[mcclellandryan184]

It looks like Teletoon hasn't been airing adult animation since their nighttime block was discontinued with the relaunch of Adult Swim Canada as a 24-hour channel last April.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

With Adult Swim Canada now a 24-hour broadcast, there is likely a chance for Teletoon to air adult animated shows again but without a new nighttime adult block like they did in the early going but that may put the channel in direct violation since they don't even seem to have a nighttime block that would air shows like Family Guy, American Dad, Clone High etc but that may probably be the case.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

^^
Adult shows deserve to stay on Adult Swim, and Teletoon remain has a family friendly channel. There's enough adult shows already we don't need them to invade the very few family friendly channels that we have...

So I'm guessing that the adult animated shows that have aired on Teletoon during the nighttime hours will be on Adult Swim for who knows how long. It could be a number of years, maybe a few years or so, maybe even more than that. Who knows?

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Hey, how about if Teletoon brings back The Detour/Unleashed block or launch a new nighttime adult block that would be similar to TaN/Detour. Whichever way it works and If that's not the case, then I'd suggest Teletoon airing some adult animated shows without a nighttime block because who knows most children staying up late would not likely get to see these shows but then again, that probably wouldn't be the case but who cares anyway.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

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Adult shows deserve to stay on Adult Swim, and Teletoon remain has a family friendly channel. There's enough adult shows already we don't need them to invade the very few family friendly channels that we have...

Of course we do since Teletoon is still a cartoon channel for kids and families and maybe even adults but who knows what will happen. Seriously, If Teletoon wanted to air adult cartoon shows again, then I wouldn't mind because there hasn't been that much adult audience since Adult Swim went to full-time broadcast last April. It remains unclear though as to whether or not Teletoon would air much more mature content along with some programs airing from other kid channels like Cartoon Network. You see, It hasn't been that way since Corus gained full acquisition of these channels and neither of these channels have come to reaching its full potential nor reflecting a clear strategy as all they do is air much more decent programming like it's no problem. It seems like they've been doing that kind of stuff in order to meet CanCon requirements and maybe even bring in more subscriptions. I think it is strategic enough that Corus wanted to take it all in with Adult Swim even if they're up to the challenge already but that would be unnecessary for Corus to launch a full-time channel which is dedicated to airing mature content as if I may recall but that's just what it is right now. It probably wouldn't be inadequate if these companies wanted to take a different approach but I think it would be the best option for Corus to keep both Cartoon Network and Adult Swim and sell Teletoon to a different company or sell both CN and Adult Swim to a different company and keep Teletoon whichever way you think even as if that is going to fix anything. We already know Corus has enough cartoon channels (5 or 6 to be exact). Who knows Corus doesn't need another cartoon channel that would compete with other cartoon channels, We already know Corus has YTV, Nickelodeon, Treehouse etc. but why can't they just get rid of Teletoon? I really think it needed much more improvement but who knows for sure what will happen?

 

[mcclellandryan184]

It seems to be that Teletoon's nighttime schedule has so far not been improving since TaN shuttered last April with the arrival of the new AS channel. It looks so unpleasing but I know that there's some speculation about a new nighttime block being produced sometime in the distant future as many of you would know. It's been said enough that Teletoon would want to bring in much more mature fare as if there are hopes for a new nighttime block.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Does anyone have any idea if or when Teletoon would air adult animation again now that TaN is no longer operable?

 

[mcclellandryan184]

[adult swim] is the home for mature animation/absurd programming.

A trend that has occurred on specialty television is the abolishment of segmentation -- in other words, TV channels airing a specific type of programming 24/7. With limited exception, the expectation is you will see the same types of programs on a specific cable channel whenever you tune in. No 'blocks' for alternate audiences. I suspect it's what advertisers desire, and was the rationale for the [adult swim] channel launch to replace the programming blocks that aired on Cartoon Network and Teletoon. Putting it in line with every other kids channel operated by Corus and Wildbrain.

Well I think Teletoon is just a major dump nowadays as all they do air is crappy kid shows as well as some kid programs coming from Cartoon Network and when nighttime approaches, they air more of the same kids crap over and over like it's no big deal so I think it is time that Corus needs to sell Teletoon to another company like WildBrain despite the fact that WildBrain has only a few kid channels. Maybe Blue Ant Media would acquire Teletoon since that company does not have a cartoon channel so I was thinking Blue Ant Media would want to acquire Teletoon but who knows what will happen?

 

[mcclellandryan184]

It appears that Teletoon may be in a state of flux since their nighttime programming has been nothing but garbage. I don't even know how long it will continue to last. Is this a forever thing I assume? I do have a suspicion that Corus might be up to something. It seems so that Corus might want to cut ties with Teletoon unless they have other suggestions but that may be irreverent.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

If Teletoon was to air adult animated programming again then I would assume bringing back Teletoon Detour or I would suggest a new nighttime block for Teletoon in the future but that would be irrelevant because Corus already has an Adult Swim channel so I'm assuming that Teletoon might want to bring back mature audiences.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Well I cannot wait until Teletoon finally gets sold to new ownership so that they can bring back their old Detour block that has been missing for so long.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Well we already know that Teletoon Detour has been missing for over a decade now and I couldn't even wait that long to see it return.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

And I was also hoping to see Teletoon Retro make a return since most of the classic cartoon shows have been missing from Canadian television for quite some time now most notably The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show but who knows what will happen.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

What about Adult Swim? Is that not the kind of content that use to be on Teletoon in the evening? If anything I could see Teletoon just being shut down since I'd imagine there is a lot of overlap between that and Cartoon Network plus I'm assuming there is also overlap with YTV, ABC Spark and Nickelodeon too. I can't see a channel ever launching again to air retro cartoons. Best hope is that many become available on streaming services.

Well I was assuming this could be for a better postulate deferring to whatever it is. It's not that the main Teletoon channel isn't going to shut down anytime soon, it's just that retro cartoons haven't been around since Teletoon Retro shut down. I highly suspect that if there was a channel that would air classic cartoon shows then it probably wouldn't be much different to say due to the fact that Teletoon Retro hasn't been around for quite a while since it got shuttered. I know that classic cartoon shows such as The Flintstones, The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show Etc. hasn't had much reluctance hence the fact that they were really really good cartoons but what made them really unique is that there was a bunch of humor going around. This is what made them the envy of all classic cartoons that most people would dare to enjoy. There was also going to be a reboot of one of the most finest animated sitcom classics that was supposed to be due a while back since there have been so many reboots of classic cartoon shows that have garnered a large fanbase that most people would find it more enjoyable and entertaining. Most of them were good but there are some of those cartoons that were not as good as they would be as they have a lot of adult jokes that most kids would not find it amuzing and would find it much less unpredictable.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

In other words, I'd kinda like to see both Teletoon Retro and Teletoon Detour make a return since they are both really good and I really wouldn't mind seeing them again.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

What about Adult Swim? Is that not the kind of content that use to be on Teletoon in the evening? If anything I could see Teletoon just being shut down since I'd imagine there is a lot of overlap between that and Cartoon Network plus I'm assuming there is also overlap with YTV, ABC Spark and Nickelodeon too. I can't see a channel ever launching again to air retro cartoons. Best hope is that many become available on streaming services.

Well I think it is time Corus might want to sell Teletoon to another company and give Cartoon Network more freedom so that there can be no more overlapping between the two channels. Also, I was longing to see both Teletoon Retro and Teletoon Detour make a return but that would probably become unnecessary if there is only a slight change of plans in the broader television industry.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Teletoon along with many other Corus channels are on auto pilot. Teletoon Retro and the Detour block are never coming back. None of the Corus kids brands are anywhere near as valuable as they were even 5 years ago. Kids don't watch these channels in huge numbers anymore and neither do adults as a result.
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Well that's just discriminating to you. Why hasn't Corus ever gave up on these specialty channels? Since TAN shuttered, there was little hope that Teletoon would air adult animated shows again. Also, Both the Retro and Detour brandings were as good as they were back then and I wouldn't want to put any specification to it as I would've enjoyed either one of them.

P.S. If both Teletoon Retro and Teletoon Detour were to ever return, I would be much happier regardless of what programming they'd expect to air nowadays. I don't care if Corus has any value to these channels that they own or if they would give up on their specialty programming to air much less decent shows. However, if I was in charge of the media company, I would sue Corus for removing both Retro and Detour but I would not want to do that as I would be far less lucrative.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Teletoon along with many other Corus channels are on auto pilot. Teletoon Retro and the Detour block are never coming back. None of the Corus kids brands are anywhere near as valuable as they were even 5 years ago. Kids don't watch these channels in huge numbers anymore and neither do adults as a result.

In other words, I think Corus might want to sell Teletoon to a different company so that Teletoon can bring back their old Detour block as well as their Retro channel as if that is going to solve the problem and it's not because of the way that you think.

 

[mcclellandryan184]

Corus keeps channels like Teletoon, Nickelodeon, DejaView, CMT alive because they get subscription revenue but they don't really care about these channels at all. They are no longer part of their "core services".

So I guess Teletoon will be a part of the Corus family for many more years to come. Did I get that correct?

 

[mcclellandryan184]

I don't think you're going to find many buyers. Like I mentioned before, linear TV stations are no longer as lucrative as they use to be. Wildbrain/DHX bought Family Channel back in 2014 but even their production arm sees that streaming is the way to go hence why they market many of their productions to streaming services outside of Canada.

Well of course like I've just said before, there have not been many buyers out there to acquire these tv channels but for these companies like Corus & WildBrain, it's no different so to speak. I am assuming that there are certain ways to be more lucrative such as investing but that's not beside the point here. All I wanted is for these companies to be more lucrative. I don't care much about streaming services or whatever, I just needed these companies to get it together if they wanted to take things in a different approach if you know what I mean.