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[teddog]

Have yet to discover why all Canadian FMA fans are freaking out over Teletoon saying that it has no interest in airing Fullmetal Alchemist.

Dude... it's TELETOON. I gave up on the station years ago and not because they don't air anime. Repeat after me: Teletoon sucks. Don't get all whiney over something which probably can't be saved.

Oh, and it has nothing to do with content. It's amusing to see all these people from outside Canada claiming the reason Canada won't see the series is because it's too harsh for Canadian TV. Right. FMA has NOTHING on some of the things I've seen. Remember, we're the country that aired the Sopranos on basic cable. Know about the state of a country's media before you open your mouth. It leaves too much room for a smart arse like myself to pick fights.

And for the record, I feel that Fullmetal Alchemist would be quite at home on Space. Don't let me down, CHUM!

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[moonygirl.livejournal.com]

I know I saw the post. Some people are just plain silly. Their best bet is YTV or space. It would be cool if space showed it.

[pepperidge.livejournal.com]

I don't think SPACE is going to air it. The only show that they'd even be remotely interested in at the moment is Ghost in the Shell, and they seem pretty resistent due to the failure of their last anime block. Of course, that block was marketed in a totally ineffective way.

I'd love to see them try to air it on CityTV, but I don't think they have enough faith in anime for that to happen. YTV is the best bet.

[commanderteddog.livejournal.com]

Hmm... is this the Pepperidge who used to hang out at the Mobius Forum? This is the last place I'd expect you to turn up.

My money is on YTV (I've got a bet going in the local anime club), but I'm holding out a very weak and naive hope that CHUM limited will be able to somehow redeem themselves. They've been going down the shitter for years.

The history of anime on Space reminds me of the history of Doctor Who: the reruns of the early seasons failed and now they don't want to deal with the property. That, and the failed attempts at a Prisoners of Gravity spin-off, the severe lack of "good bad" b-movies, and the whole MST3K fiasco remind me that SPACE might as well be the ship of lost dreams as far as some areas of Canadian geekdom are concerned.

As for the test run, I don't see that working well. CityTV has more of a... "local" feel to it than a station like YTV. Unless they cross marketed it very well through the rest of the CHUM stations, it could possibly fail to draw an audience.

Speaking of which, I wonder why Bravo doesn't pick up an "high brow" anime movie or two. Since Bravo is CHUM's arts and culture station, you'd think they'd use it a testing ground for such things. They have shown Western animated films like Watership Down, The Plague Dogs and As The Wind Blows, although that latter one may have been on TVOntario.

[pepperidge.livejournal.com]

You're from the MoFo? Interesting. Yeah, it's me, what was your username? I still post occassionally, but I devote most of my time to running Zannen, Canada now.

I don't think SPACE is the best place to air FMA. It is a station targeted primarily at young adults (18-34), and Fullmetal Alchemist is clearly a youth-oriented property, with most of its appeal rooted in 12-17 audiences. That's YTV's territory.

If SPACE ever airs anime, it will be something targeted at more mature audiences.