‎Gene Faglier‎ to Svengoolie
August 10 at 5:46 AM ·
Someone mentioned yesterday that it'd be cool if metv would show classic cartoons on Saturday. My nominee is scooby doo. But please none of that godawful scrappy doo ( he wasn't even a puppy ,he had a glandular condition!!)


SHARK No chance and I'll tell you why. For starters, Cartoon Network/Boomerang has the Warner Bros. catalog all to themselves. That includes Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears & all those classic cartoons I grew up watching as a kid. Second, a lot of those cartoons don't meet the FCC's E/I requirements. Third, MeTV Network would need legit sponsors for these cartoons.
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Mark Prevatte Bla bla bla , to use a fav quote of fiances, sick of self proclaimed no it ALL s using baseless crap to dampen our hopes for toons on metv. Guess what genius, everything metv airs is owned by somebody. Doesn't mean they can't get rights to toons. N …See More
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SHARK It's not happening. I don't work for MeTV, let alone Weigel Broadcasting which owns flagship WWME 23 in Chicago. They can lobby all they want. The topic of cartoons has come up on MeTV's own FB page. Cartoon Network/Boomerang not only have the excl…See More
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Mark Prevatte what part of what i said do u not understand? beyond your control, ha. METV decides what to air, not SHARK. warners can make a deal with WHOEVER , WHENEVER they want with ANY of their properties, including toons. people like u come on here …See More
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Mark Prevatte what do u have to gain by discouraging everyone here, when u have no real idea whether it can happen or not. just mindless speculation based on data available to EVERYONE.
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Tom Doyle Yes, I wouldn't say never, Warners also owns Wonder woman, Batman, Gilligan's Island, F-Troop, and The Adventures of Superman, just to name a few, and some of these are still being shown, while others of these will definetly be coming back in the future, so you can never really say never.
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SHARK Please read my comment. It's beyond my control. It's not just a contractual & ownership issue. There's also the whole E/I stuff with the FCC and the lack of sponsors. There's nothing I can do.
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Tom Doyle I read it, and Thanks. Politicians caused this problem so the young folks couldn't have descent kid shows to watch, and politicians can fix this. I understand.
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SHARK Factually speaking, MeTV does have contracts to air "F Troop", "Wonder Woman", "Gilligan's Island" & "Mama's Family", all Warner Bros. titles. Trust me. Those cartoons that everyone wants MeTV to add to the schedule just aren't possible. I hate to b…See More
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Tom Doyle I 'm sure you are right, Warners pretty much isn't going to show a lot of those great cartoons that have been listed here, especially since they won't even show them on any of there own networks (boomerang/ Cartoon network), especially when they would …See More
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Mark Prevatte SHARK sez they r off limits , Ha, keeps saying it's out of his control, like in any other situation ,he has some sort of "power", ha freaking delusional! N even strange r. ...to continue discouraging everyone. Listen, this dude has no clue!!…See More
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SHARK They are off limits. This is a subject common on MeTV's own FB page. They will tell you what I'm trying to tell you here. No means no.



RACK HIM

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The fucking cheek on that Mark guy to talk down to SHARK like that. People have no respect for legends.

If RPB wanted to really have fun, he'd respond in that thread and call him SHARK. He doesn't like that name anymore.

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SHARK is a stone cold killer when someone questions him on something he is knowledgeable about.

I love how he rips their hearts out with the first few words every time....


No chance and Ill tell you why....

FACTUALLY speaking...

THE FACT Is...

It's not happening...

Great point by Tom Doyle. No descent shows for kids to watch.

I never knew spelling was such a challenge.

Terry's Peeps is a bit arrogant.

Poor RPB.

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Delightful. Same old SHARK, same old BITE!

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Mark Prevatte needs to step off.

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You know me like that.

Just noticed the original person's name posting the question

Gene Faglier


Sounds like an old school B&B nickname

Not quite as good as Gene Leash.

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No means no

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

He used to irritate the fuck out of me at times, but I miss having SHARK around here.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I'll never forget the psychosis we inflicted on SHARK with the "Seacrest is a Barry Rozner mult" running gag, culminating in "the Ryan Seacrest-sounding Barry Rozner," our efforts to explain that our guy isn't really Rozner posting here and that the American Idol guy doesn't even enter the equation, and his insistence that no, he's listened to a lot of both, and can definitely hear the similarities. I think that was the day the board really folded in on itself.

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Let me also add for the record that as a veteran of Online, people who are really into the history of animation are some of the most contemptuous, over-officious, hair-trigger monsters you could ever fever-dream of arguing with on the internet. You'd think cartoons would make them happy.

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How many here already own some Hanna-Barbera classics on DVD? I have a fast DVD library of old TV shows I'd say about 75% of them have never been opened. Old shows like Stingray,Nighthawk,The Persuaders,Viper and Search. I have my own METV.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

We have a ton of old Scooby Doo and the Laff-a-lympics for my kids. Have looked at some of the collections, and they've been meh...although I could be down for some Captain Caveman.

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I have Mr. Peabody/Fractured Fairly Tales and Tennessee Tuxedo on DVD.

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Sitting at a random breakfast spot in Montana, reading this and cracking up. SHARK needs a CFMB return!

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-- source

SHARK breaking down week 18 announcer assignments like no one else can

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

SHARK is cool as fuck. It's a shame he was run off the board. Come back, SHARK!

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

SHARK is Andy Beebe? Beebe is one of Julie's staunchest allies.

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SHARK provides the FACTS. Just the FACTS.

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Ecclesiastes 5:8

I'm a BigFan of the SHARK. Sometimes he comes on pretty strong but overall he was always there with strong info. Definitely missed on CFMB

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Flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami

Iirc we had Schoolhouse Rock, old Sccoby-Doo, and the boys couldn't get enough channel and 11 and then Nickelodeon/Cartoon network.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

He posts on BleedCubbieBlue a lot (user name starts with his initials) and I'm pretty sure he's on MLBTradeRumors during the season - some guy named Aaron whose posting cadence is highly similar.

I will occasionally throw in a shark reference when he's commenting to see if he's paying attention. On both sites he's a better poster than most of the garbage, which isn't that high of a bar to clear.

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