Please sign these petitions

[nakak]

http://www.petitiononline.com/ttc/petition.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/dfecn/petition.html

[RZetlin]

You could put a description for your petition when you put up those links.

One for Tijuana Toads and Pink Panther and other DFE cartoons

[DianaGohan]

I would like to see Pink Panther on Cartoon Network, but that dosen't seem likely. The closest to PP that CN has now is "The Silent Cartoon" from Dexter's Laboratory, and that's all it will have for at least a while.

[Tienshin]

I thought Turner owned the rights to many PP cartoons. I used to see them all the time on TNT many years ago before Cartoon Network was around.

[nakak]

I thought Turner owned the rights to many PP cartoons. I used to see them all the time on TNT many years ago before Cartoon Network was around.

Actually MGM owns rights for Pink Panther.

[RKillian]

I wonder how many people actually signed the petition instead of just moping that such and such wouldn't air anyhow? That's something that really gets me. It takes no time and no effort to sign these things, but people, fans or not, still almost never bother to do it.

[Wanted]

I love the Pink Panther theme song and I'd love to see it on CN. (walks away humming)

On the other hand, I know nothing about this Tijuana Toads thing.

[Scythemantis]

I thought for sure the pink panther was on CN for quite a long time in its early years...

[lostrune]

I wonder how many people actually signed the petition instead of just moping that such and such wouldn't air anyhow? That's something that really gets me. It takes no time and no effort to sign these things, but people, fans or not, still almost never bother to do it.

Unless a petition has a solid roadmap though (who to contact, talked to the contact, what are the conditions, what will be done, etc.), most online petitions don't work.

[RKillian]

Unless a petition has a solid roadmap though (who to contact, talked to the contact, what are the conditions, what will be done, etc.), most online petitions don't work.

The problem there is almost the same one you run into with required experience in the job market. You need experience to get hired, but can't get that experience until you're hired. A maddening catch-22 it is.

The same thing happens in the TV industry.

For example, I've approached Warner Brothers about getting their Hanna Barbera properties on DVD. They won't talk to me until I show undeniable support. From what you're suggesting, I can't get that support through a petition until WB tells me to. It's another catch-22.

Edit, with further explanation:
I approached them entirely ready to do the project myself. They were a middleman, necessary only for the leasing of film prints. I was literally there saying "Look, I've got $20,000 and I can get more. I'll handle production myself. Can I please buy 5 episodes for a trial run?"

Their answer was no. While they have no plans to do anything with the show themselves, and only stand to benefit for my efforts, they refused to grant me legal authority to even try. In fact, they even got a little snippy with me when I suggested paying more money or talking to them one on one over the phone.

They don't want to deal with you unless you can guarantee 30 million copies sold. And there's no way in hell you can drum up that support without a finished product on the marketplace. I have no doubts whatsoever that a GoBots DVD, distributed properly, would sell 10 million copies in this country alone. Unfortunately, they want to see pre-sales before a product is even authorized, so the chances are practically zero. It's this || much shy of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The entertainent industry acts like it's completely clueless at to what the customer wants, and then collectively farts on any legitimate attempt to change the fact.

Edit again:
Sorry if I got a little emotional on that. Your remark just brought up some really bad experiences. This is what I think is the real price of the network megacorporations. If HB were it's own entity, I'd probably have a greater chance of seeing this dream become reality. But a multi-billion dollar operation like WB just shoves aside anyone else smaller than them.

I'm going to Botcon (or OTFCC) next summer to campaign for this. I'm tracking down people at Hasbro, Warner Bros, Kid Rhino, Cartoon Network, whoever to make this happen. If anti-solicitation laws (and bad attitudes) weren't so prevalent, I'd be going door to door, town to town until then. People _do_ sometimes want something bad enough to do something about it, so don't shoot this guy's hopes down so prematurely, OK?