Thoughtnami™

Okay, for starters, I know that this is something that would have been posted at The X Bridge, but, that site resumes normal programming on September 10, 2007. A lot of stuff on that end coming down the pike. I'll reveal it then. Second, I'm kind of interested in this story as someone looking for something different from the normal. Remember KidsCo? Let me refresh your memory if you don't. A consortium of entertainment companies (DiC Entertainment, Corus Entertainment, and Sparrowhawk) got together earlier in the year and announced plans to launch a "fourth voice in children's entertainment," a joint venture that would lead to the creation of international channels worldwide with the exception of North America. That's when I stopped giving them any credence because, well, how could you compete against the other three voices (Disney, Nickelodeon, and that channel that I refuse to talk about based in Atlanta) if you don't do it on their home turf? But so...

Cartoon Network is scheduling a live-action hour-long reality special during Toonami next Saturday. Right? Toon Disney is premiering Superman and Batman on Jetix in October. Right? Disney Channel's High School Musical 2 was the most watched program in the history of cable. Right? Nickelodeon is actually getting a lot of press for next month's upcoming premiere of Avatar. Right? Okay. Dear Cartoon Network: You lose. Signed, The Disney Channel. Co-signed, Nickelodeon, Toon Disney, and the Unacknowledged. Cartoon Network, Time-Warner's mistreatment of the network . . . you know something, I'm not even going to blame Time-Warner for Cartoon Network's lack of direction anymore. It was bad when Time-Warner didn't give a damn about Cartoon Network. Now that The Network doesn't give a damn about itself, why in the hell should I or anybody else? As of this moment, I will no longer promote anything that airs or is a part of Cartoon Network in any shape or form. I won...

Remember a couple of months ago when I wrote about why they haven't considered making a Jonny Quest live-action movie ? Well, apparently somebody must've read my thoughts about the subject. Yesterday, Warner Bros. announced that producers Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter are bringing the classic animated series to the big screen. They say they're using "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as the model and the recent "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies as the edge. And they want Race Bannon to be a former agent akin to Jason Bourne. Actually sounds promising, and considering the producers are echoing some of the same points I made here two months ago, I'm actually curious about how the franchise will be handled and if Warner Bros. Animation will actually reignite Jonny, Hadji, Race, Benton, and Bandit back in animated form. Oh, what a time to be a JQ fan.