Cartoon Network fans rejoiced when Stuart Snyder (the man who sent CN to the dark ages) was removed as President of Cartoon Network after seven years back in February. But Turner didn't announce who would take Snyder's place right away. For the past few months, I've been wounding who's going to be the president at CN (mainly who's been running CN since Snyder left) . Today is the day we find out. Through several sources, it has been announced that Christina Miller is the new president of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang.
Christina Miller. Picture from Variety.com
Fans. I think it's safe to say that the dark ages of Cartoon Network are over. Miller should be able to bring Cartoon Network out of Snyder's pit. But here's some requests to Miller about the network
1. Please, NO MORE LIVE ACTION SHOWS.
I think I speak for everybody here. Snyder sent Cartoon Network down the drain after he unleashed the train wreck CN Real on us in 2009. After the blocks cancellation, Snyder kept on hitting us with more live action shows. This is CARTOON Network. Let's kept it cartoons.
2. Bring Back Cartoon Planet
The revival of Cartoon Planet was awesome. It gave a chance to watch old CN shows on the main network again. But soon, it started going down after the network added more of their more recent ended shows on the block. The block then ended and it's now on Boomerang, but all of Brak and Zorak's sketches are cut. Please bring back Cartoon Planet in it's original revival format, with only Classic CN shows being played, and with Brak and Zorak's sketches
3. Update the Look of the Network
The "Check It" look is getting old. I think with a new president, the network should get a new look. I would really hope for a revival of the CN City look (my thoughts on that is
here), updated with characters of the 2010+ shows (Adventure Time, Regular Show, Gumball, etc.). When I first saw The Amazing World of Gumball, and thought about the background animation, I kept on thinking about the CN City look. But that's just my thoughts. A new look would be great anyway. I also like the new slogan of the network "Are you CN what where sayin'?"
4. Bring Back Anime to the Main Network
Anime pretty much left Cartoon Network after Toonami's CN run ended, most of which is now on Adult Swim or other networks. Pokémon is still a great show after all these years, but Anime fans need more than just that. In past year or two, we see maybe 1 or 2 new anime shows pop on the main network, but then they're shown really early in the morning, and end quickly. The only anime shows currently on CN is Pokémon and Tenkai Knights. Adding more anime shows to the network in a new block would be excellent.
5. Continue Clarence without Skyler Page
I'm sure you've all heard the controversy that's been surrounding Clarence creator Skyler Page in the past few weeks. The show doesn't deserve to be cancelled over his actions. The talented crew on Clarence can keep the show going. If Nickelodeon was able to do it with Ren & Stimpy (even though the post-John K. episodes weren't as good as the originals, and don't even get me started about Adult Party Cartoon) then Cartoon Network can certainly do it with Clarence.
6. Start Refereeing Original Shows as Cartoon Cartoons Again
One thing I really miss from the old CN is Cartoon Cartoons. I think the 2010+ and the upcoming original shows should be called "Cartoon Cartoons". That would give the classic feel to CN back.
7. Release Season Sets and/or Complete Series of Old Original Cartoon Network Shows
Cartoon Network started to release season sets of their old shows in 2009 under the "Cartoon Network Hall Of Fame" moniker, with their releases including the first seasons of Courage The Cowardly Dog , Dexter's Laboratory and Johnny Bravo. We also got the complete series set of The Powerpuff Girls. After that, no old CN shows have gotten released beyond that (except for Ed Edd n Eddy, Samurai Jack, Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, Billy and Mandy, and Ben 10. Sorry if I forgot any other shows. Also these shows (and The Powerpuff Girls Complete Series box set) were released before Cartoon Network Hall Of Fame came along). I think more DVDs sets of old Cartoon Network shows would definitely be awesome. I would love to see season and/or complete series sets of Camp Lazlo, My Gym Partners A Monkey, Sym-Bionic Titan, Chowder etc. UPDATE: Cartoon Network Hall Of Fame is actually still going on. The second season of Courage The Cowardly Dog will be released on October 4th according to TVShowsonDVD.com
Think there should be something else on this list? Let me know in the comments. I'll continue to add on to this list if more things pop up. I wish Christina Miller good luck as the new president of Cartoon Network, and I hope to several improvements to the network!
