David Gerstein
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#381
Anyone know if TOM AND JERRY TALES is reappearing anywhere else—or simply vanishing? Could CW4Kids continue to broadcast the show if it wanted to, or is some contract's expiration to blame?
If the former, I'd say someone's guilty of deliberately scrubbing the network's best-rated series so that 4Kids' self-owned properties wouldn't rate badly by comparison.
bigddan11
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#382
David Gerstein said:
Anyone know if TOM AND JERRY TALES is reappearing anywhere else—or simply vanishing? Could CW4Kids continue to broadcast the show if it wanted to, or is some contract's expiration to blame?
If the former, I'd say someone's guilty of deliberately scrubbing the network's best-rated series so that 4Kids' self-owned properties wouldn't rate badly by comparison.
4Kids could continue to air reruns if it was on CW. Unless it is coming to CN, then it is vanishing, though the series is in the process of being released on DVD. As far as your opinion, it would be incorrect. They aren't removing it so the 4Kids series don't compare badly to it. They are removing it because no new episodes have been ordered and because they have enough shows to put on two different blocks with only one being double booked, as in having more than one spot, Chaotic.
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#383
bigddan11 said:
They are removing it because no new episodes have been ordered and because they have enough shows to put on two different blocks with only one being double booked, as in having more than one spot, Chaotic.

You forgot about Sonic X getting two slots in the fall.
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#384
David Gerstein said:
If the former, I'd say someone's guilty of deliberately scrubbing the network's best-rated series so that 4Kids' self-owned properties wouldn't rate badly by comparison.
Which is why they're keeping Spectacular Spider-Man, the former block's other highest-rated series?

There's just no new episodes coming and there's nowhere on the block to put it, and it's probably going to Cartoon Network anyway, since CN is always showing Tom & Jerry cartoons. It fits better there anyway.

It has nothing to do with their own shows comparing badly, since they really don't - Chaotic and TMNT rake in almost as high of ratings, and in a few instances, higher.

But anyway it's probably a pretty safe bet that Tom & Jerry Tales will wind up on Cartoon Network eventually. I doubt it's just disappearing.
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#385
David Gerstein said:
Anyone know if TOM AND JERRY TALES is reappearing anywhere else—or simply vanishing? Could CW4Kids continue to broadcast the show if it wanted to, or is some contract's expiration to blame?
If the former, I'd say someone's guilty of deliberately scrubbing the network's best-rated series so that 4Kids' self-owned properties wouldn't rate badly by comparison.

None of Warner's properties are staying past September 13th, so I'm guessing that 4Kids is losing the rights to all their shows then.

August 30th, 2008 (4Kids TV)
08:00 AM Di-Gata Defenders - Snared
08:30 AM Biker Mice From Mars - Changes 
09:00 AM TMNT - Big Brawl
09:30 AM TMNT - Big Brawl (part 2)
10:00 AM Sonic X - Fly Spy
10:30 AM Dinosaur King - Tee'd Off
11:00 AM Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - Snack Attack
11:30 AM Winx Club - The Golden Kingdom 

August 30th, 2008 (CW4Kids)
07:00 AM Will & Dewitt - Shopping Spree; What's Eating Will
07:30 AM Magi-Nation - Fate of the Moonlands
08:00 AM Tom & Jerry Tales - Destruction Junction; Battle of the Power Tool; Jackhammer Cat
08:30 AM Tom & Jerry Tales - Tin Cat of Tomorrow; Digital Dillema; Beefcake Tom
09:00 AM The Spectacular Spider-Man - Intervention
09:30 AM Chaotic - The Birth of Borth-Majar
10:00 AM Chaotic - Shifting Sands
10:30 AM TMNT: Fast Forward - The Cosmic Completist
11:00 AM Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Welcome to Duel Academy
11:30 AM Johnny Test - JTV; Johnny with a Chance of Meatloaf

This week, TMNT skips ahead six episodes, and Kirby skips ahead one episode.
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#386
David Gerstein said:
Anyone know if TOM AND JERRY TALES is reappearing anywhere else—or simply vanishing? Could CW4Kids continue to broadcast the show if it wanted to, or is some contract's expiration to blame?
If the former, I'd say someone's guilty of deliberately scrubbing the network's best-rated series so that 4Kids' self-owned properties wouldn't rate badly by comparison.

I wouldn't blame 4Kids for this, even though that was bound to happen when this news first hit. They could always air the episodes if they wanted to, but they probably don't since there aren't any new episodes coming. Besides that, I thought that Tom and Jerry Tales and Scooby and Shaggy Get a Clue were the only two Kids' WB shows that were relatively safe. I could see both series landing on CN at some point. Tom and Jerry have another thing in their favor, which would be DVD releases. So even if it doesn't land on CN, they could always continue with the DVDs.
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#387
Light Lucario said:
I wouldn't blame 4Kids for this, even though that was bound to happen when this news first hit. They could always air the episodes if they wanted to, but they probably don't since there aren't any new episodes coming. Besides that, I thought that Tom and Jerry Tales and Scooby and Shaggy Get a Clue were the only two Kids' WB shows that were relatively safe. I could see both series landing on CN at some point. Tom and Jerry have another thing in their favor, which would be DVD releases. So even if it doesn't land on CN, they could always continue with the DVDs.

Well at this point, there is only one DVD release left before the show is complete.:(
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Mugen said:
Well at this point, there is only one DVD release left before the show is complete.:(

Oh, I didn't know that. That could be seen as a good thing since fans of the show could easily buy all of the DVDs in order to see it if CN doesn't air the series. Though I think that they probably well considering how they're still airing Tom and Jerry like every weekday.
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Light Lucario said:
Oh, I didn't know that. That could be seen as a good thing since fans of the show could easily buy all of the DVDs in order to see it if CN doesn't air the series. Though I think that they probably well considering how they're still airing Tom and Jerry like every weekday.

True, but its kinda sad since it looks like the show might got get another season out of it. Which would suck since the ratings have held up well for the show in reruns. I'm hoping CN will pick it up and somehow commission another season, but I doubt it. Also, question about CW4Kids, What time slot will Gogoriki have when the fall lineup starts on September 13?. Write a continuation where a user lists the new lineup starting on September 13, a user notes there were a lot of promos for it on August 28