Change the Channel

[JAG]

If you could make one change to any TV channel, what would it be?

For my part, I'd give SyFy a weekly block of monster movies. Four movies on Saturday nights, or something like that. Anything goes except for SyFy originals and slasher-type things like Halloween or Nightmare on Elm Street. Godzilla, Gamera, King Kong, classic dinosaur and alien movies, Frankenstein, vampires, zombies...that kind of stuff. Mainly the older B-movies, though more modern fare like Jurassic Park or Cloverfield could show up from time to time.

These movies pop up occasionally on various channels, but they really need a consistent home, and SyFy really needs some better programming, so this is a win-win situation. Securing the rights to air all of these is unlikely to happen, but it's fun to imagine.

What are your ideas?

[Brandon Pierce]

MST3K reruns would return. Although I'm sure not EVERY episode would ever make it back on TV again.

[launchpad20]

SyFy: I would want 'SyFy' to change it's name back to 'Sci-Fi', and eliminate the wrestling event.

Cartoon Network: I'm sure you all know what needs to be done there by now.:mad:

MTV: Revert back to it's 'music video' roots, but that's too much to ask. :shrug:

[Temple Fugate]

This answer's easy. I would get GSN a larger library of classic game shows and shove out all the modern drivel they seem so eager to show these days. You said "one change," but if I could make a second, I would go further and make a rule prohibiting the channel from airing any programming less than 10 years old. Then only early Millionaire shows would be playing, a minority among the rest of the schedule's programming, and not a trace of Deal or No Deal. I'd make exceptions for some of their original programming, but I wouldn't allow originals to clog up a lot of the schedule.

[M.D]

Cartoon Network: DBD and DWWH go bye bye. More cartoons. That is all.

MTV: Get rid of all of those lousy reality shows and bring back music videos as well as other music-related shows. I never really watched MTV, but I'm sure its viewers would be pleased.

[Shredhead]

DisneyXD- Stop it with the endless marathons of one show does anyone need to watch Zeke and Luther or Zach and Cody that much in one day. its not like there having a shortage or stuff to air on that network.

[Rick Jones]

A channel I really wish I could get my hands on would be G4tv. I'd dump all of the reality garbage (Cop, Cheaters, Sexy Ladies show, etc) and take it back to being the tech/geek/gaming channel it used to be. The channel has really become a wasteland.

I'd bring back tech shows of all sorts definitely, whether they're game shows (ala Arena), informative news based (G4tv.com, Electric Playground, etc), nostalgia based (Icons/GameMakers, Filter), and the regular gaming shows (Players, Cheat, etc). I'd try to establish a daily late-night block for that AS/AniMonday competition. It would have some anime, western adult animation, and maybe a cult comedy series or two. There would be a rotating cult/sci fi movie block and the station mainstays (X-Play, AOTS) would probably stay the same. Other things that I'd like would be an early morning block with old sci-fi cartoons (Transformers, COPS, Voltron, etc), a movie review show and a show that goes in depth into movies with cult followings. Lastly, I'd try to put serious effort into annual events (E3, ComicCon, G-Phoria) and the news in general. With serious competition from the net, you'd really need news with more depth and exclusive reports. Of course, none of this would ever happen and probably wouldn't succeed but I'd still love to see a station like that.

[launchpad20]

I would also like for E! to dump their 'reality' junk like 'The Kardashians', and cut back on their 'Twilight' gossip. You would think that E! was 'obsessed' with Kim Kardashian, and 'Twilight' like they were bigger than Christ. :eek: :mad:

I would also like to have any cable channel that airs 'infomercials' early in the morning replaced with older better programing. Not all channel airs them, but the ones that do need to change that.

Oh, and G4 needs to replace 'X-Play' with 'Reviews On The Run'. (Formally 'Judgment Day) I miss Tommy, and Vic. They were like the Siskel, and Ebert of the gaming industry. Adam, and Morgan can't hold a candle to them.

[Icer_13]

They have the CHILLER channel for anyone wanting monster or horror movies.

Me I get rid of commercials. They just ruin the flow of some shows and you can't enjoy them. Watching movies on T.V. is unbearable. You have to get dvd's to see it with Justice.

[launchpad20]

They have the CHILLER channel for anyone wanting monster or horror movies. Me I get rid of commercials. They just ruin the flow of some shows and you can't enjoy them. Watching movies on T.V. is unbearable. You have to get dvd's to see it with Justice.That's why i don't bother watching movies on broadcast TV, or the basic cable networks. If it's not HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, or on DVD/Blu-Ray, i don't bother. The advertisers own the networks, and they dictate the fate of movies on broadcast TV based on their content, and they'd rather have their arm cut off than allow a horror get aired movie on TV. (Did that come out right? :p)

[SpiderScooby]

G4TV. Make it actually about video games again and get rid of that stupid Attack of the Show and those stupid Cops reruns and japenese game shows,

[Rho]

Cartoon Network. Obliterate live-action programming. I don't think much more has to be said, right? :p

[hobbyfan]

Ohh, what's a fan to do!

GSN: Lose the infomercials and be 24/7! No more compressing closing credits (which almost everyone does and must stop). It kills the nostalgia vibe. Also, let's find some older eps of Hollywood Squares (like, late-period Peter Marshall or some John Davidson shows from the 80's). Pulling out old shows that haven't been seen in forever (i.e. the Original Newlywed Game, Dating Game, et al) would add some variety. I'll come up with a dream sched another time.

[Blackstar]

Cartoon Network: Not only would I re-enforce the "No live action programming" rule, I would also add a Boomerang block that would air during non-peak viewing hours on Toon. Also, the return of Looney Tunes with a better time slot.

A&E: Get rid of all the crummy reality shows and bring back the "Brit Wit" block of yesteryear. The Blackadder series, The Young Ones, Red Dwarf, good British comedy.

TLC: Again, greatly reduce the number of reality shows and re-introduce shows that you would actually learn something from.

G4: Five words: The. Return. Of. Tech TV. The channel could return to being G4TechTV, only for real this time. I'd bring back The Screen Savers, Call For Help, Reviews on the Run and Eye Drops and remove any show that has zip to do with tech or video games. No more Cops, Cheaters, Campus PD, or Attack of the Show, but I'd keep Web Soup, though (I watch that show and it is internet related).

Comedy Central: Bring back Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[Silverstar]

Boomerang: Those who regularly frequent the Retro Board already know what I'm going to say: expand its' programming to feature other classic cartoons besides just Hanna-Barbera. Bring back Looney Tunes and MGM shorts and add cartoons from the Filmation, Rankin-Bass, Nelvana, Fox Kids, DiC, Those Characters from Cleveland and Sunbow libraries. This would also include classic animated movies and TV specials. Add latter-day Cartoon Network shows like Megas XLR, Time Squad, Sheep in the Big City, Juniper Lee, etc. to the roster as well as Toon Heads, O Canada, Space Ghost: Coast to Coast and Sunday Pants for the hip, intellectual, art house crowd.

SyFy or Comedy Central: Bring back the reruns of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

SyFy: Go back to calling it Sci-Fi, add more original shows, reduce the dependency on marathons and lose the wrestling shows. I have nothing against wrestling, but it doesn't belong on Sci-Fi. You want wrestling, SyFy? Create a wrestling spinoff channel.

G4: Resurrect TechTV and merge G4 with it, but make it an actual merger this time, not just a thinly veiled takeover by G4. Remove the Spike TV wannabe shows like Cops, Cheaters, Attack of the Show, Whacked Out Videos, International Sexy Ladies Show, etc. and bring back the tech/nerd/gamer-centric shows like The Screen Savers/The Lab with Leo Laporte, Arena, Cinematech, Game Makers, CyberCrime, Filter (the game-centric one, not the lame party-frat boy knockoff starring Beth O), Reviews on the Run, Robot Wars, Beat the Geeks (which used to air on G4TechTV Canada), Eye Drops, The Tech Of..., Anime Unleashed, G4TechTV.com, etc.

Cartoon Network: Move the CNReal shows and live-action movies to another network (perhaps create a kids' block on TBS or TruTV) and start airing/creating girl-centric/girl-inclusive cartoons again. Also desist with the split-screen compressed closing titles; I'm tired of missing the dialogue from the end credit sequences on Chowder.

[launchpad20]

If i seized control of Fox, i would pry 'American Idol' off of their time slots. Freeing Fox of Simon Cowell's manufactured musical tyranny for good. Bringing Fox back to it's former glory when they took chances on shows like 'Married With Children'. And young folks would then have to get a music career the old fashion way with talent, and vision rather than looks.

[defunctzombie]

I'd put more variety on RTN. Their shows are nice, but there not the older shows I like to watch. I'd try to get some Star Trek TOS or Thunderbirds on, and maybe Lucy, Munsters, and Addams Family.

Why not change TV Land, you ask? RTN is a local NBC affiliate, so it's broadcast and you don't need cable. More people can enjoy the old shows. :)

[Kenny E. McCall]

I agree with all your suggestions there. But I'm going to pick two channels and state my reasons for each change.

Boomerang/Da Boom: Dudes, put me in charge of the channel instead of Turner and Snyder, and there will be some changes! Among them:

Early-Morning Classic Cartoons Block: From 5-8am, this block is dedicated to the cartoons of the 40's-60's such as Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Fritz the Cat, the Max Fleischer Superman shorts, etc.

Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies/Silly Symphonies Block: From 8-11am, this is the prime block for all the great Bugs Bunny/Road Runner/other cartoons of the great WB LT/MM/SS era.

Groovy Scooby-Doo Block: From 11am-1pm, this block is dedicated to Scooby-Doo and the gang from Mysteries Inc. in a series of cartoons from each Scooby-related series!

Boomermusic: This music-themed cartoon block from 1-3pm features the cartoons Josie and the Pussycats and Alvin and the Chipmunks, plus the Boomerang debuts of Jem and the Holograms and Kidd Video to the block, and the network!

Boomeraction: This long-running Boom staple will be from 3-6pm, and will contain every known classic action cartoon not covered by a Marvel or DC Comics-themed series! That means all the short-lived action toons will premiere here along with the classic H-B and Ruby-Spears shows you know and love!

Boomersports: This brand-new block from 6-8pm is dedicated to all those cartoons dealing with sports, such as Laff-A-Lympics, Wacky Races, Mister T, ProStars, and new to Boom cartoons Mutant League and Sport Billy. Plus, ever four years, the animated sports movie Animalympics will be shown at this time.

Prime Time Boom: This is the nighttime block of the group, with each day dedicated to a certain company. Marvel Mondays, DC Animated Tuesdays, DiC/Cookie Jar Wednesdays, Fox Kids Thursdays, Filmation Fridays, Kids' WB Saturday Nights, and Sunbow Super Sunday Nights, with movies from some of those companies shown once a month, all from 8pm-12am.

Hanna Barbera After Dark: From 12-3am, the Flintstones and Jetsons lead off this three-hour block of classic H-B cartoons.

The Graveyard Shift: From 3-5am, it's a mish-mash of all your favorite show and rarities from yesteryear.
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On the weekends, some of your favorite Cartoon Network Classics make their appearance here, along with Late Night Black and White, Toon Heads and O Canada, from 6am-8pm, and 12-5am on Saturday and Sunday.

That's my idea, how'd you like it?

Kenny :cool:

[Kenny E. McCall]

Next up is ABC Family.

I actually like this channel. But there needs to be some changes. Among them:

Break off from Disney. Once the ABC Television Network breaks away from the Walt Disney Company, they can take ABC Family with them, put me in (bleep)ing charge of that channel, and I can make some serious changes, such as:

Restart the ABC Saturday Morning Schedule on ABC Family: This Saturday morning schedule should be treated like the best of the classic ABC Saturday Morning schedule, with the cartoons that ABC used to air in the 1960's-1980's. Even the classic 1960's Spider-Man cartoons and the 1979 Spider-Woman cartoon can air here, along with the classic American Bandstand series with Dick Clark and maybe That's Incredible, the prime-time series, can air on Saturday mornings as well. Hell, bring back the Weekend and Afterschool Specials on the new ABC Family and ABC Kids.

An ABC Retro Programming Schedule: This was mentioned before in another Toon Zone thread, but I like this idea. ABC Family should be its own version of TV Land, with all of its schedule dedicated to all of its classic ABC-TV daytime and nighttime programming. ABC Family should work with its sister channel ABC Soap Net to air classic episodes of shows like Ryan's Hope, The Edge of Night and Loving on weekday afternoons, while concentrating on ABC Family Original Programming in prime time, classic and original ABC and ABC Family Sunday Night Movies of the Week, and a new series called ABC's Wide World of Sports Classics, and reruns of Superstars and Battle of the Network Stars!

Me likey this, what do you think?

Kenny :cool:

[launchpad20]

I believe the 'Silly Symphonies' were from Disney, Kenny. :sweat:

[Jeff Harris]

Not touching the kids networks. That'd take forever, and time is limited.

Syfy: A more linear network not reliant on marathons in daylight hours. It's almost like the network's ran by a machine, and a lazy one at that. Also, I'd acquire sci-fi film franchises and air more international sci-fi fare, especially more shows from Britain and Japan.

USA: A more linear network not reliant on marathons in daylight hours. It's almost like the network's ran by a machine, and a lazy one at that. Whoa, deja vu. I'd bring back those schlocky B-movie franchises to late-night Saturdays and take a page out of Comedy Central's Secret Stash handbook and make them as uncut as they can be (unfortunately, we're more apt to see a severed head than a naked female breast, but hey, cuss away). No wonder they want character at USA. They're bland and lacking it in volumes.

GSN: Back to Game Show Network. Game shows 24/7. 1/3 of the lineup modern and new game shows (whether they're revamps of classic formulas or, *gasp* entirely new concepts). The remaining 2/3 of the lineup should be classic game shows, including a permanent lineup of classic episodes of the big four (Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Family Feud, and The Price Is Right) and iconic game shows of the past (Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Press Your Luck, Joker's Wild, and Tic Tac Dough). Sony could split its interest in the network with Fremantle Media (foreign companies can't own a majority stake in any American network unless they somehow find a loophole *cough*NewsCorp*cough*) to give that network more of a reason to share its library of game shows and develop new shows. Also, no reality shows and very limited airings of card games (they don't show chess nor checkers matches, so why poker and Texas hold 'em?)

TV Land: 24/7 classic television. A 15-year gap between their first appearance on broadcast/cable and their arrival on TV Land. In this case, nothing that premiered after the 1995-96 would air on TV Land. No reality shows. No movie blocks. NO REALITY SHOWS. They want movies and reality? Launch a spinoff, you lazy buzzards.

A&E: Return Anglophile programming. Dramas and comedies that PBS and BBC America cornered the domestic market with. Cut back on reality programming. Air more artsy programming instead of all that low-brow smeg.

[hobbyfan]

Most cable channels need help. To wit:

SyFy/Chiller: Stop with the daily marathon blocks. You have enough shows in the vaults to program a full day without resorting to this lazy stunt.

Boomerang: A little variety would be nice once in a while.

Cartoon Network: The live-action programming should be shunted off to appropriate sister nets. For example, the short lived Survive This! could've been moved to TruTV to give it some flava, and Out of Jimmy's Head could've gone to TBS. The Flicks should be cartoon-related live-action (i.e. Scooby-Doo, Batman) or animated only, not any old movie that has to be run to fulfill a TBS/TNT contract.

MTV/MTV2/VH1/VH1 Classic: More music, less reality programming. Movies are fine as long as it's music-related. Hire some new VJ's!

TV Land: Classic programming from the 50's-early 90's. I too would set the cutoff point at 1995.

Dream schedules are coming.

[Djm912]

Since there have already been enough people saying G4 should still be G4TechTV, I think that's been covered.

Current TV. I used to really love this network, but they're starving for new content. The reruns are just out of hand. Second, something about the network is coming off as kind of self-absorbed, which I can't quite put my finger on.

Finally, no one cares about Burning Man. OK, I made that last one just to get a reaction.

[TKnHappyNess]

YTV: Lose the Nickelodeon crap since there's now a channel based on that. You're only having Spongebob and FOP for the cheapskates who won't subscribe. Get some more classic programming that was on Teletoon Retro.

[Mario500]

Headline News: Restore the original format. I would like to be taken "around the world in 30 minutes" without news presenters expressing their feelings and talk shows in the way.

Cable News Network: Simulcast CNN International between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM Central time until it's available on more cable and satellite TV services.

[AdamYJ]

Early-Morning Classic Cartoons Block: From 5-8am, this block is dedicated to the cartoons of the 40's-60's such as Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Fritz the Cat, the Max Fleischer Superman shorts, etc.

I think you mean Felix the Cat. As I understand it, Fritz the Cat is a character that is, um, not suitable for the target demographic.


Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies/Silly Symphonies Block: From 8-11am, this is the prime block for all the great Bugs Bunny/Road Runner/other cartoons of the great WB LT/MM/SS era.

Like launchpad20 said, Silly Symphonies were Disney cartoons. They were the early adaptations of classic stories Disney did. Stuff like The Three Little Pigs and The Tortoise and the Hare.


Boomermusic: This music-themed cartoon block from 1-3pm features the cartoons Josie and the Pussycats and Alvin and the Chipmunks, plus the Boomerang debuts of Jem and the Holograms and Kidd Video to the block, and the network!

That would be fun. I'd love to see the 'munks back on TV. After a few years, you can put Class of 3000 and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi on there too (hey, if the Power Puffs can air on Boomerang). Or if you're desperate, Sonic Underground. :p I think Boomertunes might be a catchier name, though.


Boomersports: This brand-new block from 6-8pm is dedicated to all those cartoons dealing with sports, such as Laff-A-Lympics, Wacky Races, Mister T, ProStars, and new to Boom cartoons Mutant League and Sport Billy. Plus, ever four years, the animated sports movie Animalympics will be shown at this time.

If push comes to shove, you might even bring in the occasional Japanese sports cartoon, though I don't know if that would conflict with the demographic you're going for.

[Master Toon]

Cartoon Network
- Remove the live-action.
- Bring back custom music videos but with new content.
- Move all Cartoon Cartoons to Boomerang.

Boomerang
- Make it more ad supported but only between the ending and beginning of shows, never in between.
- Make Cartoon Cartoon Fridays again.

USA
- Stop making so many good shows with storylines back-to-back. I like most of what USA airs but I don't have time to devote to each show's storyline so I skip most of them. It's good to have great shows but too many is too many. How about some game shows or reality series?

Teen Nick
- Stop airing those college in my pajamas commercials and try to find some new advertisers.
- Air Nick shows in the morning and other shows in the afternoon and night.
- Make a teen news show or at least a teen news 5 minute break here and there.

Disney XD
- Make more action shows.
- Bring back classic Disney shows for boys.
- Keep airing action shows.
- Add video game relate stuff even if it's just a 5 minute break.

[ToonFaithful]

Cartoon Network. Remove all the live-action shows on the channel. I don't care what it is, remove it!

Disney XD. Please don't death-slot my shows at 2am. Batman:TAS, Superman:TAS, Spider-Man(90's), Gargoyles....

Boomerang. Boomeraction is revamped into Toonami.

[Nephets]

MTV: Should be re-named Media TV instead of "Music".Think about it,it makes sense since it does cover things from music,movies,videogams and (mostly) reality plus you can still keep the name "MTV" and the logo without alienating it's target audiences...like they would care if the Jersery Shore channel changed it's name anyway.

[Kenny E. McCall]

I think you mean Felix the Cat. As I understand it, Fritz the Cat is a character that is, um, not suitable for the target demographic.

Felix the Cat is a classic, so he can be placed here. Thanks AdamYJ. Fritz the Cat can also air in my 3-5am block.



Like launchpad20 said, Silly Symphonies were Disney cartoons. They were the early adaptations of classic stories Disney did. Stuff like The Three Little Pigs and The Tortoise and the Hare.

Thanks for the heads up, guys.



That would be fun. I'd love to see the 'munks back on TV. After a few years, you can put Class of 3000 and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi on there too (hey, if the Power Puffs can air on Boomerang). Or if you're desperate, Sonic Underground. :p I think Boomertunes might be a catchier name, though.

Josie, Alvin and Jem are going to be the one with the heaviest rotation anyway, since they have the most episodes. Kidd Video, however, can air in a fourth-show round-robin rotation with Class of 3000, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, and two other shows, Wolf Rock TV and Galaxy High. And yeah, Boomertunes is a better name.



If push comes to shove, you might even bring in the occasional Japanese sports cartoon, though I don't know if that would conflict with the demographic you're going for.

Any sports-related cartoon from any country is fair game, as long as we have some new content to go along with the Hanna-Barbera sports toons, and Mister T at times. Ultimate Muscle, Prince of Tennis, Hurricanes, and even Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling come to mind in this block :cool:

[BartWinkle]

TV Land: Get rid of the reality crap and add some rarely shown '50s through '80s shows-such as "The Real McCoys", "M Squad", "Mod Squad", "Ben Casey", etc. and junk the theatrical films, replace them with made-for-TV films of the '70s and '80s.

[hobbyfan]

I think you mean Felix the Cat. As I understand it, Fritz the Cat is a character that is, um, not suitable for the target demographic.

Ah, Adult Swim material.



That would be fun. I'd love to see the 'munks back on TV. After a few years, you can put Class of 3000 and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi on there too (hey, if the Power Puffs can air on Boomerang). Or if you're desperate, Sonic Underground. :p I think Boomertunes might be a catchier name, though.

Boomerock sounds better IMPO. ;)

[Kenny E. McCall]

TV Land: Get rid of the reality crap and add some rarely shown '50s through '80s shows-such as "The Real McCoys", "M Squad", "Mod Squad", "Ben Casey", etc. and junk the theatrical films, replace them with made-for-TV films of the '70s and '80s.

Word Up! When I first got TV Land, it was the coolest channel ever with all those good shows they had. But if TV Land doesn't do it, then Retro Television Network and ThisTV must step up and bring those shows back to free over-the-air digital and analog television for those who don't have cable.:cool:

[launchpad20]

I think you mean Felix the Cat. As I understand it, Fritz the Cat is a character that is, um, not suitable for the target demographic. I often wondered why [adult swim] has never bothered to air mature animated films in the block yet.

[Master Toon]

Cartoon Network. Remove all the live-action shows on the channel. I don't care what it is, remove it!

Disney XD. Please don't death-slot my shows at 2am. Batman:TAS, Superman:TAS, Spider-Man(90's), Gargoyles....

Thanks Victor. I forgot about that. There's no reason why Batman and Superman can't be on earlier. A 12:00pm and 12:30pm slot wouldn't even be that bad.


Boomerang. Boomeraction is revamped into Toonami.

Lol. What Boomeraction? I swear sometimes it seems like Boomeraction is just one or two shows. But yeah turning it into Toonami wouldn't be so bad but it would just be a superficial change.

[TMC1982]

This is how I would some up various cable channels (relating to how they have seemingly decayed in recent years):
Nickelodeon: The SpongeBob/iCarly channel

Disney Channel: The Miley Cyrus/Jonas Bros./Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez/High School Musical/"Disney in name only" channel

G4: Outside of X-Play and Attack of the Show, we're a cheap, Spike TV wannabe (lets show Cops for most of the day)/knock off

MTV: We have given up all pretense of being "Music Television" in favor of an endless cycle of pseudo realty shows centered on spoiled, sometimes immoral brats

VH1: The B/C celebrity/instant pop culture centric/trashy Bachelor knock-off/Dr. Drew channel

E!: The Kardashians/Playboy Playmates/The only thing that's news worthy are American Idol, Twilight, Brangelina, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan channel

Fox News: The media mouthpiece for the Republican Party (even though we claim to be "fair and balanced")

ESPN: The only the New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Lakers/Duke/USC/Dallas Cowboys/New England Patriots are relevant channel

[Daikun]

MTV: Change the channel name. I don't care what they call it; the name they're using is deceptive nowadays. They also need to stop creating spinoff networks every time they decide to deviate THOSE channels from music. Viacom, you clearly don't care about music, so save yourselves some money and don't even bother. Stop cluttering up our cable boxes with dozens of channels of monotonous playlists that 0.00001% of the country will be able to watch...and we likely won't care if we DO get them. They're going to share the same fate as their predecessors, anyway.

[launchpad20]

This is how I would some up various cable channels (relating to how they have seemingly decayed in recent years):
Nickelodeon: The SpongeBob/iCarly channel

Disney Channel: The Miley Cyrus/Jonas Bros./Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez/High School Musical/"Disney in name only" channel

G4: Outside of X-Play and Attack of the Show, we're a cheap, Spike TV wannabe (lets show Cops for most of the day)/knock off

MTV: We have given up all pretense of being "Music Television" in favor of an endless cycle of pseudo realty shows centered on spoiled, sometimes immoral brats

VH1: The B/C celebrity/instant pop culture centric/trashy Bachelor knock-off/Dr. Drew channel

E!: The Kardashians/Playboy Playmates/The only thing that's news worthy are American Idol, Twilight, Brangelina, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan channel
LOL! That pretty much describes what these channels are to a T. Especially Disney Channel, Nick, MTV, G4, and E! :D Then again, when you've got Ryan Seacrest on E! news, you know he's only gonna plug 'American Idol' to keep Simon happy. :mad:

[Master Toon]

This is how I would some up various cable channels (relating to how they have seemingly decayed in recent years):
Nickelodeon: The SpongeBob/iCarly channel

Lol so true. Everytime I turn to nick I hear either Spongebob talking or the iCarly music when a scene changes.


Disney Channel: The Miley Cyrus/Jonas Bros./Demi Lovato/Selena Gomez/High School Musical/"Disney in name only" channelI know people hate it when I defend one of the big three but this example is redundant. You're basically trying to say that none of that has anything to do with Disney Channel when it actually does. I'm sorry you don't like those people and that awesome movie but it's Disney.


G4: Outside of X-Play and Attack of the Show, we're a cheap, Spike TV wannabe (lets show Cops for most of the day)/knock off

MTV: We have given up all pretense of being "Music Television" in favor of an endless cycle of pseudo realty shows centered on spoiled, sometimes immoral brats

VH1: The B/C celebrity/instant pop culture centric/trashy Bachelor knock-off/Dr. Drew channel

E!: The Kardashians/Playboy Playmates/The only thing that's news worthy are American Idol, Twilight, Brangelina, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan channel

Fox News: The media mouthpiece for the Republican Party (even though we claim to be "fair and balanced")

ESPN: The only the New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox/Los Angeles Lakers/Duke/USC/Dallas Cowboys/New England Patriots are relevant channelThis is also very true but we're supposed to make changes to the networks not explain what we think of them.

[Rattlehead]

For me it would be Spike TV I would like some new episodes of 1,000 Ways To Die it is a good show to bad it had to end. Also I would like more cop chase shows on the channel and stuff like that. But that is about it I don't really want much more.

[Master Toon]

I forgot about Spike. Maybe because it's not doing so bad IMO. I remember complaining about the CSI marathons and ended up being one of those people who watch them daily. Man that show is addicting! I'd still replace a few of them with other shows like 1000 Ways to Die and Manswers. Assuming it's ok to air them during the day (I don't see why not).

Chiller
This channel has far too much potential to be treated like it is. Basically the commercial breaks are flooded with Chiller marathon reviews and SyFy commercials. Btw yes I know they're owned by the same people but come on. How about showing some better movies and some cool old ones that NBC has in it's library?

TV Land
When it comes to playing newer or more modern shows at least let them be the ones that had a huge impact on people. Something like Full House or Family Matters and not that High School Reunion crap.

[TMC1982]

Lol so true. Everytime I turn to nick I hear either Spongebob talking or the iCarly music when a scene changes.

I know people hate it when I defend one of the big three but this example is redundant. You're basically trying to say that none of that has anything to do with Disney Channel when it actually does. I'm sorry you don't like those people and that awesome movie but it's Disney.

This is also very true but we're supposed to make changes to the networks not explain what we think of them.

Okay lets put it this way, when I think of Disney, I think of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Not whomever is currently on the covers of Tiger Beat! :sad: Practically the only type that you regularly see any semblance to Disney's roots is in the "Mouse Ears" logo.

[Kenny E. McCall]

We already have the Disney Channel and Disney XD, so why not a channel called Classic Disney.

This channel would specialize in airing all of the classic Disney series and cartoons from yesteryear, from classsic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons, airings of the Mickey Mouse Club series from the 50's (the Annette Funicello and Sherry Alberoni years) to the 90's (the Justin Timberlake/Britney Spears/Ryan Gosling/Christina Aguilera years), to classic animated and live action movies and shows under the Wonderful World of Disney banner, and of course the Disney Afternoon!

It's Disney Channel, the way it used to be - Classic Disney!

[Rick Jones]

Personally I wish they'd just alter the Disney late night schedule to air classic stuff after the kids are in bed, kind of like they used to.

[chalmers]

We already have the Disney Channel and Disney XD, so why not a channel called Classic Disney.

This channel would specialize in airing all of the classic Disney series and cartoons from yesteryear, from classsic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons, airings of the Mickey Mouse Club series from the 50's (the Annette Funicello and Sherry Alberoni years) to the 90's (the Justin Timberlake/Britney Spears/Ryan Gosling/Christina Aguilera years), to classic animated and live action movies and shows under the Wonderful World of Disney banner, and of course the Disney Afternoon!

It's Disney Channel, the way it used to be - Classic Disney!

It's a great idea, but I truly don't think there would be any point in actually making such a channel. Sure, it would retain it's classic programming for a few years, but how long will it take before the Mickey and Donald cartoons get pushed off the channel in favor of old Even Stevens reruns?

It would just turn into another Toon Disney type situation, or MTV, or CN, or any number of channels that have abandoned their original premise over the years.

[Blackstar]

We already have the Disney Channel and Disney XD, so why not a channel called Classic Disney.

This channel would specialize in airing all of the classic Disney series and cartoons from yesteryear, from classsic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons, airings of the Mickey Mouse Club series from the 50's (the Annette Funicello and Sherry Alberoni years) to the 90's (the Justin Timberlake/Britney Spears/Ryan Gosling/Christina Aguilera years), to classic animated and live action movies and shows under the Wonderful World of Disney banner, and of course the Disney Afternoon!

It's Disney Channel, the way it used to be - Classic Disney!

That sounds like a good idea in theory, but the cold hard truth is that 24 hour flashback channels just aren't a good investment these days. The only 24 hour flashback channel that still is one now is Boomerang, and Boom is basically a zombie, shuffling it's lineup every so often to create the illusion that the channel isn't dead. If Disney were to launch such a channel, it would only be a matter of time before the Mouse House would feel the need to add new and original programming to the channel in order to boost ratings. Disney already tried something like that with Toon Disney. TD was fine for the 1st couple of years, but with no new programs, the channel's ratings began to slip, so Disney added Jetix to TD's lineup and we began seeing more and more of the Jetix stuff while the classic Disney toons were pushed further and further into the background until they disappeared from the channel entirely.


A better idea, IMHO, would be to bring the "classic" Disney programming back to the Disney Channel proper. Have a Teen Disney block and Classic Disney block. Ideally TDC should be a mixture of old and new programming. There are enough hours in a day for Disney to accommodate both.

[Mario500]

It's a great idea, but I truly don't think there would be any point in actually making such a channel. Sure, it would retain it's classic programming for a few years, but how long will it take before the Mickey and Donald cartoons get pushed off the channel in favor of old Even Stevens reruns?

It would just turn into another Toon Disney type situation, or MTV, or CN, or any number of channels that have abandoned their original premise over the years.

Classic Disney could be free of advertising like the Disney Channel of the past, but not as a premium service.

[launchpad20]

Okay lets put it this way, when I think of Disney, I think of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Not whomever is currently on the covers of Tiger Beat! :sad: Practically the only type that you regularly see any semblance to Disney's roots is in the "Mouse Ears" logo.Exactly! I feel the same way, too. Sure, you could say the same thing about the original 'Mickey Mouse Club', but at least they didn't kick Mickey, and friends to the curb like they're doing now.
It's a great idea, but I truly don't think there would be any point in actually making such a channel. Sure, it would retain it's classic programming for a few years, but how long will it take before the Mickey and Donald cartoons get pushed off the channel in favor of old Even Stevens reruns? It would just turn into another Toon Disney type situation, or MTV, or CN, or any number of channels that have abandoned their original premise over the years. Very good point. Classic programing keeps getting the shaft from the primary networks, and are jettisoned off to digital channels, DVD, online, or locked up in the vaults forever. :(

[JPPT1974]

Classic Game Show Network with the classic Goodman-Toddson, Chuck Barris, Bob Stewart shows before it went downhill with reality and Carnie Wilson.:sad:

[ToonFaithful]

We already have the Disney Channel and Disney XD, so why not a channel called Classic Disney.

This channel would specialize in airing all of the classic Disney series and cartoons from yesteryear, from classsic Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy cartoons, airings of the Mickey Mouse Club series from the 50's (the Annette Funicello and Sherry Alberoni years) to the 90's (the Justin Timberlake/Britney Spears/Ryan Gosling/Christina Aguilera years), to classic animated and live action movies and shows under the Wonderful World of Disney banner, and of course the Disney Afternoon!

It's Disney Channel, the way it used to be - Classic Disney!
Agreed. I think there should be a Classic Disney or Vault Disney channel. If you don't know what Vault Disney is it's a late night block that came on around midnight and it showed classics. My favorite short was Zoro. I wish it came back...

[Kenny E. McCall]

I agree with all your points about the Disney Channel. They have enough programming right now to fill up a 24-hour network. But you've got some people at Disney Channel that are too lazy to even run a network or cater to all different demographics. So here is my idea:

Merge all the Disney Branded Channels back into one network and program the schedule accordingly!

I would do each segment of Disney programming in six four-hour blocks. For example:

Classic Disney Block: Just like in my Boomerang idea, this Disney block from 6-10am would contain the classic Disney shorts and cartoons from the early days of Walt Disney Studios (first-generation Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck/Goofy/Silly Symphonies, etc.).

Mickey Mouse Club Block: This block, from 10am-2pm, is dedicated to the legendary Mickey Mouse Club variety series from the 1950's, 1970's and 1990's.

The Disney Afternoon Block: This block from 2-6pm relaunches the Disney Afternoon brand with all the classic Disney Afternoon shows, plus all the current Disney cartoons from DuckTales, TaleSpin and Gargoyles to Phineas and Ferb, Fillmore and Kim Possible.

Disney Comedy Block: This bookended block airs from 6-8pm and 12-2am, features all the live-action Disney Channel comedies you all know and love (or hate), from Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire, to Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny With A Chance!

The Wonderful World of Disney Double Feature: This two-movie block, from 8pm-12am, is the only seven-night a week movie series that covers all types of Disney and Pixar films from all decades (Disney Animated Films, Disney Live-Action Theatricals and Disney Channel Original Movies)!

Raw Toonage: This late-late night block from 2-6am features all the rare Disney and Marvel stuff not seen in years!

And for all you weekend cartoon junkies out there:

Playhouse Disney (6-9am Saturday/Sunday), Marvel Action Universe Saturday and Disney XD Sunday are the three main weekend toon blocks, with Saturdays dedicated to the cartoons of corporate sister company Marvel Productions/Marvel Animation, featuring all your favore Marvel Super-Heroes, while Sundays are dedicated to the Disney-produced toons and action shows of Disney XD. All starting with the three-hour pre- school block Playhouse Disney on weekends.

That's my idea. What's yours?:cool:

[TMC1982]

I agree with all your points about the Disney Channel. They have enough programming right now to fill up a 24-hour network. But you've got some people at Disney Channel that are too lazy to even run a network or cater to all different demographics. So here is my idea:

Merge all the Disney Branded Channels back into one network and program the schedule accordingly!

I would do each segment of Disney programming in six four-hour blocks. For example:

Classic Disney Block: Just like in my Boomerang idea, this Disney block from 6-10am would contain the classic Disney shorts and cartoons from the early days of Walt Disney Studios (first-generation Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck/Goofy/Silly Symphonies, etc.).

Mickey Mouse Club Block: This block, from 10am-2pm, is dedicated to the legendary Mickey Mouse Club variety series from the 1950's, 1970's and 1990's.

The Disney Afternoon Block: This block from 2-6pm relaunches the Disney Afternoon brand with all the classic Disney Afternoon shows, plus all the current Disney cartoons from DuckTales, TaleSpin and Gargoyles to Phineas and Ferb, Fillmore and Kim Possible.

Disney Comedy Block: This bookended block airs from 6-8pm and 12-2am, features all the live-action Disney Channel comedies you all know and love (or hate), from Even Stevens and Lizzie McGuire, to Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny With A Chance!

The Wonderful World of Disney Double Feature: This two-movie block, from 8pm-12am, is the only seven-night a week movie series that covers all types of Disney and Pixar films from all decades (Disney Animated Films, Disney Live-Action Theatricals and Disney Channel Original Movies)!

Raw Toonage: This late-late night block from 2-6am features all the rare Disney and Marvel stuff not seen in years!

And for all you weekend cartoon junkies out there:

Playhouse Disney (6-9am Saturday/Sunday), Marvel Action Universe Saturday and Disney XD Sunday are the three main weekend toon blocks, with Saturdays dedicated to the cartoons of corporate sister company Marvel Productions/Marvel Animation, featuring all your favore Marvel Super-Heroes, while Sundays are dedicated to the Disney-produced toons and action shows of Disney XD. All starting with the three-hour pre- school block Playhouse Disney on weekends.

That's my idea. What's yours?:cool:

I don't want to stray too far off topic, but I agree that if it were up to me, the Disney Channel Proper would merge with Disney XD. All that you're doing, is blantently filtering out your target audience by boldly calling yourself gender specific. Since when was the Disney Channel officially "the girls' channel"? That's why the CW will never strive as long as Dawn Ostroff as the "we're strictly targeting young females" mindset.

[Kenny E. McCall]

So true, TMC1982, so damn true. the merger of Disney Channel and Disney XD can be done real easily. I'm just saying that the Sunday Disney XD block could work for a year before getting rid of the DXD name for good, and like you said, just name it Disney Channel.

We're both in agreement here. ;)

[launchpad20]

All that you're doing, is blantently filtering out your target audience by boldly calling yourself gender specific. Since when was the Disney Channel officially "the girls' channel"?That's exactly my current beef with Disney Channel right now. They've been limiting their audience to toddlers, and tween girls while alienating everybody else. This is 'family entertainment'? :shrug:

That's why the CW will never strive as long as Dawn Ostroff as the "we're strictly targeting young females" mindset.This is why Dawn Ostroff shouldn't be in charge of a mainstream broadcast network. Especially one that could've been the a true successor to the WB, or the early days of Fox, but they're not. :(

[Kenny E. McCall]

That's exactly my current beef with Disney Channel right now. They've been limiting their audience to toddlers, and tween girls while alienating everybody else. This is 'family entertainment'? :shrug:

Word Up! Disney Channel has been a shell of itself for years, and it needs to go back to its roots pronto. That's why each of my blocks caters to all ages, children and adults!


This is why Dawn Ostroff shouldn't be in charge of a mainstream broadcast network. Especially one that could've been the a true successor to the WB, or the early days of Fox, but they're not. :(

Dawn Ostroff needs to be knocked out and sent back to Lifetime in a body bag, because she is continuing to ruin the CW Television Network to this day. I don't even watch the network anymore! I can run the CW network better than she can. At least I can select and greenlight shows that could be out of the box, bring back the weekday Aftertoons block and put some decent Saturday-morning programs on the schedule, instead of outsourcing the schedule to another company.

[launchpad20]

Dawn Ostroff needs to be knocked out and sent back to Lifetime in a body bag, because she is continuing to ruin the CW Television Network to this day. I don't even watch the network anymore! I can run the CW network better than she can. At least I can select and greenlight shows that could be out of the box, bring back the weekday Aftertoons block and put some decent Saturday-morning programs on the schedule, instead of outsourcing the schedule to another company.I'm with you! If i took charge of The CW, the first i would do is fire Ostroff, cancel 'America's Next Top Model', (Go ahead, Tyra, yell in my face, i don't care! :bugs1:) terminate all contracts the affiliates have with infomercials, talk shows, and court shows, cut back on local newscasts, and try to bring in older cartoons to full in the afternoon time slots that aren't labeled E/I, until studios see syndication as a viable market again, but that's only half of what i'd do. :cool:

Marvel Action Universe Saturday and Disney XD Sunday are the three main weekend toon blocks, with Saturdays dedicated to the cartoons of corporate sister company Marvel Productions/Marvel Animation, featuring all your favore Marvel Super-Heroes, while Sundays are dedicated to the Disney-produced toons and action shows of Disney XD. All starting with the three-hour pre- school block Playhouse Disney on weekends.That's one way for Disney to start taking advantage of their purchase of Marvel, but in order for it to really work, and not turn into 'Jetix 2.5', i think Disney XD should consult with Jeff Harris for some creative input, or maybe Sean Akins, and Jason DeMarko from Atlanta to help them 'build a better cartoon show'. (And maybe get Peter Cullen on board. :D)

[Jeff Harris]

I think Disney XD should consult with Jeff Harris for some creative input.They don't want me.

[Master Toon]

Okay lets put it this way, when I think of Disney, I think of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, and Pluto. Not whomever is currently on the covers of Tiger Beat! :sad: Practically the only type that you regularly see any semblance to Disney's roots is in the "Mouse Ears" logo.

Well Disney and Disney Channel aren't exactly mirror images of each other. Disney Channel is for children, not just everything associated with Disney. I never see anyone complain about the Zoog Era of Disney Channel. The only thing representing Micky and co. was House of Mouse. So I really don't see how today is any different.

[launchpad20]

Well Disney and Disney Channel aren't exactly mirror images of each other. Disney Channel is for children, not just everything associated with Disney. I never see anyone complain about the Zoog Era of Disney Channel. The only thing representing Micky and co. was House of Mouse. So I really don't see how today is any different.I honestly never cared for the Zoog era, myself. That was one of the early signs that Disney Channel's programing of movies, and shows started to turn me off more. They're was still some semblance of quality, but it was slowly being phased out. :shame:

[TMC1982]

Well Disney and Disney Channel aren't exactly mirror images of each other. Disney Channel is for children, not just everything associated with Disney. I never see anyone complain about the Zoog Era of Disney Channel. The only thing representing Micky and co. was House of Mouse. So I really don't see how today is any different.

I never really watched Disney Channel that much during the Zoog Era. However, I get the sense that maybe there wasn't much to complain about because there was still a semblance of diversity in the programming line-up. Disney Channel now (other than the Playhouse portion early in the morning) is basically the Zoog Channel every hour of the day.

I also get the sense that Disney Channel currently, is being looked at as more of a "girls' channel" (rather than a general children's/family channel) because most of the shows have females as the lead (e.g. Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, Sonny with a Chance and immediately prior to that, That's So Raven, Kim Possible, and Lizzie Maguire). If not that, then the shows or movies have a mostly female fanbase (e.g. Jonas and High School Musical).

[Kenny E. McCall]

I'm with you! If i took charge of The CW, the first i would do is fire Ostroff, cancel 'America's Next Top Model', (Go ahead, Tyra, yell in my face, i don't care! :bugs1:) terminate all contracts the affiliates have with infomercials, talk shows, and court shows, cut back on local newscasts, and try to bring in older cartoons to full in the afternoon time slots that aren't labeled E/I, until studios see syndication as a viable market again, but that's only half of what i'd do. :cool:

Quoted for truth. I think that America's Next Top Model should go to Lifetime along with Ostroff. Maybe they can pair it next to Project: Runway. As for the CW. It should be a 24-hour, informercial-free network, with maybe a few court shows between 9-11am, and an extension of CW programming at the 10pm hour (Preferably another CW series), and some classic TV shows and late-night classic B-movies could air, just like WPIX-TV 11 used to do when I was a kid.


That's one way for Disney to start taking advantage of their purchase of Marvel, but in order for it to really work, and not turn into 'Jetix 2.5', i think Disney XD should consult with Jeff Harris for some creative input, or maybe Sean Akins, and Jason DeMarko from Atlanta to help them 'build a better cartoon show'. (And maybe get Peter Cullen on board. :D)

I agree with you, man. I see Jeff Harris, Sean Akins and Jason DeMarko becoming part of Jetix's programming board, overseeing what programs should come to Jetix, whether it be acquisitions or wholly original programming, whether it be from Disney, Marvel, Film Roman, Cookie Jar, and the like. IMHO, Peter Cullen and Bill Ratner should be the main announcers on Jetix (maybe Marlene Aragon could come in and announce in her Synergy voice for some of the girls' blocks on Jetix)!

[BartWinkle]

Ohh, what's a fan to do!

GSN: Lose the infomercials and be 24/7! No more compressing closing credits (which almost everyone does and must stop). It kills the nostalgia vibe. Also, let's find some older eps of Hollywood Squares (like, late-period Peter Marshall or some John Davidson shows from the 80's). Pulling out old shows that haven't been seen in forever (i.e. the Original Newlywed Game, Dating Game, et al) would add some variety. I'll come up with a dream sched another time.
I'd like to see the original Dating Game, too. Also whatever eps. of Concentration exist if GSN could make a deal with NBC Universal.

[ryandcow]

USA
- Stop making so many good shows with storylines back-to-back. I like most of what USA airs but I don't have time to devote to each show's storyline so I skip most of them. It's good to have great shows but too many is too many. How about some game shows or reality series?

Soooo, they're too good at making shows? Lol.

For me on USA I want more original programing re-runs. While NCIS and House are the only shows I can watch 700000000 episodes in a row of (not really joking) and I like them better than Law and Order, a spruce of Burn Notice, Psych or heck even Monk would be nice.

[TMC1982]

In other words, VH1 is turning into the Black E! (since BET isn't "classy" enough these days). :anime:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14828840

The "Flavor of Love" and "I Love New York" cable channel has shifted its focus with shows like "What Chilli Wants," "Brandy & Ray J" and "Fantasia for Real."

[Shirubie]

YTV : Drop those banner ads that pop out in the middle of a show just to tell me what show I'm watching! I KNOW WHAT I'M WATCHING! Those neon green Zone ads take a third of my screen, I've mesured! Get rid of them, now!

Z-Télé (french canadian sci-fi channel): Add anime, or a show about anime and comic books. ZTélé is a pure nerds channel and comics and animation are the only nerd domains they don't cover. Think of the poor comic geeks please?

Radio-Canada: Drop long-running prime-time soap opera Virginie, or at least force the author to have an actual plot and characters you don't feel like punching in the face. And bring back Hockey!

Teletoon Retro (french channel): track down the french dubs of 80s shows like Transformers, G.I.Joe, My Little Pony and Jem. And tone down the Looney Toons and Scooby-Doo.

[launchpad20]

In other words, VH1 is turning into the Black E! (since BET isn't "classy" enough these days)That is so true, As Russell Cosby would say, 'E!, and VH1 are like school in summer time. No class!' :D

[Kenny E. McCall]

YTV : Drop those banner ads that pop out in the middle of a show just to tell me what show I'm watching! I KNOW WHAT I'M WATCHING! Those neon green Zone ads take a third of my screen, I've mesured! Get rid of them, now!

Sacre Bleu! I think that Corus Entertainment needs to go get some balls and find a way to improve on their own show schedules without all that pretentious stuff that just clogs up YTV, and this is from an American who has watched some of their stuff on Fox Kids and Cartoon Network here in the States!


Teletoon Retro (french channel): track down the french dubs of 80s shows like Transformers, G.I.Joe, My Little Pony and Jem. And tone down the Looney Toons and Scooby-Doo.

French Jem! Now that would be truly outrageous! Vive la Jem, parlez vous!

[hobbyfan]

Since everyone's ragging on CW........

1. Move Smallville to a better night (read: back to Thursdays).
2. Ditch the reboots of 90210 & Melrose Place. The time for those shows passed some time ago, but Dawn Ostroff must've been a fan. What's next? Reviving Dynasty, Dallas, & Knots Landing? Ooops. Better not give her any ideas.
3. Just cut to a 5-night sched and give Sundays back to the affiliates outright.
4. Dump Ostroff. 'Nuff said.

[Kenny E. McCall]

Since everyone's ragging on CW........

1. Move Smallville to a better night (read: back to Thursdays).
2. Ditch the reboots of 90210 & Melrose Place. The time for those shows passed some time ago, but Dawn Ostroff must've been a fan. What's next? Reviving Dynasty, Dallas, & Knots Landing? Ooops. Better not give her any ideas.
3. Just cut to a 5-night sched and give Sundays back to the affiliates outright.
4. Dump Ostroff. 'Nuff said.

Or better yet, move Melrose and 90210 to Fridays, where it will die a slow death!

[hobbyfan]

Or better yet, move Melrose and 90210 to Fridays, where it will die a slow death!

An even quicker demise would be if it's on Sundays opposite football, Desperate Housewives, et al.......!

[launchpad20]

An even quicker demise would be if it's on Sundays opposite football, Desperate Housewives, et al.......!Don't forget the animated sitcoms on Fox, or if you really want to put these shows out of their misery, schedule them opposite Simon Cowell's reign of musical tyranny. (A.K.A 'American Idol') :D

[TMC1982]

This idea came to my mind while I was driving home today in relation to Disney XD. Since Disney now owns Marvel as well as a large portion of its library (through their purchase of the Saban/Fox Kids library in 2001), how about retrofit Disney XD into a full blown Marvel Comics channel?

[Kenny E. McCall]

This idea came to my mind while I was driving home today in relation to Disney XD. Since Disney now owns Marvel as well as a large portion of its library (through their purchase of the Saban/Fox Kids library in 2001), how about retrofit Disney XD into a full blown Marvel Comics channel?

I agree with you right there. Let's move Aaron Stone, Zeke and Luther, and Kick Buttowski to the main Disney Channel, and reboot Disney XD as a channel called Marvel Mania!. Marvel Mania! will be Disney's first channel dedicated to the shows and movies of the Marvel Universe!

From the early days (the Marvel Superheroes and 1967-70 Spiderman, and 1966 H-B Fantastic Four) to today (Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Wolverine and the X-Men, Super Hero Squad), every known Marvel series will be covered, even the Sunbow/Marvel era of cartoons (with the blessing of Hasbro), Kid 'N' Play, and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Also, many of Marvel's live action television shows and theatrical movies and animated movies will find a home here. And after a while, brand-new fresh content and shows that never got the greenlight will get the chance to shine as Marvel Mania!-exclusive cartoon and live action series and movies!

Also for all you comic geeks out there, special documentaries on the history of Marvel Comics and its various incarnations, as well as spotlights on many of Marvel's writers, artists and editors-in-chief, as well as their superheroes will be shown as part of a new anthology series called Marvels, which could air on Sunday nights on Marvel Mania!

TMC1982, I want to do a full-blown schedule of all Marvel Mania programming pretty soon, so please pm me, okay?

Kenny E. McCall :cool:

[SpiderScooby]

I agree with you right there. Let's move Aaron Stone, Zeke and Luther, and Kick Buttowski to the main Disney Channel, and reboot Disney XD as a channel called Marvel Mania!. Marvel Mania! will be Disney's first channel dedicated to the shows and movies of the Marvel Universe!

From the early days (the Marvel Superheroes and 1967-70 Spiderman, and 1966 H-B Fantastic Four) to today (Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Wolverine and the X-Men, Super Hero Squad), every known Marvel series will be covered, even the Sunbow/Marvel era of cartoons (with the blessing of Hasbro), Kid 'N' Play, and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Also, many of Marvel's live action television shows and theatrical movies and animated movies will find a home here. And after a while, brand-new fresh content and shows that never got the greenlight will get the chance to shine as Marvel Mania!-exclusive cartoon and live action series and movies!

Also for all you comic geeks out there, special documentaries on the history of Marvel Comics and its various incarnations, as well as spotlights on many of Marvel's writers, artists and editors-in-chief, as well as their superheroes will be shown as part of a new anthology series called Marvels, which could air on Sunday nights on Marvel Mania!

TMC1982, I want to do a full-blown schedule of all Marvel Mania programming pretty soon, so please pm me, okay?

Kenny E. McCall :cool:
I think I just had a Marvel geekgasm:D