The Final Toonami Article?

Now, some of you are probably asking yourself how I could feel this way.

It's quite simple.

It's not that I don't truly care about what the block was, because Toonami was the most innovative and creative block. However, I've come to the realization that I can no longer support a block that doesn't give a damn about me. And by "me," I mean people who are older than 14 and still watching Toonami. The Network doesn't like older people watching their network, so why should I care about them anymore? If you're not a little boy between the ages of 6 and 12, Cartoon Network doesn't give a damn about what you and I think. Fantasy schedules are a joke (by the way, the ban is over as of right now), and they will never amount to anything. The Network doesn't even give a damn about cartoons, which is why they're constantly adding more and more live-action to the lineup.

The Network has failed to realize that their ratings are only increasing because they're being added in more households. Though the households are increasing, the percentage of declining viewership has risen since 2002. And yet, in the Bizzaro World that is Techwood Drive, those that run The Network believe that they're doing alright. We just have to ignore all the high-profile execs jumping from the sinking ship that, for some odd reason, I still wanted to support until I stopped a couple of years ago.

I was hypnotized into thinking that Nickelodeon was such a terrible network that made bad decisions, but after all these years, I found myself respecting Nickelodeon a thousand times more than The Network. They've stayed true to themselves while injecting themselves with the rebellious, animated spirit that The Network has given up under the Coup regime. Meanwhile, The Network wants to become like Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and failing miserably. Its efforts has only alienated those that would be considered their loyal viewers. That indifference has extended to Toonami.

Don't get me wrong. I think Sean and Jason do an admirable job in presenting Toonami, as they have done for a decade. However, The Network runs the whole show. Otherwise, Pokemon wouldn't be the lead show on the block nor would it have a place on the online channel Jetstream. In fact, if they wanted to, The Network could and would wrest control of Toonami from Jason and Sean. Toonami doesn't belong to neither of those gentlemen.

And it doesn't belong to us either.

Continue.