Jman Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Zaslav continues to chainsaw his way through jobs and projects not making money as he tries to corral the ginormous debt Warner Bros. Discovery has. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicinumatt Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 More layoffs coming to CN? I guess we pay for WBD's debts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 But apparently somehow Toonami will survive this! Man, this really sucks. It's like watching Hogwarts taken over by Voldemort! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I read that as "final chainsaw", and part of me thought "Good!" Let's hope whoever and whatever does get cut this time doesn't make me burst a blood vessel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Vest man sure seems like he's doing a lot to undercut the potential careers of non-white people. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 So, like, does he plan on having any more employees? At all? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonamiguy321 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Top Gun said: So, like, does he plan on having any more employees? At all? If you fire all your employees, you save big money on salary and benefit packages. Like and subscribe for more expert financial advice 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 7 hours ago, Jman said: Now THIS pisses me off. It's like they're guarateeing the only way to get a job in the arts--sorry... "content creation," is through nepotism. Hollywood dynasties/shogunates/whateverthefuck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daos Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 15 minutes ago, MasqueradeOverture said: Now THIS pisses me off. It's like they're guarateeing the only way to get a job in the arts--sorry... "content creation," is through nepotism. Hollywood dynasties/shogunates/whateverthefuck. Hey if you wanna job in the industry you need to know someone, or ya gotta suck some D. Or maybe you watch Harvey Weinstein jerk off into a potted plant. That's just good old fashioned entertainment industry hiring practices right there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) More often than not yes, but having an avenue for us peasants to crawl in burnt down is always a bad thing. I made it into the 2nd round of this year's Austin Film Festival screenwriting competition for example, and usually this would be cause to celebrate since a 2nd round badge gets you into professional roundtable workshops, networking opportunities & etc, but this shit's become so deliberately mismanaged that they've started releasing the results only 3 weeks before the actual conference, the prices for airfare and hotels are so jacked as to say "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA FUCK YOU THERE'S TOO MANY OF YOU BE RICH LIKE US" TLDR; Placed in a prestigious festival off an admittedly mediocre script, not attending bc not enough time in advance to book anything. Edited October 12, 2022 by MasqueradeOverture 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Doesn’t look like any big names were chopped, at least that we know of. The big push is now making stuff they can sell to other platforms and secure short term profits. Edited October 12, 2022 by Jman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 CNS and WBA will combine while Hanna Barbera Europe will continue to exist as its own unit. Not the kind of synergy I’ve always wanted to see from WBA and The Cartoon Network. They say CNS will continue to produce content for CN, AS and HBO Max but with HBO Max’s move away from animation (they specifically note adult animation) there will be more shows developed for other networks and platforms. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 [as] and Toonami isn't going anywhere in 2023. In fact, they just got a spiffy new 15-second full-block ad that showed up during The Boondocks last night. But CNS? RIP CNS... https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/wbd-merge-cartoon-network-studios-warner-bros-animation-222123.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 The internet is taking this as Cartoon Network as a channel being on borrowed time, if it plans to continue at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Cartoon Network is a separate entity from [as]/Toonami so at least the latter will survive it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwlChemist81 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jman said: The internet is taking this as Cartoon Network as a channel being on borrowed time, if it plans to continue at all. I COULD see CN's days being numbered to sometime in 2023, potentially merging with DFC. [as] and Toonami, meanwhile, would probably end up on TBS and/or TNT. Would be interesting to see some hours of TBS go to [as] while some hours of TNT go to Toonami, possibly following an AEW broadcast! Edited October 12, 2022 by OwlChemist81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Zaslav performs an about face on shuttering their pipeline program. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketch Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 CN Studios demise has been greatly embellished. This current employee tore Cartoon Brew a new one. Though the statement about merging CNS and WBA originated from Variety and they got it from an internal memo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) “We don’t need to market the channel if it no longer exists!” Meanwhile the about face on the pipeline was apparently only done because the Director’s Guild threatened to sue under diversity and inclusion labor laws, specifically violating their current bargaining agreement. (Expect Zaslav to push to remove that next negotiation). Edited October 13, 2022 by Jman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ngag3 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Cartoon Brew really had to force CN to speak publicly about this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonamiguy321 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 58 minutes ago, 3ngag3 said: Cartoon Brew really had to force CN to speak publicly about this This is a good outcome. People may not like when a news source spreads a sensationalist headline, but getting everyone in a huge panic is often the only way to get some official communication. Now we wait and see if they can actually deliver on “30 and thriving” because their slate of content right now is still pretty subpar. Their 30th anniversary schedule was the first time in a long time the network was actually watchable. It’s still doing OK for Halloween since Courage is still on, but I do fear they will slide back into their old ways soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 Rooster Teeth is dissolving key positions at Zaslav's behest while a longtime employee claims rampant abuse - Seriously, just sell RWBY to SHAFT at this point. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Rooster Teeth peaked when they were only making Halo machinima. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 The hilarious thing about all this is before everything went tits up, Todd MacFarlane was working on a show with Rooster Teeth that would have been prime Toonami material. https://deadline.com/2022/06/raw10-mcfarlane-films-wiip-rooster-teeth-developing-adult-animated-series-1235045066/ That show is probably not getting made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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