The "Max Animated Series Being Removed" thread

[wonderfly]

Is there not already a thread for this subject? I'm creating this thread for discussing the removal of animated shows from the Max streaming service.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"More Cartoons Purged From Max"​

"It seems like every few months, we gets news of cartoons leaving Max with very few announcements of cartoons coming to Max. There is yet another another round of cartoons that have recently been purged.

For DC cartoon fans, classics Static Shock, and Teen Titans, Green Lantern: the Animated Series have been removed. The first seven seasons of Teen Titans Go! have been removed, although the eighth remains for now.


For Cartoon Network fans, classics The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Ed, Edd, n Eddy have been removed. These series are available on Adult Swim’s Checkered Past nostalgia block for those wanting to see these shows. The 2010s classic The Loony Tunes Show has also gotten the boot, yet isn’t old enough to be on Checkered Past.""

Read the full article here.

 

[Surreal Kangaroo]

I just started getting Max again to catch the final episodes of Craig of the Creek but I’m going to be done after that. Unless they make some major changes I’m not subscribing again.

You know what would be cool? If the purged series came to Tubi (excluding the ones that are on Hulu). Tubi already has older Hana Barbara shows like The Flintstones and Scooby Doo.

 

[Light Lucario]

I knew about them removing Teen Titans, but I'm surprised that included Teen Titans Go. I've never been into TTG, but it's clearly a huge success, even more so than the original series, and I think it's still going, so I don't know why they'd want to remove it.

Removing Static Shock is a painful development. I love Static Shock and it really deserves more love. Green Lantern The Animated Series is also pretty sad to lose. That show never got much of a break. I had Max for awhile and I had to unsubscribe for financial reasons, but I'm glad that I don't have a subscription anymore. There's just no guarantee on what shows they'll keep. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually remove Young Justice, which will just make that fanbase livid. I really hate that they keep doing this. Other streaming services have gotten into removing their shows like Paramount+, but Max does it so frequently and really started the trend.

I'm sure that these shows will end up on other streaming services. Teen Titans is already on Amazon Prime, so maybe other series can land there or Netflix, but it's just really bad how often this happens.

 

[Edward Joseph]

The fact that TEEN TITANS GO, the show that dominated Cartoon Network's schedule in the 2010s, had most of its content removed from the service to the point it only includes the most recent season truly showcases that nothing is safe. Everything is on the table to be taken off from streaming services in a flash.

 

[The Overlord]

I live in Canada, we don't have Max up here, I would have to sign up to something like Teletoon plus or Stack TV to watch these old shows. But it would be nice if all these shows ended up somewhere else right away in the US, Hulu or Tubi or anywhere else, rather than being sent to limbo.

 

[PinkieLopBun]

Not that this justifies removing it, but is TTG even as popular as it was when it was dominating schedules? It doesn't air as much as it used to and it wasn't even the second most aired show last I saw.

 

[Checkerboard]

Honestly, Max is underwhelming for CN content.

 

[MatthewP]

judging from all of this, it feels like WBD wants to restart DC Universe again without realizing why DC Universe failed in the first place; the average streaming watcher wants to see more than just superhero cartoons

 

[Leviathan]

Not that this justifies removing it, but is TTG even as popular as it was when it was dominating schedules? It doesn't air as much as it used to and it wasn't even the second most aired show last I saw.

It's still popular enough for CN to have done that mega marathon not too long ago.

Some other tweet said Max got rid of its specific Kids and Family subsection, which probably gives away the game.

 

[entransify]

It's still popular enough for CN to have done that mega marathon not too long ago.

Some other tweet said Max got rid of its specific Kids and Family subsection, which probably gives away the game.

yeah, it's probably not the #1 show on CN anymore and maybe it hasn't been for a while, but it's still pretty popular i think.

and yeah, Max has gotten rid of the "Kids and Family" section as a whole.

 

[Ace]

I know kids programming hasn't been doing well in the ratings in recent years but dang.

It's only a matter of time before they sell Cartoon Network considering they're not really using their stuff for their own streaming service.

Though Paramount was already giving a lot of their animated stuff to Netflix rather than their own streaming platform perhaps that's the plan here. Being more of just a provider of content going forward. They might end up giving new AT and RS content to Hulu or something.

 

[MatthewP]

guess that bubble burst hard

honestly i wouldn't be surprised if they just moved everything to hulu at that point

 

[Spongybobchum]

I know kids programming hasn't been doing well in the ratings in recent years but dang.

It's only a matter of time before they sell Cartoon Network considering they're not really using their stuff for their own streaming service.

Though Paramount was already giving a lot of their animated stuff to Netflix rather than their own streaming platform perhaps that's the plan here. Being more of just a provider of content going forward. They might end up giving new AT and RS content to Hulu or something.

I kinda hope they sell CN because WBD's treatment of the classics in Europe is just plain terrible. Let's hope the new owner either launches a late-night block on CN Europe showing classics, revives Boomerang Europe without any modern crap, or launches a European version of the Tooncast channel.

 

[KeldeoKitty]

I just started getting Max again to catch the final episodes of Craig of the Creek but I’m going to be done after that. Unless they make some major changes I’m not subscribing again.

You know what would be cool? If the purged series came to Tubi (excluding the ones that are on Hulu). Tubi already has older Hana Barbara shows like The Flintstones and Scooby Doo.

If you can’t beat em, join em.

Hulu has some purged Cartoon Network shows. They also have shows from Max but only with the Max bundle. You might as well just put Max’s kids shows on Hulu instead. Even Universal has put cartoons simultaneously on Hulu and Peacock and made shows for Netflix and Apple TV+. I said this before, the film studios with their start-up streaming services are just gonna have to bow out and license content to the established platforms Netflix and Prime. Disney+ seems fine it was the most successful of these new platforms because of their strong brand. If there isn’t room for more than 3 game consoles there must not be room for 3 streaming platforms.

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

I kinda hope they sell CN because WBD's treatment of the classics in Europe is just plain terrible.

I honestly doubt WBD will ever sell Cartoon Network at all. If anything, the channel needs a better managerial team along with that I'm still angry at Zaslav for purging a lot of content from the company and relying heavily on reality television.

 

[RoyalRubble]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com.

"That’s All Folks: Classic Looney Tunes Are No Longer On Max"​

"The day Bugs Bunny aficionados have been dreading has finally come to pass. After several reconsiderations and false starts, Warner Bros has finally followed through with its threat to remove the entirety of the classic Looney Tunes shorts from their Max streaming service. They’re no longer there.

The scrubbing has been a multi-step process. In 2022, over 250 of the shorts vanished from the service overnight. In 2023, the remainder appeared under the “Leaving Max” category temporarily, until they claimed it was a “mistake” and set them back. It seems now they’re serious."

Click here to read the full article.

 

[Spongybobchum]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com.

"That’s All Folks: Classic Looney Tunes Are No Longer On Max"​

"The day Bugs Bunny aficionados have been dreading has finally come to pass. After several reconsiderations and false starts, Warner Bros has finally followed through with its threat to remove the entirety of the classic Looney Tunes shorts from their Max streaming service. They’re no longer there.

The scrubbing has been a multi-step process. In 2022, over 250 of the shorts vanished from the service overnight. In 2023, the remainder appeared under the “Leaving Max” category temporarily, until they claimed it was a “mistake” and set them back. It seems now they’re serious."

Click here to read the full article.

Still better than Europe...

 

[E-Scope]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com.

"That’s All Folks: Classic Looney Tunes Are No Longer On Max"​

"The day Bugs Bunny aficionados have been dreading has finally come to pass. After several reconsiderations and false starts, Warner Bros has finally followed through with its threat to remove the entirety of the classic Looney Tunes shorts from their Max streaming service. They’re no longer there.

The scrubbing has been a multi-step process. In 2022, over 250 of the shorts vanished from the service overnight. In 2023, the remainder appeared under the “Leaving Max” category temporarily, until they claimed it was a “mistake” and set them back. It seems now they’re serious."

Click here to read the full article.

At least the shorts still air on MeTV and MeTV Toons.

 

[PicardMan]

Shocked this went under the radar, loads of Scooby-Doo show, including Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (which premiered season 2 episodes on HBO Max) have been removed, Scooby-Doo has disappeared from HBO Max just in time for Halloween