WB and UPN to merge

I almost thought you meant Mario and Zelda, Jorge

Kazuhito said:
No, never, not going to happen and the licenese for SM rand out and TOEI more or less said it's not going to sell it again.
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Maybe Mario and Zelda will return...and possibly Sailor Moon Classic and R?
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Besides, 4Kids might very well go out of their way to stop DIC from running their Mario and Zelda cartoons over the airwaves ever again...
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I will sing the Hallelujah Chorus if they put Mario and Zelda back on!
 
In that case, why not bring Captain N: The Game Master back on? Or even Sonic the Hedgehog, comic series? (for those old enough even to remember those...)

The video game cartoons were the only shows I liked as a kid that DIC showed. I was, and still am, thinking about whether to approve of Sailor Moon or not...

Well, to get back on topic...
And what about the shows? Tuesday's announcement said that the WC network will retain the 30-hour "current scheduling model" of the WB: five weeknights of 8-10 in prime time, plus Sunday prime time from 7-10 p.m., early Sunday evenings and animation on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons.
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(above provided by MSNBC)
This tidbit of news gave me a sigh of relief. That, and they are planning to show the cartoons in the afternoons again!

Though, I'm not so sure about the rest of the shows on either network...
Not mentioned is just how those 30 hours will be filled. Aside from the WB's long-popular animation offerings, which are sticking around, anything could happen.
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(above provided by MSNBC)

You might want to read the full article, Tamasu_San. (it talks about the odds of which of the two stations' shows are likely to survive the merger, minus the cartoons, of course)
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11007437/

And here's the link where I originally found out about the merger. (oddly, it was breaking news when I was just browsing through MSNBC.com...)
https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11006886/

Oh yeah. I don't know where MSNBC gets their news, but they seem to be legitimate most of the time. If I'm wrong, tell me!
 
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This is news. I don't really care as of UPN. I never liked that channel anyways. I only care for WB for cartoon reasons and a few other stuff. It nice to see that UPN and a few of the WB junk will be gone. This network will be the best of the best of both networks right?

One good question. How will they market the channel. The image? UPN is more like for the african people while WB is pop-like and white american culture. What will the image for this CW network be?
 
Don't get your hopes up, I expect more DIC's recent fare, Sabrina, the crappy Gadget spinoffs as cheap as possible.

But reyna makes a good point. Frankly, I don't care but it will be funny to see the new image.

Frankly if Pokemon can be syndicated, then I can ditch this network once and for all, so I'd be happy.
 
Am I the only few who cares for UPN?

Anyway, here in Rhode Island there's never a WB affiliated station but there's UPN (RI is a small state that we can actually get reception of a WB affiliatied staion in Boston, MA!). That, I find it funny that before this "announcement" RI UPN affiliated station has been airing those popular primtime shows from WB like Smallville, Charmed, 7th Heaven, etc. Anyway since RI doesn't have WB I just hope the WLWC UPN will become CW... and that they would freakin' add in the digital transmitter so I could watch their shows in HD!
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>_>
...that's my two cents.
 
long shot, in your dreams

Dark Weezing said:
Don't get your hopes up, I expect more DIC's recent fare, Sabrina, the crappy Gadget spinoffs as cheap as possible.

But reyna makes a good point. Frankly, I don't care but it will be funny to see the new image.

Frankly if Pokemon can be syndicated, then I can ditch this network once and for all, so I'd be happy.
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It would be nice if Pok?mon could return to syndie, but it can't ever happen again, because TimeWarner (who's KidsWB as of present runs the dub show) is so doggone arrogant, if they had their way, they'd be the only motion picture producer and distributor in the world!

-ottermi619-
From now on, maybe I should call them Warner-Benz?
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I just heard right now from watching the TV Guide channel that the merger will be complete in September of this year. What channel will they use though? This is still foggy for me.
 
Likely won't be decided until the merger completes. (rolls eyes)
 
Still. It be funny to see them try to market it. I hope that WB makes all the choices. I mean they seem more professional.

It may be WB.
 
so what does this change mean for the saturday morning lineup? I heard that they will still keep it. Is this true?
 
I don't know why the hell I'm saying this, as people's lack of initiative to see what changes this has on them astounds me... but here's a list of affiliates which will hold CW when it launches in September. Currently it makes up 48% of the US, but eventually, both CBS and Time Warner hope to get affiliates to reach 98%

1 New York, New York WPIX-TV WB Tribune
2 Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV WB Tribune
3 Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV WB Tribune
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WPSG UPN CBS Corporation
5 Boston, Massachusetts WLVI-TV WB Tribune
6 San Francisco, California KBHK UPN CBS Corporation
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas KDAF-TV WB Tribune
8 Washington, DC WBDC-TV WB Tribune
9 Atlanta, Georgia WUPA UPN CBS Corporation
10 Houston, Texas KHWB WB Tribune
11 Detroit, Michigan WKBD UPN CBS Corporation
12 Tampa Bay, Florida WTOG UPN CBS Corporation
13 Seattle-Tacoma, Washington KSTW UPN CBS Corporation
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida WBZL-TV WB Tribune
18 Denver, Colorado KWGN WB Tribune
19 Sacramento, California KMAX-TV UPN CBS Corporation
21 St. Louis, Missouri KPLR-TV WB Tribune
22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WNPA UPN CBS Corporation
23 Portland, Oregon KWBP WB Tribune
25 Indianapolis, Indiana WTTV WB Tribune
26 San Diego, California KSWB WB Tribune
28 Waterbury-Hartford, Connecticut WTXX WB Tribune
38 West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX UPN CBS Corporation
42 Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia WGNT UPN CBS Corporation
43 New Orleans, Louisiana WNOL WB Tribune
45 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KAUT UPN CBS Corporation, en route to New York Times
51 Providence, Rhode Island WLWC UPN/WB CBS Corporation
55 Albany, New York WEWB-TV WB Tribune

As for programming, take everything said with a pinch of salt. Nothing will be definite until both networks announce which shows will be staying on in March time, along with NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX. However, the following shows have definitely been saved:

America's Next Top Model
Beauty and the Geek
Everybody Hates Chris
Gilmore Girls
Reba
Smallville
Supernatural
Veronica Mars
WWE SmackDown!

For the kids network, that will remain a 5-hour animation block. It is likely that Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner will continue to produce shows for the block, although certain DIC shows may permeate from CBS' new Saturday morning block. It all depends on ratings, although children these days will watch anything!

Logo wise, eat your hearts out. Nothing special, but it's simple and minimalist... and that's what seems to be "hip" for the twenty-first century:

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And like a ray of light, I depart again. Adieu!
 
BigCN401 said:
Am I the only few who cares for UPN?

Anyway, here in Rhode Island there's never a WB affiliated station but there's UPN (RI is a small state that we can actually get reception of a WB affiliatied staion in Boston, MA!). That, I find it funny that before this "announcement" RI UPN affiliated station has been airing those popular primtime shows from WB like Smallville, Charmed, 7th Heaven, etc. Anyway since RI doesn't have WB I just hope the WLWC UPN will become CW... and that they would freakin' add in the digital transmitter so I could watch their shows in HD!
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...that's my two cents.
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Finally another person from Rhode Island! Yes, that would be awesome if they put on CW in replace of UPN.
 
Good to see Supernatural saved for my friend's sake than anything else.

Of the two, UPN never got its footing, and like reyna said, WB is more professional and no doubt supersede everything.

Yet my UPN affilate will stay on the air? Huh. Kooky.

This merger is getting funnier and funnier.
 
It won't affect us here in Australia, but it's certainly an interesting development! It'll be good to see what shows they keep and what they scrap XD.

I remember when Fox Kids was scrapped, a few of their shows went to Fox 8 and the rest were just pulled.
 
Mr Cat Dog said:
I don't know why the hell I'm saying this, as people's lack of initiative to see what changes this has on them astounds me... but here's a list of affiliates which will hold CW when it launches in September. Currently it makes up 48% of the US, but eventually, both CBS and Time Warner hope to get affiliates to reach 98%

1 New York, New York WPIX-TV WB Tribune
2 Los Angeles, California KTLA-TV WB Tribune
3 Chicago, Illinois WGN-TV WB Tribune
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WPSG UPN CBS Corporation
5 Boston, Massachusetts WLVI-TV WB Tribune
6 San Francisco, California KBHK UPN CBS Corporation
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas KDAF-TV WB Tribune
8 Washington, DC WBDC-TV WB Tribune
9 Atlanta, Georgia WUPA UPN CBS Corporation
10 Houston, Texas KHWB WB Tribune
11 Detroit, Michigan WKBD UPN CBS Corporation
12 Tampa Bay, Florida WTOG UPN CBS Corporation
13 Seattle-Tacoma, Washington KSTW UPN CBS Corporation
17 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Florida WBZL-TV WB Tribune
18 Denver, Colorado KWGN WB Tribune
19 Sacramento, California KMAX-TV UPN CBS Corporation
21 St. Louis, Missouri KPLR-TV WB Tribune
22 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania WNPA UPN CBS Corporation
23 Portland, Oregon KWBP WB Tribune
25 Indianapolis, Indiana WTTV WB Tribune
26 San Diego, California KSWB WB Tribune
28 Waterbury-Hartford, Connecticut WTXX WB Tribune
38 West Palm Beach, Florida WTVX UPN CBS Corporation
42 Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia WGNT UPN CBS Corporation
43 New Orleans, Louisiana WNOL WB Tribune
45 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma KAUT UPN CBS Corporation, en route to New York Times
51 Providence, Rhode Island WLWC UPN/WB CBS Corporation
55 Albany, New York WEWB-TV WB Tribune

As for programming, take everything said with a pinch of salt. Nothing will be definite until both networks announce which shows will be staying on in March time, along with NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX. However, the following shows have definitely been saved:

America's Next Top Model
Beauty and the Geek
Everybody Hates Chris
Gilmore Girls
Reba
Smallville
Supernatural
Veronica Mars
WWE SmackDown!

For the kids network, that will remain a 5-hour animation block. It is likely that Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner will continue to produce shows for the block, although certain DIC shows may permeate from CBS' new Saturday morning block. It all depends on ratings, although children these days will watch anything!

Logo wise, eat your hearts out. Nothing special, but it's simple and minimalist... and that's what seems to be "hip" for the twenty-first century:

[PokeCommunity.com] WB and UPN to merge
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And like a ray of light, I depart again. Adieu!
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WWE smackdown has been saved i live near huntington wv have they sayed anything about huntington wv yet
 
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