Gephyrophillia | Page One #8

Originally Posted on 06/01/2002 by Jeff Harris

You've seen the bright promos.

You saw the signs.

This Monday, the most controversial show ever to grace the Toonami block will air on Cartoon Network.

Sailor Moon returns to Cartoon Network at 3:30 PM EST/PST. Wait, wait. Let me rewind a sec.

Bright promos? No, nothing like that heralding the return the series that stayed at the 4 PM Toonami slot the longest (June 1998 - April 2000; June 2000 - March 2001). Signs? Nah, nobody saw it coming offline. Most of the attention has been aimed towards that kiddie hamster show that's premiering at 7 AM on Monday with an encore airing immediately following Sailor Moon on Toonami. Nobody seems to even appreciate the fact that Sailor Moon will return to the network that essentially gave fans English adaptations of two of the seasons many Moonies never expected to see on American television, Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon SuperS. And for the first time in what seems like ages, all the dubbed seasons will air, in order (unless something truly dire occurs) on Cartoon Network. No, Stars aren't on the horizon (heck, they aren't even on the radar), but it is something different. Return to the silver age of Toonami this Monday. You got "old-school" Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z every afternoon now.

Take time to inhale that factoid. Gosh. It almost seems like the summer of '98 again. Good times!

And kids, if you can't watch Sailor Moon due to school being in session or you have extracurricular activities to take care of, ask mom and dad to TiVo it. I like TiVo and other similar services like ReplayTV and Ultimate TV. Apparently, some idiotic network execs (well, one in particular, who doesn't deserve any more attention from this site) feel that you're denying them profits if you use TiVo. In short, if you don't watch the network, this particular exec feels that you have to pay him. Stupid beasts of nature. Oh well.

I'm going to come back this Monday after Toonami ends with an update about that hamster show and a little bit more, but right now, I'm going to continue working on this Satellite. In the meantime, I'm going to leave you with this passage from the Book of Prime:

"Evolution is essential for the survival of us all."
- Chapter Seven, Page Ten

Until we are one, later.

Jeff Harris
Webmaster
June 1, 2002