Final Five Foster's Episodes This Sunday

Hey, Cartoon Network, thanks for the early notice... just saw an advertisement that the final five episodes of Craig McCraken's Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends will beat airing all at once in a marathon this Sunday at 1 PM EST on Cartoon Network.

Pretty sad to see this show ending, especially considering it hasn't been part of Cartoon Network's schedule for some time now. And not to be grim, but I can't see the show airing on CN in the future, what with a whole mess of shows coming, including the dreaded CN Real series, which are essentially further dumbed down reality shows with kids instead of sad adults.

Not to mention, when Genndy Tartakovsky's Samurai Jack ended, Cartoon Network aired its final four episodes in a mini marathon, and then the episodes were never seen again until a DVD release about four years later. Certainly not the fate I wish upon Foster's, but with the McCracken run Cartoonstitute, and Genndy Tartakovsky's upcoming Symbiotic Titan, it shows the network at least knows to hold on to the right people. Then again, they do air Total Drama Island and 6Teen ... and I won't even begin to write out my hate for the studio that produces those piles of... I think you know where this is going.

The Power Flash Girls

Remember the other day when I posted about the Powerpuff Girls' 10th Anniversary? The one with the brand new episode? The one I was curious about as to whether it would be made like the old episodes or be Flash animated like Craig McCracken's current series, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends? Well I got my answer in this video from Cartoon Network:

Powerpuff Girls' 10th Anniversary Preview

Straight from McCracken's mouth he says that the new episode, "The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!!", is being animated by the Foster's Flash animation unit; thus ending my speculation. Can't say I'm overly pleased by this, despite McCracken's claim that, "It's gonna look really cool."

It's not that Flash animation is bad, but a lot of studios tend to use it as a cheap way of production instead of treating the program as digital paper. I'll have to be the judge come Monday night though, maybe you'll watch it too?

Powerpuff Girls' 10th Anniversary

Can you believe that? It's going to be 10 years since the Powerpuff Girls first premiered ... and about 5 years since Cartoon Network stopped airing the show just so that they could make a big deal about it later on. But enough of me ranting, onto the news!

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show, Cartoon Network will be doing three things:

First off is an all day marathon of series' creator, Craig McCracken’s favorite episodes. This will take place on January 19th, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, because nothing says "equal rights" like three super-powered little girls.

This marathon will then lead into the first new Powerpuff Girls episode since 2004 titled, "THE POWERPUFF GIRLS RULE!!!" Which is actually kind of exciting in my opinion, as I'm curious if it will get the Flash quality of McCracken's current series, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, or if it will retain the traditional animation style the show was created in.

And on the day after, Tuesday the 20th, Cartoon Network will release The Complete Powerpuff Girls Anniversary Collector’s Set, a 6 DVD set that includes all 78 episodes of the show, as well as the made for TV movie, T'was the Fight Before Christmas. It is not stated if it will include the new episode, but it will not include The Powerpuff Girls Movie. The set will retail at an MSRP of $59.97

via Turner Newsroom

The set seems like a great deal right? But what about us suckers that bought The Powepuff Girls - Complete First Season DVD boxset?! Yeah, thanks a lot Cartoon Network, thanks for not releasing the rest of the seasons so that I can feel like I wasted 20 dollars.