Zaslav allegedly wanted to cancel Lazarus before completion until Adult Swim stepped in

[Jman]

https://www.cbr.com/cowboy-bebop-lazarus-zaslav-canceled/
 

Interested to see how the public takes this one.

[PokeNirvash]

Why does everything I hear about this sorry excuse for a man make me want him even more dead than before?

[Sketch]

What’s this? CBR posted an article based on an interview I and Kuro did with Jason?

Ya’ll should really listen to the audio. It’s on the podcast feed, SoundCloud.com/ToonamiFaithfulPodcast and here’s a YouTube link.

 

[Toonamiguy321]

Lazarus is mid

”Zaslav wanted to cancel it”

Lazarus is the greatest anime ever created because I was told Zaslav was against it. 

That should about sum it up.

4 hours ago, Sketch said:

What’s this? CBR posted an article based on an interview I and Kuro did with Jason?

Ya’ll should really listen to the audio. It’s on the podcast feed, SoundCloud.com/ToonamiFaithfulPodcast and here’s a YouTube link.

 

I’m noticing Colt is not on the cast list, an intentional omission so no hard questions would be asked? 

[Mr. Idea Box]

2 hours ago, Toonamiguy321 said:

Lazarus is mid

”Zaslav wanted to cancel it”

Lazarus is the greatest anime ever created because I was told Zaslav was against it. 

That should about sum it up.

I’m noticing Colt is not on the cast list, an intentional omission so no hard questions would be asked? 

I was hoping the monotony would be broken up in this thread. Like, I get that Zaslav is your typical entertainment executive when it comes to fictional programming, but for Lazarus, the water has been muddied.

Now, the Megas XLR reboot that was pitched? That, I agree with the majority on.

[Sketch]

On 6/21/2025 at 12:02 PM, Toonamiguy321 said:

Lazarus is mid

”Zaslav wanted to cancel it”

Lazarus is the greatest anime ever created because I was told Zaslav was against it. 

That should about sum it up.

I’m noticing Colt is not on the cast list, an intentional omission so no hard questions would be asked? 

I need my co-hosts to respect the guests boundaries and Colt has not proven capable of that. His little fit on Twitter more than proves to me I made the right call.

[[classic swim]]

18 minutes ago, Sketch said:

I need my co-hosts to respect the guests boundaries and Colt has not proven capable of that. His little fit on Twitter more than proves to me I made the right call.

He actually spoke to me in private and said you’re gonna get your asscheeks clapped...

[Sketch]

2 minutes ago, [classic swim] said:

He actually spoke to me in private and said you’re gonna get your asscheeks clapped...

I’d like to see him try Fry man

[[classic swim]]

4 minutes ago, Sketch said:

I’d like to see him try Fry man

He’s coming. Watch your back.

[MasqueradeOverture]

17 hours ago, Sketch said:

I’d like to see him try Fry man

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH LET THE FARTFUCKING COMMENCE

[Toonamiguy321]

20 hours ago, Sketch said:

I need my co-hosts to respect the guests boundaries and Colt has not proven capable of that. His little fit on Twitter more than proves to me I made the right call.

“I need my co hosts to commit to only ask meaningless softball questions that give little, if any insight on the inner workings of Toonami”

Like I get it, Demarco is a manchild who will turn tail and run if you don’t spend the entire interview jerking off his ego, but let’s call it what it is. 

[brianycpht]

23 hours ago, Sketch said:

I need my co-hosts to respect the guests boundaries and Colt has not proven capable of that. His little fit on Twitter more than proves to me I made the right call.

Do you think it’s the questions themselves or how they are asked? 
 

I do think Jason should be able to handle a tough question or 2 as long as it’s asked in a professional non hostile way. I got a few questions answered on a live stream that were uncomfortable topics, but it’s all in how you ask 
 

However, I’m not sure he’s the one anymore who can answer the type of questions he’d want to know about current block operations 

[Sketch]

On 6/23/2025 at 4:11 PM, Toonamiguy321 said:

“I need my co hosts to commit to only ask meaningless softball questions that give little, if any insight on the inner workings of Toonami”

Like I get it, Demarco is a manchild who will turn tail and run if you don’t spend the entire interview jerking off his ego, but let’s call it what it is. 

Kuro asked him about Uzumaki and he deflected immediately. I expect no real answers for anything he’s either been told not to talk about or chooses not to talk about. In this kind of interview he’s just not gonna answer. Get him to a bar and he’ll spill then swear you to secrecy.

Toonami isn’t really his job these days  anymore but what are these hard ball questions you want answered? Maybe I can corner Gill or Kim at San Diego Comic Con and ask them at knife point.

Edited 20 hours ago by Sketch

[brianycpht]

10 hours ago, Sketch said:

Kuro asked him about Uzumaki and he deflected immediately. I expect no real answers for anything he’s either been told not to talk about or chooses not to talk about. In this kind of interview he’s just not gonna answer. Get him to a bar and he’ll spill then swear you to secrecy.

Toonami isn’t really his job these days  anymore but what are these hard ball questions you want answered? Maybe I can corner Gill or Kim at San Diego Comic Con and ask them at knife point.

Honestly it would be nice to get an interview with Kim or Gil, but I think they’d be even more of a closed book