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bashful
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this better mean more new animes to come and for other cable channels to realize the increasing popularity of animes.
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Delthayre
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The problem is that the comedy programming, particularly Family Guy and Futurama, account for Adult Swim's highest ratings. FLCL did well enough and The Big O has reached third in the ratings on Sundays, but anime still isn't the main draw. AS is probably furthering anime's viability on TV, but I don't think to the degree you (and I) are hoping for.
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v1cious
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what site do you get these ratings stats from? |
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Silva
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I don't think that they should even have Family Guy or Futurama on Adult Swim. It just doesn't seem to fit into the "anime mood" that adult swim has. I don't know, I guess since it's a comedy and all, it could have a right to be on Cartoon Network, but I don't think it's necessary. It seems like it should be for Comedy Central or something. It just doesn't put you in the mood you want to be in when your watching anime in my opinion.
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Meson
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Umm, Adult Swim isn't an anime block....
THe problem is, if you read teh cards, is that anime fans don't do their job:watch the AS anime even if they are dubs. Until more anime fans tune in, American comedy will always win. |
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Cassandra
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Why do people keep thinking these blocks are anime blocks? AS has tons of non-anime shows on. It's just supposed to be "adult" shows...not anime. That's why shows like The Oblongs and Futurama are in there. As for the ratings thing? Here's what Williams Street had on their cards on 8/31: Get out you're pencils. Highest Rated Programs Last Sunday [Viewers 18-34] Birdman 445,000 Aqua Teen 439,000 Big O 378,000 By comparison: Highest Rated Programs Since May [Viewers 18-34] The Oblongs 628,000 Sealab 568,000 Aqua Teen 550,000 Thank you for your 18-34 patronage. |
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Tenchi
 Posts: 4471 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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Out of curiousity, was that typo found on the CN website? (Do I have to explain what it is for people? Yes, because that's one of the spelling mistakes that annoys me to no end. It should be "your", the second person, for both singular and plural, possessive pronoun. "You're" is the contraction of "you are".) |
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Meson
Posts: 219 Location: Buffalo, NY |
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It aired on one of Cartoon Network's COB cards, the black and white cards shown as a slideshow during commercial breaks during Adult Swim.
They are how Williams Street talks to AS fans. |
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Cassandra
Posts: 1356 Location: Birdsboro, PA |
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It's how someone typed it up on the AS forums over at toon zone. They usually write it down word for word....I, personally, never saw that particular card so I have no clue if it was a Williams Street typo or if it was a user typo. I just copied and pasted it 
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Tenchi
Posts: 4471 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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For some reason, I never thought of asking this and I'm sorry if this is really obvious (keep in mind that I can't watch Cartoon Network at all because of the CRTC, so cut me some fricking slack, as Dr. Evil would say), but who or what is "Williams Street" exactly? I get all sorts of answers if I try a Google search. Is it a person, the street upon which CN is located, the unit of Time/Warner that runs CN, or what?
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Tenchi
Posts: 4471 Location: Ottawa... now I'm an ex-Anglo Montrealer. |
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Oh, never mind, I found the answer.
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WolfOfMibu
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Well of course with shows like cowboy bebop and trigun!![img][img][img][/img]
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Meson
Posts: 219 Location: Buffalo, NY |
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Actually it was on the boards at Adult Swim.com. That place is a mess.[/url] |
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Cassandra
Posts: 1356 Location: Birdsboro, PA |
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I quite know where I copied/pasted it from. http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=86977&page=2 - 4th post down by DianaGohan |
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Meson
Posts: 219 Location: Buffalo, NY |
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Ah, didn't read your post properly.
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