Sucks yes, but I think most knew or at least suspected this after the sudden long hiatus. *sigh*

Cartoon Network - the Mattel of the cable airwaves....

Well, that sucks. Not truly unexpected, however.

Sometimes I really wish I lived in Japan where animation is just another art form where stories can run the gamut from kiddie stuff all the way up to mature adult (even porn ). That way a mature show with Marvel or DC could thrive for years and years. We had that with JLU, Avengers EMH, Spectacular Spider-man, and now Young Justice, but lately none of them seem to make it past 2 seasons (anybody remember Wolverine and the X-men?).

But instead, execs believe "cartoons" must be dumbed down for the 8 year old set and good stuff like YJ gets replaces with inferior productions, just like the superior spectacular SM got replaced with Ultimate SM.

Sigh.

Not that it means much, but some people set up a nice little petition. I usually don't bother with them but this time I feel obligated.

https://www.change.org/petitions/cartoo ... ries#share

I did it.

CCC.

A failed toy line means a dead show.

That should not be the case. Other than the figures from Mattel and McDonald's happy meals, DC hardly merchandised the Young Justice show.

Agreed, but that's the world we live in now.

Hmmmmmm.

Logic dictates that if the line failed, someone did not do their job and should be fired.







Of course I would imagine Mattel actually wants to have someone still working there.




CCC.

I remember reading an interview or being told that Static Shock was cancelled after 4 seasons (52 episodes) instead of 5 seasons (65 episodes) which is when they typically end because there was no toy line. The story went something like this. An episode costs $5,000 to make. WB or CN pays $4,000 for it. The real money is in merchandising, the largest chunk of which is toys. That not only makes up the difference, but IS the profit. But without it, they were losing $1,000 per episode. they could no longer afford to do so, so they ended the show.

OK, I really like the overall show, but it bugs me that EVERY time we think the heroes have a made a step forward or two against the villains, the villains are shown to be still 2 steps ahead of the heroes. I miss the days when the heroes won. Like every story of Justice League.

While the infiltration of Aqualad and Artemis into the Light is on track, this time:

The end of every comic story is known (the heroes will win).

It's the journey to that victory that makes the story interesting. And YJ has been one hell of an interesting journey.

Too bad we'll only got six episodes left.

I think you really overvalue this show. It's been nothing but a disjointed story from episode 1. We haven't solved anything since the show started and now it's ending. It's a fun show, I enjoy the characters, but the "journey" has been a frustrating and bumpy ride.

Well, the record on YJ is not very good.
And when are they going to get to the 6 off world JL members?

I'm sure they'll be back just in time to save the day from Darkseid and the Reach in the last (or second last) episode.

Having much of the League off world forces the younger heroes to step up (with varied results) and explains why the Light is focusing on them rather than the League.

Greg writes flawed, realistic characters in a world that's not black/white but multiple shades of grey. I find it much more interesting than standard superhero fare.

But hey, YMMV.

This just like Gargoyles is why this show is so good--- (he's especially good at tieing loose ends together - and weaving in small little things from previous episodes.)