ME TOONS CONFIRMED! (SPEED RACER IN THE LINE UP)

[Cure DragonEagle 255]

And no, this one is not a cable channel, but rather one of those Broadcast Diginets that cater to a Nostalgic adult crowd. They made the trademark Toony TV and I think they might be looking for nostalgic stuff to air. I would love it if they aired Battle Of The Planets... or even just uncut Gatchaman but the villainous queer coding might be a problem.


EDIT: I WAS RIGHT! OMG THIS WAS GREAT! OMG I CAN BELIEVE IT. WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Weigel touts Me TV Toons as “the only TV network destination dedicated exclusively to classic animation” — as Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cartoon Network companion Boomerang, which also runs old Looney Tunes, “The Jetsons,” “The Flintstones,” “Scooby-Doo” and Popeye shorts, also runs some more recent, post-2000 cartoon episodes.
Beyond Warner Bros. titles, Me TV Toons will also feature animated content from other studios and distributors, with properties including Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop and Speed Racer.

As part of the channel launch, animation historian Jerry Beck (whose books include “The 50 Greatest Cartoons,” “The Hanna-Barbera Treasury” and “Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Warner Bros. Cartoons”) will help produce original content related to the Me TV Toons library. Also, character actor Bob Bergen — who has voiced Porky Pig, Marvin the Martian and more, will serve as the signature voice announcer for Me TV Toons.

[Bobkat]

Found this on YouTube. It is a reviewer discussing MeTV Toons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuB8Z_sO-Sk

[Mad Katharine]

Oh c’mon!! Lineup’s incomplete without Thundaar the Barbarian!

[Cure DragonEagle 255]

It is LITERALLY the second coming of Cartoon Network. I love this so much and I really want to hear Other Jason's take on this. This is the best piece of animation news in a while.

[The Other Jason]

I think it's great news! I hope I'll be able to see it when it starts up. I'm glad to see classic cartoons anywhere, and this new station looks like it could be a wonderful headquarters.

Cartoon Network took off in its own direction. While original productions aren't bad to have, I'm still interested in seeing more classic programs. Boomerang... I don't know. It seems like its content became too limited. I really haven't looked in on it for years. I'm glad MeTV will be including healthy selections from the Hanna-Barbera lineup (you almost have to!). But I'm even more glad they're looking further beyond, to actively include rarely-shown series.

The next things to hope for will be correct aspect ratios and seeing everything as uncut as possible. There are so many programs I'd like to see brought back (without stating the obvious), so fingers crossed this will be a huge success for everyone involved!