MeTV Fall 2023

[snowpeck]

Not sure if anymore changes are coming for fall since this is still listed as 3rd Quarter, but MeTV has picked up the Walter Lantz library of cartoons and will be featuring them every Saturday for an hour starting in September.

Full schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SF1...ew?usp=sharing

[Svenfan1234]

Wow. Really no big surprise that no other changes are being done, though…

…do you have any information on upcoming Svengoolies???

Also, surprised no Sventoonie. I thought it might be back in the fall. Maybe October??? Hopefully October??? Also, any announcements on any Svengoolie October event like there was last year?

[snowpeck]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

Wow. Really no big surprise that no other changes are being done, though…

…do you have any information on upcoming Svengoolies???

Also, surprised no Sventoonie. I thought it might be back in the fall. Maybe October??? Hopefully October??? Also, any announcements on any Svengoolie October event like there was last year?

8/5: The Shadow of the Cat
8/12: The Black Scorpion
8/19: Konga
8/26: War of the Colossal Beast
9/2: Frankenstein (1931)
9/9: The War of the Gargantuas

No info on October yet.

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by snowpeck

8/5: The Shadow of the Cat
8/12: The Black Scorpion
8/19: Konga
8/26: War of the Colossal Beast
9/2: Frankenstein (1931)
9/9: The War of the Gargantuas

No info on October yet.

Thanks for the info, snowpeck!!!

[Merry24]

I wonder if they will be adding Scooby-Doo soon? Scooby-Doo Where Are You? & The New Scooby-Doo Movies & The Scooby-Doo Show.

Any word on A Very Merry Me TV Schedule 2023?

[snowpeck]

Originally Posted by Merry24

Any word on A Very Merry Me TV Schedule 2023?

Just some very preliminary info.

Holiday programming runs from 11/26-12/25.
Sunday afternoon blocks will be from noon to 5 p.m. ET.

Primetime specials:
12/4: Toon in With Me Christmas Special
12/10: A Boy Named Charlie Brown
12/17: Snoopy Come Home
12/24: Flintstones Christmas Movie

[Merry24]

Thanks Snowpeck!

[Charles Knox]

I dont think there will be any new episodes of Svengoolie, until after the actors strike gets settled. Good news about the Woody Woddpecker cartoons coming to METV, because the Saturday morning block was desperately needing some different cartoons.

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by Charles Knox

I dont think there will be any new episodes of Svengoolie, until after the actors strike gets settled. Good news about the Woody Woddpecker cartoons coming to METV, because the Saturday morning block was desperately needing some different cartoons.

Do you mean Sventoonie? Svengoolie isn't affected by the strike.

[Charles Knox]

Originally Posted by Svenfan1234

Do you mean Sventoonie? Svengoolie isn't affected by the strike.

I know there is a morning show exception, that allows for new episodes to be filmed regardless of the writers and actors strike. Might have been one of the reasons Toon In With ME reformatted the show recently. I just figured Rich Koz is part of the actors union and has not filmed any new episodes, minus the mail segments.

[Svenfan1234]

Originally Posted by Charles Knox

I know there is a morning show exception, that allows for new episodes to be filmed regardless of the writers and actors strike. Might have been one of the reasons Toon In With ME reformatted the show recently. I just figured Rich Koz is part of the actors union and has not filmed any new episodes, minus the mail segments.

I think it is with Toon In with Me but Svengoolie has been doing public appearances and will be doing public appearances of his stuff, actors in the SAG can't do that presently. I think it is the reason why we haven't been seeing Sventoonie, but it is normal for Svengoolie to not have new episodes in August since it is the end of summer. When fall starts up, I'm sure we will be seeing a handful of new episodes of Svengoolie -- plus he has been taping new segments (mostly bridge segments, but they're still "new") to these shows since they're an extra half-hour.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Charles Knox

I know there is a morning show exception, that allows for new episodes to be filmed regardless of the writers and actors strike. Might have been one of the reasons Toon In With ME reformatted the show recently. I just figured Rich Koz is part of the actors union and has not filmed any new episodes, minus the mail segments.

There was a period of time after the strike started, probably when Toon In With Me ran out of episodes taped before the strike, when they were really mixed up. Scheduled episodes with no title, swapped episodes, even one episode that was on the MeTV schedule and the TV guides, and was replaced with a future-scheduled rerun at the last minute. After about two weeks of that chaos, they probably found out what they had to do, and dealt with it.

[space1999]

If Toon in with Me was affected by the writer's strike they could just air reruns until its over. They have filmed enough episodes already, same for Svengoolie. With Sven, if they regain the rights to an old movie that played before, they usually either film new segments or just rerun the old clips. I've seen them do that before.

As for the first schedule change in the Fall. It's nice to see more cartoons but changing the schedule for a Saturday morning timeslot is not enough. This channel has gotten stale.

[Charles Knox]

Originally Posted by space1999

If Toon in with Me was affected by the writer's strike they could just air reruns until its over. They have filmed enough episodes already, same for Svengoolie. With Sven, if they regain the rights to an old movie that played before, they usually either film new segments or just rerun the old clips. I've seen them do that before.

As for the first schedule change in the Fall. It's nice to see more cartoons but changing the schedule for a Saturday morning timeslot is not enough. This channel has gotten stale.

I think part of the reason Toon In With ME kept filming new episodes, was because alot of the reruns featured a Pink Panther, Inspector or Roland and Ratfink cartoon. With commercial breaks and etc, its not as easy as snipping one toon out + hosting segment where Bill mentions the upcoming Depatie Freleng carton and replacing it with another toon.

I think a reason they are not adding alot of new old sitcoms is,because they got burnt on Full House. METV's audience was probably the wrong demographic for that show.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by space1999

If Toon in with Me was affected by the writer's strike they could just air reruns until its over. They have filmed enough episodes already, same for Svengoolie. With Sven, if they regain the rights to an old movie that played before, they usually either film new segments or just rerun the old clips. I've seen them do that before.

As for the first schedule change in the Fall. It's nice to see more cartoons but changing the schedule for a Saturday morning timeslot is not enough. This channel has gotten stale.

MeTV has to be careful selecting reruns of Toon In With Me. They must avoid any shows with Pink Panther and related cartoons (or be in for a lot of complicated editing), or episodes that are date-specific. And make sure episodes with seasonal references match the season. They may make the task easier by pre-selecting rerun-worthy episodes, though. With reruns there is also a little editing anyway, since they always preview the next episode. It does help that they have amassed nearly 600 episodes.

As for the stale aspect, it sure doesn't help to add another hour of MASH. It's the easy way out for a problem time slot, when they should have tried another different show. Maybe they could have tried another show from the Star Trek franchise.