There is a show I just discovered because my nephews watch toons all day called The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. I was laughing my ass off. It reminds me of an Adult Swim show for some reason. It's very random.
I do all the time. I enjoy Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Chowder, and Camp Lazlo from their normal lineup, not to mention Robot Chicken, Metalocalypse, and various other shows from Adult Swim.
I used to, but then they took time out of their good shows to put stupid child-superhero-kickbutt cartoons. They still pass Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry and Ed, Edd N' Eddy, but I they repeat the shows so much and it's on such a limited time that I can't be bothered to set the time and go see them.
Anyways, you can find many episodes on Youtube or DVD.
I used to watch it all the time. I watch more animation than any other medium, so the Cartoon Network was right up my alley. But, the folks running the network have changed and now there's not much at all on the channel worth watching. I still tune in for Family Guy on Adult Swim every night, and I occasionally tune in to Total Drama Action, but other than that there really isn't anything that demands my attention. I prefer some of the stuff on Disney and Nick these days. CN's sister station, Boomerang is still fun, but that's because all the old animation that used to run on CN proper, is there now. The network decided to embrace reality shows and that is the death tone for what was once a great channel.
I haven't watched Cartoon Network in about ten years. All of their new shows are terrible compared to the classic stuff they used to have growing up, although I have been wanting to catch a few episodes of the Star Wars series
Maybe those of you who revere the old line up as "classics" and detest the new shows simply grew up? I'm sure the new line up will be called "classics" by the next generation.
" No. I haven't in quite some time now. Maybe those of you who revere the old line up as "classics" and detest the new shows simply grew up? I'm sure the new line up will be called "classics" by the next generation. "
No, the problem is there are less cartoons on the Cartoon Network now. A generation from now, kids might look back at iCarly or Wizards of Waverly Place the same way that some folks fondly recall Saved by the Bell or Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but no one is going to have any nostalgia for any of CN's reality shows. These types of shows by there very nature are disposable and therefore, valueless in the long run. If CN got back to making cartoons, then perhaps kids could think the shows of today were great in 10 or 20 years, and complain about what's on TV in the year 2020+. But right now they only produce 2 new shows (Chowder & Flapjack) with the other 2 or 3 (TDA, Stoked, 6teen*) shows in rotation coming from the Teletoon Studios in Canada. In the 80s and 90s there were lots of new cartoons being made. CN held contests to find new stuff which is where Dexter's Lab, Ed Edd & Eddie, Cow & Chicken and the Powerpuff Girls all came from. Now, they've replaced cartoons with shows based off of other network reality shows, they've axed Toonami, and turned Adult Swim into a boring block of unfunny crap.
*not sure if this is still in production.
EDIT: Oops, they make 3 shows. I forgot to add the Clone Wars. I'm not a fan, but I can see kids liking it because it's Star Wars (bad Star Wars.)
" Yes, Adult Swim. I used to like all their old cartoons but now their all gone. The same thing happened to Nickelodeon... but atleast Nickelodeon has a classic channel or something, even though I don't have it. "
CN has Boomarang, but that's stuff from the 40s to the 80s. At least for now. If you wanna watch Space Ghost C to C or something you're SOL.
I watch Chowder, Misadventures of Flapjack, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Venture Brothers, Mighty Boosh, and occasionally Robot Chicken and Frisky Dingo at Cartoon Network. Screw their stupid reality show ideas (as much as I respect Survivorman)! Still, my favorite cartoons are from Boomerang (they also record stuff from Dexter's Lab and Powerpuff Girls, to the gentle(wo)man that said it was just from the eighties)
I used to. Was a real big fan of Toonami back before they came out with Adult Swim. Then I was a junkie for that block for ever... now I grab the new AS shows online. CN is too kiddy and regular TV is plastered with commercials.
No because i live in Canada and i don't have my American satellite dish anymore. Back in the day though i used to watch Johnny quest, Dexter's Lab, cow and chicken and all those awesome shows. Man i wish dexter was still around i loved that show. And Dragon Ball Z!
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