DC Nation
Network | Cartoon Network |
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Launched | March 3, 2012 |
Closed | March 29, 2014 |
Country of origin | United States |
DC Nation was a programming block of
Shows
Previous series include Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The final lineup includes Teen Titans Go! and Beware the Batman, along with DC Nation Shorts.
No. | Show | Run on Block |
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1 | Young Justice | March 3, 2012 – March 16, 2013 |
2 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | March 3, 2012 – March 16, 2013 |
3 | DC Nation Shorts | March 3, 2012 – March 29, 2014 |
4 | Teen Titans Go! | April 23, 2013 – March 29, 2014 |
5 | Beware the Batman | July 13, 2013 – October 23, 2013 |
Theme songs
- Skrillex – "Rock N Roll"
- Richardson & Macklin & Tom Ford – "Acid Cube"
Shorts
Many short films produced by Sam Register air on the show; they are mainly comedy. In the first season, these included New Teen Titans, S.B.F.F. and DC's World's Funnest from Aardman Studios. Season two saw two additional short series: JL Animals and Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld.[2]
Controversy
On October 13, 2012, two weeks after it had returned from a summer break and ten hours before it was supposed to air, the block was ceased from the schedule by Cartoon Network; an hour of DreamWorks Dragons was shown on Saturdays with Johnny Test on Sundays. DC Nation workers were told about the action by fans. Later that day, Cartoon Network and DC Nation's Facebook and Twitter profiles stated that the block had been put on hiatus and will resume airing in January 2013.
An online petition was started that day to bring back the block by the end of the year and reached its first goal of 10,000 signatures on October 15. The Green Lantern episode "Steam Lantern" and the Young Justice episode "Before the Dawn", episodes that had been scheduled to air, were released to the
By 2015, the block's discontinuation was apparent with the shorts airing exclusively during Teen Titans Go! premiere episodes on Wednesday nights, until they were not.
References
- ^ CGI 'Beware The Batman' Coming to Cartoon Network in 2013 | Screen Rant.
- ^ Koch, Dave (September 13, 2012). "A Little Old, A Little New at DC Nation". Big Cartoon News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ Polo, Susana (October 15, 2012). "Cartoon Network Puts DC Nation On 3 Month Hiatus With No Notice To Fans Or Creators". The Mary Sue. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "New "Beware The Batman" Not On Cartoon Network January 2014 Schedule". worldsfinestonline.com.
- ^ Collura, Scott (October 24, 2013). "Editorial: Where's My Beware the Batman?". IGN. Retrieved October 24, 2013.