Writers' strike, has it affected Kids' WB?

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Here's something I'm curious about. I haven't seen any new episodes lately for "Tom and Jerry Tales" or "Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue." I also haven't heard anything on when new eps are set to air. So my question is would these shows be affected by the writers' strike as well? I know the Wikipedia article said that only "Family Guy" and some other Fox shows were the only animated series' that are affected, so maybe that was either incorrect or lacking some information. Or maybe there's another reason new eps of Kids' WB shows haven't aired. Any thoughts on this?
 
Don't worry. I doubt it did. And even still, they produce all their episodes at once. Kid's WB only orders 13 episodes per season, and they have to completely stretch that from September all the way to May. Sometimes even June. So there's no strike involved. Plus, aren't they part of another union all together?
 
For the most part, animation writers are part of the Animation Guild. Not the WGA. That being said, each animation writer I've talked to wants to be a part of the WGA.
 
Animated shows aren't connected to the WGA. They're written well in advance (they have to be, as animation is a time-consuming process). Like Doc said, most networks order only 13 episodes of a show per season, so they have to stretch them across several months. The lull that we're experiencing now is just the mid-season wait before February sweeps. We'd be sitting through reruns waiting for new cartoon episodes around this time of year anyway, writers strike or not.
 
Well, 4Kids likes to air shows that they can merchandise off of. They don't have any involvement with the show's production or toys, so probably the only reason that they'd keep Spider-Man is if it brings in strong ratings.

Although, I think Sony will probably want 4Kids to continue airing the series. Pulling the show from a network merely six months after it premieres certainly can't be good if they're trying to develop a consistent audience.

But still, it's 4Kids' decision in the end.
 
What gives Spider-Man the best chance of sticking around is that it's not a WB series. 4kids would no doubt love to have a piece of the Sony pie and if they could work out a deal to benefit from the toy sales then they'd definently hold on to Spider-Man. And if they can't work out that deal then they still might consider airing it if the ratings are good.
 
I think that the animation writers are thinking more about the money when they want to join the WGA union. It is really helpful for workers to have a union because that helps them out in the work force. One way the union helps people is by getting their voices heard to their bosses/company that they work for. I'm sure that the animation writers would like a larger check, but there's more to it than just that.



Nothing. I'm pretty sure that I heard that the first season of the new Spider-Man series has to air on the network where Kids' WB currently airs. By the time they'll start the series, they won't finish it before 4Kids has control over the block. Besides that, 4Kids would probably like to keep it there since I'm sure that they would receive some nice ratings from the new series.
 
:) :anime: :D ;) AREN'T THEY PART OF ANOTHER UNION?

Seriously, though. I see what you're saying. Now that I think about it, I think most Kids' WB shows did go into reruns before around the holiday season and not starting airing new ones until around April and May. I get it now. Thanks for that info.
 
And for some cartoons like Tom and Jerry Tales, the voice cast is Canadian.

Also: Could the 2008-2009 season of The Simpsons on FOX use the voice cast to write scripts if the WGA strike is a long one?
 
Are they even allowed to do something like this?

Honestly, as long as the strike is ongoing, no episodes are going to get written by anyone at any time. Besides, the majority of the Simpsons voice cast have never written episodes. I doubt they'll start now.

And besides, hasn't a full season of the Simpsons been pretty much completed already? There's really nothing to worry about....yet.
 
As you've been informed many, many, many times before, animation scripts are written well in advance. The 2008-2009 season of The Simpsons has most likely already been made.

And why on Earth would the voice actors from the show start writing scripts? Only a select few of the shows' voice actors, like Harry Shearer, are writers. Yes, Alex Borstein has written a few episodes of Family Guy, but that's because she's also a writer, get it? Producers don't just automatically expect voice actors to also be able to write scripts. You need to have experience. As long as there's a strike going on, no one's going to be writing anything.

In any event, The Simpsons isn't on Kids' WB, so that's irrelevant to this topic.
 
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