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** 15 years later, this was apparently lifted as the first new episode of the series have Beavis proudly exclaiming "FIRE! FIRE!" |
** 15 years later, this was apparently lifted as the first new episode of the series have Beavis proudly exclaiming "FIRE! FIRE!" |
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* Several aspects of the [[Darker and Edgier]] second season of ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (Animation)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' have the fingerprints of meddling. Superman X's existence seems to have come out of a pressing need to have a Superman with a warrior complex and even more superpowers: |
* Several aspects of the [[Darker and Edgier]] second season of ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (Animation)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'' have the fingerprints of meddling. Superman X's existence seems to have come out of a pressing need to have a Superman with a warrior complex and even more superpowers: |
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{{quote| '''James Tucker:''' They wanted a super-up Superman. They didn't care how we did it, but they wanted him to be more of a badass. For me, I didn't want to alter our existing Superman that much. So along with Michael Jelenic, we came up with [[Send in The Clones|the clone from the future]]. (More [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=117 here].)}} |
{{quote| '''James Tucker:''' They wanted a super-up Superman. They didn't care how we did it, but they wanted him to be more of a badass. For me, I didn't want to alter our existing Superman that much. So along with Michael Jelenic, we came up with [[Send in The Clones|the clone from the future]]. (More [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php?action{{=}}fullnews&id{{=}}117 here].)}} |
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** More depressingly, Saturn Girl's season-long [[Convenient Coma]] and the near-disappearance of Phantom Girl seem to be the results of maximizing the [[Ratings]] for the target 8-to-11-year-old male [[Demographic]]: |
** More depressingly, Saturn Girl's season-long [[Convenient Coma]] and the near-disappearance of Phantom Girl seem to be the results of maximizing the [[Ratings]] for the target 8-to-11-year-old male [[Demographic]]: |
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{{quote| '''Stan Berkowitz:''' ... the network focus-grouped ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'' (and ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (Animation)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'') and found out that what our very young male audience wanted was more fights, jokes and costumes and fewer female characters. No surprises there... [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/tnba/backstage/interviews/berkowitz.php\]}} |
{{quote| '''Stan Berkowitz:''' ... the network focus-grouped ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'' (and ''[[Legion of Super Heroes (Animation)|Legion of Super Heroes]]'') and found out that what our very young male audience wanted was more fights, jokes and costumes and fewer female characters. No surprises there... [http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/tnba/backstage/interviews/berkowitz.php\]}} |
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