Toonami Channel in the UK!

[TylerL]

Scraped off the news-encrusted back of Toonami Infolink:

Say goodbye to CNX, hello to Toonami!

From Sky Digi Online: CNX, the Turner channel dedicated to Anime and edgy films, is to be closed in September. The channel will be replaced by 'Toonami', which will be aimed at a young teen audience with cartoons such as X Men. Turner have defended their decision to drop CNX, stating that the adult market is "crowded and competitive".

You can all thank LFV for paying attention and finding this from someone who was paying attention and found this from someone who was paying attention and posted this here - http://skydigital.mediabullet.co.uk/

[Sketch]

Oh man I hope they bring that over here!

[StrangerAtaru]

Well there goes the neighborhood. But from what I heard about CNX, one hopes this "Toonami network" actually works for them. (and if it does, whether they could import it here)

[Duke]

Does this mean Gundam Wing Uncut will never see day in UK? (Unless it was airing uncut over there already or something.)

[Mr. Obsession]

Well, a few months ago they were reportedly looking at bringing CNX to the US. If they do end up bringing it over I'd want it to be animation only, none of that animation/live action mix that CNX is right now.

[William C. Maune]

Uh, wow. It's... actually... happening. We'll be over our self-imposed sticky limit, but considering this is the Toonami board and that's a Toonami NETWORK, I'd say this deserves to be stickified.

[DarkMaster]

We have a sticky limit?

[William C. Maune]

There is no official sticky limit; we could fill the entire board with stickies if we felt like it. However, we try to keep it to a max of three to keep the board from getting too cluttered.

[JohnCrichton]

Toonami by day, Adult Swim by night?

I'd pay to have that channel.

[Wanted]

Oh man I hope they bring that over here!

Oh man I hope they bring that over here!

[Killtacular]

I seriously doubt they would bring it over here yet.

In the UK it's not their money that went into producing and acquiring so much of the programming you see in America on CN.

They paid a very very small fraction of the cost. So they can afford to do things like this. Cartoon Network CAN'T afford to split any of their core blocks right now, until they can recover from their ratings tumble.

[Sketch]

Ratings tumble? Bah!

What could they do to fix that?

[TylerL]

Add more ratings, of course.
Honestly...

[Andy Mancini]

Toonami by day, Adult Swim by night?

I'd pay to have that channel.

We would probably have to, as it would a digital-only station. Given my choice of having Toonami and Adult Swim being a 24 hour a day network that only 15% would get or it being a 23 hour a week block (well, two blocks actually) that nearly all of us get, I's have to go with the latter.

[SSJ_Gogeta]

So CN is doing bad in the ratings Matt? That sucks . C'mon you damn idiots, watch the best network for cartoons ever NOW!

[J.C.]

Toonami by day, Adult Swim by night?

I'd pay to have that channel.

If they were to do something like that I imagine they'd have to split Adult Swim back into two blocks, but on different channels. One on CN that becomes all comedy (both american and possibly some anime, which would be great for bringing more anime variety to U.S. television) and one for the action shows that would be moved to the Toonami channel. Of course, this brings up the possible problem of the two blocks having to face each other in the ratings war due to them only being shown at night during certain hours.

Oh, but to dream....

[Sketch]

Guess what? SCHEDULE TIME!

Old skoolers will love this by that I mean 90's, 80's, and way before that. This would be possible by striking a few deals with ADV and all those companies that bring anime to CN as well as a few obscure companies. It's got KWB left-overs, Toonami classics, and a block just for the ladies. Enjoy!

WEEKDAYS:
04.0 - Zeta Project
04.5 - Static Shock
05.0 - classic action cartoons
05.5 - classic action animes
06.0 - Batman Beyond
06.5 - Transformers: Beast Wars / Beast Machines
07.0 - Jackie Chan Adventures
JUMP-START: (morning wake-up call brought to you by Shonen-Jump, 4kids, and Funimation)
07.5 - Yu-Gi-Oh!
08.0 - Dragonball Z (edited)
08.5 - Yu Yu Hakusho (edited)
POST JUMP-START:
09.0 - Ronin Warriors
09.5 - The Real Ghost Busters
10.0 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
10.5 - Thundercats
11.0 - GI-Joe
11.5 - Transformers G1
12.0 - Gigantor
12.5 - Robotech
01.0 - Voltron
01.5 - Mobile Suit Gundam
02.0 - Zoids CC/GF / Zoids Zero
02.5 - Transformers: Armada
03.0 - Reboot
03.5 - Sailor Moon (edited)
04.0 - Dragonball (edited)
04.5 - G Gundam (edited)
05.0 - .hack//SIGN / Cyborg 009
05.5 - He-Man: MotU
06.0 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
06.5 - X-Men: Evolution
07.0 - Superman: TAS
07.5 - Batman: TAS
TEEN BLOCK (TVPG-TV14) - any name suggestions other than Teenami?
08.0 - Dragonball Z
08.5 - Yu Yu Hakusho
09.0 - Dai Guard / Blue Seed
09.5 - Gundam Wing / Other uncut AU Gundam
10.0 - Tenchi Muyo / Love Hina
10.5 - Martian Successor Nadesico / Wild Arms TV
11.0 - Rurouni Kenshin
11.5 - Inu-Yasha
ADULT SWIM: (TVPG-TV14)
12.0 - Lupin the 3rd / Dirty Pair / other funny action anime
12.5 - Zeta Gundam / other uncut UC Gundam
01.0 - Trigun / Outlaw Star
01.5 - Cowboy Bebop / The Big O
02.0 - Neon Genesis Evangelion / Excel Saga
02.5 - Blue Gender / other anime
03.0 - Bubble Gum Crisis 2040 / other anime
03.5 - Kikaider / Reign / other anime

SATURDAY:

04.0 - Zeta Project
04.5 - Static Shock
05.0 - classic action cartoons
05.5 - classic action anime
06.0 - Batman Beyond
06.5 - Transformers: Beast Wars/ Beast Machines
WEEKEND CLASSICS:
07.0 - Popeye
07.5 - Mighty Mouse
08.0 - Astro Boy
08.5 - Gigantor
09.0 - Speed Racer
09.5 - Herculoids
10.0 - Space Ghost
10.5 - Centurions
11.0 - Birdman
11.5 - Jonny Quest
VIDLAND:
12.0 - Super Mario Bros.
12.5 - The Legend of Zelda
01.0 - Captain N: The Game Master
01.5 - Sonic the Hedgehog
02.0 - Earthworm Jim
02.5 - Mega Man
POST-VID LAND:
03.0 - Reboot
03.5 - Sailor Moon (edited)
04.0 - 3 hour series marathon (a different TV-Y7 series every week)
07.0 - Superman: TAS
07.5 - Batman: TAS
SATURDAY VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
08.0 - Knights of the Zodiac
08.5 - Superior Defender Gundam
09.0 - Teen Titans
09.5 - Justice League
10.0 - He-Man: MOTU
10.5 - Transformers: Armada
11.0 - Action Double Feature (TVY7-TVPG)
02.0 - Anime Showcase (different short anime each week) (TVPG-TV14)

SUNDAY:
04.0 - Zeta Project
04.5 - Static Shock
05.0 - classic action cartoons
05.5 - classic action anime
06.0 - Batman Beyond
06.5 - Transformers: Beast Wars/ Beast Machines
WEEKEND CLASSICS:
07.0 - Popeye
07.5 - Mighty Mouse
08.0 - Astro Boy
08.5 - Gigantor
09.0 - Speed Racer
09.5 - Herculoids
10.0 - Space Ghost
10.5 - Centurions
11.0 - Birdman
11.5 - Jonny Quest
VIDLAND:
12.0 - Super Mario Bros.
12.5 - The Legend of Zelda
01.0 - Captain N: The Game Master
01.5 - Sonic the Hedgehog
02.0 - Earthworm Jim
02.5 - Mega Man
POST VIDLAND:
03.0 - Reboot
GIRL POWER:
03.5 - Sailor Moon (edited)
04.0 - Cardcaptor Sakura (edited)
04.5 - Love Hina (edited) - seperate run
05.0 - Tenchi Muyo (edited) - seperate run
05.5 - Totally Spies
06.0 - Power Puff Girls
06.5 - Ah My Goddess the Series (edited but not much)
POST-GIRL POWER:
07.0 - Superman: TAS
07.5 - Batman: TAS
TEEN BLOCK: (TVPG-TV14)
08.0 - The Slayers
08.5 - Vision of Escaflowne
09.0 - Saint Seiya
09.5 - Gundam Wing / Other uncut AU Gundam
10.0 - Tenchi Muyo / Love Hina
10.5 - Martian Successor Nadesico / Wild Arms TV
11.0 - Rurouni Kenshin
11.5 - Inu-Yasha
ADULT SWIM: (TVPG-TV14)
12.0 - Lupin the 3rd / Dirty Pair / other funny action anime
12.5 - Zeta Gundam / other uncut UC Gundam
01.0 - Trigun / Outlaw Star
01.5 - Cowboy Bebop / The Big O
02.0 - Neon Genesis Evangelion / Excel Saga
02.5 - Blue Gender / other anime
03.0 - Bubble Gum Crisis 2040 / other anime
03.5 - Kikaider / Reign / other short anime

Of course with this CN would have to make adjustments. They'd probably like all the extra space though.

Toonami could still air, but it would be only for 2 hours and would consist of these. Or maybe it wouldn't be called Toonami.

5.0 - Justice League
5.5 - Dragonball Z (you honesty think it will leave? fat chance)
6.0 - Cyborg 009 (the newest thing)
6.5 - Yu Yu Hakusho (could be something else but YYH)

Jackie Chan Adventures, Pokemon, Totally Spies, X-Men: Evolution could still air.

Adult Swim would mainly be humor but still have Inu-Yasha at 1:00am and a rotation of others series at 1:30am starting with The Big O, then moving on to Trigun and Cowboy Bebop. The rest of the monday-thursday schedule would be Futurama, Family Guy, Home Movies, Space Ghost C2C, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force (it has the most episodes) and Sundays would be the same as before.

CN could still air SVES I guess the new programs in the block will be the same episode as the SVES on the Toonami network.

Samurai Jack would stay exclusive to CN for the time being. It will be the networks only really action staple.

[purplehairedwonder]

Guess what? SCHEDULE TIME.

With that schedule, I don't think I'd be getting much sleep

[Chad Bonin]

Yes you would, as that schedule is completely in your dreams.

Seriously, there's gonna be a bunch of filler and a bunch of reruns before AOL/Time Warner decides to branch out and get costly extra programming. It's probably cheaper to renew a few licenses like Gundam Wing and Sailor Moon than going out and getting Teenage Freakin' Ninja Turtles.

Expect the mornings to be filled with stuff like SWATKats, Captian Planet, Max Steel, Totally Spies, The Powerpuff Girls, Centaurions, Superfriends, etc. They're not gonna acquire programming knowing that not everyone can watch 24 hours of "new" programming.

With stuff like Sonic the Hedgehog and Super Mario Bros., DiC might have gotten a good relationship with Turner dealing with Knights of the Zodiac, but they seem to really be focused with Nickelodeon.

[Duke]

[tasogare=blue]Yea, that schedule is nice, though unrealistic. It would be nice to see The Real Ghostbusters and ThunderCats somewhere other than my computer.[/tasogare]

THAT IS A GIANT HINT TO ANY OFFICIAL EXEC-LIKE DUDE READING THIS.