After returning home from a lovely picnic, I made it my top priority to watch the latest episode of Young Justice to bring you my latest thoughts on the going ons of DC’s Earth-16 universe. Instead many fans of the show, including myself, were shafted royally this morning as Cartoon Network pulled the entire DC Nation block from its October schedule. Without warning, mind you.
In place of Green Lantern and Young Justice, the network aired two episodes of their How To Train A Dragon series, which sent Twitterverse and fans of the DC Nation block into a tizzy. Green Lantern producer Giancarlo Volpe explained Cartoon Network’s ‘reason’ for duping fans this morning, and revealed that he had no clue that the preemption would take place.
“Apparently, Cartoon Network preempted it in celebration of their 20th birthday,” Volpe tweeted. “Their logic, not mine.”
Um, should we even call that explanation “logic?”
Mr. Volpe’s Twitter timeline gives evidence to just how in the dark the Green Lantern producer was about the last-minute change-up. Reading his initial reaction and everything following makes up for the drama we missed this morning. Common decency to your business partners, much, Cartoon Network?
Then to add insult to injury, Cartoon Network went to Twitter to announce that the DC Nation block would return not next week, not in a month, but in January of 2013. Say it with me, folks:
What. The. Hell.
On one hand, the preemption makes sense… to an extent. It could help explain why the official DC Nation website had no preview clips for the next episodes of both Young Justice and Green Lantern. Instead, there is a clip available showing what to expect when both shows return to TV, which is very spoiler-y so watch at your own risk.
At the end of the day, a heads up from Cartoon Network would have been nice, especially after the network just started airing new (fantastic) episodes two weeks ago. What are your thoughts on this switcheroo by Cartoon Network? Sound off below…
Source: Spinoff Online, Giancarlo Volpe’s Twitter
Photo Credit: DC Nation Official Site
seriously are they trying to sabotage what is probably there best show in years ???
A dumb move from a dumb network. CN has become dull over the years and YJ was the only reason why I watch. Now they pull this asinine move and I’m not happy.
STUPIDEST THING EVER. I was looking forward to this episode forever but a the good new is the New VORTEX on ktla shows episodes of Justice League Unlimited and that the Hub shows episodes of Batman and Superman. But are u kidding me why would they make it January. I mean come on. 3 episodes into the season and u postpone it. I hate u cartoon network. And they are even ruining Batman even more. Batman the brave in the bold was crap and now they man Beware the Batman which looks at crappy as the claymation Green Lantern. Batman has to look as good as young Justice not in clay form. Well thank u cartoon network for ruining everything good in my life.
Sorry James, but I have to strongly disagree with you about Batman B&B. As a reader of the Batman comics since around 1960, I believe that it was NOT crap, but a wonderfully brilliant homage to the various writers and artists that created the many styles of Batman portrayed over the years. While some of the stuff may have seemed off-the-wall (Bat-Mite, for example) if you’re unfamiliar with the source material, the B&B series truly captured the feel of the original comics… a true blast from the past. It’s all a matter of perspective, I guess. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
One other thing… the GL series is not done in Claymation, it’s 3D CGI, a style that takes a little getting used to. Beyond that, I agree with you; GL is alright, but not my favorite DC animated series. But I was really looking forward to the “Steam Lantern” episode that was supposed to on. I’m sure it will be fun once it gets broadcasted.
I got cable installed just for YJ and I don’t even watch TV!!! Cartoon Network is seriouly power trippin’!!!
I came home hoping to watch my pre-record episodes of both GL and YJ only to find How to Train Your Dragon. Sad thing is that it just happened and its 11:11pm! CN is shooting themselves in the foot with no notice of a notice .
This. Cannot. Be. Happening.
Why, why, why, why, why? Why would you do this to us, Cartoon Network? What possible reason could you have? Do you hate us? You do, don’t you.
I finally got to start watching my FAVORITE show again, after you postponed it for so long, you postpone it again. Seriously, what is with you guys hating on the superhero shows? It seems like you either ruin them all, or cancel them all! Why? What good purpose do you have for this? I wake up at 7:30 every saturday morning, super stoked for some super epic cartoons, but when i flipped to cartoon network this morning at 10:30, it felt like a slap in the face.
*sighs* I guess it can’t be helped. We’ll just have to wait. AGAIN. until next year when you begin airing it again. Until then, Cartoon Network, you will not have my view. I will not be visiting your channel again until the next YJ (or GL) is aired.
I just hope this doesn’t happen when they start to add on to Teen Titans. That was my favorite show growing up, it would be sad if I just got it back and they ruined that one too.
Please, please, please, Cartoon Network. Give us supergeeks, comic nerds, cartoon lovers, and saturday morning early wakers our shows back! Please?
Stuart Snyder is probably the man to blame .
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fire-the-president-of-cartoon-network-stuart-snyder/sign.html
It’s completely understandable that Cartoon Network could broadcast the lastest episodes of Green Lantern and Young Justice yesterday, but then they declare that they’re not broadcasting more new episodes ’til January next year! This is the greatest injustice in the history of the world! They can’t do this to us! They expect us to be patient?! Perhaps, with enough complaints from the fans, Cartoon Network will bring DC Nation back by next week, or maybe the next. It may not be next week, but I hope it’s the week after. There’s going to be an angry mob of DC Nation fans outside Cartoon Network Studios. If Cartoon Network doesn’t want that, they should bring DC Nation back right now.
And people wonder why I download f#*k CN!!
FFS…they didn’t even let the cable companies know to change their channel menu and I DVR’d some bs for nothing. CN is full of fail shows now with GL and YJ being the only good shows that have actual stories and good character development. Kids aren’t stupid CN, stop this Adventure Time, Johnny Test bs. If I could cancel the channel until they get their head out of their @$$ I would!
Attn CN Ass Bags, why would you air new episodes for two weeks and then pull the show again until next year. Are you trying to sabotage your own channel? Now the only thing worth watching is the Clone Wars. You need to realize there are a lot of loyal fans that watch these shows. Most of them have been around since you started 20 years ago. You have always been sporadic with your programming. Stop screwing up and hire some smart people to run things or your going to lose your loyal fans. Happy 20th anniversary? My ass!
Episode is up on YouTube, catch it before it disappears!
Sorry, it’s Young Justice, Before The Dawn, parts 1/5
IM SO PISSED I HAVE BEEN WAITING 3 MONTHS AND THEY ONLY GIVE 2 EPISODES!!! Now I have to wait another 3 months! i feel like crying! I cant believe this is happening.. :(
Apparently both episodes are available for download on itunes!
Seems they didn’t get the memo…
I can’t offer anything new here, safe to say, EVERYONE thinks this was one of the worst programming decisions made by a network (cable or otherwise) in recent years. I did get lucky and bought “Before the Dawn” from iTunes quickly. It has since be taken down. I didn’t see the GLTAS counter-part “Steam Lanterns” for sale but maybe i just missed it. Either way, iTunes has since adjusted the seasons for both and are UNAVAILABLE. I feel like one of those rare people who find a boot-leg concert tape of The Beatles since i actually got to see (let alone purchase) Young Justice episode 10. If anyone has any burning questions about the plot and can’t wait until January, just email me and i’ll tell you whatever i can.
So, the likely reason, Young Justice features characters DC LOST THE RIGHTS TO. These are the Milehouse characters, such as Static, Icon, and Rocket.
Milestone was owned by DC Comics, though, and Static is a part of the New 52 universe of DC Comics.
This is Sym-Bionic Titian all over again. CN produces one of the best shows they’ve had since JLU and Teen Titans, but then they do everything they can to screw it over because some exec doesn’t “get” it or because it “trends to old” in the ratings. Plus, since Mattel cancelled the (incredibly overpriced) YJ action figures, CN will probably cancel the show because it isn’t selling any toys.
I will never understand why any TV network will greenlight a show, spend millions of dollars to produce it and then do everything they can to kill it.
EVERYONE JUST RELAX, THE SHOW IS NOT CANCELLED ITS JUST DELAYED, LOOK AT AVENGERS EARTHS MIGHTIEST IT WAS CANCELLED FOR NO REASON. NETWORKS DO THAT. AT LEAST WE HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN JAN WHEN NOTHING ELSE IS ON.
Thanks for offering much more explanation than CN did. At least I can watch reruns of Justice League Unlimited on a local station.
Seriously, Young Justice was killing it! The show has wide appeal; if this is about legal rights to Milestone characters I can “kind of” understand. Legal matters get really messy.
If this was some arbitrary internal decision, what can I say . . . way to make me wish I could dump CN.
Whatever their reason, be it that they’re just overly stupid, or it’s due to conflicts with some government conspiracy… screw em. Check torrent sites occasionally and watch shows at your leisure without commercials. The only way to hit back is at their finances. Do what you can to teach them not them not to f#*k with us.
Oh ya, three more words to bolster your resolve: “Firefly” and “Invader Zim”
Cartoon Network is ruing the best thing that ever happened to the network!!!
Hey, I just had a thought. Maybe someone should start a Super Heroes Network to truly target our small, but economically strong niche market (just look at the attendance at Comic-Con and other Cons across the country, not to mention the amount of money they spend. I recently attended the Chicago Con and was staggered the number of people there.)
Just think about all the programming possibilities! I know I’d watch.
To any Network Executive or entrepreneur… please feel free to use the idea, no charge.
Hey let’s not forget about another really great show Naruto they had late at night. With no warning same thing happened but it didn’t come back.