Recent content by Jeff Harris

*sighs* If I may... something I wrote over the weekend because I'm so damn tired of hearing about that stupid rumor. And it is quite stupid. https://thoughtnami.blogspot.com/2025/03/make-this-make-sense.html

It's not that the network "messed up." It's the same broadcast copy that also airs on MeTV and what Warner Bros gave them. Also, the "Rise and Shine" opening is a bit too long for modern broadcast TV, which is why Boomerang sped it up in recent years and why it was initially removed from...

Again, the PTC and other similar parental watchdog groups are LARGELY IRRELEVANT. About 99% of the time, their complaints are unwarranted, unjustified, and a waste of the FCC's time and energies. Do you know how many people complained to the FCC about the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023...

Okay. It's time to clarify a lot of things regarding MeTV Toons. Let's start about what MeTV Toons is and what it's not. MeTV Toons is a general audience broadcast network in the vein of similarly-themed classic television channels like Antenna TV, Retro Television Network, GET, Classy...

It's fake. For starters, they're not going to release (and publish) a schedule publicly and then suddenly change it. Second, that three-hour block of shows on Midnight? That's Totally Tooned In, which is not only a showcase of Screen Gems/UPA shorts but also a series produced by Jerry Beck...

Okay, a bit of a clarification. Sinclair and Nexstar didn't get fined just for airing toy ads. They got fined by the FCC because they aired a toy ad during an airing of a show that was based on the toy that was being advertised. Specifically, they aired an ad for Hot Wheels during a broadcast...

The Hub was largely controlled by Hasbro, a toy company who didn't want rival toymakers to promote their wares there. MeTV Toons is controlled and operated by Weigel Broadcasting, a major American broadcaster who has MANY OTA broadcast networks under its dominion and has a vast variety of...

Orlando, FL and Evansville, IN affiliates officially announced. Orlando, Florida WFTV-TV 9.4 Evansville, Indiana WEVV-TV 44.5 https://x.com/MeTVtoons/status/1800270561555488992

A follow-up. Effective January 2025, Rogers Communications will be the new Canadian license holder of Warner Bros Discovery's lifestyle and factual brands, including HGTV, Food Network, and others. NBC Universal's Bravo brand launches with Rogers starting in September 2024...

I wouldn't say they're useless. They still have the license to Disney units (ABC Spark, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, various A&E brands, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD) and a pair of Paramount Global units (CMT and Nickelodeon). For those joining in, yes, Corus operates...

To be fair, the press release says this: Now, granted, the general assumption around Toon Zone/Anime Superhero is that this explicitly means they're dropping Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Adult Swim. That may not be the case. See, here's the rub... Corus operates the following networks that...

I stand corrected. I see it's currently licensed by this British company called Fabulous Films. They also handle the newer series (which has still weirdly not aired in North America, plus "Season 4" hasn't been dubbed to English at all) as well.

They do have Inspector Gadget, so I think DiC/Wildbrain's library may be pretty accessible to the channel. Wouldn't mind seeing The Littles, Heathcliff, Ulysses 31, COPS, heck, even The Mysterious Cities of Gold. I hope they regained full distribution rights to Dennis the Menace because that...

I think Krypto's in to satisfy the E/I requirements, but yeah, shows from the 90s (all of those are from the last real era of Saturday morning TV) and some 2000s shows will make the cut, but I'm sure there's going to be a cutoff point, much like MeTV itself. I feel they're more apt to put in...

It's definitely possible they could air more than just Speed Racer and Marine Boy. It's all about availability, what the network can get access to and if studios/distributors are willing to bring those shows to broadcast television. There are folks who appreciate classic anime on MeTV TOONS'...