China bans 'Simpsons' from prime time TV

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BEIJING - D'oh! China has banished Homer Simpson, Pokemon and Mickey Mouse from prime time. Beginning Sept. 1, regulators have barred foreign cartoons from TV from 5 to 8 p.m. in an effort to protect China's struggling animation studios, news reports said Sunday. The move allows the Monkey King and his Chinese pals to get the top TV viewing hours to themselves.

Foreign cartoons, especially from Japan, are hugely popular with China's 250 million children and the country's own animation studios have struggled to compete. Communist leaders are said to be frustrated that so many cartoons are foreign-made, especially after efforts to build up Chinese animation studios.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060813/ap_en_...a_cartoon_ban_2

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[Fuzzness 2]

couldn't there be a remote possibility that chinese cartoons suck?

[Alex+R 0]

couldn't there be a remote possibility that chinese cartoons suck?

That's what I was thinking.

Why is the Chinese animation industry that much of a priority anyway?

[dalegg 143]

Communist leaders are said to be frustrated that so many cartoons are foreign-made, especially after efforts to build up Chinese animation studios.

Can't you just picture hundreds of Chinese citizens toiling away in animation sweat-shops each being forced to draw 10 cartoon frames an hour for 3 dollars a day?

Edited August 13, 2006 by dalegg

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Communist leaders are said to be frustrated that so many cartoons are foreign-made, especially after efforts to build up Chinese animation studios.

Can't you just picture hundreds of Chinese citizens toiling away in animation sweat-shops each being forced to draw 10 cartoon frames an hour for 3 dollars a day?

I worked in television animation before getting into video games and for the show I animated on, we where paying South Koreans to draw all the inbetweens at 15 cents a page. So being an American cartoon doesn't mean much anymore. In fact, traditional hand drawn animation jobs are almost non-existent here in the U.S.

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couldn't there be a remote possibility that chinese cartoons suck?

You reactionary imperialist lapdog!

Ok I think the proper Communist insult is 'running dog', not 'lapdog', now that I think about it

[mawilson 2,133]

Can't you just picture hundreds of Chinese citizens toiling away in animation sweat-shops each being forced to draw 10 cartoon frames an hour for 3 dollars a day?

Nope, can't imagine that - $3/day is way too much money for them.

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protectionism - there are very few US shows on Chinese TV.

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Communist leaders are said to be frustrated that so many cartoons are foreign-made, especially after efforts to build up Chinese animation studios.

Can't you just picture hundreds of Chinese citizens toiling away in animation sweat-shops each being forced to draw 10 cartoon frames an hour for 3 dollars a day?

$3/day? Must have got a raise.

[dalegg 143]

Communist leaders are said to be frustrated that so many cartoons are foreign-made, especially after efforts to build up Chinese animation studios.

Can't you just picture hundreds of Chinese citizens toiling away in animation sweat-shops each being forced to draw 10 cartoon frames an hour for 3 dollars a day?

$3/day? Must have got a raise.

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