General Adult Swim Discussion

[mercenaryninja94]

that adult swim will end?? and no i dont mean just anime i mean the whole thing 

personally i give adult swim at least 7-8 more years 

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

[Jeebus201]

It's got more than 10 years left...although it may be due for a major asthetic re-design or even rebranding in 2-3.

[comedyswimfan089]

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mercenaryninja94 wrote:

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

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I'm not going to answer the question, I just find it funny that this was stated and yet... Jeebus201 was the first reply. 

[ZorakFan3271]

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mercenaryninja94 wrote:

that adult swim will end?? and no i dont mean just anime i mean the whole thing 

personally i give adult swim at least 7-8 more years 

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

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I don't know.......I think it's got a while yet, at least I hope so. 

[Jeebus201]

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comedyswimfan089 wrote:

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mercenaryninja94 wrote:

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

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I'm not going to answer the question, I just find it funny that this was stated and yet... Jeebus201 was the first reply. 

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It's like saying "Don't push the button."  You wanna press it.

I do seriously belive that while [adult swim] has a lot of life left, it's due for a visual re-design, since the old design is nearly ancient in TV time.

[Sketchor]

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mercenaryninja94 wrote:

that adult swim will end?? and no i dont mean just anime i mean the whole thing 

personally i give adult swim at least 7-8 more years 

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

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That hinges heavily on how long they can keep the FOX reruns around because if they didn't have those then they'd be hard pressed to maintain a few hour block that would get good enough ratings much less a 9 hour one.

Nick at Nite has been around for years and years so theorectically Adult Swim will do the same as long as it continues to air acquired content that draws a crowd.

It actually does not take that much to keep a channel going for a long time. Decent ratings and enough advertisers interested in buying slots will pay the bills just fine.

If the FOX gravy train keeps going then there's really not telling how long it could last. Maybe 10 years? Maybe 20? Do you have any idea how long some channels have been around? As long as they meet the markets needs they wont be taken off the air.

If the FOX shows were no longer part of the equation they could probably last several years by shrinking back. They have enough successful shows to manage the overnight hours of Cartoon Network even if it means going crawling back to airing some anime on weekdays or finally letting some long ignored originals see the light of day again.

I would have to figure Adult Swim is going more and more mainstream in it's approach and they'll hold on to those FOX reruns for dear life. They might even change the name at some point and I suppose that could be argued as "the end of Adult Swim" but probably shouldn't be if not much changes other than the name.

For all we know Adult Swim might outlast linear television because we are probably relatively close to phasing out traditional linear television for a more efficient method of entertaining viewers and getting their money.

I'm going to figure whether or not it's called Adult Swim, Cartoon Network will continue use some of their prime time and all of their overnight hours to target adult viewers for as long as they continue existing as a channel. There's really no reason to give the overnight hours back to children's programming. The few kids who are up that late are watching The Disney Channel, Nicktoons or Disney XD which are already 24/7 family friendly networks.

[ZorakFan3271]

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Jeebus201 wrote:

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comedyswimfan089 wrote:

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mercenaryninja94 wrote:

no jeebus201 is not allowed to answer this because it  is a non bias conversation

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I'm not going to answer the question, I just find it funny that this was stated and yet... Jeebus201 was the first reply. 

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It's like saying "Don't push the button."  You wanna press it.

I do seriously belive that while [adult swim] has a lot of life left, it's due for a visual re-design, since the old design is nearly ancient in TV time.

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So? I think the way they have things now is still working for them, no need to redesign just because it's "old". 

[Jeebus201]

I don't think it's set to change tomorrow.

But come two or three years from now, while the name "Adult Swim" is still here, you may see a new visual design.  That's how networks operate.

[Mau_Mau_Mojo]

15 years....








then the cyborg aliens take over all turner networks

[ZorakFan3271]

Wait............they haven't already? 

[Mau_Mau_Mojo]

sssshhhh!!!!!

that isn't "public" knowledge yet

[ZorakFan3271]

Oh, right, right........sorry 

[rumbatubbies-ok]

Um, I personally think adult swim will die out in the year 2018. There's no reasoning behind that, it's just a random year off in the future.

Although, some1 said Bebop's rights goin to be up until 2020! I call b.s. on that.

[rumbatubbies-ok]

The major aesthetic overhaul might happen on the tenth anniversary of when they implemented the b&w bumps, 5/25/2013.

But no I really do hope they give [as] a new look. I got tired of the b&w bumps back in 08', and I've been hoping, ever since, that they would make the bumps look appealing.

[i_love_boobs]

I hope that it doesn't happen any time soon.

[Dark_Lord_Khrima]

Not for a long while, that's all I can say!

There's really no point in CN airing children's shows late at night when most children are in bed, so AS is probably always going to have its place on Cartoon Network, much like Nick at Nite. The block is sure to evolve over the years, though.

[westpark]

Dunno. But if you consult the schedule:

http://www.adultswim.com/schedule/index.html

16 out of 18  or 8 out of 9half hour slots are devoted to either Fox comedies, Robot Chicken, which was created basically by the Family Guy people, & then there's Aqua Teen & Boondocks.

Delocated & T&E are the only things on the schedule tonight. And for the rest of the regular schedule. Most T&E episodes they show were made 07-09. You basically have a half hour of the newer crap programming. Save on Thursdays & Sundays & even then [as] has basically become Fox replay channel.

What the hell else is there? When they got rid of anime they destroyed themselves -- & this forum, in the process.

[westpark]

When will it end though?

i give it 5 or so years, if that. Maybe up to a decade, who knows. If they can find some kind of alternative viewing platform. I started watching when I was 19. I'm 28 now. That should tell you something else. Their viewership base is aging rapidly.

So I dunno. In another 5 or so years I'm prob. gonna be too busy with work & #### to watch. Lets hope/wonder if FG can retain its relevance for that long.

[Jeebus201]

Any cable channel that can't produce its own product via either in-house production or licensing deals with a sports entity ala Turner and the NBA is doomed to failure.

And while yes, this applies to Family Guy, last I checked, Adult Swim doesn't have a stake in TMS or Toei or Gonzo.

[Dark_Lord_Khrima]

Well, let's say that AS stopped airing syndicated shows. Do you think the block would really end up dying? When it first started its only syndicated show was Cowboy Bebop, and it seemed to do OK. Now that it has Squidbillies, Robot Chicken, ATHF, The Boondocks, and a few other strong originals, I get the feeling that even without Fox shows AS could keep airing from 11:00pm - 6:00am every day. But it would probably lose most of Prime Time to CN if it didn't have Fox shows to carry it through. The weeknight schedule would probably look something like:

11:00 Robot Chicken
11:30 ATHF
12:00 Squidbillies
12:30 The Boondocks (Thursday: Live Action premiers)
1:00 Live Action
1:30 Metalocalypse/The Venture Brothers
2:00 Robot Chicken
2:30 ATHF
3:00 Squidbillies
3:30 The Boondocks (Thursday: Live Action Premiers)
4:00 DVR Theater
4:30 Live Action
5:00 Metalocalypse/The Venture Brothers
5:30 Home Movies/Birdman/Sealab

[ChkChkBoom]

I give it another ten years. Beyond that, nobody knows.

[rumbatubbies-ok]

Cable television will die out in the next decade or two. The latest I can see it dying out is the 2050's. Stuff is getting too expensive, and technology would've progressed so far by then, that the concept of watching shows on a television set is antiquated.

[ChkChkBoom]

Yeah, it's going to be real interesting to see what the world will be like by 2050 in so many different ways. I'll be in my sixties by the year 2050.

2050: Exciting, fascinating, and scary.

[rumbatubbies-ok]

I can tell you one thing, that within the next 40 years, there will be another world war. In fact, it will happen sooner than most people think.

I don't think a world war would erupt now, even with Israel and Iran at each other's balls. Even with Russia and China threatening retaliation if anyone does something to stop the crisis in Syria. This kind of stuff is tame compared to the relations in the Cold War. I think that WWIII will occur within the 2020's or 2030's, if the circumstances are right.

[ChkChkBoom]

Oh, there's no doubt about it, it's going to happen and none of us can do anything to stop it.

I'll just sit back and enjoy the show in my fool proof bunker.