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* Why did One Saturday Morning advertise itself as being like "five hours of summer once a week" when the main cartoons created for the block (''[[Doug]]'', ''[[Pepper Ann]]'', ''[[Recess]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', etc.) took place almost entirely at school? Last I checked, school was something kids would want nothing to do with on Saturday mornings, which also makes the block's popularity even more bewildering! |
* Why did One Saturday Morning advertise itself as being like "five hours of summer once a week" when the main cartoons created for the block (''[[Doug]]'', ''[[Pepper Ann]]'', ''[[Recess]]'', ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', etc.) took place almost entirely at school? Last I checked, school was something kids would want nothing to do with on Saturday mornings, which also makes the block's popularity even more bewildering! |
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** Probably so kids could laugh at others being in school. Sadism for children, I guess. |
** Probably so kids could laugh at others being in school. Sadism for children, I guess. |
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* This might sound stupid as well, but why is their official logo always portrayed with that gloss? It looks decent in motion, but they should stick with the flat 2D version for anything else. Probably doesn't help that several ABC stations have tacked the glossy logo onto theirs, to [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Wabc_HD.jpg varying] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/KABC-TV_Logo.png degrees] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/KGTV10.png of] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Wtvd_durham.png success.] |
* This might sound stupid as well, but why is their official logo always portrayed with that gloss? It looks decent in motion, but they should stick with the flat 2D version for anything else. Probably doesn't help that several ABC stations have tacked the glossy logo onto theirs, to [https://web.archive.org/web/20100411060227/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Wabc_HD.jpg varying] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8e/KABC-TV_Logo.png degrees] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120224161557/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/KGTV10.png of] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Wtvd_durham.png success.] |
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** Agreed. The best logos (including that of ABC) are just as recognizable in monochrome as they are in color, and should surely capitalize on such effectiveness. |
** Agreed. The best logos (including that of ABC) are just as recognizable in monochrome as they are in color, and should surely capitalize on such effectiveness. |
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