During this stunt, they briefly changed the network’s on-screen to “[crappy 80s live action show network]” in response to a snarky fan comment on their message boards. (Fans online were absolutely incensed at the time as this was well before any live action programming on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim).
AS took the prank even further by putting out a phony press release, amplified by the AV Club, stating that the network would be reviving the show for 40 episodes due to “overwhelmingly positive response” from their fanbase.
Of course, shortly after they did start airing “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” in earnest – which aired as the lead-in program alongside Futurama the rest of the year.
Also, random 80s Saturday morning cartoons in the dead of night. You could see “Neon Genesis Evangelion” back-to-back with “Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos”. Why? Because why not.
SirRichardLove on
I loved old school adult swim.
tequilasauer on
This era of Adult Swim was so punk rock. Everything they did was so against the grain and off beat. They were just on the cutting edge of like this developing kind of humor that would define the next couple decades.
The only other thing you could compare it to in TV from my time would be like TRL-era MTV.
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During this stunt, they briefly changed the network’s on-screen to “[crappy 80s live action show network]” in response to a snarky fan comment on their message boards. (Fans online were absolutely incensed at the time as this was well before any live action programming on Cartoon Network/Adult Swim).
AS took the prank even further by putting out a phony press release, amplified by the AV Club, stating that the network would be reviving the show for 40 episodes due to “overwhelmingly positive response” from their fanbase.
Of course, shortly after they did start airing “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” in earnest – which aired as the lead-in program alongside Futurama the rest of the year.
Also, random 80s Saturday morning cartoons in the dead of night. You could see “Neon Genesis Evangelion” back-to-back with “Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos”. Why? Because why not.
I loved old school adult swim.
This era of Adult Swim was so punk rock. Everything they did was so against the grain and off beat. They were just on the cutting edge of like this developing kind of humor that would define the next couple decades.
The only other thing you could compare it to in TV from my time would be like TRL-era MTV.