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Cartoon Network Dropping Gundam and Bebop?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-is-going-on-here dept.

Lhadatt was among several who noted unannounced changes in Cartoon Networks' anime lineup. It's easy to speculate that Mobile Suit Gundam and Cowboy Bebop were dropped because of Tuesday's terrorist attacks since each show has a fair amount of violence, but nobody really knows. You can see the evidence on Cartoon Network's Listings. Tonight, episode 5 of Bebop was scheduled to air: one of the best episodes, too.

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  1. Good for Bebop by soulsteal · · Score: 1, Troll

    Cartoon Network was butchering Bebop to hell and back just to make it suitable for viewing under FCC guidelines. If you're that desperate to see Cowboy Bebop, rent it or borrow it if you can. It's a great series but doesn't deserve to be mangled by censors.

  2. Bebop by ffatTony · · Score: 0, Troll

    Damn. I hoped Cartoon network would play the first (and only) season of Bebop and make new episodes. I really have a hard time stomaching the last episode, the death of Viscious and Spike.

    See you space cowboy...

  3. what losers by Synpax1 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Some of you /. readers who are 'anime' fans ought to consider growing up. No, this isn't flame. I think the almost daily posts on anime on a technology sites make the entire group look bad.


    I tried watching some of this stuff (it's cartoons) for a little while but the plot made absolutly zero sense and the animation was on the level of speed racer.


    Pretty pathetic, guys.

  4. Cartoon Network is run by morons by mttlg · · Score: 0, Troll

    I honestly don't know why Cartoon Network would try to run adult-oriented shows or why anyone would want Cartoon Network running their shows. Cartoon Network has a history of random, unannounced schedule changes, skipped episodes, and other screw-ups. This stuff should be running on Sci-Fi, where it belongs.

    And as for not showing certain programs because some viewers might not like it, why not let the viewers decide. We already have a ratings system to tell people what they can expect to see in a show, so why can't people be allowed to judge for themselves what is or isn't acceptable for them to watch?

    On the "deleting all references to the World Trade Center" front, that's just silly. We can't just erase the World Trade Center from the history books because it might make someone feel bad. We laugh at France for going nuts over the mere possibility that someone in France could find a way to purchase some Nazi-related item, but now the same kind of thing is happening in our entertainment industry. Now the terrorists have succeeded not only at taking the towers down in real life, but also at taking them out of other aspects of our lives. Is there anyone out there who isn't assisting the terrorists in the aftermath of this tragedy? How much more will we lose because of people overreacting?