L.A Times + CMcC's Take On [CN Real]

[Cassini90125]

Originally Posted by taranchula

It's not bad in itself that CN is doing reality TV, it's just the fact that they are taking already established reality concepts like Mythbusters and Survivor and just trying to "Kidify" them that gets me, if I were a kid I would be thinking "Now why would I want to watch a cheap knock off, when I can see the real deal?"

Given the ratings I think a lot of kids also seem to be thinking the same way too.

I can't help but remember a cartoon called A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, which was easily the most annoying version of Scooby-Doo that I've ever seen. Of course, it's likely to be to be better than CN's upcoming live-action version, which will probably be badly written and poorly cast.

Originally Posted by taranchula

I mean if they wanted to do a reality show, why not do one about, oh I don't know "Animation", it could be something simple like giving two groups of young art students are given a chance to make their own animated short, both shorts are judged by a panel of the top names in the field and the winning team gets their short played on the network and a scholarship to an animation program.

There, an idea that potentially could be fun and combines the best of both worlds. But what do I know? I'm not a high powered executive...yet.

Not a bad idea, not bad at all.

[Lynnie]

Originally Posted by BluebottleFlyer

C. McC has left CN? That's news to me... Then again, reading what's been said about the current state of CN, I can't really blame him.

It was news to me too last month at the Con. I think that's where the news officially broke. It upset me, knowing we won't be seeing anything from Craig and Co. for who knows how long. But he does deserve better. Hopefully a network with at least some brains will take him on and we'll be blessed with more of his work.

Originally Posted by taranchula

I mean if they wanted to do a reality show, why not do one about, oh I don't know "Animation", it could be something simple like two groups of young art students are both given a chance to make their own animated short, both shorts are judged by a panel of the top names in the field and the winning team gets their short played on the network and a scholarship to an animation program.

Ditto. I'm still not the biggest fan of reality shows, but something like that would be perfectly fitting on a cartoon channel, and I'm sure I'd tune in at least to at least learn what it's like working in animation.

[bloonuggets]

Then again, networks like MTV, VH1 and CMt have shied away from their original premise: music videos in favor of shows that sees who's jumping into bed with someone else... But "The spider" does have a valid point on why CN should do a reality show about an animation pitch.

And as for Craig and Lauren, there's also Blue Sky (Fox) and DreamWorks as an option for them as well.

[koosie]

Obviously I'm a long way away from the key demographic in every sense. However all I ever wanted from the slots reserved for kids was cartoons and puppets. We never had whole channels, let alone several competing for same viewers and the same advertising revenues and in a way I'm sure that's a clue to why there's a shift away from the free-floating self-contained entertainment that cartoons provide..

Oh yeh and plasticine animation, which is pretty much a cartoon, anyway.