In article <RbwBj.25649$J41.9941@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Brian
Christiansen <brian_christians@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Chika" <miyuki@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:4f7e59495bmiyuki@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In article <pIqBj.209$Rq1.110@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Brian
> > Christiansen <brian_christians@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> > Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z. Wow, the good old days. and
> >> > now........
> >> >
> >> I don't think any of those shows were ever on AS. They were all on
> >> Toonami, which I think is being moved to on-line only, or Jetstream,
> >> and simply won't exist anywhere on broacast TV.
> >
> > True, but you get the meaning. The producers of anime have wised up
> > and are charging a lot more for their product, especially as the west
> > wants reasonably new product rather than stuff that Japanese TV has
> > finished with.
> >
> Well yes, but I think there is plenty of "old" anime that could easily
> fill up the entire schedule of a station if it wanted to. I also think
> that "home grown" stuff might be cheaper, if they make the crap that
> currently passes as "comedy" on AS (every once in a while, they screw
> up and make a comedy that is actually funny). but I think to make a
> quality show, would probably be as expensive as buying anime, even
> newer anime.
All very true, but my question would hinge on the word "quality". I take
it that your inference is that the AS execs are interested in stumping up
the kind of money that is needed for "quality" product, whether Japanese
or home grown.
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