Cartoon Network: The History Of, and Downfall
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I started watching television when I was four. It was 1999-2000 I
believe, and I was introduced to Cartoon Network, and instantly fell
in love. I've never seen anything like it before, having been the only
source of entertainment for me at the time was my toy cars and Hot
Wheels sets. I grew up with cartoons like Ed, Edd n Eddy, Courage the
Cowardly Dog, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, and all the other classic
and original Cartoon Cartoons, even the later ones like Foster's Home
for Imaginary Friends and Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. I loved
the shows, I thought Nickelodeon couldn't compete. I never did like
Nickelodeon that much, they have some good shows but nowadays it's
just all iCarly and SpongeBob.
CN grew up fast, and took on a look in 2004 that blew me away and had
me even more captivated. It was a CGI city, where all the cartoon
characters were intertwined with each other, living in this big city
made up of the settings from various shows. It was really well done
and gave a more 'connected' feeling among the network. New shows came
along, I liked them too. They were all good, with a few sour apples
inbetween here and there but it was still a great network.
2006 I stopped watching TV a lot. Mainly because CN was on it's
downfall, cancelling and replacing a lot of the originals I had once
loved with newer shows like The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Camp
Lazlo, Totally Spies, etc etc. I didn't really like these. I could
tolerate them, but I really wished they'd bring back a lot of their
shows from the early days. Although, they ran these at hours when
hardly anyone was up and I couldn't see them.
From there it was just all downhill. Real live shows, a new look with
Noods, really took away the personality that the network once had. To
me, the name Cartoon Network doesn't really suit them anymore. While I
know television shows never last, the nostalgia you have with them
doesn't subside. I'm sure other people have another perspective on the
whole thing with me, maybe some like Chowder, or Flapjack, or Total
Drama Island. That's great, but have they ever seen Johnny Bravo?
THAT'S a cartoon, not this. To me, they're the pile of trash that
killed a great network. I don't even think they're deserving of the
title "cartoon".
CN's ratings have dropped since they cancelled Toonami, and yet they
still insist on digging their own grave. Sadly, I don't think they're
coming back out of it, they pretty much put the final nail in the
coffin with it when they aired the last episode, and with the other
series as well. How can you bring back some of them after being tossed
aside for so long? Oh well.
Life goes on, though, and we all must deal with losing what was once
great, be it a television show or a pet hamster you loved dearly.
Sucks, doesn't it? :(
Music used in this video: "Machete" by Buckethead and "Ghost" by
Buckethead.
DISCLAIMER: I do not claim to own any of the audio or visual elements
used in this video. I am not affiliated with Cartoon Network or any of
it's subsidiaries.