I hate to see this.
The top guy at the Cartoon Network is stepping down because of the "gravity of the situation" regarding the Boston terror scare over the lite-brite type billboards of The Mooninites from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."
Firstly, Mr. Jim Samples, we as "Adult Swim" fans (the block of irony drenched hipsteriffic programming in which "ATHF" appears) do not accept your resignation, because The Mooninites do not acknowledge the earth concept of gravity, as Ignignot would say. So suck it, as Err would say. And it's a goddamned cartoon, as I would say.
Secondly, you took a completely moribund sister network in the Turner family and made it into a red hot commodity for the vaunted 18-34 demos (can anyone tell I work in publicity now?). The AJC backs me up:
Among others things, he helped build Cartoon's Adult Swim programs into a major success.
"Aqua Teen" appears during Adult Swim, usually late at night. "Aqua Teen" is an unconventional cartoon, featuring a talking meatball, carton of fries and milkshake as main characters.
I should know. Every week I look at cable ratings broken down by male demos, and "Adult Swim" kicks the shit out of everyone with "Family Guy" reruns and original cartoons aimed at (you guessed it) adults that are bizarre and smart.
So fuck Boston, fuck false terror alarms and fuck PC corporate policy. You did your job well, sir.
First "Fever Pitch" and now this. Thanks, Beantown.