WB Looking To Sell Looney Tunes Brand

[tripplej]

from yahoo,

According to Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, Warner Bros. may be looking to rid themselves of Looney Tunes entirely.

Sneider said, “I’m told that part of the reason WB decided to sell Coyote vs. Acme to Ketchup rather than take a tax credit a month before Tax Day (April 15) is because the studio is trying to sell off the Looney Tunes altogether.”

There’s been no official comment on the matter from Warner Bros. at this time; however, it is worth noting that the original Looney Tunes animated shorts, which ran from 1930 through 1969, were recently taken off Max. Deadline reported that the show is “no longer viewed as a priority” as “the streamer will prioritize adult and family programming.”

 

[Todd Anderson]

The audience for those characters must be essentially nil. Crazy to think

 

[tripplej]

I still like waching the old classic cartoons. Maybe today's generation don't care since they have so many animated tv/movies/series to watch..

 

[Jack1949]

Just the thought of those cartoons bring back a lot of good memories for me.

 

[Todd Anderson]

I still like waching the old classic cartoons. Maybe today's generation don't care since they have so many animated tv/movies/series to watch.

It's tough to recognize a changing of the guard... but I bet if you asked a 20-something about Looney Tunes, they might recognize a few characters, but they wouldn't have the same attachment that any of us old timers might have!

 

[JStewart]

OK, which one of y’all let Todd in to the Oldtimers club?

 

[JStewart]

Just the thought of those cartoons bring back a lot of good memories for me.

Saturday mornings were awesome! Even in black and white!

 

[tripplej]

It's tough to recognize a changing of the guard... but I bet if you asked a 20-something about Looney Tunes, they might recognize a few characters, but they wouldn't have the same attachment that any of us old timers might have!

yes, most will know the main characters but no idea on the rest.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Saturday mornings were awesome! Even in black and white!

I’m getting up there… but black and white? That’s about 10 years my younger!

There was something special about Saturday morning cartoons tho. It really kept the mystery alive. For me, it was getting a chance to see the Super Friends and itching to find out which ones would be featured. If the green latern made an appearance, I was on cloud nine!

 

[Jack1949]

Black and white with rabbit ears and adjusting the knob to try to keep the screen from rolling.

 

[Todd Anderson]

Those days of adjusting rabbit ears and knobs seems so long ago.

Were spoiled rotten these days

 

[Sonnie Parker]

I've seen them all... my favorites were probably Foghorn Leghorn and Road Runner.

 

[Jack1949]

For me, one of the positives of watching the old cartoons was the orchestra music. I don't know if that started my love of music, but it certainly exposed me to a genre I might not have ever listened to (it's not the main thing I listen to, but it is in the mix).

A few years ago, I stumbled upon the 99 Must-Have Cartoon Classics album that contained songs from Looney Tunes and other cartoons, so of course I had to purchase it. Here's a sampling of songs from the album.

01-Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (From Bugs Bunny's _Rhapsody Rabbit_).flac
02-The Valkyrie, WWV 86B_ Ride of the Valkyries (From Bugs Bunny's _What's Opera Doc__).flac
03-Barber of Seville_ Overture (From Bugs Bunny's _Rabbit of Seville_).flac
04-Barber of Seville_ _Largo al factotum_ (From Bugs Bunny's _The Long-Haired Hare_).flac
05-William Tell_ Overture (Bugs Bunny's _Bugs Bunny Rides Again_).flac
06-Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II_ _Chi mi frena in tal momento_ - Sextet (From Bugs Bunny's _The Long-Haired Hare_).flac
07-Rigoletto_ _Questa o quella_ (From Mickey Mouse's _Mickey's Grand Opera_).flac
08-Minute Waltz in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 (From Bugs Bunny's _Hyde and Hare_).flac
09-Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (From _Fantasia_).flac
10-Carmen, Act I _ Habanera -_L'amour est un oiseau rebelle_ (From _Carmen Get it_).flac
11-The Beautiful Blue Danube (From Looney Tunes' _Corny Concerto_).flac
12-Air on the G String Suite, BWV 1068 (From the Looney Tunes Show's _Members Only_).flac
13-Tales of the Vienna Woods (From Looney Tunes' _Corny Concerto_).flac
14-Brahm's Lullaby (From Minnie Mouse's _Maestro Minnie_).flac
15-Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2_ I. Adagio sostenuto (From _Peanuts_).flac
16-Minuet in G Major (From _Peanuts_).flac
17-The Flying Dutchman, WWV 63_ Overture (From Bugs Bunny's _What's Opera Doc__).flac
18-The Sorcerer's Apprentice (From Mickey Mouse's _The Sorcerer's Apprentice_).flac
19-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 12b, Arabian (From _Fantasia_).flac
20-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 12c, Chinese Dance (From _Fantasia_).flac
21-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 12d, Russian (From _Fantasia_).flac
22-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 12e, Reed Flutes (From _Fantasia_).flac
23-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers (From _Fantasia_).flac
24-The Nutcracker, Op. 71_ No. 14, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (From _Fantasia_).flac
25-Traumerei (From Bugs Bunny's _Hare Ribbin'_).flac
26-Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (From Futurama's _Godfellas_).flac
27-Hungarian Dance No. 5 (From Looney Tunes' _Pigs in a Polka_).flac
28-Hungarian Dance No. 6 (From Looney Tunes' _Pigs in a Polka_).flac
29-Die Fledermaus_ Overture (From _Tom & Jerry at the Hollywood Bowl_).flac
30-Stars and Stripes Forever (From Family Guy's _Boys Do Cry_).flac
31-Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ III. Gavotte (From The Smurfs).flac
32-Rigoletto_ _La donna e mobile_ (From South Park's _Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut_).flac
33-La Gioconda, Act III_ Dance of the Hours (From _Fantasia_).flac
34-Gayane, Act IV_ Sabre Dance (Theme from _The Itchy & Scratchy Show_).flac
35-The Bartered Bride, Act III_ Dance of the Comedians (From the Road Runner _Zoom & Bored_).flac

 

[tripplej]

Thanks, I never really considered it but now that I think about it, that is definately one of the hidden gems of watching the old cartoons.