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TMC · 08-12-2004, 08:12 PM

We already have enough "pre-school outlets" like Nick Jr. and PBS Kids as perfect examples. Boomerang is practically the only real outlet that he have right now for a "fix" for nostalgic cartoons. I first got Boomerang (my favorite portion is "Boomeraction" on Sundays) in August of last year after my family and I got Direct TV.

From:
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=118672

Cartoon Network To Launch Preschool Bloc
By Maxie Zeus

Cartoon Network will launch a weekday morning bloc of
preschooler-oriented shows next spring, today's print edition of The
Wall Street Journal reports, with Warner Bros. set to produce most of
the new programming. It is likely that the new shows will air without
commercial interruption.

If the new bloc is successful, the newspaper reports, Cartoon Network
is prepared to convert its Boomerang channel into a preschooler
channel.

http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/

Cartoon Network's official email (the last time that I checked) is ToonNet@aol.com.

Here's other ways to can contact them (and please bug them to death)! :evilsmile

E-mail:
ToonNet@aol.com
sgc2c@turner.com
SpaceGhost@turner.com
cartoon.gang@turner.com
cartoon.planet@turner.com
E-mail every address!

Cartoon Network
P.O. Box 7610
Atlanta, GA 30309
or
1050 Techwood Dr NW
Atlanta, GA 30315
or
P.O. Box 7555
Atlanta, GA 30357

Mail them long letters to demanding to keep things the way that they are (if it "ain't broke then don't fix it").

Here's some additional (more personal) info:

Quote:

CONTACT: Cartoon Network
Atlanta
Laurie Goldberg, 404/885-4205
Joe Swaney, 404/885-0657
Jim Babcock, 404/885-0609
Stacy Moscatelli, 404/885-0643
or
New York
Steve Rice, 212/714-6985
or
Los Angeles
Courtenay Purcell, 310/788-6903

KEYWORD: GEORGIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION/RADIO CABLE

alt.tv.cartoon-network

I promise you that in the near future, I'm going to attempt to set up a petition to help persuade Warner Bros. and or the Cartoon Network to not hijack Boomerang w/ "more of the same" everywhere else! :evilangry

ThirteenInchEscape · 08-12-2004, 10:51 PM

woah, I didnt know Boomerang was its own channel, I was wondering why it wasnt playing on Saturday Mornings anymore like it did when I was little

john-c-holmes · 08-13-2004, 12:16 AM

Boomerang getting converted?

There's way too many "old school" toons that need to be seen by TODAY'S kids. The crap they produce currently pales in comparison to what we all saw in the '60s, '70s, and '80s.

Where else am I going to get my fix of those classic Hanna Barbera cartoons and live action shows?

Let's all hope and pray that the corporate stooges don't screw up a good thing and convert Boomerang into a pablum channel for drooling toddlers.

Long live Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels!

musicradio77 · 08-13-2004, 08:33 PM

Poor, Boomerang!

I know that it used to be my channel. My brother has it on DirecTV. I hope that someday, Boomerang will become a preschool channel. I'm too old to watch preschool. It reminds of something from "Sesame Street". I am so disappointed.

I really love old cartoon shows.

gOoSe · 08-16-2004, 06:00 AM

you have another pre-school network coming out too with SW/Comcast

I am Him · 08-16-2004, 09:48 AM

Whats the list of shows they currently air on Boomerang?

CliffClavin · 08-16-2004, 10:13 AM

http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/s...4&timeZone=CST

I am Him · 08-16-2004, 10:52 AM

The shows I like are

Smurfs
SuperFriends
Thundarr, The Barbarian
BATTLE OF THE PLANETS
Herculoids

Brian Damage · 08-16-2004, 11:00 AM

That is horrible news

I am Him · 08-16-2004, 11:13 AM

If they would put some of these shows on DVD we wouldn't need Boomerang.

gOoSe · 08-18-2004, 10:35 PM

well if you know most people they wont buy all these dvd sets and if they do they'd probably wind up watching it on tv. but we always need a channel like this one

I am Him · 08-19-2004, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gOoSe
well if you know most people they wont buy all these dvd sets and if they do they'd probably wind up watching it on tv. but we always need a channel like this one

If people actually watched that stuff, it would still be airing on Cartoon Network. DVDs are cheap to produce I hear, and they provide a way for people to watch their old cartoons.

08-12-2004, 10:51 PM	#2
ThirteenInchEscape Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 21, 2004 Location: Palouse, Washington Posts: 1,218	woah, I didnt know Boomerang was its own channel, I was wondering why it wasnt playing on Saturday Mornings anymore like it did when I was little
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08-13-2004, 12:16 AM	#3
john-c-holmes Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Posts: 8	Boomerang's Going to be Converted to Preschool Toon Channel? Boomerang getting converted? There's way too many "old school" toons that need to be seen by TODAY'S kids. The crap they produce currently pales in comparison to what we all saw in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Where else am I going to get my fix of those classic Hanna Barbera cartoons and live action shows? Let's all hope and pray that the corporate stooges don't screw up a good thing and convert Boomerang into a pablum channel for drooling toddlers. Long live Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels! Attached Images

08-13-2004, 08:33 PM	#4
musicradio77 Disney Expert Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 14, 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 6,475	Poor, Boomerang! I know that it used to be my channel. My brother has it on DirecTV. I hope that someday, Boomerang will become a preschool channel. I'm too old to watch preschool. It reminds of something from "Sesame Street". I am so disappointed. I really love old cartoon shows.
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08-16-2004, 10:13 AM	#7
CliffClavin Yada Yada Yada Senior Member Join Date: May 04, 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,403	Go through the whole week http://schedule.cartoonnetwork.com/s...4&timeZone=CST
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08-16-2004, 06:00 AM	#5
gOoSe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2002 Posts: 297	you have another pre-school network coming out too with SW/Comcast

08-16-2004, 09:48 AM	#6
I am Him Six Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2003 Posts: 1,529	Whats the list of shows they currently air on Boomerang?

08-16-2004, 10:52 AM	#8
I am Him Six Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2003 Posts: 1,529	The shows I like are Smurfs SuperFriends Thundarr, The Barbarian BATTLE OF THE PLANETS Herculoids

08-16-2004, 11:00 AM	#9
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	That is horrible news

08-16-2004, 11:13 AM	#10
I am Him Six Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2003 Posts: 1,529	If they would put some of these shows on DVD we wouldn't need Boomerang.

08-18-2004, 10:35 PM	#11
gOoSe Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 12, 2002 Posts: 297	well if you know most people they wont buy all these dvd sets and if they do they'd probably wind up watching it on tv. but we always need a channel like this one