They literally had partnerships with Nelvana, BRB International and even TOEI ANIMATION!
That, alongside stuff from DiC and maybe Geneon, Bandai and/or Funimation alongside their stuff could have filled Animax chock full of content.
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That, alongside stuff from DiC and maybe Geneon, Bandai and/or Funimation alongside their stuff could have filled Animax chock full of content.
So earlier bankruptcy of ADV, pioneer, geneon and media blasters. Those could open Sony a golden opportunity
Or Sony can just buy them, especially Geneon and ADV in 2003 and 2005/06 respectively.
What would it realistically take for budgets in animation to be higher in the 1960s-1980s? From my understanding, the increased quality of animated cartoons in the late 80s/early 90s, the rise of computer (2D or 3D) animation (and outsourcing to Asia), and the rise of cable television is what triggered the animation renaissance of the 90s. So how would this happen in the 1960s-1980s barring unnaturally advanced technology?
You need sponsors, not the meme of toy commercial but genuine sponsors would invest money in the show and allow that to look good and not 'good enough' reminder that the original sponsor of the flintstone was Winston Cigarettes(makes sense they were adults...) like both the network and later syndication wants a product to looks stunning so people tuned in as MUST WATCH TV and people even stay for the commercials so sponsors can justify their investment.
Remember before Cable, there were just three tv channels (not counting PBS was non-profit) and some regions only got two at times. an earlier fourth network?
In that case, who do you think would sponsor something like Scooby-Doo or The Archie Show?
Archie has the comics to sell(maybe comics houses are owned by the networks?), plus you could get Mcdonalds/burger chef thanks to jughead, Coca-cola/Pepsi, clothes bands? that's the idea
Maybe. Although the the early 70's were another nadir for the comics as the silver age ended and Archie (much like the Disney stuff) was on the "not cool" list.
Just saying. I think Scooby would be easier to franchise and merchandise though especially as (within the limits of censorship) the gang are much more realistic teenagers of the time. Which could make the kids more willing to listen to them shill stuff.
However the major issue of that time is that most of the golden age animators were retired and due to the collapse of the major studios bar Disney (and even they were rotoscoping old stuff for a decade) the skills hadn't been passed on. Prodigy's like Don Bluth had to relearn everything all over again which is part of why the dark age lasted almost two decades.
Even with a higher budget the likes of Filmation or the 1970's Hanna Barbera just don't have the skills to produce what eventually reappeared with Ducktales et al. And in Filmation's case didn't seemingly care to try (Hal Sutherland was colour blind after all and QC was so bad no one seemed to notice the pink Kzinti and purple Klingon's in TAS until after delivery).
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@THEKINGFISH217, perhaps we should make primetime animation more common and we could launch a syndicated block of animation, and have Hanna-Barbera actually evolve with the times.
So the solution seems to be to have more studios get into the television animation game and move on from theatrical shorts in the 1950s.
Something I think would do that is if Fleischer Studios became a successful competitor to Disney in the 1940s. Walter Lantz Productions and Leon Schlesinger Productions (Universal Animation Studios and Warner Bros. Animation obviously) had planned feature films if Fleischer’s success caught on - but after the failure of Mr. Bug Goes to Town - this didn’t happen. But if say Fleischer made a Superman movie instead, then that would be more likely to be a success at the box office and encourage other studios to get in the game. Then the next step would be television.
I think having more studios get involved with television animation would prevent HB from getting complacent - and more primetime animation besides The Flintstones and The Jetsons would preempt the “animation is for kids” adage.
So, late last week, @Tacomaster had a good idea for a Japanese-based TL. Inspired by him, I decided to revamp a old TL idea of mine and make it new. Now, you get 'Ohayo Tokyo", out now.
Ohayo Tokyo: An Boom of Japanese Media
An TL where Japanese media gets big in the US, and not just anime either..............There's even gonna be some bigger changes than that...
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That is interesting, and I'm shocked they didn't make a Superman film to begin with. Perhaps that's the PoD with Mr. Bug instead being a short that's packaged with Superman?
Right.
What if somehow, Beauty and the Beast won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 1992?
Disney will increase their Oscar bait to the limits,maybe the Renaissance will end early? Regardless maybe an earlier best animated film as when one won it, everyone will go for it
