CN rolls out its slate. Among the newer offerings:
The Problem Solvers
Secret Mountain of Fort Awesom
The Amazing World of Gumball
New Ben 10 Series
ThunderCats
How to Train Your Dragon
RedaKai: Conquer the Kairu
Lego Ninjago
Warner Bros. Animation has got a lot of super hero shows coming to CN, among them a Green Lantern series in c.g.i. (Warners' staffers told me Bruce Timm, the DC maestro at WB Animation, has had a long-time preference for hand-drawn animation, but liked what he was seeing with the CG Lantern.)
Cartoon Network and WBA have started to develop some synergy between them, something avoided by the Time-Warner in the past. (I could never quite understand why the two studios didn't work more closely to complement one another, but CN is controlled from Atlanta and Warner Bros. Animation is run out of Burbank, so what can a body do? If the Big Conglomerate doesn't want to maximize its animated assets, you can't stop it.)
Unlike Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network isn't doing the DreamWorks' series spinoff How to Train Your Dragon at its Burbank Studio. Word reaches us that C.G.I. development is being done by Wildbrain in Sherman Oaks. And Sym-Bionic Titan, Genndy Tartakovsky's adventure show that premiered last Fall, is wrapping up its last episodes. As a Cartoon Networker told me:
"Genddy's moved on to Sony Pictures Animation. Titan got competitive ratings with other action shows, but what shut it down was it didn't have enough toys connected to it. If you don't have the, the studios don't want to renew for another season."
But it's good to see Cartoon Network commit to so many cartoon shows. (It was getting depressing with all the live-action flooding onto the network. At least now the flood has diminished.) And even though some of the shows are done in studios far from Burbank, it's nice to see les animations resurge at the production house that's got "cartoon" as part of its name.
(The L.A. Times has a story on Cartoon Network new schedule of shows here.)
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Genndy Tartakovsky's been with Cartoon Network for as long as I can recall. Way to waste an asset, CN.
Hahaha, Sym-Bionic Titan was the last shred of hope I had for CN, it was literally the only reason I watched it any more. I've seen Problem Solverz, and it looks worse than a terrible flash video off of Newgrounds. Such an amazing show ended up being replaced by that piece of excrement? I hope Sony gives Genndy the respect that he deserves, what with CN basically throwing their golden calf off a cliff.
Ugh, this makes me so mad! Cartoon Network I'm really starting to lose faith you! The live action shows were bad enough, but now you aren't even putting on good cartoons anymore!
my heart
is broken :(
Why Titan? Why would you cancel something that is so good? If you have a complaint about toys, then make the toys. You can't sell what you don't make.
that titan kids cartoon was lame. Badly "written" and DULL. It didn't get cancelled for any other reason than that. Good riddance.
Not to piss all over you TV peeps but the bigger story here is that Genddy is at Sony Pictures Animation on Hotel Transylvania. Hotel Transylvania has had more directors attached to it than I can count - David Fiess, Jill Culton, Chris Jenkins, Tony Stacci, and most recently Todd Wilderman (who walked off the project to head to DWA where he's a story guy). WTF is going on with that project?
Man CN has done it again. why not move it to Adult swim ? not sasy enough ? why is it that every show must be either for adults or for 10 years old? there are teens out there you know families and titan was one of those shows you could watch with your children. More toys? there where tons of missed oportunities all the way from the main cast to the titan and the weekly mosnter i just dont see why they never went the power rangers way with that. RIP symbionic titan may your last episodes crush the radar and all its friends.
This cartoon is way lame, but to be honest--most of CN is lame.
I don' think they're serious, i mean the guy misspelled Genndy's name.
genddy iis a pretty awful director---sometimes (not all) style over substance. He's more about "deals" than product. Thankfully producers have caught onto this, and we will be spared more crap like this show.
Car5toon Network is one "Cheap ASS", f'in Network, they show, Old re-runs of reject Animea thats no longer in production in Japan, and even more crap like adult swim,...wtf. But class and quality like Symbionic Titan is cancelled. Ted Turner needs to sell Cartoon Network ro an entity that will have better shows. S.B producers should try NBC,CBS and maybe show it on prime time?? Adults like me love it.
I had expected this to happen, Genddy had another show called Samari Jack that received the same treatment from CN. They just do not care about the adult viewers.
Is it possible to get a pentition to have Titan continued? If ones already up spread the word please? Or if not can some please do it while there's still time. I mean they brought Kim Possible back when it was cancelled.So there's still hope.
I cannot believe they canceled Sym-Bionic Titan. It's one of my favorite shows. The three main characters work so well together despite their different personalties, plus they're all likable. I also like the high-school setting. When I think of all the other crap shows on CN, it really makes me mad they they are tossing out this quality show.
Anon said "that titan kids cartoon was lame. Badly "written" and DULL. It didn't get cancelled for any other reason than that. Good riddance. "
You must be a very DULL person yourself. :/
I agree, The show IS dull--and lacks wit or imagination. It's being shit-canned because it's not drawing an audience--and it's not drawing an audience because it's immature and DULL.
Everyone with a Facebook account, "Like" this page!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Sym-Bionic-Titan-Get-Another-Season/105855892830864
We're at 1,300+ likes. Let's get that number even higher!
"I agree, The show IS dull--and lacks wit or imagination. It's being shit-canned because it's not drawing an audience--and it's not drawing an audience because it's immature and DULL."
The only thing "DULL" is your comment. The show is immature, and lacks imagination? This show is more serious and action-packed than shows like Generator Rex, Ben 10, and even Young Justice. Not to mention that it doesn't focus on the Titan all the time; The show has a great story, has good character development, and it does well in putting scenes that most US cartoons wouldn't dare to show in fear in getting ridiculed by those paranoid "Grown-ups" out there.
The show draws millions of viewers whenever it's on, I assure you. It's one of the best cartoons of this generation, and it has accomplished far more than that dragged on Star Wars show will ever pull off.
Genndy is a cartoon genius, and unless you, and/or the rest of the trolls who commented here, can make a cartoon worth watching, then your opinions have no value. Do us a favor, and go eat your Wookiee turds somewhere else, you DULL DULL people.
*sigh*
too bad, I really liked this show
It was an awesome series to start the decade with. Bold writing and good characterisation.
Still, I won't curse CN, as they are still superior to Nickelodeon and Disney as far as the quality of their programming goes.
I'm loving Adventure Time and Young Justice.
I'm looking forward to Green Lantern and ThunderCats, and I'm willing to give Secret Mountain of Fort Awesome a chance.
For all of those who called Titan "dull" - stop taking so much cocaine, it's bad for you
Ah, so it was about the lack of toys.
Consider the following:
If Samurai Jack were a brand new show, with nothing changed, would it be produced today?
It sucks that CN ditched 'Titan.' It'll probably get a loyal fanbase like 'Samurai Jack' did though. Just because it's gone, doesn't mean it won't live on through us. :/
to all the people out there cursing Cartoon Network, you have NO idea what you're talking about.
CN doesn't care if YOU liked Titan, because the truth is, their target demo DID NOT. I bet that "Cartoon Network Insider" doesn't know the actual ratings, because if he did, he'd know that Titan's ratings were easily the LOWEST out of all the prime time action shows--heck it was BRINGING DOWN ratings for Generator Rex and Clone Wars!
Then, CN moved it to Wednesday nights, and its ratings must have CONTINUED to plummet because now they've moved it to Saturday mornings!
Here's a lesson in TeeVee programming 101: If a show sucks at one time slot, move it. If it still sucks (or gets worse), CAN it!
And don't tell me that CN wasn't promoting it and not telling people when/where it was moved, because Titan got more promotion than Generator Rex and Ben 10!
CN is a business--a Kids TeeVee business. RATINGS are king! Toy sales are just gravy! I guarantee you if Titan was getting huge Kids ratings, it would still be on Friday nights, despite not having a toy line!
All you people cursing CN because of what happened to Titan, you don't know what you're talking about.
Blame the Kids who'd rather watch Zack and Cody or iCarly than animated action!
Even the ANIMATION INDUSTRY didn't give Titan any props--didn't it LOSE the Annie Award for Best Character Design to TUFF Puppy?!?!
I'm saddened to see Titan go, but they seem to treat a lot of his work like that. Samurai Jack which was given several awards over its life time was placed on hiatus. And is gone forever.
But with Thunder Cats and the still production of Young Justice they do have hope with maintaining themselves.
But with Problem Solverz coming I'm also scared. But hopefully the show will get cancelled fast.
What a disappointment. I'm not one to watch TV much, and CN was one of the few channels I still watch, but all the shows there haven't caught my eye until I saw a single episode of Titan, and I was hooked. Now, they're saying they're wrapping up one of my only interests on that Cartoon Network? Once Titan goes, I might as well lose all faith in them. Toys or no toys, kids, and even teens, want to watch a decent cartoon, and if they can't even continue one as appealing as Sym-Bionic Titan, well, Cartoon Network, words cannot describe the humiliation I feel for actually believing you could keep up something that would interest me.
Like this page to help save Titan!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Sym-Bionic-Titan-Get-Another-Season/105855892830864
Please do anything you can to show your support for this great show!
This is why we can't trust CN any more; they remove the good stuff just because there isn't enough merchandise, and they give us "problem solvers," which probably will suck like heck!!
BRING BACK TITAN, OR AT LEAST GIVE IT TO A NETWORK THAT DOESN'T SUCK!!
Wow. Now I am bummed. Now Illana, and Lance are never going to fall in love... nor they are going home. Sad
I don't like this. I don't like this one bit. I saw this coming a mile away. We need Titan back- hell we need Samurai back!!! Titan is cool and out of the ordinary crud on TV these days!! The youth of today needs quality cartoons instead of video- gamed hormone- induced bubblegum crap programs; apparently they're trendy, like the black plague...
It sucks that their canning titan! it was my new favorite show besides adventure time! in addition to a facebook page there is also a online petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/genndy12/petition.html
I buy DVDs not toys.
1) Look at the markup on DVDs
2) Look at the markup on toys
3) Ask yourself where your profits are coming from
4) Fire the toy guys.
Sym-Bionic Titan's cancelled because it doesn't have a giant toy line? I hope the world does end in 2012, just to screw these greedy people over. All their precious money will be useless.
Umm... if he (genndy) left for sony, does that mean we may see this as an exclusive release onto the PSN, or atleast a movie to wrap everything up?
A movie is what I was thinking of as well. They should atleast sum everything up. All I suppose I can do now is make more fanart and fanfictions along with wondering what could've been. I hate to see such a good animator like Genndy go. That would rock if he could somehow continue the show,but with another company like Sony, since he's now with them. Long live titan :(
I have been a huge fan of quality cartoons since I was a kid till present (currently 25 and have a son of my own). Although I was never a fan of this directors overly stylized animation (have always been more into the realistic style like x-men, generator rex, young justice), I started to really get into this show.
I found it odd when I went to walmart to go and look for some toys from the show to pick up for my son, that there weren't any. I just cant understand it, so many characters robots and villains that would allow you to cover all of the playable toy scale sizes. I have since begun building my own toys of the shows characters; have the main characters as the same size as generator rex toys, the robots about six inch scale and I one day want to make a custom 12" symboinic titan but so far that is beyond my skills.
I just dont get it, I really dont. This was one of the few shows that I can actually sit down and watch with my son, a show that we both enjoy equally. There are not many TV shows that could claim they are entertaining for the whole family, Symbionic Titan was one of the few and it has a perfect set of characters and villains for various toy lines. I think this was a big mistake but at least HUB is getting some pretty good shows.
I think in retrospect their decision was simple. They had agreed to 20 episodes, they fullfilled their end. They had other shows they had promised slots, that had already finished producing pilots and got positive reactions from those watching them. So they simply moved forward, which sadly ended a show I watched the same day it played, every time. If it wasn't available online, I torrented it, I couldn't find toys, nor the DVDs, so no way possibly I could help give reason to WHY the show should be renewed. The lack of foresight on the toys/dvd's end even 6 months after the final episode aired is just bothersome.
Sym-Bionic Titan was a great show. Although i wasn't getting used to it at first, it turned out to be a great series by the time it was noticed. The action made it very intense, the violence was really well done, it was just an amazing show. You have to release Sym-Bionic Titan on DVD so that people can watch it on Netflix. This show deserves a DVD release that might give it good enough sales for a renewal. If its possible for Family Guy its possible for Sym-Bionic Titan.
Genndy Tartakovsky NEVER COMPLETED HIS PROjECTS
I have good news everybody, CN just cancelled Dude What Would Happen, Destroy Build Destroy, and Hole In The Wall! Now CN is cartooney again! The bad news is that they're giving The Annoying Orange it's own TV Show and they're STILL not bringing back Sym Bionic Titan.
First off, Genndy was the creative force behind SBT...who now works for Sony. Cartoon Network, however, most likely owns the IP rights to the show. Unless Genndy convinces Sony to buy the rights from CN, SBT is about as dead as a TV show can get.
As to the show itself...personally I was not a fan. I loved Power Puff Girls...I LOVED Samurai Jack...and Dexter's Lab? Dexter's Lab holds a place in the vaults of my heart alongside other such childhood things as Calvin&Hobbes. However, I have to agree with another poster in that I found SBT....dull. I should mention I haven't seen all of it (I am planning to sit down and make myself), but that's because what I did see of it didn't impress me much.
Chiefly it was the dialog that I found to be dull. There was a lot of stock teen-drama dialog in there, and some of the characters like the Earth General..whatshisface didn't have any real characterization beyond their tired stereotypes. Some of the dialog was just awkward, too...unnatural. If I had to draw some sort of comparison, I'd say the dialog feels like the writing from one of those Young Adult books that are written with the intention of keeping the vocabulary at a slightly lower-than-college level to make it "more accessible", but neutering any real narrative complexity.
On a more personal note, I thought the design of the Titan was ugly, and the use of the CGI REALLY clashed with the traditional animation. Compared to the very well-done traditional animation, the CGI seemed very stiff, too...which made it seem like DATED CGI. Not that I have a problem with the older CGI stuff; I'll still watch Beast Wars and Reboot. However, the contrast was still jarring, and I realize that was probably at least partially intentional, Titan was supposed to be some weird and new technology, but the end result just took me right out of my suspension of disbelief. The two animation styles WERE remarkably well synchronized in the action sequences, but that did not spare me from how they clashed artistically.
Again, I felt like it was a mediocre show from what I saw, and that's probably why they didn't renew it. It got 20 episodes, and that's a pretty decent run.
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