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Wolf King (2025) Review

It's me, Aniket. And I am reviewing about a tv series that isn't Star Trek Prodigy, but it's on Netflix, but most people aren't noticing this series. That's why I am here to notify you about that show, so it won't get cancelled. I will be talking about "Wolf King" today.

As an Animation fan, I love trying new things, so I resubscribed to Netflix (this is the 3rd time I am having netflix since their pick up of ST: Prodigy, but this time for a different cause).

So, I saw this "Wolf King" series on Netflix India's Top 10 TV shows list, and I thought, okay I'll give it a big try.

So, I watched it and it turns out really good for the better. It's like a fresh breathe of air for me after "disastrous" 2023 (not disastrous than you know all that year) and Meh 2024 for me as a lifelong Animation fan.

The show revolves around Drew Ferran, who unleashed his true identity as a Werewolf. This series is based on the "Wereworld" named series of books by Curtis Jobling.

And honestly, I love when a book adapts into a tv series, especially animated. Just like, Peter Rabbit TV Series on Nick Jr and Cbeebies.

So, It centres around Drew Ferran, who unleashed his Werewolf powers, but he was suspected as soon as his mother was killed by a Were-Rat and soon he leaves his village, Motley.

Before his mother die, his mother told Drew that he should go to Brackenholme and meet Duke Bergan to find all the answers to his secrets.

But in the process, he left his village, Motley, out of his fear and suspicions given by everyone in his village that Drew killed his mother.

Then he finds Whitley, who was in training, and finds out she is the daughter of Duke Bergan, a bearlord. She told him everything about the history of Lyssia and rulings of werelords, that how lionlord King Leopold defeated Wolflord named Wergar with conspiracy.

But he was held prisoner after this. Because Duke Bergan doesn't want him to meet any lionlord. But still Drew manages to escape and unleashed his Werewolf abilities. But he needs to control his abilities. That is what Season 1 was about.

There was Prince Lucas, son of King Leopold, who is very much spoiled boy and identical to his father, the soon-to-be Tyrant.

There's also a wereboar named Hector, who says "Knowledge is Power" as he is ready to become A Magister.

There's also a werefox named Gretchen, who is Whitley's Cousin and wanted to marry Prince Lucas, but later the wedding was being off due to Drew's attempted Escape led her and Hector to unknown adventures.

There's also a Sharklord named Count Vega, which I liked him as a character and he has a very important role in the show.

And there's staglords and so much more, that I WANT SEASON 2 MORE THAN ANYBODY.

So, all in all, it's a very great show and a breathe of Fresh Air for me as an Animation fan.

The music score is really giving me unsettling type of feeling and what not.

And there are some tropes from Avatar The Last Airbender, that I think is necessary for a Show to watch. Especially the Man who was selling oranges, reminds me of the Cabbage Guy in ATLA.

A pleasure fun to watch. Thank you Netflix and Gods of Animation.

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Hello, I'm back!!

I am back!! I just want to clear this out that I am now coming back on Tumblr again. I was gone because I haven't had anything to say that much. Think of it as a big Hiatus from Tumblr. But I am now back. And I will promise, I will not going to leave this platform anytime soon. Thank you all for your patience.

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Letter Campaign Day 1

To @netflix

Star Trek Prodigy is a bright, fun show that has a lot of heart and a deep story. It's important to have a hopeful commentary in a dark time - and in a time where GrimDark™ seems to be overflowing all corners of the internet and life right now - Prodigy is a breath of fresh air.

Please give us season 3!

Thanks!

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@netflix We Want to see Season 3 of Star Trek Prodigy!! C'mon!! 🖖🏼

December Letter Writing Campaign Day 2

To @Netflix

We want more Star Trek Prodigy because Paramount has set the stage for what it plans to do to Star Trek going forward. Cancel a project before it's time, announce a shiny new thing, and cancel that too before announcing yet another shiny new thing.

Prove Paramount wrong, and set a course for season 3!

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The Fallen TV Animation Empire

Chapter 2: The Fall of Saturday Morning Cartoons and Rise of American Cable Television for Kids TV Animation

As The 1970s Decade Approached, More New Animated Series and Shorts were launched and broadcasted on CBS, NBC and ABC. At that time, Broadcast Syndications were also a thing. Broadcast Syndication means Any Series can jump from One Network for a certain period of time to Another Rival Network for another Certain Period of time, basically having no official TV network to stay on, as they were not originals by their own, such as Tom & Jerry, Popeye The Sailor Man and more. Like at once they were on CBS, next period of time after that they jump to ABC or NBC and Vis-a-vis. No certain home, whatsoever.

But in late 1977, an interactive two-way multi programmed Experimental Cable Television arrived in Columbus, Ohio in the US called the QUBE system. Created by Warner Bros' communication arm, Warner Communications with Warner-Amex Satellite. And that was where and when the Cable TV era has started. There were so many Series-based and Event-based channels, Affiliated channels from Broadcast companies like, CBS and NBC and PBS, and some Independent channels on their own, often called as "Networks"/"Cable Networks". There was a Kid specific channel targeted to Children only, called the C-3 Channel. That channel would showcase only one Kid-specific Series only for a short time, called "Pinwheel". The series was created by the "Children's Television Workshop", the company behind the later successful Kids TV series, "Sesame Street" on PBS, under Vivian Horner.

But in early 1979, in QUBE, they wanted to create new Kids TV Shows Catalogue on their C-3 channel, apart from just showing "Pinwheel" all the time. And also wanted to just expand the Network All over the US, instead of showing on just Columbus, Ohio.

So, they planned to expand the channel, acquiring some shows, and the "Pinwheel" channel/the C-3 Channel now got a new name in the process, and that was the first Kids TV Network/Channel for All over the United States of America on April 1st (it's not even an April Fools, though), "Nickelodeon".

Though Nickelodeon was launched at the day, Pinwheel was showcased in their inaugural lineup of shows, it was like a TV Channel only for Kids, basically Commercial-free Channel with Limited Broadcast Time to air, which at the end of the channel broadcast time, They switch to their then-sister network, Star Channel (later known as The Movie Channel).

Just two years after its launch, Nickelodeon would expand their programming and the broadcast time amount to regular 13 hours per day, every days of the Week. At that time, Star Channel would become a seperate 24 hours TV Channel, so the blank space would be filled up by The ARTS Channel.

And at that time, there was a Canadian Sketch Series that Nickelodeon would air, "You Can't Do That on Television", which was Nickelodeon's First hit Series in their entire history. And it's significance was so much that the Green Slime, originally featured on the Program, would be adopted by Nickelodeon as a Signature Primary Feature in Years to Come.

But Nickelodeon would still go in Losses. Because since it's a Commercial-free channel, they cannot sustain without Money. And they revamped their logo in 1981, with a Pinball and Rainbow wordmark. Also, the QUBE system would go in Losses for years, and Nickelodeon Cannot Maintain their Viewership Numbers. Because the Viewers were bored to watch Mime Actors, showcased on Nickelodeon at that time, doing their things. And that story continues for next three years.

Until 1984, it was announced that QUBE system would go defunct, and all of the major TV Brands would get Sold, including Nickelodeon. The ARTS Channel would become A&E channel after ARTS Channel merged with NBC's Then struggling Cable service, The Entertainment Channel.

And in 1984, Nickelodeon and MTV would spun off eventually as an Independent Network group called "MTV Networks". In order to Increase revenue, Nickelodeon would likely accepting Corporate Underwriting, which was the practice commonly used in Public TV, in order to get some shows on their lineup.

But After 1984, everything changed upon Nickelodeon. They Changed their logo into Orange background splat design logo with a Balloon Wordmark written the Channel Name in Caps, and the Doo-Wop group, "The Jive Five" created the iconic Jingle, that would create a Game-changer for Nickelodeon. This branding idea was come up by "Fred/Alan inc." by Fred Seibert and Alan Goodman, who were the same people behind the initial MTV brandings.

Along with the new logo, Nickelodeon now converted from Commercial-free to Advertising-based kids channel. But their show, "Pinwheel" was Canceled at the same time, leaving the channel in limbo, until "Double Dare" would launch in 1986. And Nickelodeon would become a 24/7 channel at that time. This was the start of Nickelodeon's Domination in TV industry.

In 1985, Warner-Amex Satellite owner American Express, would sold their stake to Warner Communications, which in turn, MTV Networks, became a Private network in 1986, and Nickelodeon, MTV and then newly-launched VH1, would be sold to Viacom Inc.

In 1983, there was a premium TV channel for kids, which was launched when there was only Nickelodeon before that, and it was by the Walt Disney Company, showcasing Disney Animation Shows and Movies all day, "The Disney Channel".

Founded by Alan Wagner, the Channel was focused on Disney Shows and Movies, mainly Animated, for 16 hours per day programming. Unlike Nickelodeon, It was like a Premium Channel at launch, like HBO, back in the day in US Cable TV.

In the '80s Era, people either watch The Disney Channel or Nickelodeon, to watch Kids and Family Oriented Programmings. And there were Some Animated Shows that are specifically available on either Both of them, including Nickelodeon, at that time, relying on Syndications.

And in 1987, Nickelodeon hosted an Award Show, which was like a Kids Based Award show, where Kids can select their Favourites, foraying from Movies to TV to Sports to Music. It was called "The Big Ballot". After the success, in 1988, Nickelodeon renamed "The Big Ballot" to the name we all know, "The Kids' Choice Awards", which is a combination of the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and More judged with Kids' popular opinions rather than jury-based decisions.

In 1988, Nickelodeon introduced, Nick Jr, the Preschool-aimed educational Brand, airing reruns of Pinwheel and more classic Preschool shows on TV.

Up until that point, during 1980s, The broadcast TV Networks (CBS, NBC and ABC), were losing charm with their Saturday Morning Cartoons Blocks, with their legacy animated ongoing shows and the animated shows, whose purpose are made for selling Merchandise and Toys, like Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, He-Man and the Masters of The Universe, etc, while Those shows are having great storyline to tell. But as they say, and this will be carried forward to upcoming chapters, "All Good Things don't last forever."

Cable TV wasn't like the Traditional TV in the US. The Cable TV are Somehow Paid instead of Free-to-air like Terrestrial Broadcast TV.

Entering into 1990s decade, and this decade is where all the good quality Animated Shows on Cable TV are on the Rise.

In 1991, Nickelodeon started to broadcast and premiere their first three Animated Series, coined them as "Nicktoons". Up until then, they were showcasing animated shows that were on Syndications, like Looney Tunes, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Inspector Gadget etc. Those Three "Nicktoons" were: Rugrats, Doug and The Ren & Stimpy Show. And these three shows just broke the stigma and the ritual of Kids watching their Cartoons on Saturday Mornings. Because, they were on Weekdays from Monday to Friday.

And on Next Year, those shows were now popular among children, especially with Ren & Stimpy and Rugrats.

And on the same year, coincidentally, US saw the launch of a brand New Cable TV Channel, that was focused on Animation only.

Ted Turner, the Tycoon of US Cable TV Industry, who found the renowned News Channel, CNN, had a plan to launch an Animation Oriented Kids And Family TV Channel. So he launched, as we all know, under Turner Broadcasting System - Cartoon Network on October 1992. At that time, Kids TV Genre had Two Channels, Nickelodeon and The Disney Channel. But Cartoon Network just boosted the Competition to be more fierce than ever before.

In 1994, Hanna-Barbera launched a new division called "Cartoon Network Studios" located in Burbank, California. And they started some productions like, "What A Cartoon!", showcasing Cartoons in the form of Series Episodes and Shorts. At the time of launch, they would broadcast MGM, Hanna-Barbera shows. But, New Cartoons premiered on Cartoon Network was a big thing with Shows like, "Dexter's Laboratory", "Johnny Bravo", "Cow and Chicken", "Ed, Edd n Eddy", "The Powerpuff Girls", "Courage the Cowardly Dog", "Codename: Kids Next Door", "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" etc. over the early '90s to the next decade, 2000s.

Nickelodeon, at this point, though leading the Competition, they were gone under some fierce competition with their two rivals already, The Disney Channel and Especially, Cartoon Network.

So they launched another set of successful series, "Rocko's Modern Life", "Aaahh!! Real Monsters", "Angry Beavers", "Hey Arnold", "CatDog" etc.

While their Preschool Arm, Nick Jr., would have their original programming like, "Eureeka's Castle", "Allegra's Window", "Gullah Gullah Island", "Maurice Sendak's Little Bear" etc. up until 1996, when "Blue's Clues" premiered on Nick Jr., and the success went skyrocket after "Blue's Clues" premiered.

The Disney Channel would just revamp and rename themselves as just "Disney Channel" in 1997 and relegated from being a Premium channel to Basic Cable Channel to compete with Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. They similarly launched A preschool block similar to Nickelodeon's Nick Jr., "Playhouse Disney".

But Disney Channel's Whole Purpose has then shifted from "All Animation" to a Mixed Family-friendly Channel catering All audience for Live-Action Sitcoms, which Disney Channel was mainly focused to, similar to Nickelodeon's Sitcom Strategy. "The Proud Family" would become Disney Channel's First Animated original TV Series in 2001.

But just before going into the 2000s era, in July 1999, Nickelodeon, released and premiered their another "Nicktoon", that just become The Icon of The Network for Many Years to Come.

Of Course, "SpongeBob SquarePants".

This show was previewed as a Sneak-peek after Their "Kids' Choice Awards 1999". And that series became so much popular, that this series has now become The most popular Animated Series in entire history of the Network itself, surpassing Rugrats, Consistently ranking among the Highest-rated Shows on all Kids' TV. It was also notable, that this Series is also to be blamed for beginning Nickelodeon's imminent Downfall, which we will be discussing later at some time, especially after 2004, when "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" released in Theatres.

So, in short, to summarise about three Cable TV Networks' history, at this point:

Nickelodeon was having fair share of Animated Series Catalogue with so many Nicktoons. And their Preschool Arm, Nick Jr, was also just started finding their ground.

Disney Channel was getting warmed up with their Animated Original Content.

Cartoon Network, was all about the Animation-focused, and they had the ambition, to cater Cartoons for All Ages, which means, Cartoons that Transcend from 5-year-old Kids to 45-year-old Adults.

But, in the Process, the Saturday Morning Cartoons Block on Broadcast TV Channels, like CBS, NBC and ABC, likely felt Obsolete. And now, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network are now the "Big 3" Brands of Kids TV.

To be continued...

Next, Chapter 3: The Modern Era of Kids' TV Animation with The Big 3, The Silence Before the Debacles.

The Fallen TV Animation Empire

Chapter 1: The Rise of Television Animation with Saturday Morning Block

On August 18th, 2023 - I made a Post titled "The Summary of this whole current Debacles of Animation Industry" on this very Tumblr Page, @aniketsanimationblog, and you, animation fans, have expressed the concerns about What is Going on in The Global Animation Industry as a Whole, I am glad by that!! I am so thankful to those who expressed this concerns and realised that Animation is in Danger. Because, what happened in the Last Year, When Nickelodeon and Paramount+ Canceled and Removed Star Trek: Prodigy from their platforms at that time, until Netflix saved it to stream the entire Season 2 in one-go, just paint a big picture in the Animation Community. Last Year, Star Trek: Prodigy's Cancelation and Removal was not just the omission or abandonment of a Star Trek Show set in their universe or the best Star Trek Show in the Alex Kurtzman's Era of New Star Trek Shows, but also a big Massive Shocker of a Serialised Animated Kids' Show, that had a chance to become Nickelodeon's Next Avatar: The Last Airbender, betrayed by their own original Network, is like committing a Seppuku.

And it happened at the same time or before that incident, when most of the great Animated Series at the same time were Canceled/Canceled + Removed/Sabotaged by their respective Broadcasters, showing the Dismays of Fandoms of their respective shows. Now either only a handful of Good shows are left or there is nothing to watch at all, because of Kids TV Broadcasters' Greed and most notably Animation Community's Biasness towards Shows that, nowadays, have become a Money Generator, and no longer serving any good quality things to the fans, whatsoever, once they had in their prime, in the first place.

Now depending on who you may ask, "How did this Happen? What Happened to the Kids Television, once we used to love since our Childhoods, have gone in their Worst Phases now?"

Well, to understand why this happened, we need to go to the history of how this Kids TV Animation had started to build its Large Empire.

To understand the history of Kids TV Animation, we need to go back to where it all started. Since, it's a long history, and for context, The Kids TV Animation first started in the United States of America, as Hollywood were the only film industry to create Animation Renaissance from the big screens, they are also responsible for creating Majority of their Animations in the Small screens, we have to go back all the way to 1928. This is the year, when Walter Elias Disney, as we all know him as the legendary Pioneer and The Father of Animation, released his iconic Cartoon Character, Mickey Mouse's First Short film, "Steamboat Willie". At that time, "Steamboat Willie" was released over on Hollywood Theatres. But at the same time, there was an experiment happened at the small screens, aka The Television, with some limited animation cartoons appeared on TV with one of the images of "Felix The Cat". And remember, at that time, TV was available to some people who could afford TV, when majority of people weren't ready to switch from Traditional Radio. So, a handful of People watched that experiment going on.

Then some Animated TV movies happened like, "Willie The Worm" by Chad Grothkopf. It was an Eight-minute experimental TV Movie in Animated form.

But all changed in 1950s when, TV Animation started to broadcast like, "Crusader Rabbit" and "Colonel Bleep" etc.

But the First TV Animated Series came along, consisting of Animated Shorts, "Captain Kangaroo", by the Terrytoons, which is often referred to as, "One of the Finest Cartoons to ever produce on TV".

But the Cartoons, at that time, was seen primarily as "Children's Entertainment" by some Movie Exhibitors.

In 1954, Walt Disney capitalized on the Medium of Animation to Showcase on TV, with his weekly show, "Disneyland", which was broadcasted by US Terrestrial Channel, ABC, which expanded later to "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color".

But as soon as Television popularized in the US, the people were slowly moving away from their traditional Radios and Movie Theatres, to the Compact form of Entertainment, Television. And thus, a new format was started to develop for TV Animation for Children, "The Saturday Morning Blocks", as the name suggests, the TV Animation would only be broadcasted on Saturday Mornings, because on Weekdays, The Kids are at their Schools, and on Sunday, With the American Football games clogging up the Sunday Schedules. At that time, there were no Cable systems, people were relying on Terrestrial Channels like ABC, CBS and NBC. And thus, American Children of that era were having a Ritual of watching Cartoons on Saturday Mornings.

And thus, some Television Animation Production Studios came afloat at the time. Such as, Filmation, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises, UPA Studios, Warner Brothers with their Merry Melodies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) with their first classic iteration of Tom & Jerry until it's collapse in 1957, Disney Studios, and the leader of all Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios, by the Creators of Tom & Jerry, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

For the Starters, 1960s era was the era, when TV Animation boomed with mostly H-B Studios, "The Ruff & Reddy Show", then "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "The Yogi Bear Show" and most notably, "The Flinstones", which was like an Half-an-hour Animated Sitcom series, aired on ABC, which was their biggest successful show on Studio History, running for 6 years, alongside The Jetsons and Top Cat.

Hanna-Barbera had the common Trope used in most of their series, featuring atleast an Anthropomorphic Animal and a Child Character, up until they created "Scooby-Doo! Where are you?" in 1969 for CBS. Many incarnations of Scooby-Doo spawned for 17 seasons on CBS and then ABC, uninterruptedly with their new formula of A Group of Teens solving Supernatural mysteries or Fighting Crime. And they are the ones, who started with their Limited Animation Technologies at that time for Artistic Reasons.

Disney Studios had their fair share of Animated Shows, showcased on TV, most notably The Mickey Mouse shorts including characters from the Mickey Mouse Universe, as we all know today, and also "Winnie The Pooh".

The Studio still had a decent amount of TV Animated Series, even after Walt Disney's Demise on 15th December 1966.

At the time of 1960s, there were several Animation Artists, mostly Animators, that are still called Legendary/Veteran Artists, like Walt Disney, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Gene Deitch, David H. Depatie, Friz Freleng, Don Bluth, to name a few.

But as Time went on, the Kids TV Animation was changed for a new era, that is beyond just only for "Saturday Mornings".

To be continued...

Next Post, Chapter 2: The Fall of Saturday Morning Cartoons and Rise of American Cable Television for Kids TV Animation.

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Okay, just a reminder!!

As of right now, My Mega-Large Post about The Fallen TV Animation Empire, will be likely in Reposts. So, the Chapter 2 of this post will happen in Reposts to the first Post.

So, in that way, you can watch the continuation of this Mega-Large Post in one go.

P.S. I'll write Chapter 2 tomorrow!! So, Stay Tuned!!

It will be about The US Cable Television's Rise.

See you there!!

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The Fallen TV Animation Empire

Chapter 1: The Rise of Television Animation with Saturday Morning Block

On August 18th, 2023 - I made a Post titled "The Summary of this whole current Debacles of Animation Industry" on this very Tumblr Page, @aniketsanimationblog, and you, animation fans, have expressed the concerns about What is Going on in The Global Animation Industry as a Whole, I am glad by that!! I am so thankful to those who expressed this concerns and realised that Animation is in Danger. Because, what happened in the Last Year, When Nickelodeon and Paramount+ Canceled and Removed Star Trek: Prodigy from their platforms at that time, until Netflix saved it to stream the entire Season 2 in one-go, just paint a big picture in the Animation Community. Last Year, Star Trek: Prodigy's Cancelation and Removal was not just the omission or abandonment of a Star Trek Show set in their universe or the best Star Trek Show in the Alex Kurtzman's Era of New Star Trek Shows, but also a big Massive Shocker of a Serialised Animated Kids' Show, that had a chance to become Nickelodeon's Next Avatar: The Last Airbender, betrayed by their own original Network, is like committing a Seppuku.

And it happened at the same time or before that incident, when most of the great Animated Series at the same time were Canceled/Canceled + Removed/Sabotaged by their respective Broadcasters, showing the Dismays of Fandoms of their respective shows. Now either only a handful of Good shows are left or there is nothing to watch at all, because of Kids TV Broadcasters' Greed and most notably Animation Community's Biasness towards Shows that, nowadays, have become a Money Generator, and no longer serving any good quality things to the fans, whatsoever, once they had in their prime, in the first place.

Now depending on who you may ask, "How did this Happen? What Happened to the Kids Television, once we used to love since our Childhoods, have gone in their Worst Phases now?"

Well, to understand why this happened, we need to go to the history of how this Kids TV Animation had started to build its Large Empire.

To understand the history of Kids TV Animation, we need to go back to where it all started. Since, it's a long history, and for context, The Kids TV Animation first started in the United States of America, as Hollywood were the only film industry to create Animation Renaissance from the big screens, they are also responsible for creating Majority of their Animations in the Small screens, we have to go back all the way to 1928. This is the year, when Walter Elias Disney, as we all know him as the legendary Pioneer and The Father of Animation, released his iconic Cartoon Character, Mickey Mouse's First Short film, "Steamboat Willie". At that time, "Steamboat Willie" was released over on Hollywood Theatres. But at the same time, there was an experiment happened at the small screens, aka The Television, with some limited animation cartoons appeared on TV with one of the images of "Felix The Cat". And remember, at that time, TV was available to some people who could afford TV, when majority of people weren't ready to switch from Traditional Radio. So, a handful of People watched that experiment going on.

Then some Animated TV movies happened like, "Willie The Worm" by Chad Grothkopf. It was an Eight-minute experimental TV Movie in Animated form.

But all changed in 1950s when, TV Animation started to broadcast like, "Crusader Rabbit" and "Colonel Bleep" etc.

But the First TV Animated Series came along, consisting of Animated Shorts, "Captain Kangaroo", by the Terrytoons, which is often referred to as, "One of the Finest Cartoons to ever produce on TV".

But the Cartoons, at that time, was seen primarily as "Children's Entertainment" by some Movie Exhibitors.

In 1954, Walt Disney capitalized on the Medium of Animation to Showcase on TV, with his weekly show, "Disneyland", which was broadcasted by US Terrestrial Channel, ABC, which expanded later to "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color".

But as soon as Television popularized in the US, the people were slowly moving away from their traditional Radios and Movie Theatres, to the Compact form of Entertainment, Television. And thus, a new format was started to develop for TV Animation for Children, "The Saturday Morning Blocks", as the name suggests, the TV Animation would only be broadcasted on Saturday Mornings, because on Weekdays, The Kids are at their Schools, and on Sunday, With the American Football games clogging up the Sunday Schedules. At that time, there were no Cable systems, people were relying on Terrestrial Channels like ABC, CBS and NBC. And thus, American Children of that era were having a Ritual of watching Cartoons on Saturday Mornings.

And thus, some Television Animation Production Studios came afloat at the time. Such as, Filmation, Depatie-Freleng Enterprises, UPA Studios, Warner Brothers with their Merry Melodies, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) with their first classic iteration of Tom & Jerry until it's collapse in 1957, Disney Studios, and the leader of all Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios, by the Creators of Tom & Jerry, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

For the Starters, 1960s era was the era, when TV Animation boomed with mostly H-B Studios, "The Ruff & Reddy Show", then "The Huckleberry Hound Show", "The Yogi Bear Show" and most notably, "The Flinstones", which was like an Half-an-hour Animated Sitcom series, aired on ABC, which was their biggest successful show on Studio History, running for 6 years, alongside The Jetsons and Top Cat.

Hanna-Barbera had the common Trope used in most of their series, featuring atleast an Anthropomorphic Animal and a Child Character, up until they created "Scooby-Doo! Where are you?" in 1969 for CBS. Many incarnations of Scooby-Doo spawned for 17 seasons on CBS and then ABC, uninterruptedly with their new formula of A Group of Teens solving Supernatural mysteries or Fighting Crime. And they are the ones, who started with their Limited Animation Technologies at that time for Artistic Reasons.

Disney Studios had their fair share of Animated Shows, showcased on TV, most notably The Mickey Mouse shorts including characters from the Mickey Mouse Universe, as we all know today, and also "Winnie The Pooh".

The Studio still had a decent amount of TV Animated Series, even after Walt Disney's Demise on 15th December 1966.

At the time of 1960s, there were several Animation Artists, mostly Animators, that are still called Legendary/Veteran Artists, like Walt Disney, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Gene Deitch, David H. Depatie, Friz Freleng, Don Bluth, to name a few.

But as Time went on, the Kids TV Animation was changed for a new era, that is beyond just only for "Saturday Mornings".

To be continued...

Next Post, Chapter 2: The Fall of Saturday Morning Cartoons and Rise of American Cable Television for Kids TV Animation.

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I think I should've Said This Earlier. But...

I am saying this. After Everything I have gone through in the Esteemed Animation Community, I am making this Clear Bold Statement.

Once Star Trek: Prodigy ends (if assuming, Netflix doesn't renew it for S3 or so) and once Bluey ends on the other side (unsure if it ends or not, but it happens at one point in the future, that depends on ABC Australia and Ludo Studios), then Consider me no longer as an Ardent Animation Fan. I will officially renounce and Quit and Abandon the Animation Community, once and for all, and never come back, with immediate effect. Because, I have given Many chances to the Animation Community to give respect to the Animated Shows, they deserve. But the Animation Fans Failed me each and every single time. First, it was Oswald, then there was Peter Rabbit (2012) TV Series. I was planning to renounce from the Animation Community on last year, if Star Trek: Prodigy would never seen the light of day. But since Netflix picked it up, I somehow reverse my decision quietly. But as they say, "The future is uncertain."

I am saying this because, the brainwashed Animation Fans are not ready to accept the fact that Miraculous Ladybug and PAW Patrol, the shows they are thinking good shows, are destroying the Animation as an Artform, to become Merch-based Money Making shows, not caring about their Audience. They keep cancelling and removing other shows we want and love to watch even to this day. But the animation fandom aren't ready to accept the fact. That is why I made this harsh statement. I know, this sounds pretty odd for me to say. But, I won't back down/bow down to obey the Egoistic King Triton's orders. (You know, who is the King Triton I said it? I won't utter his name, but you have to guess it.)

The animation fans have been brainwashed so much to the extent that they forgot what the real actual good show really is. They cannot believe in whatever I would say, they cannot accept a little bit of my thesis. They will say, I am making things up.

Stop Worshipping those Egoistic Showrunners/worse personality Animation Personnel as the Gods of Animation. But still, they will worship them. They are Brainwashing you.

More will be said on my Following Mega Super-giant post in the Upcoming days prior to TAG Strike commences.

But I said it, once Star Trek: Prodigy and Bluey end, I will officially quit as an Animation Fan, with immediate effect.

I hope you understand me. That's up to you.

So, I will see you on my Super Mega-post in some days' time prior to the Animation Strike.

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Get Ready, Animation Community!! A big, super-mega size Post about The Current Condition of The Global Animation Industry is coming on August.

As The Animation Guild (TAG) Strike is right around the corner, I decided to expose the Whole Scene of The Global Animation Industry and Community's Conditions in One, Mega-Large, Super Post prior to the TAG Strike.

After your immense Response from my last year's "The SUMMARY Of This Whole Current Debacles Of Animation Industry" titled post, I have decided to do something like that. And This is far more beyond than that. In there, I will talk about what has changed from the last year, and what hasn't. And talk about what to do, in order to save the Animation as an Artistic Media.

Look, I am not a TAG member yet, but still I am concerned about the Animation Industry more than anyone else, because I love Animation. I love this Artform more than Live-Action Cinematography. And I do not want the Animation Industry to go in Shambles. I love watching Cartoons. But I don't want Cartoons suffer from the Cancellation fate. I believe in Great Stories to be told.

But, Last Year, when Star Trek: Prodigy was unfairly cancelled by Nickelodeon and Paramount Plus, I cannot stand with it and I cannot resist. Although it's now being saved by Netflix, but we don't know for how long. And in the meanwhile, more and more Animated Series got The same treatment over and over again. And here, is the point where I was thinking, What is ultimately Going Wrong with the Global Animation Industry?? Because, there is definitely going wrong in the Industry in more than one way.

All will be revealed in my Super, Mega-Large Post days prior to the TAG Strike on August.

So, Follow my Tumblr Page, if you haven't, so we can save Animation from these Debacles, and Raise our Voices.

So, See you there.

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Hugs in Star Trek Prodigy season 2

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Can we just give a Round of Applause to Michaela Dietz for her Outstanding Voice Performance as Maj'el in Star Trek: Prodigy S2? Because, she nailed it as a Vulcan not showing any kind of Subtle Emotions or Expressions whatsoever in her voice to actually sound like a Vulcan would do.

Also, Michaela Dietz has also voiced Amethyst in Cartoon Network series - Steven Universe, Vee in Disney Channel Series - The Owl House, Darryl McGee in The Ghost and Molly McGee, Ariel and Tilly in Nickelodeon Series - Middlemost Post and Wallace in Baby Shark's Big Show.

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Tomorrow is the Day!!

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 is going to be released on Netflix after 550 Days since the Conclusion of Season 1 back in 29th December, 2022. All 20 Episodes are going to be released all at once.

Now, I want all of you to listen this carefully.

We all know, we have to stream it from Tomorrow, so we have to boost up the numbers on the Netflix servers, to show the executives that we need the S3 and beyond more than ever before.

I wish I could stream it on Netflix on the release day, but for some reason, I can't do that right now, maybe I will resubscribe to Netflix sometime later, not delaying that much to next month.

But I know, you all won't disappoint me, after what all of you did last year. So, stream the Second season. Make the season 2 of ST: Prodigy a massive hit. Talk everything around it on Social Media. Just do it.

Because, it's not only about saving Star Trek's Future, it's not about saving this Series' existence, but it's also about saving the Animation as an Artistic Media too.

As an Animation Fan, I firmly believe that Animation is the only Artistic Medium, that Live-Action cannot reach beyond its limits.

And I believe, that Animation is all about Art, not Money.

Remember, every views matter.

If we can't play our parts, then, all of the purpose of Animation will be lost.

So, are you with me, everyone?

Stream Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 from Tomorrow on Netflix!!

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Finally!! After 550 Days, The Prodigies of Starfleet Are Back!!

Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy Trailer is out now. And we're just 11 days away for S2 on Netflix!!

Me: Netflix, Just Shut Up, and Take my Money!!

Oh, We're so damn ready, aren't we??

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Why on earth always my favourite shows get screwed up every time?? Why??

So, if you haven't noticed as of yet already or even don't know what has happened, then after reading the below article, you will realise why I have put this question as a Title.

I cannot believe that, this is frequently happening to this very day.

So, one of the concept artist of Star Trek: Prodigy, Oliver Beck, just claimed that his artwork, which was shown in the S1E10, "A Moral Star: Part 2", was stolen by the makers of the upcoming Bollywood movie, 'Kalki 2898 AD', Vyjayanthi Movies, for their logo in the Trailer of the movie. This was happened after South Korean Artist, Sung Choi, claimed that his artwork was also stolen in the trailer, without their permissions or Giving them the credits.

Like, Seriously!! This Screwing up of ST: Prodigy is just unbearable. Like, C'mon!! First, The Money Mafias, just forced to cancel and wipe ST: Prodigy out of existence, until Netflix Saved it. Then, Lucasfilms and Disney, stole the plot of Star Trek: Prodigy into their upcoming Star Wars animated series, Skeleton Crew, and now This Art Theft by the upcoming Indian Movie!! They are thinking like, 'Star Trek: Prodigy' is no longer a Thing anymore rather than an open-source material, after what Nickelodeon and Paramount Canceled and tried to remove it.

And I am really sorry as an Indian Person. Because, ST: Prodigy don't deserve this to be like screwed up everytime. Bollywood has a history of stealing things that they stole and no one behind the scenes gives any credits to the original artists they stole from. Sometimes, I feel ashamed that this had happened. As I support Originality, I think it has to be said rather than just not tell anyone to obscurity. While I am insanely proud of my fellow Indian artists at Mikros Animation in Bangalore, who are involved in ST: Prodigy, I am equally ashamed that this happened. Also, the Emmy-award winning Art director of ST: Prodigy, Alessandro Taini, worked as a Concept Artist for Bollywood film, "Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva". If he knows what happens on Bollywood behind the scenes in reality, then he would be discouraged altogether. There should be a Global Law about Art Theft and Copyrights. Seriously!!

ST: Prodigy, as well as other good quality animated shows and movies, should not deserve to get art-theft like that.

And to Oliver Beck, and Sung Choi, on behalf of Indians, I am really really Sorry that this happened.

I hope that somehow, things will change for the better. I will try to contact Hageman Brothers and @aaronwaltke as well about this incident happened recently.

But this is the harsh reality of Animation as an Artistic Media we live in, ladies and gentlemen.

And I have nothing to say more.

So, I will see you on 1st July when S2 releases on Netflix. I am trying to renew Netflix ASAP. So, wish me luck.

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PSA about Star Trek Prodigy S2

all 20 episodes of Season 2 will be launching on Netflix, July 1st. The trailer is expected to come out soon. In just 3 Weeks, we'll be getting the S2 Of Star Trek Prodigy after 550 days, since S1 ended.

We are uncertain about if we will get a Season 3 or not. But in order to get the S3, we need to give Netflix some huge numbers of Viewership to S2. So, don't go to some Unofficial Sources to watch it. It won't help at all. Watch it legally, and fairly. Pay for Netflix, watch the S2 and make it possible.

So, see you on 1st July!! 🖖🏼

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I know I'm not frequently active on Tumblr like I was, but this is just unbearable to witness.

Okay, if you don't know about anything, Nickelodeon and Paramount Plus just Canceled and Removed 8 animated series as a part of Tax Write-off and purging system, again!!

Out of those 8 animated series, Big Nate and Rugrats CGI reboot got their Star Trek: Prodigy treatment, which means, they are not coming back on either Nickelodeon nor Paramount+

I thought Star Trek: Prodigy was It!! But NO, HERE WE ARE, EXCEPT WORSE!!

I know, I watched some episodes of Big Nate and in fact though, I haven't watched the Rugrats CGI reboot, but Nickelodeon just can't keep up with those shows, which aren't SpongeBob or The Loud House or PAW Patrol!! The whole Streaming Model is now in Emergency State!!

What's even worse, is that, they even removed Blue's Clues and You! and Santiago of The Seas!! From Paramount+

Like, at this rate, they will remove Oswald and Transformers Earthspark next!!

Aren't all Nickelodeon Shows and Movies supposed to stream on Paramount+??

I would've claimed that Thomas Astruc is behind all of this, but this time, it's Nickelodeon's CEO Brian Robbins' Fault!!

And after the Quiet on Set documentary and the Purge of Nickelodeon Series, Brian Robbins should immediately get Fired from Nickelodeon CEO post this week!!

If they still keep cancelling the shows, which aren't SpongeBob or The Loud House or PAW Patrol right now, then God can save Nickelodeon now!! No one, and I mean no one can save Nickelodeon Right now, until a new CEO comes and fix this!!

And to Brian Robbins, if you think as if another show will become instant Hit in Viewership like SpongeBob or PAW Patrol, then it's your massive mistake!! None of the IPs become as "An Instant Hit" Overnight!! These take Time to become a Hit!!

But, those Money Mafias won't ever learn anything!! And who is suffering from all of this?? The Viewers, the Fans of those Shows and the True Animation Fans, who wants new shows to enjoy and endure!!

Geez, this Streaming Model, it's collapsing like the House of Cards!!

So, now the question arises, are we going to witness a Biggest Animation Strike coming this August??

And the answer is Absolutely, we are!!

I cannot believe that we are now in an era of nothing but a set of abysmal cancellation of Shows we all loved, too soon!!

I hope the Animation Guild Strike should happen!!

And as of those fans and behind-the-scenes artists of those purged shows, know that you're not alone, trust me!!

And as always, as always...

Artistic things should get the First Priority, instead of the Financial Monetary things, when it comes to any art form, including Animation!!

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Please, please watch the show.