January 2002: America's Best Comics' first title under Bongo, The Adventures of Joe Boxer, begins publication; a collaboration between Alan Moore and cult outsider musician Daniel Johnston, the comic, a kaleidoscopic mixture between the sports, horror, fantasy, drama, and superhero genres, follows the strange and often downright surreal everyday life of the titular Joe, a severely mentally ill and lovelorn aspiring boxer as he goes about his life and encountering a number of bizarre situations and characters, some of whom may or may not be real. A quasi-biographical narrative drawing inspiration from Daniel Johnston's life and illustrated through the latter's childlike, psychedelic drawings, the comic explores the nature between mental illness, how it's viewed by society at large, art, religion, and many other topics. Joe quickly becomes a cult favorite among alternative comics fans.
Where'd Everybody (Annoyed Grunt)?: A Collaborative TL
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February 2002: WWJ-TV became the market leader for the first time, since WJBK fell to fourth place (due to a frequency swap with WWJ-TV themselves), as WWJ-TV moved to channel 2. CBS' cancellation of The Education of Max Bickford is butterflied away, leaving open to a season 2 renewal (here TTL, Amy Jo Johnson got the Starbuck role on the 2003 Battlestar Galactica reboot, due to Sackhoff's commitments to the show).
The future of The Simpsons will saw the series end with a theatrical movie, while Family Guy became the strongest show on Fox, with Matt Groening going for a new project Disenchantment (TTL, it premiered in 2002 on FOX). Futurama's future led to cancellation. Although Family Guy tends to be the fastest-growing show, Malcolm in the Middle and King of the Hill are still alive.
The future of The Simpsons will saw the series end with a theatrical movie, while Family Guy became the strongest show on Fox, with Matt Groening going for a new project Disenchantment (TTL, it premiered in 2002 on FOX). Futurama's future led to cancellation. Although Family Guy tends to be the fastest-growing show, Malcolm in the Middle and King of the Hill are still alive.
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Febuary 2002: Futurama's fourth and final season premieres, ending in 2003 with the series finale "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings". Matt Groening toys with the idea of making a movie or two to wrap up any lingering plot threads, but saves them for later.
July 2002: Invader Zim is cancelled after 1 season due to Nickelodeon not believing it is profitable enough. Jhonen Vasquez and crew would go on to form Scary Monkey Productions a year later and create IZ's spiritual successor Johnny the Homicidal Maniac for Adult Swim in 2006.
July 2002: Invader Zim is cancelled after 1 season due to Nickelodeon not believing it is profitable enough. Jhonen Vasquez and crew would go on to form Scary Monkey Productions a year later and create IZ's spiritual successor Johnny the Homicidal Maniac for Adult Swim in 2006.
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Shronkey2021
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March 2002: Matt Groening and Seth MacFarlane announce they're working on secret projects, which will be revealed in the coming months.
June 2002: Cartoon Network announces that Man of Action is developing a Supreme TV series for Toonami, intended to be rated TV-PG. Jason David Frank is in talks to voice the titular hero, and owing to the metafictional nature of the source material, is explicitly a simultaneous continuity reboot and sequel to the Allan Moore run.
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Shronkey2021
Banned
July 2002: Matt Groening announces a Simpsons movie is in development, and claims it will "redefine the Simpsons and tie many loose ends as the beloved family faces an evil that not only threatens Springfield, but the world."
(What would be the plot and name of the movie ITTL?)
(What would be the plot and name of the movie ITTL?)
I'd argue something similar, but not quite exactly, like OTL's film; possibly having Hank Scorpio as the main villain?
August 2002: Firefly looks gained to be Fox's big promotion, and ordered Matt Groening's newest project Disenchantment, from the creators of The Simpsons and Futurama, for Fox, owing to the existing relationship.
Although CBS did not cancel The Education of Max Bickford TTL (thanks to a much higher-anticipated ratings on Sunday nights), Fox is looking for Firefly as the show that wouldn't die TTL (So does Dark Angel and Titus, which also butterflied their TTL cancellation in May). Fox would get The Pitts as the comedy that wouldn't die in 2003 (TTL's death of Kellie Waymire has been butterflied away).
Although CBS did not cancel The Education of Max Bickford TTL (thanks to a much higher-anticipated ratings on Sunday nights), Fox is looking for Firefly as the show that wouldn't die TTL (So does Dark Angel and Titus, which also butterflied their TTL cancellation in May). Fox would get The Pitts as the comedy that wouldn't die in 2003 (TTL's death of Kellie Waymire has been butterflied away).
Shronkey2021
Banned
(Ooh, a nice callback to Who Shot Mr. Burns?!
Idea: The opening scene and closing scene are like the opening credits of the show, showing what happened before and after Scorpio came around.)
Idea: The opening scene and closing scene are like the opening credits of the show, showing what happened before and after Scorpio came around.)
No. They are not done.
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ANNOUNCER (Don LaFontaine): In 2002, on his silver screen, Homer was one of the greatest action heroes in American history.
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But over on CBS, Becker and Bram & Alice aired on Fridays, before Hack and Robbery Homicide Division, while The Education of Max Bickford still airing on Sundays TTL. Girls Club is the show Fox wouldn't die TTL.
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Yes. I wrote a script for the trailer.
ANNOUNCER (Don LaFontaine): In 2002, on his silver screen, Homer was one of the greatest action heroes in American history.
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But over on CBS, Becker and Bram & Alice aired on Fridays, before Hack and Robbery Homicide Division, while The Education of Max Bickford still airing on Sundays TTL. Girls Club is the show Fox wouldn't die TTL.