It would still be cool as hell. And I'm not so sure that it would 100% do horribly. Adult Swim already has a built in audience, and most anime/cartoon fans who don't watch it are still aware of what it is and what's on it. DBZ airing on it's earliest block would surely get an audience.AgitoZ wrote:That's because it would do horribly.dprez wrote:Adult Swim imo would be a nice fit for the uncut english version of DBZ to air on, but that will sadly never happen.
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Not as big as the one King of the Hill and other Fox sitcoms are getting. There are a number of reasons why DBZ would do horribly on it. Let alone in Japanese.dprez wrote:DBZ airing on it's earliest block would surely get an audience.
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True that. King of the Hill would (obviously) have a far larger audience in America than Dragon Ball Z would on Adult Swim. Sure, Japanese DBZ with subtitles would not be received as well as an English version would, but I still think that if they advertized an uncut version of DBZ well enough, it airing on Adult Swim could be successful. American audiences who love Family Guy and King of the Hill flock to adult swim to catch those shows, but I believe Dragon Ball Z does have a chance to catch an audience if they advertize it as a "hardcore" and "uncut" version of the old Toonami version.AgitoZ wrote:Not as big as the one King of the Hill and other Fox sitcoms are getting. There are a number of reasons why DBZ would do horribly on it. Let alone in Japanese.dprez wrote:DBZ airing on it's earliest block would surely get an audience.
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Adult Swim's audience doesn't care about buzz words like "hardcore" or "uncut". Neither do they care about that old kid's show where people screamed a lot. Although AS already has some Shonen content, DBZ has a reputation in America that won't let it be successful on AS. It's just not worth the effort at all.dprez wrote:American audiences who love Family Guy and King of the Hill flock to adult swim to catch those shows, but I believe Dragon Ball Z does have a chance to catch an audience if they advertize it as a "hardcore" and "uncut" version of the old Toonami version.
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It may not be worth the effort, but it would still be cool as hell if it did air on Adult Swim. I just hope that anime fans who watch Adult Swim aren't so stupid as to dismiss DBZ so easily. Uncut DBZ is more than worthy of an Adult Swim time slot.
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They can't help but to dismiss it. Also, how can they dismiss something that's not airing?dprez wrote:I just hope that anime fans who watch Adult Swim aren't so stupid as to dismiss DBZ so easily.
Maybe? But it's never going to happen.dprez wrote:Uncut DBZ is more than worthy of an Adult Swim time slot.
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They dismiss the possibility of it airing, at least a version they might relate to.AgitoZ wrote:They can't help but to dismiss it. Also, how can they dismiss something that's not airing?dprez wrote:I just hope that anime fans who watch Adult Swim aren't so stupid as to dismiss DBZ so easily.
Maybe? But it's never going to happen.dprez wrote:Uncut DBZ is more than worthy of an Adult Swim time slot.
That's my point. It should, but never will happen.
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Should? It doesn't help AS or DBZ, so why should it air there?dprez wrote:That's my point. It should, but never will happen.
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The problem is that stooge Stuart Snyder doesn't like anime and only keeps stuff that's merchendise
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He hasn't been with CN for a while.Toonami97 wrote:The problem is that stooge Stuart Snyder doesn't like anime and only keeps stuff that's merchendise
AS has aired nostalgia bait in the past. I don't see why Dragon Ball couldn't count as that.AgitoZ wrote:Adult Swim's audience doesn't care about buzz words like "hardcore" or "uncut". Neither do they care about that old kid's show where people screamed a lot. Although AS already has some Shonen content, DBZ has a reputation in America that won't let it be successful on AS. It's just not worth the effort at all.dprez wrote:American audiences who love Family Guy and King of the Hill flock to adult swim to catch those shows, but I believe Dragon Ball Z does have a chance to catch an audience if they advertize it as a "hardcore" and "uncut" version of the old Toonami version.
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