Yesterday, I made a video on the possibility of Infinity Train moving into the Adult Swim
block rather than in Cartoon Network.
This is based on a list of the status of several animated works currently in production.
The list is compiled by former Animation Union Leader Steve Hulett, who still has connections
with people in the animation industry.
I've also mentioned Teen Titans GO being among the list as "finishing up" but not calling
that the series itself is ending unless confirmed by the show's staff, just as we've seen in
the case of Regular Show and Adventure Time.
Youtube channels The Roundtable and Vailskibum94 did picked up on Hulett's list and made videos
about it, mainly about Teen Titans GO ending.
But the way they narrate the whole thing is kind of overblown and going as far as somewhat
questioning Hulett's list, in part because of Infinity Train being under Adult Swim.
Well, I did asked Mr. Hulett about that and he kindly replied to me last night, and I
quote:
From my spies and stoolies:
"Close Enough" is a prime time animated series that J.G. created that will air on TBS.
[So Royoga?
You are correct.]
"Infinity Train" is currently in production, but as far as I know they only have an order
for 10 half hours.
It is not an adult swim show as far as I know.
But you never know...
My other informant says that "Infinity Train" is a mini-series.
-- Hulett
So what does that mean?
It's what I've said in my previous video that the list was made on September 8 of this year.
It's November 24th at the time of this recording, So the list is already outdated like I said
before, and the status of those works MAY HAVE CHANGED since then.
Case in point - the list includes The Loud House movie as being in the works.
A month after that list came up, the incident with creator Chris Savino occurred.
So the status of The Loud House movie is pretty much up in the air at this point.
"But Ryoga, the Teen Titans GO movie is airing in 2018 and is likely the swan song for the
series!".
Yes, it is possible.
We've seen it before with Animaniacs back in the 90's as well as the original Teen Titans
series.
But note that the release date of the Teen Titans GO movie is in July, which is around
some time after Cartoon Network announced their upfront schedule for the 2018-2019 season.
So there is still a window of opportunity for Teen Titans GO to get another season order
and it may be announced at next year's upfront.
And something many seem to have missed out, is that we also haven't gotten a single word
as to whether or not Steven Universe will get another season.
The show is already on its 5th season, and for those who managedto keep track, it is
inching closer to the 150 or so episode mark the series was originally ordered for, when
the initial plan was 3 seasons of 50 episodes or so each.
Hulett's list did not state if Steven Universe is at all ending.
So, we just don't know of the fate of Steven Universe at this time.
"What about Unikitty?", you say.
"They're from the same team as Teen Titans GO.
They can't do two shows, so TTG needs to go."
The Equestria Girls movies, specials, and the web series are by the same people behind
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
And MLP is still ongoing for at least another year or so.
So it's not impossible for the Teen Titans GO staff to continue doing what they do while
working on Unikitty.
I cannot provide evidence as the original article has since been long gone, but there
was a conference from a few years ago when Warner Bros is talking future plans to its
shareholders.
I recall from what they mentioned was that they plan to continue pushing their current
IPs at the time, which where Teen Titans GO, the DC movies, and Scooby-Doo, all the way
up until 2020.
Yes, it is from a few years ago and it may have changed since then.
And it may be possible Teen Titans GO would end its run in 2018.
But unless we get a confirmation from the show's staff, or from other news reports,
the notion that Teen Titans GO may be on its way out, is for the moment, just speculation.
I've done enough digressing here, so let's go back to Infinity Train.
According to Hulett, it's currently in production and is given an order for 10 episodes.
It is not an Adult Swim show, as far as he can tell, but you may never know.
The key thing here is that Infinity Train is only 10 episodes long, so it's a mini-series
similar to Over The Garden Wall.
Furthermore, each episode is a half-hour long.
That's another thing to consider because most of the CN Originals have a runtime of 11 minutes.
There's very few shows under the CN Originals line where an episode lasts 30 minutes, including
commercials.
When was the last time we see a new 30 minute show as part of Cartoon Network's regular
schedule?
And let me remind you that CN shows like Sym-Bionic Titan did made its way to the Adult Swim block
for a time.
So it is not impossible that Infinity Train, and by extension Victor and Valentino, may
end up as Adult Swim shows rather than Cartoon Network shows, and there may not be a possible
change in tone.
On the other hand.
Let's make a scenario in which Teen Titans GO does end its run in mid-2018 and Cartoon
Network has decided to either drop the reruns of the show, or put it in a very limited capacity.
We know Adventure Time is ending in 2018, so let's add that to the shows going out,
as is Clarence, and for added measure, let's include Steven Universe.
We are then left with a LOT of airtime slots to fill.
The new blood of shows we're seeing now and next year will definitiely take over those
slots, which includes Unikitty, OK K.O, Mighty Magiswords, and the Ben 10 and Powerpuff Girls
reboots.
So it's just as possible that even though Infinity Train and Victor and Valentino are
under the Adult Swim list, they may still get a spot on Cartoon Network.
The network may even consider bringing in more shows that have 30 minute episodes.
But like I said, these are all just speculations and we do not know for sure.
I say, let's wait for 2018 to come as that is going to be the start of a new era of shows
for Cartoon Network, and by then we can get a clearer picture of what we can expect with
Infinity Train and the rest of the pack.
But for now, we'll just have to endure Cartoon Network being the Teen Titans GO Network for
quite a while longer.
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