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Waffleman_ posted:Movie month last month did not really do that hot. Considering that many of the movies aired the year before, is this really a surprise?
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I think the problem right now is that 2014 was kinda frontloaded with a lot of acquisitions and they all kinda ended around the same time, leaving Toonami without enough money to replace it all, so they're in a lull while they get some new blood in the lineup. Hopefully, KLK will be a kick in the pants. Edit: A third month of movies seems unlikely. No Battle of Gods... Waffleman_ fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Jan 25, 2015 |
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Jan 25, 2015 17:58
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I hope KLK has the opposite effect, actually.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:06
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Yeah, I too hope the block dies because they're airing a show I don't like. Yeah, it's not great, but get over yourself.
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Jan 25, 2015 18:09
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Alternatively when your block is made up of mostly bad or mediocre shows already, with much of the actual quality being backloaded at the 4:30AM spot with stuff that's mostly been run a million times, maybe you're not really serving much of a purpose in having the block around if you're just picking more bad shows to throw in there when ratings are already kinda poo poo.
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Waffleman_ posted:Some info from the Q&A: 
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Argus Zant posted:DEADMAN WONDERLAND PLOT HOLE #3  I kinda like that the wall-to-wall insanity of Deadman Wonderland means that nobody else gives Shiro's (admittedly strange) outfit a second glance. Even Ganta didn't think twice about it, and so the sole freakout comes from the dude who can make giant blood blades appear out of his arms. 
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Jan 25, 2015 23:06
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Deadman Wonderland's first few episodes are really weird. It seems like up until Scar Chain it has no idea what kind of plot it wants to have.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:15
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The Crow thing is just a weird character trait, they eventually reveal his backstory in the manga and there's nothing about that.
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Jan 25, 2015 23:17
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"We've requested help from the NSA" is weirdly more prescient now than it was in 2006. Even if they don't actually have insta-google-maps-satellites (yet  )
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Oh Snapple! posted:Alternatively when your block is made up of mostly bad or mediocre shows already, with much of the actual quality being backloaded at the 4:30AM spot with stuff that's mostly been run a million times, maybe you're not really serving much of a purpose in having the block around if you're just picking more bad shows to throw in there when ratings are already kinda poo poo. I love my dead gay anime block
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Jan 26, 2015 03:58
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:"We've requested help from the NSA" is weirdly more prescient now than it was in 2006. Even if they don't actually have insta-google-maps-satellites (yet the amount of backstory fluff in that series is astounding in that it is both an essential element of the plot, and yet never explained or gone into any detail concerning for example: did you know that the conflict that everybody in Section 9 served in, and which created the refugee problem so instrumental to 2nd Gig, was actually World War 4? or how about the fact that the United States of America as we know it today doesn't exist in the same capacity? The "American Empire" they keep referring to is only one of three entities occupying US soil- the others being the Russo-American Alliance and the USA.
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Argus Zant posted:for example: did you know that the conflict that everybody in Section 9 served in, and which created the refugee problem so instrumental to 2nd Gig, was actually World War 4? They do mention nuclear World War 3 and non-nuclear World War 4 a few times during the series, though details are sparing to say the least. Argus Zant posted:or how about the fact that the United States of America as we know it today doesn't exist in the same capacity? The "American Empire" they keep referring to is only one of three entities occupying US soil- the others being the Russo-American Alliance and the USA. This I did not know, but I find it interesting.
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icantfindaname posted:I love my dead gay anime block
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Jan 26, 2015 04:50
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America has gotten absolutely shafted in the GitS universe
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Jan 26, 2015 05:07
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Hi, I'm Waffleman.
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Hi, I'm CBJ. HGTV parody. 
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Jan 26, 2015 05:35
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Well that was loving dark.
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Dangerous Person posted:Well that was loving dark.
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Waffleman_ posted:Movie month last month did not really do that hot. Well I don't know why they're shocked since half the movies were repeats and the lead-in was reruns. They would have at least done better to lead-in with new-old DBZ than rerun AoT.
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TwoPair posted:Well I don't know why they're shocked since half the movies were repeats and the lead-in was reruns. They would have at least done better to lead-in with new-old DBZ than rerun AoT. Well the speculation is that they spent their movie budget getting those episodes of Hellsing, which they weren't going to be able to air otherwise. Also, last night's Mike Tyson Mysteries was great. Especially because they don't actually solve anything, those people just died.
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I know you all are crazy about KLK, so you should probably take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGxk2aUBFQ Some folks make the sword from the show using a shitload of scissors.
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Welp. Toonami has been reduced to midnight-3:30. Here's your full schedule starting on the 7th. 12:00 - DBZ Kai 12:30 - Kill la Kill 01:00 - Naruto: Shippuden 01:30 - Inuyasha: The Final Act 02:00 - Gurren Lagann 02:30 - One Piece 03:00 - Deadman Wonderland
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Jan 27, 2015 23:33
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It was fun while it lasted.
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Jan 27, 2015 23:35
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Wait where did Cowboy Bebop Remastered go?
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It seems like at least the premieres are getting good enough ratings to keep them around.Cardboard Box A posted:Wait where did Cowboy Bebop Remastered go? Gone! The reruns weren't getting good ratings, so they're gonzo.
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Waffleman_ posted:Welp. Toonami has been reduced to midnight-3:30. Here's your full schedule starting on the 7th. loving hell. This is depressing. I really, really hope it's not gonna go away entirely anytime soon. I'm okay with this by itself, at least. I think Toonami's been around that size or shorter during it's original run, anyway. ....Still, not a good sign.  Mr. Fowl posted:I know you all are crazy about KLK, so you should probably take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFGxk2aUBFQ This is badass.
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achillesforever6 posted:Weren't they going do some sort a special "The Intruder 2" thing on the block? Yeah, supposidly this year. I really hope it happens. The original arc had a huge impression on me as a little kid.
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They still fully intend on doing Intruder 2 this year.
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I know people like DBZ, but what a lovely way to start the block off in 2015.
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Sad that the overnight reruns got axed, but on the upside this means that Toonami can focus its budget on a tighter lineup. I don't know if Toonami will ever fully go away; I assume it'll keep running on AS in some form as long as AS wants to keep running anime and Jason wants to keep making bumpers.
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HorseRenoir posted:Sad that the overnight reruns got axed, but on the upside this means that Toonami can focus its budget on a tighter lineup.
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Like seriously, as much as I don't like KLK, it's at least it's something new. Why would they bother paying out the rear end for it's license if they can't start with it?
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HorseRenoir posted:Sad that the overnight reruns got axed, but on the upside this means that Toonami can focus its budget on a tighter lineup. Like I said, I think the premieres are doing well enough, despite the current lull. Last I checked, the premieres had a high engagement on social media, with shows consistently trending on Twitter, which I think nowadays is seen as just as important as ratings in determining a show's popularity, especially a late night block like Toonami.
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Waffleman_ posted:They still fully intend on doing Intruder 2 this year. Yesss. Awesome. This makes me pretty happy to know. Hopefully it's a hit and they end up doing more storylines.
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I get it was a reruns half-block but still that's about half of Toonami's runtime (and Bebop, the thing that was the DBZ of Adult Swim Action) gone for reruns of KoTH and such. I want to be positive about this but it's very hard to be positive for something that was bisected by a company that has had history of acting up in this regard. Oh well, at least Ben 10 and other such CN Detrius (Did we really need to reair Beware the Batman or IGPX?) won't stank the place up. With it's last means of any traction on CN, it's dead, forgotten and gone. I only hope Toonami isn't following it. ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 00:02 on Jan 28, 2015 |
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Hahaha, right after the post about the schedule change, the Toonami Tumblr made a seemingly queued post with a gif of Franky with the text "Later." I and another guy remarked on Twitter that that wasn't the most reassuring thing in the world and they deleted it quickly/
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I know this probably isn't the best news for the block but I find it hard to get worked up for over losing a bunch of repeats in the middle of the night. Not exactly a big surprise that they had poo poo ratings.
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