Adult Swim

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Adult Swim (usually stylised [adult swim] on bumps) is the name for the adult-oriented television programming block on Cartoon Network, which premiered on September 2, 2001. It has since become its own channel, and shares its station number with CN in a night/day switchoff (see below).

Originally a Sunday only block (that also re-ran on Thursdays), Adult Swim now airs Saturday through Thursday nights at 11 PM (E/P) with an encore airing at 2 AM and then ending with an hour of old classics. The block, programmed by Williams Street Productions, the same group that created Toonami and Miguzi, plays American animated series and shorts geared towards adults, and a wide variety of Japanese anime series and OVAs. Promotions for the show have been targeted towards the college age group (18-24), which constitutes the majority of their viewers. According to a September 1, 2004 article in Promo Magazine, this form of advertising is used for many of their shows. Representatives are sent to 30 Universities across the U.S. to promote the Adult Swim lineup, including handing out posters for student's dorm rooms.

The show is named after the hours designated at public swimming pools for adults only swimming.

Originally, all of the bumps shown in between shows featured footage (some taken from the Adventures of Pete and Pete) of senior citizens swimming in public pools with a lifeguard shouting through a megaphone. The current bumps feature black "cards" with white text on them, which discuss everything from news about the programming, to personal staff opinions on unrelated subjects. On Thursdays, Adult Swim airs cards which they pull from the Adult Swim Message Board and respond with their characteristic banter.

Adult Swim officially split from CN on March 28 2005, thus becoming its own entity. It shares the same basic cable channel, running at different times of the day. This concept is not new. The "Nick" network originally started the idea back when it first split into three separate entities: Nick Jr, Nickelodeon, and Nick At Nite. As a result of this, Nielsen Media Research began classifying the Adult Swim programming from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM as a separate network from CN.

Starting October 2, 2005, Sundays have gained an extra hour, with Adult Swim now starting at 10:00PM.

Contents

Current Schedule

All times (and music) are Eastern. The programming block's encore begins at 2:00 AM. Premiere episodes in bold.

(As of October 20, 2005)

Sunday

Monday-Wednesday

Thursday

Thursday primarily serves as an encore night for episodes that premiered the previous Saturday and Sunday.

(As of 10/20/05, the Thursday night schedule is the same as the schedule for Monday - Wednesday.)

Friday Night Fix

With the handicap of being off the air, Friday Night Fix provides viewers with streaming episodes available on the Friday Night Fix Section of AdultSwim.com [1] from 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM

Saturday

This schedule varies week-to-week, but is dominated by anime programs, and on rare occasions Saturday's usual schedule will be partially or fully pre-empted to allow Adult Swim to air movies or OVAs.


Shows: Past, Present, and Future

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Adult Swim

Comedy

Airing and in Production

12 oz. Mouse (2005) [TV-14]
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2001) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Family Guy (2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
The Venture Bros. (2004) [TV-14]/[TV-MA]
Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004-2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]/[TV-MA]
Robot Chicken (2005) [TV-14]/[TV-MA]
Squidbillies (2005) [TV-14]
American Dad! (2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Stroker and Hoop (2005) [TV-14]/[TV-MA]

Coming Soon

The Boondocks (2005) [TV-MA] Based on the comic strip by Aaron McGruder. Premieres 11/6/05
Korgoth of Barbaria (2006) [TV-14] Created by Aaron Springer, producer and artist on Spongebob Squarepants. Storyboarded by Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack). Pilot premieres in Spring 2006
Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005) [TV-MA] Created by Loren Bouchard (Home Movies, Saddle Rash). Pilot premieres on October 30, 2005
Minoriteam (2006) [TV-MA] Created by Crank Yankers writers Adam de la Pena, Peter Girardi, and Todd James. 20 episodes ordered. Pilot airs 11/6/05.
Moral Orel (2006) [TV-MA] Created by Dino Stamatopolous, writer for Late Night with Conan O Brien, Mr. Show, and TV Funhouse. 10 episodes ordered, premieres in 2006
Perfect Hair Forever (2005) [TV-14] Written by Space Ghost Coast to Coast writer Matt Harrigan. Pilot aired, premieres 11/19/05

Shows in Development

Dethklok (2006) [N/A] Created by Brendon Small (of Home Movies) and Tommy Blacha. Pilot in development.
Frisky Dingo (2006) [N/A] Made by 70/30 Productions.Pilot in development.
God's Country (2006) [N/A] From Williams Street, starring David Banner. Pilot in development.
Super Jail (2006) [N/A] From the makers of Barfight. Pilot in development.
Saul of the Mole People (2006) [N/A] Created by Craig Lewis, writer on The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Pilot in development.
Tyrone: Lord of the Undead (2006) [N/A] Created by Evan Dorkin of Milk and Cheese fame. Script written.

Cancelled / In Syndication

Baby Blues (2001) [TV-PG]
The Bob Clampett Show N/A [TV-G]
The Brak Show (2001-2003; 2005) [TV-PG]
Cartoon Planet (1997-98) [TV-G]
Home Movies (2001-2004) [TV-PG]
Mission Hill (2001) [TV-14]
Futurama (2003) [TV-PG]
The Oblongs (2002; 2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994-2004; 2005) [TV-Y7]/[TV-PG]/[TV-14]
The Popeye Show (2003-2004) [TV-G]
The Ripping Friends (2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Sealab 2021 (2000) [TV-14]
The Super Milk-chan Show (2004-2005) [TV-14]

Action

Currently Running

Fullmetal Alchemist (2004-2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Inuyasha (2002-2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Neon Genesis Evangelion (2005-2006) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
s-CRY-ed (2005) [TV-PG]
Samurai Champloo (2005) [TV-14] New episodes start November 19th at 12:30 AM.

Coming Soon

Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (2005-06) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Begins November 19th at 11 PM.
Kakurenbo (2005) [TV-PG] Short film. Airs October 29th at midnight.

Finished Series

The Big O (2001; 2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Originally broadcast edited on Toonami.
Blue Gender (2003) [TV-14]
Cowboy Bebop (2001) [TV-14]
FLCL (2003) [TV-14]
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004-2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Paranoia Agent (2005) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Trigun (2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14]
Witch Hunter Robin (2004) [TV-PG]
Wolf's Rain (2004) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Four recap episodes did not air.

Unfinished Series'

Lupin the 3rd (2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Ended after 26 episodes. Episode 3 unaired by Geneon's request.
Yu Yu Hakusho (2002-2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Ended after 18 episodes. Was then moved to Toonami.

Expired Series'

Kikaider (2003) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Recap episode 8 did not air.
Reign : The Conqueror (2003) [TV-14] Has since been bought by Showtime Beyond.
Case Closed (2004) [TV-PG]/[TV-14] Ended after 50 episodes.
Mobile Suit Gundam (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally broadcast on Toonami. Same version aired on AS.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally broadcast on Toonami. Same version aired on AS.
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally intended and edited for Toonami.
Outlaw Star (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally broadcast on Toonami. Same version aired on AS.
Pilot Candidate (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally intended and edited for Toonami.
Tenchi Muyo (2002) [TV-Y7] Originally broadcast on Toonami. Same version aired on AS. Has since been bought by AZN Television.

Single Episode Pilots and Specials

Movies Played on Adult Swim

The 25-minute anime Kakurenbo will air on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 12:00AM (Sunday morning) to celebrate Halloween.

Video on Demand

In mid-2004, Adult Swim launched a video on demand channel on various cable TV providers. The comedy section features several episodes from various Adult Swim original series, while the action section only features programs and movies licensed by Bandai Entertainment, some of which have never been broadcast on Adult Swim or CN. The anime series s-CRY-ed initially premiered on demand before debuting on the regular block in May 2005.

Trivia

  • Despite lukewarm success in Japan, the series The Big O was given a second season due entirely to popularity in the U.S.A. and CN funding (although its creation and direction were still left to the Japanese creators). There are accusations that the show was cancelled because Mike Lazzo threatened to quit if it was not. There is debate over whether this is true or not.
  • The success of AS has inspired other cable networks, such as USA, Comedy Central, Spike TV, and TBS to begin late-night programming blocks of their own.
  • As mentioned above, the third episode of Lupin III, "To Be or Nazi Be" was unaired by Geneon's request. This call may have been made to prevent bad taste in the United States. However, the episode is previewed at the end of the second episode.
  • Adult Swim is connected with its fanbase and net forum. Some quotes from its forum are sometimes used on the air; including the now infamous: "Anime iz teh suk!".
  • In Latin America (Chile, specifically) Adult Swim’s debut sparked minor controversy, as CNT (National TV Council) deemed the contents of the block were not appropriate for a children’s channel, despite the fact that Adult Swim airs from 1 am forward.

This policy was embraced by local cable companies, which moved the block to another channel frequency (A supposed “agreement” with Cartoon Network), while Satellite TV companies kept the original broadcasts, as they offer parental control features. This situation was supposed to affect only the premiere of the block (7/10/2005), but has been subsequently enforced by cable companies so far. However Adult Swim continues to air as scheduled in Latin America on its English and Spanish broadcast feeds. Fridays to Sundays from 1am to 5am.

External link

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