Schedule Revisions [UPDATE: PHF MARATHON 12/24]

[Maenos]

Hope this is the right place for this (not sure if I should make a thread or just post it here). If I should've posted this elsewhere, sorry, still learning my way around, heh.

Anyway:

Saturday Changes UPDATE 12/8

On Saturday, Dec. 24, at midnight, Adult Swim will presents a Perfect Hair Forever marathon, featuring all six episodes.Â

The previously scheduled InuYasha movies will be pushed back to later that night, with Affections Touching Across Time beginning at 1:30 a.m. and The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass airing at 3:30 a.m.

A 12 oz. Mouse marathon will begin on Dec. 31 at midnight, ending with a new episode at 1:30 a.m.

The schedule settles into normalcy on Jan. 7 with The Boondocks leading the night off at 11 p.m., followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 p.m., Fullmetal Alchemist premieres at midnight, Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig at 12:30 a.m. Finishing off the night are repeats of Neon Genesis Evangelion at 1 a.m. and Cowboy Bebop at 1:30 a.m.

Sunday Changes

Morel Orel will premiere on Dec. 25 at 12:15 a.m.

Beginning Jan. 1, the Sunday line-up gets shifted around: American Dad at 10 p.m., Family Guy at 10:30 p.m., The Boondocks at 11 p.m., Robot Chicken at 11:30 p.m., Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law at 11:45 p.m., Squidbillies at midnight, Aqua Teen Hunger Force at 12:15 a.m., Perfect Hair Forever at 12:30 a.m., 12 oz. Mouse at 12:45 a.m., Boo Boo Runs Wild at 1 a.m., Tom Goes to the Mayor at 1:30 a.m. and Sealab 2021 at 1:45 a.m.

Weekday Changes

On Jan. 2 Home Movies will return to the line-up Mondays-Wednesdays at midnight. Later in the night, s-CRY-ed will take over the 1 a.m. slot, followed by Lupin the 3rd at 1:30 a.m.

Also beginning Jan. 2, the 12:30 a.m. slot will rotate programming every day, with FLCL on Mondays, premieres of InuYasha on Tuesdays, premieres of Samurai Champloo on Wednesdays and Neon Genesis Evangelion on Thursdays.

[Pizzaguy24]

c c c changes!!:eek:

[Mr. Manager]

Weekday Changes

On Jan. 2 Home Movies will return to the line-up Mondays-Wednesdays at midnight. Later in the night, s-CRY-ed will take over the 1 a.m. slot, followed by Lupin the 3rd at 1:30 a.m.

Also beginning Jan. 2, the 12:30 a.m. slot will rotate programming every day, with FLCL on Mondays, premieres of InuYasha on Tuesdays, premieres of Samurai Champloo on Wednesdays and Neon Genesis Evangelion on Thursdays.Wow! That weekday schedule is almost perfect!

[Beat]

Boondocks as a leadoff isn't a bad idea considering the buzz. That and it does seem to fit right in with the other anime.

Stroker and Hoop, however, is going to bomb. Badly.

[Daffy Dork]

Saturday Changes

On Dec. 24 The Boondocks will take the 11 p.m. slot, followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 a.m.

Better for me ( being a comedy fan) but the action fans are going to be pissed. ( And if I was an action guy, I would be too)



A 12 oz. Mouse marathon will begin on Dec. 31 at midnight, ending with a new episode at 1:30 a.m.

Hell yeah!!!!


Sunday Changes

Morel Orel will premiere on Dec. 25 at 12:15 a.m.


Looking forward to it!


Beginning Jan. 1, the Sunday line-up gets shifted around: American Dad at 10 p.m., Family Guy at 10:30 p.m., The Boondocks at 11 p.m., Robot Chicken at 11:30 p.m., Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law at 11:45 p.m., Squidbillies at midnight, Aqua Teen Hunger Force at 12:15 a.m., Perfect Hair Forever at 12:30 a.m., 12 oz. Mouse at 12:45 a.m., Boo Boo Runs Wild at 1 a.m., Tom Goes to the Mayor at 1:30 a.m. and Sealab 2021 at 1:45 a.m.


Sounds like a good schedule to me! And Boo Boo runs wild ( which I caught a few years ago on it's orginal [AS] run) has great animation, a couple of good gags, but the pacing is positively awful.


Weekday Changes

On Jan. 2 Home Movies will return to the line-up Mondays-Wednesdays at midnight.
Failed last time it was on weeknights, let's hope it does better this time.

[Duke]

Well, there goes my New Year's fun. Since I can't stand Stroker & Hoop and I have no desire to watch the IY movies, I'll be skipping TV after 11:30PM.

I'd like Lupin at 1:30 a bit more if I didn't have class in the morning almost every day. :sad:

And here I was really liking the Saturday schedule, and now I have a break again.

[Zyzzybalubah]

Saturday Changes

On Dec. 24 The Boondocks will take the 11 p.m. slot, followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 a.m. At midnight the first two InuYasha movies will air back-to-back, with Affections Touching Across Time at midnight and Castle Beyond the Looking Glass at 2:30 a.m.
Obviously by this move we know that The Boondocks is kicking ass and taking names, but I wonder how Stroker and Hoop in general has been performing? I'm not a huge fan of the show and I'm wondering that since these two will be the Saturday lead-ins if S&H has been doing well or if they just decided to move it to Saturdays for whatever reason. I guess the anime ratings have been continued to slope downwards. :(

A 12 oz. Mouse marathon will begin on Dec. 31 at midnight, ending with a new episode at 1:30 a.m.
I want to know if this show is doing well at all. Whether it is or isn't, I think AS's mission is to make it a huge hit for god knows what reason... Hasn't worked on me.

The schedule settles into normalcy on Jan. 7 with The Boondocks leading the night off at 11 p.m., followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 p.m., Fullmetal Alchemist premieres at midnight, Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig at 12:30 a.m. Finishing off the night are repeats of Neon Genesis Evangelion at 1 a.m. and Cowboy Bebop at 1:30 a.m.
FMA was successful at this time so I don't see a problem with that. I personally wish there was another show than Stroker and Hoop that could air at that hour (not sure what it would be, I actually prefer it not being Futurama.) But I'm sure the ratings will increase and it will be a little while before we see an-all anime AS again. Not too surprising considering multiple times it's proved to be unsuccessful.

Sunday Changes

Morel Orel will premiere on Dec. 25 at 12:15 a.m.

Beginning Jan. 1, the Sunday line-up gets shifted around: American Dad at 10 p.m., Family Guy at 10:30 p.m., The Boondocks at 11 p.m., Robot Chicken at 11:30 p.m., Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law at 11:45 p.m., Squidbillies at midnight, Aqua Teen Hunger Force at 12:15 a.m., Perfect Hair Forever at 12:30 a.m., 12 oz. Mouse at 12:45 a.m., Boo Boo Runs Wild at 1 a.m., Tom Goes to the Mayor at 1:30 a.m. and Sealab 2021 at 1:45 a.m.
Hey if you all remember back in 1989, around Christmas time the Simpsons premiered then with a Christmas special and over 15 years later it's still on air. Could Morel Orel do the same? ;) Not sure about that but kind of want to see it.

The Sunday schedule looks great. I wonder when new episodes of Venture Bros. and Tom Goes to the Mayor are coming? Also, good for AS keeping the shorts... unless they are actually greenlighting Boo Boo Runs Wild into a series or playing the original short every Sunday now! :p

Weekday Changes

On Jan. 2 Home Movies will return to the line-up Mondays-Wednesdays at midnight. Later in the night, s-CRY-ed will take over the 1 a.m. slot, followed by Lupin the 3rd at 1:30 a.m.

Also beginning Jan. 2, the 12:30 a.m. slot will rotate programming every day, with FLCL on Mondays, premieres of InuYasha on Tuesdays, premieres of Samurai Champloo on Wednesdays and Neon Genesis Evangelion on Thursdays.
Lots of demands were made in the past for rotational anime programs, now we got it. :) So except for FMA and GitS, there won't be premieres anymore on Saturdays? That's not too big of deal IMO, they probably do better weeknights anyway. I'm glad they're giving Home Movies a weeknight chance again, I thought they'd never get rid of their grudge of it bombing when it took Futurama's spot way back when. Also, it's almost been 2 years since Lupin has been rerunning on Adult Swim, it's had so many runs, can't they just pick up some more episodes? They have enough money as it is and it's not like they never had late late night/early early morning premeires on Adult Swim or Cartoon Network before. Plus I'm sure Geneon would do it for pretty cheap now....

[Beat]

Mouse seems to be the new Tom Goes to the Mayor, the show everyone hates but Adult Swim wants to force on you until you either watch it or keep your TV off their channel.

As for Lupin, there's movies, and there's new episodes. Why can't we get any?

[Sketch]

Man the RIF's are gonna be pissed that Inuyasha will only be on once a week but let 'em be pissed... I'm not so sure the anime rotation, s-CRY-ed and Lupin will be able to hold up the weekday anime block though. Home Movies returning to weekdays is awesome. It seems between HM and Lupin it's a "we'll put things on right now because sweeps are over and we can have fun but it wont last line-up". But hey it'll be nice for January.

A 12oz Mouse marathon... *bangs head on laptop* WHY WS WHY!?!?!? That show didn't even make the top 100 telecasts for AS in October. Stop forcing crap down our throats already and make some better shows.

Well Saturday is pretty much a wash for me now. I'll tape FMA and GitS and maybe catch the encore of Boondocks before I hit the sack but yeah... I guess I wont have to worry about being tired on Sunday mornings anymore. But I'm rather shocked they're airing TV-MA programing right after Toonami with no bumper what-so-ever. Previously I assumed they need an hour or at least a half hour bumper but now they've got two TV-MA shows airing after what one can assume... Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo unless Toonami does a schedule change to accomodate (such as putting a TV-PG show last on Toonami as the buffer of sorts).

Inuyasha movies for Christmas Eve. Well those are certainly easy enough to ignore so whatever.

Oh Adult Swim, how your schedules never seem to make sense.

I'm ticked that they're pushing FMA to midnight since it's holding it's own at 11PM. No need for Stroker & Hoop either. If they wanted Boondocks first they could do that and just push FMA down a half hour and move GitS up one.

[NickMB]

As long as I get FMA premiers on Saturday's, I'm satisfied, and Lupin at 1:30 is always good, though I hope it's new episodes, but the rest of the changes are bleh.

[Tienshin]

I moved this topic out of the anything else thread since this fairly big news and more people will see it if it is on it's own.

[Space Chief]

An OZMO marathon? Stroker and Hoop on Action? No Champloo? More Bebop reruns? (I love Bebop, I really do, but COME ON!) Was the old line-up too awesome for AS? Are they kidding me?:mad: :mad: :mad:

[Beat]

I hate to post so many times so quickly, but I'm seeing this as Adult Swim abandoning Saturday's as their main anime night, since quite frankily, only COPS gets watched on Saturday nights. Why else fill the schedule with reruns?

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Bad:

Stroker and Hoop on Saturdays

Weeknight premiers for Inuyasha and Champloo(maybe I'll be able to see them, but my roommate goes to sleep pretty early on weeknights...)

Aquateens not on earlier in the lineup(is it just me or is WS trying to bury the Aqua Teens?)
Good:

Bebop lives
Scryed on weeknights
Great:
Home Movies and Lupin back

[bigddan11]

I hate The Boondocks and will probably hate Stroker and Hoop more, so I'm hating the Saturday lineup except for FMA and Ghost in the Shell being back 2 back. They should move them to the first hour though.

Premieres every weeknight is a good idea, but why not move FMA on Monday instead of FLCL?

[livingfruitvirus]

Obviously by this move we know that The Boondocks is kicking ass and taking names, but I wonder how Stroker and Hoop in general has been performing? I'm not a huge fan of the show and I'm wondering that since these two will be the Saturday lead-ins if S&H has been doing well or if they just decided to move it to Saturdays for whatever reason. I guess the anime ratings have been continued to slope downwards. :(
Stroker's doing alright, but not as good as the usual Sunday superstars.

A 12oz Mouse marathon... *bangs head on laptop* WHY WS WHY!?!?!? That show didn't even make the top 100 telecasts for AS in October.
It doesn't matter because Nielsen shuts down that week.

No Champloo?
I'm guessing you missed the part that said Champloo premieres on Wednesdays.

[Youko Recca]

I have absolutely no problems with the weekday changes, hell, makes it more convenient. However, the whole saturday thing is looking nowhere as hot as it even is right now. Sundays, like usual, are like....whatever. Nothing drastic.

[NahMan85]

I hate The Boondocks and will probably hate Stroker and Hoop more, so I'm hating the Saturday lineup except for FMA and Ghost in the Shell being back 2 back. They should move them to the first hour though.

Premieres every weeknight is a good idea, but why not move FMA on Monday instead of FLCL?
Yeah I don't really like much of any of the changes. I really liked the way the scedule was. Oh well there were bound to be changes no matter how you look at it with the holidays on the way, AS always does this. Man I would have loved to see CC/DC back because they gave Lupin anoter shot, why not Case Closed/Detective Conan at a 1 or 1.5 a.m. slot during the week like before. I don't think it would kill them. But as long as there is some sort of anime on then I guess that I really can't complain even if it is during the week. I guess if gives anime a better chance to be more popular since they will basically control the week and not just one night during the weekend.

[ToliverChap]

This is bad why are they pushing new anime on the week days? Saturday has it's thing with the anime I could see Stroker and Hoop working at 11 PM as the comedy/action segue Venture Brothers was great in that spot it fit in Saturday much better than Sunday. And Boondocks is absolutely a Sunday Early show get it out of the way in the middle of the comedy before they get into the weird stuff. I do like that they showed some weird stuff last Sunday the Judge/Hertzfeldt stuff was fun and apt for [adult swim]. Man I just don't want to see them phase out anime due to poor weekday ratings.

[NahMan85]

This is bad why are they pushing new anime on the week days? Saturday has it's thing with the anime I could see Stroker and Hoop working at 11 PM as the comedy/action segue Venture Brothers was great in that spot it fit in Saturday much better than Sunday. And Boondocks is absolutely a Sunday Early show get it out of the way in the middle of the comedy before they get into the weird stuff. I do like that they showed some weird stuff last Sunday the Judge/Hertzfeldt stuff was fun and apt for [adult swim]. Man I just don't want to see them phase out anime due to poor weekday ratings.
Man you know what, I agree. AS can not do without anime. AS would go down faster than one of the right brothers' airplanes if it had no anime in any lineup.

[Demonic Raven]

The Bad:
Comedy hour on action day. I am action fan, hear me smash...Williams Street into the ground. :mad:

Mouse marathon. Uh.....

The Premier Weekday Anime Rotating Wheel of Death Slot™.

The Good:
Scryed on Weekdays

Uhh....maybe the Inuyasha Movies.

..the good stuff is in short supply these days. :shrug:

[NahMan85]

The Bad:
Comedy hour on action day. I am action fan, hear me smash...Williams Street into the ground. :mad:

Mouse marathon. Uh.....

The Premier Weekday Anime Rotating Wheel of Death Slot™.

The Good:
Scryed on Weekdays

Uhh....maybe the Inuyasha Movies.

..the good stuff is in short supply these days. :shrug:

Again I agree.

[bigddan11]

Yeah I don't really like much of any of the changes. I really liked the way the scedule was. Oh well there were bound to be changes no matter how you look at it with the holidays on the way, AS always does this. Man I would have loved to see CC/DC back because they gave Lupin anoter shot, why not Case Closed/Detective Conan at a 1 or 1.5 a.m. slot during the week like before. I don't think it would kill them. But as long as there is some sort of anime on then I guess that I really can't complain even if it is during the week. I guess if gives anime a better chance to be more popular since they will basically control the week and not just one night during the weekend.
The rights for Case Closed have offically run out and they weren't renewed. That's why Case Closed does not get another chance.

[James Bester]

Weekday Home Movies is awesome. Great news. Glad to see the show getting respect.

And while everyone else is probably pissed off about what's going on with Saturday, it works out for me, cause now I can watch FMA along with TNA wrestling. But a 12 oz. mouse marathon on New Years Eve? What, are you trying to torture the audience Adult Swim?

And not much going on for Sunday. Same as usual.

Anime premieres on weekdays only? I guess that works. I'm still gonna have to tape them every night though, thanks to school starting at 6:15 AM:shrug:

[bigddan11]

Anime premieres on weekdays only? I guess that works. I'm still gonna have to tape them every night though, thanks to school starting at 6:15 AM:shrug:
Fullmetal and Ghost in the Shell premieres remain on Saturday's, so no, anime premieres are not only on weekdays, but 3 out of the 5 anime premieres are on weekdays.

[tigerrunner]

Putting Home Moives in the weekday rotation again is awesome and more than enough to balance out the stupid idea of putting Stroker & Hoop on Saturdays.
I really hope that Home Movies does well in this slot.

[Ryan227]

Wow I don't like these changes at all! I mean I guess rotateing shows isn't bad, but I really liked having Saturday nights for anime because I could actually stay up and watch it. I mean, I can't stay up till 1:00 AM in the morning on weekdays! Who can? Don't people have work and school? Are they just hoping people fall asleep and leave their TV on? Maybe anime will get better ratings that way :p. I'm really mad about Samurai Champloo. I have a VCR but still... :crying:

[NahMan85]

The rights for Case Closed have offically run out and they weren't renewed. That's why Case Closed does not get another chance.
For a popular show in Japan this show didn't spend a lot of time here in the U.S. I hope the DVDs continue to sell and at a good rate because it seems I will have to see whatever I can only from them. Oh well just another unfortunate AS blunder that I thought was actaully going to become a AS viewer-bringer (bad choice of words, I know). Damn I guess it was doomed even before it even aired.

[Zyzzybalubah]

So some people are now saying that weeknights is "anime's last chance?" If that's so, that's a real scary thought. :o I mean it's kind of cool that an anime title has premieres every night on weeknight Adult Swim but except for the second hour, no premieres on Saturdays. At least AS is trying though. But yeah, I'd be pretty mad if AS Saturday became all-comedy.

[Sketch]

Well it wasn't a show specifically for adults (it was for teenagers) and it never go to air before 12:30AM and usually even later than that. To put it frankly... it got the shaft. It should have been aired earlier in the day and had CN gotten it now they could have done that but back then because they didn't want to hack it up (which everyone is glad they didn't do). AS was the only place for it.

It lives on with FUNi's channel so hopefully that channel will do better than ADV anime network and it will actually get shown in some areas.

[Freedom Fighter]

Wow. Well, at least I don't have to think about watching AS on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Not that I normally watch anything on the 'eves'... that's either reserved for movies or video games or Dick Clark. Or something rather.

The anime rotation on weekdays is a decent idea... I'm guessing AS wants to try something new. Still, this means no more IY and SC for me since I work the graveyard shift. Both are barely watchable as is, but watchable enough that I still want to see how they end. (Though I already have an inkling of IY's 'ending.')

'Boondocks' I'm alright with staying on Saturdays, since I normally have trouble staying up to catch it on the Friday Night Fix and I work on Sunday nights. Stroker & Hoop I do have a problem. I'm sorry, AS, but some other channel will have my attention for that half-hour. The last thing I need is a reason to turn away from the TV before the goodness that is FMA and GitS: 2nd Gig come on.

[Artimus Gigan]

It lives on with FUNi's channel so hopefully that channel will do better than ADV anime network and it will actually get shown in some areas.Only selected areas would/do get those channels

You also need to pay for them separate

So anime better stay on AS

[ToliverChap]

A move to action premieres on weekdays might be a way to phase out anime because they do not publish a bump for weekday ratings and they seem to use said ratings bumps to vindicate their marketing and promotional approaches. However a counter argument to this might be that airing anime premieres on weekdays might draw in the late night weekday audience that has a life (though not an early job). Also the strategy of bringing Home Movies back to weekdays could be an attempt to invite a new Home Movies audience (i.e. intellectual crowd) that might find the stylism, humor, and action of the anime shows intriguing. It could be a simple attempt to diversify their market for anime. Only time will tell, it will best be reflected in how they choose to promote these rather drastic if not altogether confusing changes (having different anime shows on different days, oh my!) and if they maintain ratings bumps for premiere episodes that occur during these weekdays. We'll know the fate of anime on [adult swim] by Valentine's Day . . . you know unless they start airing live action movies before then.

[Mackaybear]

Well the good part is the running on Sat of FMA, GITS, and NGE from midnight til 1:30 am . My only reasons to watch AS right together in a row.


Boondocks I've given each one a try and leaves me cold. Which is surprising cause I love the daily strip in our local paper. But it does seem odd to go right from Toonami into Boondocks.

The 12 oz mouse marathon?? How many episodes can they have done already. NO WAY they have enough for a marathon and why that crappy show to begin with. Like they can't figure any other way to tick of AS viewers than that poorly animated and written OZMO.

The rotating premiers may be a way to spread anime out over the nights to see it they have a better audience on different nights. It's not necessarily the end of anime. I"ll give AS points for trying something different with anime.


Other than that I'd say it just business as usual at Williams Street.

[Spike Mcdougal]

On Dec. 24 The Boondocks will take the 11 p.m. slot, followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 a.m. At midnight the first two InuYasha movies will air back-to-back, with Affections Touching Across Time at midnight and Castle Beyond the Looking Glass at 2:30 a.m.


This is cool, I was hoping they'd do something for Christmas Eve and both Inuyasha movies is a good choice

[Dr. Anime]

I would have liked to see the Ghost in the Shell movie for new years but whatever. it sucks that Samurai Champloo is being kicked off Saturday, they couldn't have waited for it to finish its run. also Inyuasha premieres on Wednesday? here's the scheulde they should have on saturday after Champloo finishes its run

11:00 Full Metal Alchemist (New)
11:30 Inyuasha (New)
12:00 The Boondocks (Encore)
12:30 Ghost in the Shell (New)
1:00 Neo Genesis Evaingon (encore)
1:30 Cowboy Bebop (repeat duh)

sunday lineup seems fine to me. actually Inyusahs premiers on Wednesday work i don't have class until late afternnoon so maybe i'll watch it.

also it would be nice to hear about some new anime that they've aquired. like that subtitled anime.

[PeppeRaskell1]

About that Lupin at 1:30...Will we be getting new episodes, or the same old reruns we've been getting?

[Zyzzybalubah]

I would have liked to see the Ghost in the Shell movie for new years but whatever. it sucks that Samurai Champloo is being kicked off Saturday, they couldn't have waited for it to finish its run. also Inyuasha premieres on Wednesday? here's the scheulde they should have on saturday after Champloo finishes its run

11:00 Full Metal Alchemist (New)
11:30 Inyuasha (New)
12:00 The Boondocks (Encore)
12:30 Ghost in the Shell (New)
1:00 Neo Genesis Evaingon (encore)
1:30 Cowboy Bebop (repeat duh)

sunday lineup seems fine to me. actually Inyusahs premiers on Wednesday work i don't have class until late afternnoon so maybe i'll watch it.

also it would be nice to hear about some new anime that they've aquired. like that subtitled anime. The problem with that schedule is that I think they changed the first hour because of low ratings (no surprise really.) I mean, I think you have a great schedule there but AS is dissapointed in how all Saturday shows are performing (maybe except Boondocks) that it's airing at the beginning and they think an hour of comedy will boost the ratings (which it might.)

Also for that anime they acquired, I haven't seen it yet probably, won't catch it, but wasn't Gigantor the subtitled program? I'd like to watch it, but 4:30 am central is not a time I'd like to get up and watch it at (ditto to Yu Yu Hakusho, one of my favorite shows.) But unlike YYH, I don't care that much to record it.

About that Lupin at 1:30...Will we be getting new episodes, or the same old reruns we've been getting?
Unless we get an announcement, it's just the same 26 they've been airing forever. I figure that if they've continued airing this show that long, they should just pick up some more episodes or at least a movie. I know that excuse of "oh it does bad in ratings," but if it's still on the network while other shows' rights are running out (Case Closed was picked up way after Lupin and that show is leaving the network) then just chip in the few extra bucks for something new! (I'm aware it's more than "a few bucks" to us, but I'm pretty sure the revenue they have from shows on Sunday.)

[Dr. Anime]

The problem with that schedule is that I think they changed the first hour because of low ratings (no surprise really.) I mean, I think you have a great schedule there but AS is dissapointed in how all Saturday shows are performing (maybe except Boondocks) that it's airing at the beginning and they think an hour of comedy will boost the ratings (which it might.)

Also for that anime they acquired, I haven't seen it yet probably, won't catch it, but wasn't Gigantor the subtitled program? I'd like to watch it, but 4:30 am central is not a time I'd like to get up and watch it at (ditto to Yu Yu Hakusho, one of my favorite shows.) But unlike YYH, I don't care that much to record it.
wait was Gigantor the subtilled show? i thought it was something new. oh well it just sucks though i was just hoping to make AS saturday all anime with the exception of the Boondocks. although i really can't believe they've decided to air this show right after Toonami. unless toonami starts showing TV 14 shows then maybe i could see that.

[Dr. Anime]

About that Lupin at 1:30...Will we be getting new episodes, or the same old reruns we've been getting?
probaly reruns didn't the show already finish its run?

[JeffTMBG]

probaly reruns didn't the show already finish its run?Lupin has like 150 episodes, more if you count the other two series. I think the DVDs are up past episode 60 by now. Adult Swim has had those 26 episodes for years, and they always seem willing to rotate them back into the lineup. They really should go ahead and grab a few more episodes.

[William C. Maune]

Home Movies back in a decent slot? Stoker and Hoop on Saturday? 12oz Mouse Marathon? Tuesday Inu Yasha premieres? Wednesday Champloo premieres? Lupin back on? Boondocks right after Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo? This is all a rather unexpected schedule update. Should be interesting.

[Sketch]

Gigantor is not subtitled. But it is oddly enough TV-PG-V. Must be the difference of the "times" because it was Y7-FV on Toonami uncut before.

[Crimefighter]

Okay, I think it's a bad idea to transition from Toonami straight into TV-MA shows that clearly aren't to be watched by kids. Anyone else think it's a bad idea?

I'd rather keep an all anime lineup on Saturday with the premeiers on Saturday.

[Sketch]

Most of us would prefer it to remain all anime and while I don't believe I should blame them for a lack of trying with an all anime schedule because they've tried it a few times but lately the ratings have been significantly better than the last time the schedule was all or mostly anime so the change at this point seems really unneccessary. What AS needs to understand is it's still the least watched night on Saturdays and they shouldn't expect as much out of it. I believe for total viewership per night Saturday often enough does better than Sunday the ratio is just smaller on Saturday and the ratings with it. But that's probably not all 18-34 either and the 12-17 ratings AS anime get mean pretty much... jack.

[bigddan11]

I do think it's dumb that they are going from a TV Y7 show (Bobobo) to a TV MA show (The Boondocks). If they are going to insist on having The Boondocks first, then they need to move TV PG shows to air before it. At least then it'll make a somewhat more mature transition. Also, I can just imagine the Toonami bumpers. Right now: Bobobo Up Next: The Boondocks Then: Stroker & Hoop Back to: Bobobo

[Sketch]

Heck I wouldn't put it beyond them to just not promote the AS schedule now. Promoting TV-MA shows on Toonami? Wooooooooah that's a no no.

Yes they should move a TV-PG show to 10:30PM but they wont move Naruto from it's sweet spot and DBZ probably will be gone soon (and it's just reruns). So that leaves IGPX which they may not want to put last either but I'm not sure what choice they have otherwise. They could move One Piece to 9PM since it holds it's own and Bo-Bobo to 9:30PM then move Naruto to 10PM (since it did well there with encores) and IGPX to 10:30PM because it's not even getting any mention in ratings so putting it between two more than proven hits (ie Naruto and Boondocks) should work out well.

[li_mangaman]

Stroker & Hoop reruns on a time I can catch them are good.
Another run for s-CRY-ed, also good.
More FMA and GITS:2G, GREAT!
A chance to get both InuYasha movies? Not too bad.
And a chance to catch the 12Oz. Mouses I've never seen? That's fine with me.

Wow, premieres, that would sound so good if I weren't trying to sleep at the same time.

I think Adult Swim needs to learn how to be faithful to their fans and what the difference is between an 'adult' and an 'insomniac.'

Cartoon Network, once again, your year end blowout really, really, sucks.

IMO they should add on to the action night. My Ideal Schedule with Their Ideal Schedule In Mind:

11:00PM The Boondocks
11:30PM Stroker & Hoop
12:00AM Full Metal Alchemist
12:30AM Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Second Gig
01:00AM Neon Genesis Evangelion
01:30AM Inuyasha
02:00AM Samurai Champloo
02:30AM FLCL, Cowboy Bebob, Big O, s-CRY-ed, Gigantor, Lupin III, Reign,etc
03:00AM Full Metal Alchemist [RERUN]
03:30AM Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex Second Gig [RERUN]
04:00AM Neon Genesis Evangelion [RERUN]
04:30AM Inuyasha [RERUN]
05:00AM Samurai Champloo [RERUN]
05:30AM FLCL, Cowboy Bebob, Big O, s-CRY-ed, Gigantor, Lupin III, Reign,etc [RERUN]

[Master Moron]

Does anyone else see a big problem with this? There's only two slots for anime repeats on weekdays. This means if you miss an episode on Inu-yasha, Full Metal Alchemist, or Ghost in the Shell you're screwed. I wonder what they're going to do with the Thursday 1-2 timeslot? Will that be encores of something or will it still be S-cry-ed and Lupin?

[Mr. Manager]

wait was Gigantor the subtilled show? i thought it was something new. oh well it just sucks though i was just hoping to make AS saturday all anime with the exception of the Boondocks. although i really can't believe they've decided to air this show right after Toonami. unless toonami starts showing TV 14 shows then maybe I could see that.Gigantor is not subtitled. Also, recently Toonami aired a TV-14 rated movie(Batman).

[Zyzzybalubah]

Gigantor is not subtitled. Also, recently Toonami aired a TV-14 rated movie(Batman).
I'm the one who mistaked that for being subtitled, and I appologize for that misleading detail as I thought I overheard it was. That leads to me too wondering what subtitled show they picked up (and now where they can air that?)

[Sketch]

I imagine FLCL on weekdays is just for filler until they can air another show.

As for the subtitled show. My vote always goes to BECK but I know that's an unlikely pick for AS.

[li_mangaman]

I imagine FLCL on weekdays is just for filler until they can air another show.

As for the subtitled show. My vote always goes to BECK but I know that's an unlikely pick for AS.
Subtitles? Could these mean what we've seen on Evangelion and Paranoia Agent? Or what we're used to subtitles meaning?

And as long as were guessing, I say heavily edited Bible Black. In episode 2 Imari can catch Minase and Shiraki already making dinner together before she goes running out in tears.

[Happy]

I can't help but feel they would have been wiser to gove InuYasha Mon.-Wed. and Lupin a single night slot.

[Human Remote]

I don't mind most of the lineup but the fact that Aqua Teen is not on earlier than 12:15AM and that they constantly give Tom Goes To The Mayor second chances while Space Ghost is constantly forced to pop on and off the schedule confuses me. They should just put on ATHF after The Boondocks and probably Space Ghost after that. And the 12 Oz. Mouse Marathon? Yeah, I'll check that out for the new episode.

[Dr. Anime]

Gigantor is not subtitled. Also, recently Toonami aired a TV-14 rated movie(Batman).
oh yeah i forgot about the Batman movie. never mind then. i'm just wondering if they would show some anime rated TV 14.

[Dr. Anime]

here's what i think they should have done for the saturaday lineup

in december

11:00 FMA
11:30 SC
12:00 The Boondocks
12:30 GITS
1:00 Stooker and Hoop
1:30 Neo Genesis Evaingon

in feb. when SC leaves cause i'm predicting they'll finish the 13 episodes they ahve left to air by then. then Inyausha joins the lineup so it would look like this

11:00 FMA
11:30 Iny
12:00 The Boondocks
12:30 GITS
1:00 SaH
1:30 Neo Genesis Evaingon

and i don't see a reason for Cowboy Bebop on the lineup for awhile. although ratings say otherwise

[Rabi~en~Rose]

it begins :eek:


why else do you think Minoriteam/12oz/Tom/etc are all getting nice long episode commitments even though it would seem most people hate them while on the anime side of thing AS has only one single announced (but not unveiled) unaired anime? fma/champloo are both almost over while IY and GitS have finite numbers of episodes as well

oh well at least this makes certain VB season 2 will indeed premiere on Saturdays

[Sketch]

Well in Adult Swim's defense. There was very few shows picked up this Con season that would be suitable for the block and probably the most likely ones would be best aired as TV-MA or at least a constant TV-14.

Saturday will surely have an hour of comedy on it for quite some time. When VB is ready they'll push out Stroker & Hoop (but probably keep Boondocks around) and that's fine by me because I love VB. But all those half hour shows will need somewhere to air. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before PHF makes it way to Saturday (as was the original plan).

Adult Swim will always air anime but I suspect in 2006 it will air a lot less of it and never rely on it for ratings. Which could mean they'll pick up some really risky awesome stuff but it would all air late. They wont give up Saturday though they need to keep those hours to remain "it's own network" for ratings. Infact AS will probably expand before it retracts.

But a lack of anime at a decent time on Adult Swim will probably be made up for by Toonami which will be nearly all anime given the top 3 shows on the block currently are anime.

[candy17]

Great. I can start watching the first half of SNL.
I usually watch the first half of MAD-TV (which IMO is good, but not SNL [during a strong season] good. More like In Living Color/ABC Fridays/Chappelle Show [first season] good) and whatever's on Adult Swim before SNL, even though I programmed my VCR to tape SNL every Saturday night at 11:30 (and the classic episodes of SNL [from 1975 to 1998, with the 1980-1981 season omitted because it sucked so bad] after Showtime At The Apollo).

Anyway, I don't feel one way or the other about the Saturday schedule. Will the Sunday schedule still have reruns of FG and American Dad on at 10 pm or is that going to be changed?

[Rabi~en~Rose]

http://www.adultswim.com/williams/news/articles/news049.html

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:sweat:

[Sketch]

Yeah they probably changed their minds. I mean honestly when was the last time WS went with the first annoucement for the final plan? I can't remember when that last happened.

[Rabi~en~Rose]

I bet that their forums exploded with IY fangirls :p anyone here whos a member there can you tell us what things look like regarding the announcment and "retraction"?

[Sketch]

Not really actually. Nowhere near as much as the last time they took Inuyasha off weekdays. Most of them are just kinda happy to get new episodes and wonder why they are starting so soon. I think a lot of people have lost interest and that's understandable because I used to like it a lot more and lately I don't even care if I miss an episode... it's just kinda "there" to me.

[bigddan11]

I'm thinking they realized it wouldn't be smart to go from TV Y7 programming to TV MA. If they move FMA back to 11 PM I'll be happy, and it'll be an easier transition. I can see Bobobo (TV Y7), IGPX (TV PG), FMA (TV 14), and then The Boondocks (TV MA), but we'll have to wait and see.

[Rabi~en~Rose]

igpx is tvpg? the promos sure don't make it look pg :sweat: and I dont doubt this schedule wont come to pass they probably just realized that giving people like a months notice might not be the best thing to do

[v1cious]

so hold on a minute... the whole new years marathon this year consists of some **** no one wants to see? whoever's making these ****ing schedules is doing a real **** job.

[TnAdct1]

so hold on a minute... the whole new years marathon this year consists of some **** no one wants to see? whoever's making these ****ing schedules is doing a real **** job. Well, considering how most people will be away from the TV on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve, it's probably a good idea to show crap that no one would be interested in seeing than show stuff that would interest people, but will fail to pull in the ratings.

[Meson]

http://boards.adultswim.com/adultswim/board/message?board.id=3&message.id=441474&jump=true

That is the thread that discusses the schedule. This is a lot of anger there.

[Master Moron]

Yeah they probably changed their minds. I mean honestly when was the last time WS went with the first annoucement for the final plan? I can't remember when that last happened.

Thank God. That had to have been one of the most retarded scheduling decisions I've ever seen.

[Sketch]

Well moving IGPX to 10:30PM could a hint that they will put Boondocks first. I just hope they don't put S&H on Saturday as well. Or at least the transistion to AS will be smoother.

[Fresh V]

The weekday premieres is a good idea. I hope they keep that.

They better change Stroker and Hoop's airing on Saturday. That's just retarded.

[Sketch]

The weekday premieres is a good idea. I hope they keep that.

They better change Stroker and Hoop's airing on Saturday. That's just retarded.
Agreed.

They should encore everything on Saturday rather than have Stroker and Bebop.

11:00 - Boondocks (if it must be first)
11:30 - Fullmetal Alchemist
12:00 - Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig
12:30 - Inuyasha (encore)
01:00 - Samurai Champloo (encore)
01:30 - Neon Genesis Evangelion (encore)

That should work out well for the ratings.

[Dr. Anime]

Agreed.

They should encore everything on Saturday rather than have Stroker and Bebop.

11:00 - Boondocks (if it must be first)
11:30 - Fullmetal Alchemist
12:00 - Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig
12:30 - Inuyasha (encore)
01:00 - Samurai Champloo (encore)
01:30 - Neon Genesis Evangelion (encore)

That should work out well for the ratings.
works for me. i really don't see the need for Stooker and Hoop on saturday and i especially don't see the need for Cowboy Bebop either.

[Swordfish_II]

They fixed the newspost.

[Beat]

Figures. Adult Swim refuses to back down on their schedule. Well when no one's watching Stroker either day...

[Sketch]

TV-MA after IGPX is less messed up than after Bo-Bobo but this is still a very bad idea. They should not show Boondocks or S&H that soon after youth targeted programing. This is the kind of thing that should get them in a lot of trouble and if it doesn't then I guess people really don't care what children watch anymore.

[TRobot]

Cool im glad to see that home movies will get a decent time slot.:D

[Master Moron]

Cool im glad to see that home movies will get a decent time slot.:D

Whether you like Home Movies or not, I don't see those anime premieres getting any ratings with a Home Movies lead in.

[TRobot]

well i would think that anime fans would make a point to watch the show they like regardless of what comes on before it.

[Sketch]

Anime fans perhaps but casual viewers? Nope.

[Tash]

I swear, if they don't finish FLCL (again), I'm going to be angry.

[dawnyoshi]

Wow. Saturdays got the shaft for anime fans. How depressing. I didn't mind Boondocks at 11 PM. Whatever helps that day's ratings...but wtf? Stroker and Hoop on Saturday? LAME! I don't particularly mind the show (it's infinitely better than the atrocious twelve ounce mouse and Squidbillies), but it does not belong on a Saturday.

I can't help but assume that Saturdays are getting ratings, but not the 18-34 group that Williams Street wants. Honestly, if they're expecting strong numbers like that with Toonami being their lead, they're insane. They may as well embrace some of the 12-17 audience and just continue with anime that suits them, then lead off with the anime most people will tune into after they finish their night of drinking or having fun (like with GITS at 12:30. I think this is smart).

And "oh joy". One of the worst animated premieres of the year (scryed) gets its obligatory weekday run. That's one less half-hour of television I'm going to enjoy. :(
Can't really speak for other people, as it seems others here like it.

[TRobot]

Anime fans perhaps but casual viewers? Nope.
I dont think there are many ''casual'' adult swim fans.

regardless what do you care? its not like they are going to cancel your anime shows.:confused:

[Sketch]

I dont think there are many ''casual'' adult swim fans.

regardless what do you care? its not like they are going to cancel your anime shows.:confused:
Actually yes there are very many. They tune in for Family Guy and Futurama as well as some WS shows and now Boondocks. Some also enjoy Inuyasha.

Cancel? Not typically but CN/AS has this awful habbit of giving "failure" really bad slots even for premieres. And being a Case Closed, YYH and Gundam SEED fan I must say I didn't much appareciate it when CN moved them to 1AM on weekdays, 1AM on Friday nights and 5:30AM on Saturday morning respectively... So don't even get me started on how CN/AS treats shows that don't pull in the ratings they want.

[Maenos]

Change in the schedule for Christmas Eve:

On Saturday, Dec. 24, at midnight, Adult Swim will presents a Perfect Hair Forever marathon, featuring all six episodes.

The previously scheduled InuYasha movies will be pushed back to later that night, with Affections Touching Across Time beginning at 1:30 a.m. and The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass airing at 3:30 a.m.

[Coolboyman]

Saturday Changes


On Dec. 24 The Boondocks will take the 11 p.m. slot

---- Ok, so a Toonami TV-Y7 Show is followed by a TV-MA Show? Thats just wrong, they should transition in, which is why I thought they put the Boondocks at midnights in the first place. They're just asking for trouble by doing that.

Followed by Stroker & Hoop at 11:30 a.m.

---- I dont like this show, but thats my personal opinion. This block should just be anime, but I slowly seeing it dissapeer. Also, another "MA" show.

At midnight the first two InuYasha movies will air back-to-back, with Affections Touching Across Time at midnight and Castle Beyond the Looking Glass at 2:30 a.m.

---- Dont care really, saw them both, if theres nothing else on at that time, i guess I might consider watching again.

A 12 oz. Mouse marathon will begin on Dec. 31 at midnight, ending with a new episode at 1:30 a.m.

---- For the love of GOD, there isnt even enough episodes to run through that. The show sucks live I've stated many times before. I wont rant again how much i despise this show.

Sunday Changes

Morel Orel will premiere on Dec. 25 at 12:15 a.m.

---- Dont care.

Beginning Jan. 1, the Sunday line-up gets shifted around:


American Dad at 10 p.m. (No change here)
Family Guy at 10:30 p.m. (No change here)
The Boondocks at 11 p.m. (No change here)
Robot Chicken at 11:30 p.m. - Dont mind
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law at 11:45 p.m. - Dont mind
Squidbillies at midnight - Dont mind
Aqua Teen Hunger Force at 12:15 a.m. - Dont mind
Perfect Hair Forever at 12:30 a.m. - Dont mind
12 oz. Mouse at 12:45 a.m. - I hate this show
Boo Boo Runs Wild at 1 a.m. - I have a remote thank god.
Tom Goes to the Mayor at 1:30 a.m - Dont mind
and Sealab 2021 at 1:45 a.m. - Dont mind

There goes the "air whatever the hell you want at 1:30 slot". Damn.

Weekday Changes

On Jan. 2 Home Movies will return to the line-up Mondays-Wednesdays at midnight.

This is great, giving Home Movies another chance, weve went through the ATHF and Birdman series so many times already so this is a good change. The only reason it failed before is because it took Futurama's place.

Later in the night, s-CRY-ed will take over the 1 a.m. slot,

---- Does this even have enough episodes?

followed by Lupin the 3rd at 1:30 a.m.

---- They really should order some more

Also beginning Jan. 2, the 12:30 a.m. slot will rotate programming every day,

with FLCL on Mondays

---- I like this series, but does it need to be aired again?


premieres of InuYasha on Tuesdays

---- This'll piss Inuyasha fans off, even though theyre new episodes, they only get 1 episode per week.


premieres of Samurai Champloo on Wednesdays

---- Cool

Neon Genesis Evangelion on Thursdays.

---- Cool

[Daffy Dork]

another (http://www.adultswim.com/williams/news/index.html?http%3A//www.adultswim.com/williams/news/articles/default.html) revision for you all.

[Tienshin]

Thread Updated!

[Duke]

---- Does this even have enough episodes?It has the same amount as GitS: S1, Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain, and Big O. It also has double the episodes of Paranoia Agent.

[Maenos]

Thread Updated!
Thanks. I'm used to the 1 hour editing limit over at the ASMB, heh, so I forgot to update that.

[Beat]

I'm torn. On one hand, Perfect Hair Forever sucks. On the other hand, I'm not exactly a fan of Inu-Yasha either.

[livingfruitvirus]

Looks like I might watch something now on Christmas Eve.

[Daikun]

Change in the schedule for Christmas Eve:

On Saturday, Dec. 24, at midnight, Adult Swim will presents a Perfect Hair Forever marathon, featuring all six episodes.

The previously scheduled InuYasha movies will be pushed back to later that night, with Affections Touching Across Time beginning at 1:30 a.m. and The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass airing at 3:30 a.m. The schedule on the front page shows different times for the programming. :confused:

It shows the IY movies back-to-back at midnight and 2AM, and the PHF marathon lasts from 4AM-5:30AM.

[bigddan11]

---- Ok, so a Toonami TV-Y7 Show is followed by a TV-MA Show? Thats just wrong, they should transition in, which is why I thought they put the Boondocks at midnights in the first place. They're just asking for trouble by doing that.
Actually no. This week IGPX and Bobobo swap spots. Bobobo is TV Y7, but IGPX is TV PG, so they'll be going from a TV PG show to a TV MA show.

[Sketch]

IGPX doesn't really deserve that PG rating thus far. None the less it has one. But I think it's more that IGPX might bore some kids and then they'd tune out before Boondocks. And since they didn't want to make a big change they just swapped Bo-Bobo and IGPX slots and leave the rest of the line-up alone.

[sag_2002]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee! The insane masterpiece that is FLCL is back! I regained CN right in the middle of its last run, so barring unforseen circumstances, I'll be all caught up with this maddening classic.

Other than 12 Oz. Mouse (which I, like the majority of you, don't care for), this looks like a totally boss schedule.

[livingfruitvirus]

The schedule on the front page shows different times for the programming. :confused:

It shows the IY movies back-to-back at midnight and 2AM, and the PHF marathon lasts from 4AM-5:30AM.
The schedule.adultswim.com schedule says otherwise.

[email2003]

Home Movies on weekdays!?

:shrug: YAWN!

I hate that show! I rather have ATHF!

[Daikun]

The schedule.adultswim.com schedule says otherwise.That just redirects me to schedule.cartoonnetwork.com, which isn't up to Dec. 24 yet. And checking the episode titles only gets me to 12/23.

[SokkaBoSiegel]

Can I just a clarifying question here? With these "marathons" and movies and such coming up, does that mean that FMA will not air for a couple of weeks?

[livingfruitvirus]

Can I just a clarifying question here? With these "marathons" and movies and such coming up, does that mean that FMA will not air for a couple of weeks?
Right. 2 weeks of pre-emptions await.

[Beat]

Well, those two weeks aren't exactly considered important for ratings anyway. At least by showing a PHF forever marathon they can hopefully convince the remaining IY stragglers to go away.

[SokkaBoSiegel]

Thanks. That's what I thought. :sad: Sucks twice or even thrice over now