tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1070659274960818195..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Nick's Newer 'ToonsSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-83454522652110254632008-09-19T13:43:00.000-07:002008-09-19T13:43:00.000-07:00I thought Cartoon Network started with the Hanna-B...<I>I thought Cartoon Network started with the Hanna-Barbera archives. The original content didn't come until some years after the channel launched.</I><BR/><BR/>Correct. It started as a classic animation channel (a title that now belongs to Boomerang). After taking a beating from Nickelodeon one Thanksgiving well over a decade ago, they then decided to get some of their own originals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300079466263833808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-43920757518286126062008-09-18T10:50:00.000-07:002008-09-18T10:50:00.000-07:00I thought Cartoon Network started with the Hanna-B...I thought Cartoon Network started with the Hanna-Barbera archives. The original content didn't come until some years after the channel launched.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-69460029542842374992008-09-18T09:55:00.000-07:002008-09-18T09:55:00.000-07:00Open source is also a way to keep it cheap. It's ...Open source is also a way to keep it cheap. It's up to you whether that's good or bad, but it suppresses wages and creative control. Unfortunately, the Seth example is the exception. Having an ad after the Super Bowl helps a bit, too.<BR/><BR/>There is a graveyard of bodies that have signed with these 'packaged series' that more than make up for whatever billions one lucky sole has made. Sign with the middle-man at your own risk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-20737605834785587052008-09-18T09:10:00.000-07:002008-09-18T09:10:00.000-07:00No.Actually, the main point of the linked post was...No.<BR/><BR/>Actually, the main point of the linked post was to point out the open source development some cartoon studios have adopted.<BR/><BR/>Example: It's how Seth McFarlane got started, and the McFarlane mini-empire now encompasses a whole lot of employment and shows.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-27233783853133377812008-09-18T08:48:00.000-07:002008-09-18T08:48:00.000-07:00This isn't one of the 2 "new" shows happening at N...This isn't one of the 2 "new" shows happening at Nick you mentioned in your Sept. 8 post, is it? 'Cause Fanboy's been in production since early spring... Hardly new, especially considering the regular posts from the crew on the Channel Frederator Blog. <BR/><BR/>I hope not; Us jobless folk out here don't need to get our hopes up for "new" jobs that aren't there...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com