Ginguy

Scores are updated and picks are up. Losing to Jacksonville. Losing to the two worst teams in the weakest division.... The entire city of Indianapolis right now. Feels that bad...

Week 3 - Thursday 8:15 pm Steelers v Browns Sunday 1:00 pm Bills v Dolphins Bengals v Jets Raiders v Titans Saints v Panthers Ravens v Patriots Lions v Vikings Eagles v Commanders Chiefs v Colts Texans v Bears Sunday 4:00 pm Jaguars v Chargers Rams v Cardinals Packers v Buccaneers Falcons v Seahawks Sunday 8:20 pm 49ers v Broncos Monday 8:15 pm Cowboys v Giants

Given the hype I can't imagine TYBW not being a fast-track dub.

I think Gundam is on the radar for 2023. IBO did reasonably well as I recall (Owl feel free to check me on that) and it is kind of a legacy Toonami franchise. Bleach, if acquired, would certainly run into Q1 of 2023, if not Q2. You'd have AoT and Dr. Stone likely on deck as well. We also need to remember that Uzumaki is still out in the ether. We can also expect a new season of Yashahime at some point, perhaps late Q3 or Q4 in 2023 (provided it gets made). Honestly I think Toonami has managed to weather the turbulence fairly well, likely due to being cost-effective.

That's good to hear. I'm sure he would like to announce more, but the fact that they are still actively able to acquire programs indicates that they are still considered viable as a programming block.

Week -2 Thurs 8:15 pm Chargers v Chiefs Sunday 1:00 pm Patriots v Steelers Panthers v Giants Jets v Browns Colts v Jaguars Dolphins v Ravens Buccaneers v Saints Commanders v Lions Sunday 4:05 pm Seahawks v 49ers Falcons v Rams Cardinals v Raiders Texans v Broncos Bengals v Cowboys Sunday 8:20 pm Bears v Packers Monday 7:15 pm Titans v Bills Monday 8:30 pm Vikings v Eagles

Hmmmmmm Maybe we should do a bonus point question of "How many butt fumbles?" for pick em. Scores are up and week 2 is ready. Good luck to everyone and seriously, if the Colts can't beat Jacksonville....

The first week is always janky because the known starters aren't really playing in pre-season. Also, wtf Colts, you couldn't beat Houston? Feels bad man

Upon further review the ruling on the field is confirmed; butt fumble.

It all starts Thursday. Also, went with Draftkings for my GOAT and LOL, just to see how good they are.

I'm thinking Lions, Commanders or Jags for LOL. GOAT is tougher, I'm thinking Bills, Chiefs, or Cards.

Game is up. Week 1 is up. Week 1 starts Sept. 8th at 8:20 pm Don't forget to pick GOAT and LOL Good luck to everyone.

Week 1 Thursday 9/8 8:20 pm Bills v Rams Sunday 9/11 1:00 pm Eagles v Lions 49ers v Bears Steelers v Bengals Patriots v Dolphins Browns v Panthers Colts v Texans Saints v Falcons Ravens v Jets Jaguars v Commanders Sunday 4:25 pm Packers v Vikings Giants v Titans Raiders v Chargers Chiefs v Cardinals Sunday Night 8:20 Buccaneers v Cowboys Monday 8:15 pm Broncos v Seahawks GOAT: LOL:

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They do have that Complex C showing in October, and it is pretty short from what I've seen, so starting with Gundam in November might not be that far fetched. Also there is TYBW floating in the ether around that time. If the financing were more secure, I'd say long shot goes to both those series for a winter line-up refresh with TYBW, Gundam, Yashahime to lead things off.

Saturday was sports, and OPLive. That fits the usual pattern for late summer/early fall, particularly with the NFL season starting up. Once the NFL goes back to Sundays I think Toonami will be in better shape, having only to contend with OPLive, UFC and College Football in terms of regularly scheduled events that have significantly outperformed Toonami in key demo historically. I am not terribly concerned about one bad week, particularly with new programs coming.

Well, they got rid of Brian Stelter today, and Jim Acosta is rumored to be next. Layoffs are to be expected considering the new CEO intends to be profitable. I hope DeMarco survives, despite any disagreements I may have regarding his decisions, he has successfully kept Toonami going through some very difficult times.

Keep in mind they black-holed Batgirl which cost them roughly $100 million because it stunk in testing. They are not kidding around, anything that doesn't perform is going to be cut. This will only increase as the current recession continues and revenues continue to shrink. Toonami might be okay since it is largely voluntary, which helps keep costs down, but I wouldn't expect much in terms of budget unless they dramatically improve ratings.

The driving strength that OP Live has is not only the program itself but the engagement and social media outreach it has integrated into the format. I've consistently said that Toonami can do this and it would be beneficial. Now would be a great time to launch it as well, with new ownership you might have a favorable view of this outreach and it might generate some budgetary compensation as well.

Well part of the problem is that if they air the movie and say, 15-20% of the audience doesn't tune in, then you have 15-20% of your potential audience getting lost and simply not watching. Unless they can get the movie in an episode format that would be a pretty big risk.

I can see season 2 coming, Toonami typically gets multi-season shows if they can. (Demon Slayer is an exception sadly, which is probably more harmful to the IP than anything else) I don't think we will get the movie, those seem to be more of a "Air this DC animated movie or we nuke the Absolution" kinda thing. Honestly, if they spend the money for a movie on TYBW or CSM I'd be much happier with that choice.

I'm kind of excited to see BR again, I felt it was a good series.

I have NFL network as part of my Dish so I won't pay for a streaming service.