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Toon in with Me (2021)
Lose the remote control already
I'm sure the forces behind this poorly conceived program feel they have their audience and can ignore any naysayers, and it's unfortunate that some comments are less than kind to the actors on the show, but this really reaches the point where it's not even a matter of opinion. The presentation that MeTV has chosen to reintroduce the greatest cartoons of all time is a major disappointment. The recurring sentiment in the reviews is spot on: Shut up and show the cartoons already. But even more important than that is that they actually be given the most pristine presentation at the same level Turner Classic Movies gives to the world's great movies. But unfortunately for all his introductory trivia, Bill the Cartoon Curator is no Robert Osborne. And the fact that somebody came up with the idea of him working the remote control to start each classic cartoon, causing a staticky glitch to mar the start of every one of them, and that they stuck with that all this time over the show's first year, shows once and for all that nobody on that show gives a smurf about the greatness of some of the best movie art that ever was, the source of so much of our fondest TV memories, and the only reason any of us turned up to watch this turkey to begin with. Ruining the first seconds of a cartoon really wrecks the experience of the whole thing. And using Svengoolie as a model for the format really lowers the bar from the start for anyone who cares about these great films. MeTV got our hopes up, they promised us the cartoons that hadn't been accessible on a daily basis like this for too long, but by putting this claptrap gauntlet in front of them and then even ruining the cartoons themselves, it's more like our cartoon heritage is being held hostage more than anything else. They may feel they own the cartoons, but they really have just been placed in the entrusted role of seeing the legacy of this great work is carried forward as it should be for the limited time this show will be on the air. Sadly, it is a trust that they have broken, as their responsibility toward the cartoons themselves is a major fail. So, Bill, I'm not trying to be mean when I say this, just stating what any sensible person should agree with: Lose the remote control already.