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Step 2: They Said "Californy" Is The Place You Ought To Be

Quick show of hands. How many people have Turner Classic Movies? Okay. Now how many of you have actually sat down and looked at it? Good, good. Answer this question for me. Compared to the other Turner networks, doesn't TCM seem a little different than the rest of them? It's definitely classier and more professional than the other networks, but that could be attributed to the fact that it's a serious movie channel rather than a commercial venture. It's true, but you also have to look at the location. Turner Classic Movies is based largely in the Los Angeles area. It's a celebration of a by-gone era where legends were made and films were truly great. With access to directors, actors, and creators of all types, TCM can create documentaries, specials, original series, and events dedicated to classic films Why isn't Boomerang like that? Boomerang is currently on auto-pilot with no advertising and nothing to truly interact with the viewers. They show the shows, but they don't really go behind the story. The only shows that did that were Toonheads and The Popeye Show, and both of those shows have been out of production for years. Now, Cartoon Network once aired those as well as shows centered around Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, and Chuck Jones. If I have to tell you who those gentlemen were, you clearly understand my frustration. Boomerang: The Classic Cartoon Network is the only link to classic animation in the United States, and instead of basing it in the middle of Atlanta, Georgia, Boomerang needs to be based in Los Angeles, California, the heart of the animation industry and the birthplace of the golden age of animation. LA's vibrant animation community would a prime environment for Boomerang to grow and thrive instead of being is a stagnant, never-evolving environment it's currently stuck in. With access to animators, writers, creators, actors, and historians, Boomerang could create documentaries, specials, original series, and events dedicated to classic animation. Boomerang desperately needs a weekly series like Toonheads or TCM's Cartoon Alley. Okay, the foundation is set. A new location has been designated. But wait, how would I program this thing? And should Boomerang air third-party programming? I'll answer the latter question here.