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Subject: Re: Weigel METV news
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On 5/4/2024 6:38 AM, Nyssa wrote:
> Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> 
>> Everything about this deal tells you why perpetual
>> copyright serves the interest of copyright holders only,
>> the public be damned. The big studios shut down short
>> subject animation seven and a half decades ago, yet it's
>> all still under copyright.
>>
>> There is a statement that these short subject animation
>> libraries are all owned by Warner Brothers Discovery, with
>> the exception of what Disney owns.
>>
>> Weigel Broadcasting will set up a cartoon network, METV
>> Toons, effective June 25. Will they maintain the original
>> aspect ratio? Will the image be shrunk down even if they
>> do?
>>
>> Will they censor?
>>
>> Bob Bergen, a voice actor who has provided voices in
>> modern versions of WB cartoons, will host. The article
>> doesn't say what the broadcast subchannel will be or what
>> programming it replaces.
>>
>> https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2024/05/02/metv-toons-
> cartoon-channel-weigel-warner-bros-discovery-chicago
> 
> I'm wondering why none of these nostalgia subchannels
> have glommed onto the old live-action short subjects
> that were included in the movie-going experience along
> with the animated cartoons and main feature films.
> 
> Besides the obvious Three Stooges shots, there are a
> number of other series of shorts featuring comedy actors
> of the 30s and 40s that would be something new (and
> funny) for audiences to watch. At usually ~15-20 minutes
> each, that would leave the network plenty of space to
> add in commercials.
> 
> I remember these being shown from in the 50s and 60s on
> local TV stations, usually in the afternoons (after school
> hours) or weekends as fillers.
> 
> Nyssa, who wouldn't mind seeing some of the oldies but
> goodies again since they don't even seem to appear on
> bargain bin DVDs
> 
Massively politically incorrect by modern standards comedy shorts....

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