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| 31114 | Animaniacs Producer Blames Pokemon for Kids WB Downfall | I kind of sat on this thread thinking about it a little bit.<div><br></div><div>As far as Pokemon causing the demise of Kids WB... that's pretty debatable. It did bring in an era of anime shows in American children's programming, and I think Yu-Gi-Oh further escalated that. However, I think there's a few other things that contributed to Kids WB's demise aside from just Pokemon.<br><br>Let's take a look at how the silver era really ended. We had Animaniacs. We had Pinky and the Brain. Those were all great shows. But what I also think contributed to this demise is corporate greed... or more specifically, Jamie Kellner. Yes, the same guy responsible for cancelling WCW took over as president of the WB Network, and he was the one that came up with the idea of retooling Pinky and the Brain... thus becoming Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain. Needless to say, the show was a recipe for disaster... and even the show's staff hated it, but they didn't have a choice because it was the network's decision... not the writers. Unsurprisingly, the show did poorly, and it got cancelled ending the silver era.<br><br>Aside from Pokemon, another show that aired that I thought was good was Jackie Chan Adventures. Wasn't too big on X-men Evolution. But in my personal opinion, I feel that Yu-Gi-Oh made Kids WB a lot less interesting to watch than it did before.<br><br>Last thing that I believe led to Kids WB's demise... the rise of cable TV. Once cable channels continued to rise, it gave kids less of a reason to watch Kids WB... and it doesn't help that both Kids WB and Cartoon Network were sharing programming at one point. Regardless, I think even if Pokemon didn't come along, it still would have been inevitable that Kids WB was going to go down under at some point or another.</div> | blueluigi | Apr 18, 2016 |  |
| 31113 | Last Movie You Watched | Embezzlement, unemployment, child adoption, and sexy coworkers...<br><br>I'm talking about T<span style="text-decoration: underline;">he Flintstones</span> movie ofcourse!<div><br></div><div>Even though the plot is geared more towards the parents (and doesn't make sense), I tell you what, I still get a kick out of this movie. The creature effects and set designs are literally out of this world. I love all the caveman jokes and I can't help but laugh seeing Fred's antics on the big screen, it's a gay old time! </div><div><br></div><div>6/10 <br> </div> | echidna64 | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31112 | Oldies | His career could've easily ended 'cause of The Beatles' reign of supreme, but thanks to this song, that wasn't the case.<div><br></div><div>The high-pitched vocals is worth a listen. That's what the oldies so essential.<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y8yvnqHmFds" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div> | Mr Magic | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31111 | Animaniacs Producer Blames Pokemon for Kids WB Downfall | Exactly. Since all the networks abandoned SatAM children's programming the reason must have been economic, starting with anime and ending with a business decision. What a shame! | eddstarr | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31110 | Forgotten Cartoons | <blockquote rel="Vaporman87"><b>Vaporman87 wrote :</b><br><i> I have to agree Edd. Without time travel the series seems pointless. </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div>Here's another example, "Stargate Infinity" shares nothing with "Stargate - Everything else", and it has to be on purpose. The cartoon's storyline was turned into teaching life skills to kids. </div><div><br></div><div>Very noble but I was expecting some cross-over from the live action series. </div><div><br></div><div>The result was predictable. The kids stayed away and older Stargate fans were disappointed.</div><div>Here's a clip from episode one. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lots of pretty colors to look at!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br></span></div> <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U2TQtZWWu2o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><img width="640" height="442" src="https://pp.vk.me/c624320/v624320986/4552b/LtlKvaxW0ew.jpg"></div> | eddstarr | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31109 | Famous Duos | Glad you could be here with us, edd. | Mr Magic | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31108 | The Powerpuff Girls will reboot in 2016! | <font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Now you can make yourself as a Powerpuff Girl...or Boy.</span></font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><a href="https://www.powerpuffyourself.com/#!/en">https://www.powerpuffyourself.com/#!/en</a></span></font></div> | Mr Magic | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31107 | Animaniacs Producer Blames Pokemon for Kids WB Downfall | No to that. Though perhaps it could have spun off into its own channel, but would even that have lasted? | Vaporman87 | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31106 | Famous Duos | It's great to have you around a lot more Edd. Your insight into the decades we did and did not experience is just superb. | Vaporman87 | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| 31105 | Animaniacs Producer Blames Pokemon for Kids WB Downfall | <blockquote rel="Rick Ace Rhodes"><b>Rick Ace Rhodes wrote :</b><br><i> <blockquote rel="eddstarr"><br></blockquote>I think what Ruegger is getting is that the popularity of Pokemon caused Kids WB to begin putting more and more anime onto the channel. Kids WB abandoned the original programming that helped build it and in the end it backfired on them. </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br><div><br></div><div>And I agree with you, especially since Saban Entertainment specialized in translating TV Tokyo cartoons into English all for very little cost.</div><div><br></div><div>And yet I still find it strange how the demise of Kids' WB happened the same time all children's programming slowly disappeared from the broadcast networks. </div><div><br></div><div>If Pokemon never happened, would Kids' WB still be around?</div> | eddstarr | Apr 18, 2016 | |
