For years, Cartoon Network Studios played a huge role in the heart of every 90s kid. It’s one of the many things that still invoke nostalgia for the good old days. Animation Warner Bros. recently made an announcement regarding their merger, sparking outrage from fans across social media.
Earlier, there were rumors of the kids channel shutting down for good which caused panic among the viewers. This has never been confirmed, but the latest reports indicate that Animation Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network Studios are now officially merging.
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Cartoon Network shuts down outraged fan news
With this news, cartoon network does not stop, but only merges with Warner Bros. and Hanna Barbera Studios Europe. Despite the unification, these three studios will operate individually and will not affect the content they produce. The rumors came out after Warner Bros television group. said they had laid off 26% of their staff.
When the news broke on social media, fans went wild and thought the network was leaving them for good. So Twitter gave birth to another hashtag, ‘RIP Cartoon Network‘. Posts under that tag showed fans lamenting the network’s supposed shutdown. Check out their tweets:
THEY JUST STOP THE CARTOON NETWORK STUDIOS
JUST LIKE THAT
WOW— KAZ/DIEGO🪲🐞🐛 (@y2_kazoo) October 12, 2022
RIP Cartoon Network Studios, my childhood wouldn’t be complete without you #firedavidsaslav #ripcartoonnetwork pic.twitter.com/Q1GMDK9TfK
—Al-Azeem (@AlAzeemRasaq) October 13, 2022
Rip Cartoon Network Studios 1994-2022. The studio will be merged with Warner Bros. Animation. #RIPCartoonNetwork pic.twitter.com/DqK330VzKM
— VIV ‘ACE’ AJAY (@TarakSpace) October 12, 2022
RIP Cartoon Network 🥺🥺
Thank you for all the memories and for making our childhood awesome in the 90s pic.twitter.com/OrlEbdHbGg— Shikhar Sagar (@crazy__shikhu) October 13, 2022
RIP Cartoon Network pic.twitter.com/8R30DiTo6U
— Charlie Schneider (@AwesomEmergency) October 12, 2022
The announcement was reported Tuesday via a memo from network president Channing Dungey. Meanwhile, all three studios will be led by Sam Register.
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What is the future of animated series under Warner Bros?
cartoon network is one of the few animation studios to cater to a diverse type of characters since 2010. They have paid attention to all types of stories, whether queer novels, sapphic or non-fiction storylines. binaries. This has created a strong impact on the TV experience over the years, now that we have LGBTQ animated TV series such as adventure time, harley quinnand Velma.
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According The daily beast, the layoffs made by the studio in August were mostly people of color. Former employees of Warner Bros.. had speculated that this was due to a change in ideology, with content now focusing on diversity (the Velma the series will now feature a South Asian lead role).
It’s still an open question about how Animation Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network Studios will work together, given that the first generally relies on familiar formulas, rehashing the same plots. The latter is more open to possibilities and takes more risks. Hopefully the two networks will come to an agreement that doesn’t compromise the essence of entertainment in the name of money.
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