Ahh, but Yuu Yuu Hakusho may well have been censored beyond belief if it had been on the Toonami block. Recall, if you will, that Toonami is much harsher in its standards by way of edits-That's how Outlaw Star,Gundam 0080,MSG:08MST and most of Gundam 0083 got cut down-For Toonami standards. (Why they didn't cut 08MST,0080 and 0083 more leniently for the Midnight Run like they did with Gundam W? Probably cost reasons, as Williams Street hadn't been given enough funds.(YES, that's right, Williams Street cuts/edits CN's anime-That, among other reasons, is why you haven't seen so many episodes of Williams Street shows. CN as an organization is probably to blame, though-Don't pass judgement on them too quickly; From what I've heard they actually liked the shows and wanted to do them justice within censors' limits....))
Not only that, have you not forgotten what killed G Gundam most recently? Transformers:Armada and the new He-Man. Reason? CN is said to have a share in their creation. (That's also the reason you still see Batman Beyond in CN's lineup, and in a more prevalent slot-It's network logic that airing a show is a safer bet when you own the show in whole or in part, logic be damned. Think of it as Not Invented Here syndrome for the broadcast sector.)
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If that's the case, you'd think they'd rotate the shows each day and keep the whole Saturday lineup in the new format. Cowboy Bebop (As good as it is) is a show with only 26 episodes, and can't carry a four-day-a-week slot in perpetuity after all. Then again, the programmer might've wanted to "maximize the investment." Ugh.
It's even been reported that CN wanted to fund a second season of Bebop-What they didn't understand was what many other fans knew by then-That the director Shinichi Watanabe had only intended the show to run one season. (If anything, though, CN should have paid attention to the mumblings that Outlaw Star's director wanted a shot at a second series of his show all this time...Then again, I can't speak for its popularity in CN's ratings relative to Bebop.)
What really worries me is the fate of Mobile Suit Z Gundam, which was recently announced by Bandai for a release next year. If that's not on an Adult Swim block, any censorship will likely rip it to shreds (The "30 Bunch Incident," what happens to Camille's parents, all sorts of war-related tragedy-As if you thought the pile of bodies in MSG's first few episodes were bad enough).
Sure you have DVDs, but that's not the point; Broadcasting any foreign (Non-English) work subjects the work to a wider audience, and how the work is altered directly affects the reaction of the viewers to that work-Be it localization or censorship or both. You need an example? Outlaw Star, Episode 7: In the original version, toward the end of the episode Jim is dragging Gene into the ship's cockpit. Jim looks at his hand and it has blood on it. The assumption? Gene's been injured and hasn't told Jim about it; Jim reacts as such.
Now in the CN airing, Jim looks at his hand-The glove and blood have been digitally removed-Jim's reactions stay in-Making little to no sense whatsoever! How do you think the audience, of any age bracket, reacted to that? (All right, assuming they paid attention or were even watching. But still.)
Sorta goes without saying that anime has a different set of rules attached to it-Rules that American broadcasters are going to have to adjust to if they want to delve into cooperative ventures in the future. Whether they will is anyone's guess, but the cards are stacked against it in our current climate.
If you ask me (And likely most of you won't) I still think that a dedicated anime channel (Probably funded with viewer contributions similar to PBS? That was my first thought, anyway) would be the best bet for US viewers-Though whether someone actually puts such an idea into action is, likewise, anyone's guess.
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Oh, and truth be told, I have no beef with Futurama being aired there. To me, though, it can't hold a candle to anything Williams Street (Except Sealab, which belongs on a Viacom network).
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Ahh, but Yuu Yuu Hakusho may well have been censored beyond belief if it had been on the Toonami block. Recall, if you will, that Toonami is much harsher in its standards by way of edits-That's how Outlaw Star, Gundam 0080, MSG:08MST and most of Gundam 0083 got cut down-For Toonami standards. (Why they didn't cut 08MST, 0080 and 0083 more leniently for the Midnight Run like they did with Gundam W? Probably cost reasons, as Williams Street hadn't been given enough funds.(YES, that's right, Williams Street cuts/edits CN's anime-That, among other reasons, is why you haven't seen so many episodes of Williams Street shows. CN as an organization is probably to blame, though-Don't pass judgement on them too quickly; From what I've heard they actually liked the shows and wanted to do them justice within censors' limits....))
Not only that, have you not forgotten what killed G Gundam most recently? Transformers:Armada and the new He-Man. Reason? CN is said to have a share in their creation. (That's also the reason you still see Batman Beyond in CN's lineup, and in a more prevalent slot-It's network logic that airing a show is a safer bet when you own the show in whole or in part, logic be damned. Think of it as Not Invented Here syndrome for the broadcast sector.)
[DISCLAIMER: Information may be far from 100% accurate, writer may not be in his right mind. YMMV.]
It's even been reported that CN wanted to fund a second season of Bebop-What they didn't understand was what many other fans knew by then-That the director Shinichi Watanabe had only intended the show to run one season. (If anything, though, CN should have paid attention to the mumblings that Outlaw Star's director wanted a shot at a second series of his show all this time...Then again, I can't speak for its popularity in CN's ratings relative to Bebop.)
What really worries me is the fate of Mobile Suit Z Gundam, which was recently announced by Bandai for a release next year. If that's not on an Adult Swim block, any censorship will likely rip it to shreds (The "30 Bunch Incident," what happens to Camille's parents, all sorts of war-related tragedy-As if you thought the pile of bodies in MSG's first few episodes were bad enough).
Sure you have DVDs, but that's not the point; Broadcasting any foreign (Non-English) work subjects the work to a wider audience, and how the work is altered directly affects the reaction of the viewers to that work-Be it localization or censorship or both. You need an example? Outlaw Star, Episode 7: In the original version, toward the end of the episode Jim is dragging Gene into the ship's cockpit. Jim looks at his hand and it has blood on it. The assumption? Gene's been injured and hasn't told Jim about it; Jim reacts as such.
Now in the CN airing, Jim looks at his hand-The glove and blood have been digitally removed-Jim's reactions stay in-Making little to no sense whatsoever! How do you think the audience, of any age bracket, reacted to that? (All right, assuming they paid attention or were even watching. But still.)
Sorta goes without saying that anime has a different set of rules attached to it-Rules that American broadcasters are going to have to adjust to if they want to delve into cooperative ventures in the future. Whether they will is anyone's guess, but the cards are stacked against it in our current climate.
If you ask me (And likely most of you won't) I still think that a dedicated anime channel (Probably funded with viewer contributions similar to PBS? That was my first thought, anyway) would be the best bet for US viewers-Though whether someone actually puts such an idea into action is, likewise, anyone's guess.
Oh, and truth be told, I have no beef with Futurama being aired there. To me, though, it can't hold a candle to anything Williams Street (Except Sealab, which belongs on a Viacom network).(Mod me down as you will-I never use my karma and this is my first post in what appears to be two years now anyway. I yield to the unwavering judgement of this forum. XD )