what anime would you pitch for what network?

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:35 pm

Okay here's the scenario: You are trying to pitch certain anime to different cable and/or satellite channels that don't currently play any. Which ones would you pitch to which network and why?
Here's what I'd pitch:

Speedvision: Initial D--well, it does involve racing
Sci-fi: any Gundam cartoon, as well as any of the sci-fi themed g4 titles. This channel never should've stopped playing anime.
ESPN: Slam Dunk--it involves basketball
Lifetime: Maison Ikkoku--if the manga's any indication, this'd work pretty well.

Postby **Bobtheduck** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:25 pm

Speedvision allready plays Speedracer, so Initial-D seems like the logical next step.

I'd pitch piano to Bravo... It's quiet, simple, and elegant... Something that the "superior" crowd at Bravo would LOVE to have in their programming.

Postby **Arnobius** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:56 pm

Bobtheduck wrote:Speedvision allready plays Speedracer, so Initial-D seems like the logical next step.

I'd pitch piano to Bravo... It's quiet, simple, and elegant... Something that the "superior" crowd at Bravo would LOVE to have in their programming.

"Some wine and brie with your anime sir?"

Postby **GrubbTheFragger** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:27 pm

too scifi i would have to agree with the gundam series and most other mecha series.
then
ESPN :princess nine

thats all that comes to mind right now

Postby **Joshua Christopher** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:52 pm

Hajime no Ippo and RahXephon to Adult Swim.

my last fm profile! · Postby **rocklobster** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:40 am

Joshua Christopher wrote:Hajime no Ippo and RahXephon to Adult Swim.

I said to those that DON'T already play anime!
anyway, I just thought of another one:
The History Channel: I'd pitch these four:

Rurouni Kenshin--Why not?
Grave of the Fireflies--I have a feeling it actually happened
The Hakkenden--I hear this is actually based on a super-old historical novel.
Peacemaker Kurogane--it also takes place in historical Japan.

Postby **Mr. SmartyPants** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:42 am

rocklobster wrote:
Grave of the Fireflies--I have a feeling it actually happened

It actually sort of did. It's a semibiographical account of the man who wrote the book.

For me, I guess 20th Century Boys (though not an anime... yet) or Monster, or any Psychological Thriller like Perfect Blue or Paranoia Agent on SCI-FI.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:48 pm

Comedy Network:
*Ranma 1/2
*Tenchi Moyu
Sci Fi Channel:
*Neon Genesis Evangelion
*Dual!Parallel Trouble Adventure
*Silent Mobius
*Serial Experiments Lain
*Gundam Wing
*Fushigi Yugi
*Vandread
*Outlaw Star
History Channel:
*Rurouni Kenshin
*Samurai Champloo
Court Tv:
*Case Closed
*Lupin The Third

Postby **Mangafanatic** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:35 pm

Personally, I think I'd go to a network which caters to woman, like Oxygen or Lifetime perhaps, and try to pitch "Honey and Clover." It's one of those shows that has characters so real and heartfelt that even people unfamiliar with anime can get into it.

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 6:03 pm

Whatever happened to Speed Racer?

Postby **KhakiBlueSocks** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:28 am

mitsuki lover wrote:Whatever happened to Speed Racer?

Gas prices dude...Have YOU ever tried filling up the Mach 5?! That's a paycheck gone right there!

(Seriously, it had a brief stint on Nickeloden, but they stopped showing it.)

Postby **TheMelodyMaker** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:15 am

Hamtaro for ABC! :grin:

Postby **KhakiBlueSocks** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 10:21 am

TheMelodyMaker wrote:Hamtaro for ABC!

And that would be the ONLY anime you could sell to them, I bet!

I wanna sell Fighting Foudons (Used to air on Fox Kids) to the Food Network and Shaman King to Sci-Fi Network!

Postby **mitsuki lover** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:35 pm

I think there's supposed to be a Western Channel,so I would sell Trigun to them.

what anime would you pitch for what network?

what anime would you pitch for what network?

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