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Wait for LivePD deputies....

A Martini is 100% alcohol.

So let's see: You're always late. Your appearance is slovenly. You're a snitch. You track in vermin. You give (bad) legal advice without permission or the requisite licensing. No wonder you are going to be fired. 🗑🔥

It's a crop sprayer.

I wonder if Food Wars will fail harder than Lupin III did? Again, I enjoy Lupin III, I love the quality of animation even if the style is retro, I enjoy the characters, it is a lot of fun to watch, but it is not what the audience is after. At this point, I'm wondering about the Blade Runner anime, because I don't see much in the way of money (or a block) to premiere it on.

That programming attempt only works when you have a connection with the audience. Toonami no longer has that unique connection to the audience, and DeMarco's sanctimonious outburst on Twitter demonstrates why. They need to find a way to engage with the audience in a positive manner to build that relationship. This is the kind of relationship that they need to re-build.

People weren't watching it where it was, so we put it where we know no one is going to watch it. Brilliant thinking. Engage with the audience in a positive manner.

Gundam at 3? Do they really think Gundam is going to do worse than Food Wars?

It circles back to audience connection. Toonami lost its audience connection, the ratings show it and the Social Media metrics show it as well. I give it a month before we start to see art correspondence school commercials....

QFT

Initial reaction Thought about it for a bit Now

Sadly, even Goblin Slayer can't help. Wait, it actually might help, but DeMarco won't get it. Instead we're going to get Jojo's Bizarre Adventures: Golden Shower and we'll like it or else; because threatening your audience is always the best way to connect with them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Was Jack S5 a Toonami production or an [as] deal that aired on Toonami. I guess it doesn't really matter which, I acknowledge my forgetfulness regarding it, and it did do well. FLCL S2&3 didn't have much hype, at least not near the fan hype that other shows have. It got promoted, heavily, but it didn't really turn into the kind of cult hit that FLCL was. I stand by the no one watch/wanted observation, particularly since it followed DBS when DBS was pulling in huge key share. LivePD works because it is cheap, it has dramatic pull, it has likable characters (Sticks and Tom ftw) and because it actively involves the audience. They show promos of, and actively encourage people to participate by sharing "watch party" photos on social media. Toonami used to be that way when it first rebooted. It was presented as a "we are going to do this awesome thing together" block, and people bought into it. There was a sense of tribal membership, a belonging. Now it is more akin to DeMarco's dictatorship, you will watch and like it even if it isn't what you want, if you question you will be trolled and driven out. That is why the audience is gone, people aren't going to put up with that kind of arrogance for long. The ratings in general show that. It isn't streaming, streaming was widespread in America before the reboot launched and it still did awesome. It isn't Japan putting out weeb trash (well, yeah it is, looking at you raep slug) because there are genuinely good and compelling shows that are in each season (Arslan, Demon hunter, Shield Hero, SAC etc.). It is because Toonami/[as] has lost its connection to its audience. Eh, my two cents I suppose.

Wow, those numbers are bad. Toonami lacks a draw, a compelling reason to tune in. I'd say original programming is ultimately the key, but the only originals they have in the recent past are a pair of sequels no one wanted (or watched). Maybe the Blade Runner anime will pick things up, I think it has a chance to do so with some good appeal to a broader audience. It would have been great if they had the new SAC season, but instead we got FLCL sequels (that no one watched or wanted). There is no connection between the audience and the Toonami team. The audience is just casual and fickle, which leads to these wild ratings swings. If Toonami would work on building an connection to the audience, being active and trying to get the audience to buy in, then the ratings would slowly grow and more importantly retain the growth. Trolling people on Twitter isn't helpful, neither is ignoring them or whining.

I'm wherever and whatever they need me to be. Actually, I've been doing more work outside politics than not lately, working on a project I can't really discuss. For the most part, it is talking to people, planning effective ways to make lasting positive contacts, get more active volunteers (always this) and to a certain extent donors, though I usually try to avoid that. I don't give a damn about the donors being happy. Dollars don't vote.

I know. I'm generally pretty tolerant when it comes to goofing off, it comes with employing millennials. I set goals, I expect them to be met. If you don't meet them, I want to know why. If it is something you can't handle, then I'll find out what you can handle, and you'll do that. About the only thing I will fire you outright for is breaking the NDA. You don't break the fucking NDA.