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Rauni









Since: 08-14-04

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Posted on 02-23-06 04:53 PM Link | Quote
I thought I might pull a Rogue right now.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060223/ap_en_ot/china_cartoon_ban

In case the url goes bad.

Originally posted by yahoo.com
BEIJING - "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" could be out of the picture in China — along with many other cartoon favorites.

China has announced a ban on TV shows and movies that blend animated elements with live-action actors, a move aimed at nurturing local animators and apparently curbing the use of foreign cartoons.

Besides "Roger Rabbit," the 1988 feature film in which actor Bob Hoskins performed beside several animated characters, popular children's TV shows featuring human hosts and animated elements such as "Blue's Clues" from the United States and Britain's "Teletubbies" could be included in the ban. And "Space Jam," the 1996 film featuring basketball great Michael Jordan alongside Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck could also be shelved.

The government's main television and film regulator sent notice Feb. 15 to broadcasters and theaters that such films and shows could no longer be shown and that violators would be punished. It did not say what the penalties would be.

It also did not give examples of banned programs but described them as "so-called cartoons that mainly feature real people and only occasionally have computer-generated elements."

Communist authorities are eager to expand the country's animation industry and also are worried about the influence of foreign pop culture on Chinese children.

The cartoon ban is intended to "promote the development and prosperity of the cartoon industry in China," said the statement issued by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

The broadcast administration's statement said it planned to review programs that had previously been granted licenses to make sure none of the banned programming is aired.

Phone calls to the administration's main office on Thursday weren't answered.

Japanese and Western animated programs have gained a foothold in China but the government wants to develop its own industry.

China already limits foreign cartoons on television to 40 percent of all cartoons broadcast. It has said it might ban all foreign cartoons from prime time television once the quantity and quality of domestic productions is considered adequate.

Yet foreign cartoons dubbed into Chinese are a staple on late afternoon and weekend television.

Chinese studios have taken advantage of low labor costs to build a growing business handling the labor-intensive animation of cartoons for foreign studios.

But they've had little luck building up their own brands.

There are few Chinese-made cartoons aside from a handful of traditional tales such as "Journey to the West" and some government-financed titles.



Well, isn't China officially crazy or what?
Trigger Happy Jones









Since: 02-21-06
From: It's not hell... But it sure feels like it. *sweating*

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Posted on 02-23-06 08:38 PM Link | Quote
They ain't got no damn sense. They're likely to lift this ban as they lose revenue, but knowing China, they'll just let their domestic cartoon market collapse.
Jity Horo

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Posted on 02-23-06 08:41 PM Link | Quote
I'm suprised that no one has banned Teletubbies and Blues Clues before. Those shows are seriously creepy. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" shouldn't be banned though. It is a frikin classic for crying out loud.
Elara

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Since: 08-15-04
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Posted on 02-24-06 02:13 AM Link | Quote
Those crazy Chinese... it will never work. Japan's grip on animation is just too strong.
Lord Vulkas Mormonus

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Since: 10-29-04
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Posted on 02-24-06 05:49 PM Link | Quote
LOL!

Sorry, this thing is hilarious, finally someone with sense enough to see the evil of teletubbies and blues clues!

Again, sorry. I hate, I loathe those shows. I hope that they get Barney off too.
Trigger Happy Jones









Since: 02-21-06
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Posted on 02-24-06 08:17 PM Link | Quote
Have Chinese Cartoons ever been shown here, or am I just ignorant?
Rogue
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Since: 08-17-04

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Posted on 02-26-06 11:48 AM Link | Quote
So they aren't banning cartoons altogether, just ones where people "interact" with animation? That's not so bad. Perhaps they could also outlaw Cool World, the movie that almost destroyed Brad Pitt's career.
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