Cartoon Network Comments On “Young Justice,” “Green Lantern: The Animated Series” Absence From Schedule
Representatives for Cartoon Network have provided quotes to The World’s Finest concerning the fate of Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series, two acclaimed animated shows currently airing on the network’s DC Nation programming block. Both animated series were listed as not returning to Cartoon Network for the 2013 – 2014 season in a Cartoon Network Upfront press release issued earlier today. The press release is available to view at The World’s Finest. Continue down for the quotes.
“Shows will run their courses, others will premiere – but we are not canceling anything, and those two series are still on our air.” – Cartoon Network representative
“[We] still have premieres for both those shows and are committed to excellent action programming and are very excited about ‘Beware the Batman.'” – Cartoon Network representative
Representatives will not directly confirm the status of either series.
Giancarlo Volpe, executive producer for Green Lantern: The Animated Series, confirmed for earlier today the animated series is no longer in production and will be replaced on the network schedule. Assorted members of the Young Justice production crew also confirmed the end of the show’s production earlier this year.
“This time we knew,” said Volpe. “They just didn’t want us to announce it publicly until they did.”
Multiple online news outlet have confirmed, both directly and indirectly, that Young Justice: Invasion and Green Lantern: The Animated Series are no longer in production – some citing both shows as “cancelled” – and will be replaced on the DC Nation programming block with the upcoming animated titles Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go! later in 2013.
Additionally, Warner Home Video has confirmed further home video releases for both titles are confirmed to hit shelves later this year. Expect official street date details in the coming months.
Stay tuned for further developing details and more here soon at The World’s Finest.
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wow first the Thundercats now this ………………..
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Those comments are great exercises in semantics. In their mind, the shows are not canceled because they didn’t yank them off the air when most people consider cancellation as the end of production (with no hope of resuming). I was hoping that new shows on DC Nation meant that the block would just be rotating with Beware The Batman and Teen Titans Go holding down the fort until new seasons of GLTAS and Young Justice air at a later date. I wonder if this means that the new shows are also working on borrowed time, regardless of ratings.
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Ill miss Young Justice it was well written, I wish they would not pull these shows because they not selling enough toys. There are adults who love these shows as well
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They can’t do this. First it was Samurai Jack (which I’m still hoping for an animated movie), next it was Sym-Bionic Titan (just because there were some disputes between CN and Genndy Tartakovsky which led him to leave CN), then it was new Thundercats (still on hiatus for some odd reason), and now Young Justice & Green Lantern. Each of these shows have had great storylines, characterizations, ratings as well as reviews, & they each have been nominated and won many awards. Even after seeing last weekend episodes of both Green Lantern & Young Justice, I saw that they could go for a few more seasons, with multiple storylines. In Young Justice, a few questions still need to be answered: such as the verdict of the Justice League as well as Darkseid’s involvement. On Green Lantern, I see that a War of Light storyline can be made, since we saw Ron Perlman (whom I have alot of respect for) voicing Sinestro and there were plans of introducing Green Lanterns John Stewart & Kyle Rayner. I just don’t understand why these people make such stupid decisions, & maybe I never will.
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Guys, Guys, Guys… We still got the Incredible Crew, No need to panic.
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Oh yeah, because what comic book fans really need to watch on tv is not anymore well-written action shows or comic book-based shows, but more non-animated kid sketch comedies and more cut-and-paste hipster Spongebob cartoons. Don’t be surprised if Disney XD’s Marvel Nation ( or whatever its called ) will be next.
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WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHY!!!!!!! And how many damn BATMAN series’ do we NEED!!!!!! I’m look at the list below and it’s just a graveyard for good DC shows BATMAN TAS, Superman TAS, Batman Beyond, (I get choked up when I think about these two) Justice League and Justice League Unlimited….and NOW Young Justice!!!! What happened to longevity? You mean Power freakin Rangers is still on TV since 92-93ish and DC can’t say on more than approximately a year on average??? I see we need to have a DC Channel!!!
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I totally agree. They have made so many Batman series its ridiculous. And I’m a fan. I think that there should be a seperate channel for DC Nation. Cartoon Network is not the same anymore. There’s more Network than there are cartoons. Why the heck would they take off show that even he adults like and watch? And just when young justice was getting even better! How can they just do that?!
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GL TAS is an excellent and mature program not just for kids but adults as well. There was enough storyline in it to keep it going at least another season. Great entertainment deserves better… why can’t another network snatch it up?
Cartoon Network’s a joke… their other cartoons are crap…Adventure Time…please…and Batman again…enough already.
I know a lot of people who wish them failure and that will come to fruition with the morons running it. After GL…I and most I know our tuning off this creepy station.
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Lol, Young Justice and Green Lantern both sucked. Thank god! Bring the original stuff back!
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It seems to me someone inside Cartoon Network is trying to sabotage these shows and the station in general. They are probably plotting on turning the station into teen live action, z level sitcoms and and reality programming with teens.