March 17, 2004
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"The kicker is that they have a Classics show, a one hour
daily block (1 and 1/2 hours on weekends) showcasing old cartoons. And
here's the committed programming thus far: Felix the Cat, Roger Ramjet, original theatrical shorts of Mr. Magoo, Gerald McBoing Boing and other UPA
classics. In June, Pink Panther theatrical shorts, Fleischer
Superman shorts, Archie, Fat Albert, etc.
I'm surprised to see the UPA classics involved. I've never seen anything done about those shorts for DVD, let alone TV.
They are converting these shorts and shows into high-def, so i'm sure all the scratches and flaws will be easily noticeable. I really don't know about that stuff. If you go to our website (www.primalscreen.com) you can check out the ID's and various other items we've created for this HD network. Just go to The Work button on the main page, then click on Block Packaging.
There are several Animania elements there, all done in the 16x9 format
for HD."
David Gerstein also did some investigating and found out that they are indeed running the color Screen Gems cartoons (including the FOX & CROW).
Very exciting! We shall keep our eyes on ANIMANIA - the new, true classic cartoon channel. Posted by JERRY at March 17, 2004 01:58 PM