FOX's Sat. morning lineup replaced w/ infomercial

[Derk!]

If this were in a time where the majority of cartoons were actually watchable, it would be a huge loss. But since it's not, meh.

[Avalanche Alvarez]

It's been going on for years now.
Saturday is a wasteland for the goodness of Saturday's past.
That's why I'm not too bummed I work on Saturdays anymore.

[forgottensinpwf]

[Avalanche Alvarez]

Nov 25, 2008 13:35:20 GMT -5 @forgottensinpwf said:

I miss Tiny Toons.
I truly do.

[tmc1982]

www.variety.com/VR1117996347.html

For a more instructional tale of how to farm out programming blocks the proper way, it's already happened to a one once-vibrant daypart: Saturday morning. As youngsters fled to such cablers as Nickelodeon and Disney, and the kids TV marketplace collapsed, the nets wound up selling the time to production companies like 4Kids (Fox and CW) or programmers like Discovery Kids (NBC).

Now, get ready for an even more radical change on Saturday mornings: As Fox parts ways with 4Kids (the deal expires at the end of the year), the network is adopting an unprecedented model for the daypart: Infomercials.

In a network first, Fox has given two of its four Saturday morning hours back to affiliates. But the other two, cleared on 95% of its stations, will now be sold to advertisers -- who will use the time to sell products.

Fox's Saturday morning "Weekend Marketplace" will kick off in January with the usual infomercial fare seen latenight on cable or local TV stations. Fox hopes to eventually attract big-name advertisers to produce more network-worthy "long-form informational programming."

Whatever it's called, the Fox block reps the first time a broadcast network has devoted a regular block of programming for infomercials.

[Cela]

We should Blame Hannah Montana for this...

[forgottensinpwf]

Nov 25, 2008 16:32:03 GMT -5 Cela said:

We should Blame Hannah Montana for this...

I blame Cartoon Network and teletoon more.

[blef]

Nov 25, 2008 4:55:05 GMT -5 Big DSR Energy said:

Nov 25, 2008 3:48:43 GMT -5 King Fox -1017 Bricksquad said:

Saturday mornings have sucked for ages.

Good point that I totally agree with, but cartoons >>>> infomercials.

Running infomercials are just the network not even caring or trying to entertain the people.

[SAVE_US.ASIAN]

Infomercials suck.



Unless a guy with the last name Polinko is involved.

[Ramses]

the only show I really cared about thats currently on TV is The Spectacular Spider-Man, the one I was really looking forward to Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, witch will air in January, on the CW, but for how long before they pull that too?

[nonrev]

Nov 25, 2008 19:27:01 GMT -5 Ramses said:

the only show I really cared about thats currently on TV is The Spectacular Spider-Man

a fantastic show. One may even say it is.....spectacular

the only other new ones I liked were Krypto the Superdog, The Batman and Legion of Superheroes, (I'd make it a habit to wake up my all my college roomates to watch with me ;D) but now that those shows have been put to pasture, it means I get to wake up late on Saturday and just wait for the youtube to show me spidey.

[kitsunestar]

I think there's some rose-colored glasses playing into some reactions, here.

Even back in the 80s and 90s, cartoons were still pretty much nothing but advertisements for toy lines.

Jem was OK, though. More than OK. Truly Outrageous, in fact.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Nov 25, 2008 14:13:19 GMT -5 Avalanche Alvarez said:

Nov 25, 2008 13:35:20 GMT -5 @forgottensinpwf said:

I miss Tiny Toons.
I truly do.

You know it's on DVD now?

[H-Fist]

I think it's time for TNA to start working on that third hour. I'm not joking. Weekend morning wrestling > infomercials. Even if "Dok Hendrix" really is just in the studio to pimp and shill.

[The Genesis of KoOS]

Nov 25, 2008 23:51:04 GMT -5 H-Fist said:

I think it's time for TNA to start working on that third hour. I'm not joking. Weekend morning wrestling > infomercials. Even if "Dok Hendrix" really is just in the studio to pimp and shill.

Don West and Maven can sell a lot of Rellik and Black Reign trading cards.

[forgottensinpwf]

Nov 25, 2008 23:38:12 GMT -5 The Genesis of KoOS said:

Nov 25, 2008 14:13:19 GMT -5 Avalanche Alvarez said:

I miss Tiny Toons.
I truly do.

You know it's on DVD now?

yep. season 1, volume 1's out now.


Now i just wish they'd release EEK, Taz-Mania, and Bobby's world on DVD.

[H-Fist]

Nov 25, 2008 23:52:02 GMT -5 The Genesis of KoOS said:

Nov 25, 2008 23:51:04 GMT -5 H-Fist said:

I think it's time for TNA to start working on that third hour. I'm not joking. Weekend morning wrestling > infomercials. Even if "Dok Hendrix" really is just in the studio to pimp and shill.

Don West and Maven can sell a lot of Rellik and Black Reign trading cards.

And the low card can get a little bit of air time. Don West back in his natural habitat...a Studebaker.

[Joekishi]

:-(

I yearn for the days of tiny toons, x-men, batman, Eek the Cat, Bobby's world, Power Rangers, and Tazmania.

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

Nov 26, 2008 0:50:42 GMT -5 H-Fist said:

And the low card can get a little bit of air time. Don West back in his natural habitat...a Studebaker.

Well played sir. Muppet references always score points in my book

[lunataxc]

Fox cartoons was already cracking at the seems. They sold all there shows to Disney. And tried to replace it with 4kids. Now 4kids have ditched them. Meh it will probably be back someday. With the economy in recession. I wonder how many people can still afford cable.