're natural disasters that are caused by the weather. When people's homes are hit by these tidal waves, the last thing on people's minds is anime. Toon - Cartoon and ami - tsunami = Toonami.
Racattack!Force
05-25-2008, 02:27 PM
I also want to add that they didn't use tsunami as a reference to Japan or anime because back then people didn't divide everything so racially like they do know.
I never said tsunamis were a reference to Japan. :sweat:
Pomegranate
05-25-2008, 03:03 PM
Okay, CN! We get it! You want to be more of a kids-only network rather than a real animation network and beat both Nick and Disney at their own game, but you don't have to give all your brands very kiddish names, you know:shrug: !
Racattack!Force
05-25-2008, 03:06 PM
The name is wrong. It's "Har Har Tharsdays", not "Har Har Thursdays". :sweat:
Mickialla
05-25-2008, 04:42 PM
The name is wrong. It's "Har Har Tharsdays", not "Har Har Thursdays". :sweat:
I said Har Har Tharsdays is even stupider than the first one. :sweat: Despite the name, the block's theme itself doesn't look too bad, but I'm basing this just off of what I saw in the Chowder commercial...
sneetchie1
06-03-2008, 10:59 AM
By now, most of you know the lineup of (not in right order) Chowder, Flapjack, Total Drama Island, Johnny Test, George of the Jungle, and possibly Skunk Fu. Does anyone know if this is a "solid" lineup or will it change as the new episodes come in.
By the way, Fosters is not over, it is on hiatus for around two months I heard.
Dr.Pepper
06-03-2008, 11:26 AM
Har, Har, Tharsdays? That has got to be the corniest name I have ever heard. The shows are cool though for the most part.
Mickialla
06-03-2008, 03:41 PM
By now, most of you know the lineup of (not in right order) Chowder, Flapjack, Total Drama Island, Johnny Test, George of the Jungle, and possibly Skunk Fu. Does anyone know if this is a "solid" lineup or will it change as the new episodes come in.
By the way, Fosters is not over, it is on hiatus for around two months I heard.
I don't think Skunk Fu is on the block. And the block will most likely change. They might put Chooks back on, I dont know, all I know is that they changed the original Thursday Nights block around a little bit so I guess we can expect changes on this block too.
Racattack!Force
06-03-2008, 04:10 PM
By the way, Fosters is not over, it is on hiatus for around two months I heard.
We realize that...at least I think everyone here realizes it. :shrug:
Darklordavaitor
06-03-2008, 04:16 PM
By now, most of you know the lineup of (not in right order) Chowder, Flapjack, Total Drama Island, Johnny Test, George of the Jungle, and possibly Skunk Fu. Does anyone know if this is a "solid" lineup or will it change as the new episodes come in.
Could be it, at least if CN aquires the rest of Skunk Fu and Johnny Test. I think Chop Socky Chooks will stay there, though, and what's left of Foster's and Ed's will likely air there once they come on.
Mickialla
06-03-2008, 04:54 PM
Could be it, at least if CN aquires the rest of Skunk Fu and Johnny Test. I think Chop Socky Chooks will stay there, though, and what's left of Foster's and Ed's will likely air there once they come on.
there's most likely nothing left of Eds other than the TV movie and maybe like a 2 episode special.
Racattack!Force
06-03-2008, 05:42 PM
there's most likely nothing left of Eds other than the TV movie and maybe like a 2 episode special.
Nah, it's the movie and a regular episode. :shrug:
sneetchie1
06-04-2008, 08:22 AM
Originally Posted by Mickialla
I don't think Skunk Fu is on the block. And the block will most likely change. They might put Chooks back on, I dont know, all I know is that they changed the original Thursday Nights block around a little bit so I guess we can expect changes on this block too.
Well it showed that Skunk Fu! would come on right after the hour of Scooby-Doo, so I am guessing it will be on the block for a while.
Also, does anyone know if there is another season of Johnny Test planned.
Blackstar
06-04-2008, 08:37 AM
I don't think there is going to be another season of Johnny Test, but it's a safe bet that Cartoon Network will begin airing the remaining episodes of JT once the series is no longer airing on CW4Kids after June 21st.
sneetchie1
06-04-2008, 10:03 AM
CW4Kids is dropiing it??? Ugh that block is messed up....to me at least.
I just saw on the cw4kids website (or some Johnny Test site)that there is an "exciting" season of Johnny Test airing. Rerun or new I couldn't tell?
macattack
06-04-2008, 11:03 AM
CW4Kids is dropiing it??? Ugh that block is messed up....to me at least.
I just saw on the cw4kids website (or some Johnny Test site)that there is an "exciting" season of Johnny Test airing. Rerun or new I couldn't tell?
Reruns.
Blackstar
06-04-2008, 11:14 AM
CW4Kids is dropiing it??? Ugh that block is messed up....to me at least.
I just saw on the cw4kids website (or some Johnny Test site)that there is an "exciting" season of Johnny Test airing. Rerun or new I couldn't tell?
Here's a friendly little tip:
Unless you actually see or hear the word "New" or the words "All New" in the promo/ad, they're reruns. The final season of Johnny Test is only "new" to Cartoon Network because they've never shown it before.
sneetchie1
06-05-2008, 09:36 AM
k thanks. It just sounded like it. Anyway, maybe Skunk Fu! isn't on the block. It just comes on right before it.
Mickialla
06-05-2008, 03:20 PM
k thanks. It just sounded like it. Anyway, maybe Skunk Fu! isn't on the block. It just comes on right before it.
very possible, OOJH did that with CN Thursday Nights.
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