Talk:Saturday morning cartoon

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I began to clean up this article because of spelling mistakes and some wikification needs, but it's so POV as to be not worth fixing. If we're going to keep it, it really needs to be rewritten. -- Zoe

There is a link for children's television show. Perhaps the information here can be integrated into that article? -- Two Halves
I just took a crack at it. If you like it, maybe we can make this page a redirect. -lee 06:07, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)
I like the idea of having an article on Saturday morning cartoons; I vote for coming up with a rewrite, not merging. This is in serious need of an overhaul, though - the "Criticisms" section in particular is so intensely POV it's laughable. Ideally someone who knowsmore about animation than I do needs to have a go at it; if nobody else does, though, I'll see what I can come up with. 207.142.131.243 11:39, 9 Jul 2005 (CST)
I am an animator (making TV commercials), and I don't think it's so bad... The term "Saturday morning cartoon" is well established (it is also a slightly derogative term) so it really deserves an entry of its own. The section "Criticism" is indeed POV, but isn't all criticism POV by definition? --Janke | Talk 23:07:54, 2005-09-04 (UTC)

I'm adding a network schedule list but it's going to take awhile. -- Mikintosh

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[edit] America

They have Saturday morning cartoons in other countries too. I dont know why the article says it refers to cartoons in America. A rewrite would need to solve this problem. Kierenj 10:09, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

I just want to know why nobody added the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Yes, although this article did help to clear up some confusion I had about the apparent dissaperance of Saturday morning cartoons in North America (Canada presumably being due to similar factors as the U.S) I would still like too know more about the history and current status of this in other countries. For example I remember CITV-TV in Edmonton used to have a great line up prior to Global buying it. A-Channel also had a great lineup prior to its downfall and purchase by CHUM Limited. CTV also had some programming, which today is limited to OWL/TV and The Littlest Hobo. The spooky thing is CBC Television seems to be the only option, and in fact appears to have expanded its Saturday morning programming. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Klingoncowboy4 (talk • contribs) 19:17, 3 March 2007 (UTC).
I was just about to say this, how the heck does Saturday Morning Cartoon refer to just America? Here in the UK, the BBC and CiTV have been having the Saturday morning cartoon war for years. It was a question of whether you watched SMTV or Live and Kicking. This artical seriously needs a massive rewrite.194.81.189.20 (talk) 11:49, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Three hours?

Is the three hour requirement of educational children's programming per day or per week? Probably should be stated in the article. --Drmike 20:06, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] QUBO

Why was the info about QUBO not brought over here when the two pages were merged? There was a ton of info on QUBO, the VeggieTales controversy and the current lineup. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.43.129 (talk) 15:22, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] References

A number of phrases in this article really need references:

  1. In the intro para: This genre is often referred to by its critics as "illustrated radio" (a term coined by Chuck Jones), because of its focus on voice performances, music, and sound effects over animation and visual quality. Any phrase coined by a such a famous person needs to be attributed.
  2. The entire Watchgroup backlash section makes claims which need citations.

There are some others which raise my eyebrows, but those really struck me when I read the text. Yngvarr 19:01, 8 February 2008 (UTC)