Why, Cartoon Network, why?!

TMC

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Jan 3, 2012, 2:32:06 AM1/3/12

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I thought Level Up was just a one off made for TV movie. Today I
learned that it is going to be an actual regular series on Cartoon
Network?

Don't they remember what happened the last time they went with live
action shows? Their ratings tanked.

So why curse us with yet another live action show?

Starcade

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Jan 3, 2012, 8:46:13 AM1/3/12

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On Jan 2, 11:32 pm, TMC <tmc1...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I thought Level Up was just a one off made for TV movie. Today I
> learned that it is going to be an actual regular series on Cartoon
> Network?
>
> Don't they remember what happened the last time they went with live
> action shows? Their ratings tanked.
>
> So why curse us with yet another live action show?

Cheaper to make?

Less financial risk??

Mike

Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)

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Jan 3, 2012, 9:15:43 AM1/3/12

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As I recall, for reasons known only to the Gods, CN's parent company
has someone in charge of CN who DOESN'T LIKE CARTOONS, and anime in
particular -- thus the death of Toonami, their most popular block of
shows ever, and the move towards live action.

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Arthur Lipscomb

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Jan 3, 2012, 9:32:17 AM1/3/12

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Did you see the horrible pilot? They kept promoting the series during
the pilot movie.

Ian J. Ball

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Jan 3, 2012, 10:38:27 AM1/3/12

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In article <jdv2ig$45h$1...@dont-email.me>,

"Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <sea...@sgeinc.invalid.com> wrote:

> On 1/3/12 2:32 AM, TMC wrote:
> > http://realwrestlecrap.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=offtopic&action=display
> > &thread=409043
> >
> > I thought Level Up was just a one off made for TV movie. Today I
> > learned that it is going to be an actual regular series on Cartoon
> > Network?
> >
> > Don't they remember what happened the last time they went with live
> > action shows? Their ratings tanked.
> >
> > So why curse us with yet another live action show?
>
> As I recall, for reasons known only to the Gods, CN's parent company
> has someone in charge of CN who DOESN'T LIKE CARTOONS, and anime in
> particular -- thus the death of Toonami, their most popular block of
> shows ever, and the move towards live action.

So, Bonnie Hammer, Part Deux, then?...

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Antonio E. Gonzalez

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Jan 16, 2012, 8:19:59 PM1/16/12

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On Mon, 2 Jan 2012 23:32:06 -0800 (PST), TMC <tmc...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>http://realwrestlecrap.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=offtopic&action=display&thread=409043
>
>I thought Level Up was just a one off made for TV movie. Today I
>learned that it is going to be an actual regular series on Cartoon
>Network?
>

It's called a Thinly Disguised Pilot.

>Don't they remember what happened the last time they went with live
>action shows? Their ratings tanked.
>

Lousy marketing will do that. This is also part of why Symbionic
Titan was doomed. See below.

>So why curse us with yet another live action show?

This one can be marketed, it fits their "zany" programing. Paul
Dini explains here why Tower Prep, Unnatural History as well as
Symbionic Titan eventually died:

<http://www.radiorashy.com/radio-rashy-episode-64-2012-and-tower>

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