Internet Angrily Mourns The Shutdown Of Cartoon Network Studios After Merger With Discovery

For many, the Warner Bros. merger with Discovery was already a devastating event, with multiple rounds of layoffs and several properties, including an entire movie, being cancelled in an attempt to drastically cut the operating costs and debt that Warner Bros. reportedly had accrued in recent years. Despite these drastic measures, the company still had a further bit more to go, with the latest action being called the worst one yet. Cartoon Network, the TV channel and animation studio behind several '90s nostalgia hits, was announced to have been folded into, which means merged, with Warner's Animation Studio, an act that undoubtedly will have drastic impact on the creativity and future of the network, angering thousands online. This anger was directed at the boss of the merged company, David Zaslav, who agreed to the merger only days after the studio celebrated it's 30th anniversary.

Cartoon Network Studios, as you know it, is gone thanks to David Zaslav. It consolidating into a single unit with Warner Bros. Animation, and this is HUGE news. It's also an ominous sign for the future of new, original Cartoon Network animation.https://t.co/evUeth0yuQ

— cartoonbrew.com – Animation News (@cartoonbrew) October 12, 2022

Cartoon Network: Turns 30

David Zaslav: pic.twitter.com/eRAiPVLqDW

— TRAFON (@RiseFallNickBck) October 8, 2022

That 30th anniversary stream really felt like it was CN’s way of saying goodbye, and now Cartoon Network Studios is dead? 😔

— Count Bencula 🦇 #FireDavidZaslav (@Benimated) October 12, 2022

For their 30th year anniversary, Cartoon Network got the gift of liquidation. Absolutely disgusting.

— Lea (@LeaC_Official) October 12, 2022

Some weren't mad at the news, and instead took on the somber approach of appreciating the wonderful memories they've had from the animation studio, which quickly turned into them posting some of the hundreds of bumpers and quick bits of animation made by the studio that would play between shows. These bumpers and shorts had varying lengths between them, with later ones trying to create a fully fleshed-out city in which all the cartoon characters would live together and interact with one another, creating a different type of feel that separated Cartoon Network from competitor child entertainment networks.

Rip Cartoon Network Studios (as we know it)

1994-2022

While the brand will still exist, Cartoon Network Studios will be merged with Warner Bros. Animation. pic.twitter.com/ZycVF4iJxX

— Ben 10 News (@BenTenNews) October 12, 2022

Considering that Cartoon Network may be going under for bullcrap reasons, May I suggest a new animation challenge where we animate our own Cartoon Network Studios bumpers, in honor of the studio shutting down pic.twitter.com/CY5bBwR0Bn

— The Meme Jester (Commissions Open) (@TheMemeJester) October 12, 2022

Cartoon Network Studios Logos pic.twitter.com/FPvQ9sDMdm

— 🎃Hanna-Barbera ScreenCaps🎃 (@HannaBarberaCap) October 12, 2022

Cartoon Network City – The Button Bumper pic.twitter.com/aHFtjH8R2S

— CNFan1995 (@CNFan1995) October 11, 2022

However, there also seems to be a bit of copium being passed around, as there were a few who are skeptical of the claims and aren't entirely sure that the studio is being shut down, or argue that the creativity and personnel will remain roughly the same.

I'm not in any hurry to believe Cartoon Network Studios is DEAD dead; that article just made it all sound like they were consolidating, but still making stuff. So I don't wanna be all doom and gloom.

It's really hard not to, though.

— JeffTheFriendlyMovieGhost 🎞️👻 #FireDavidZaslav (@JeffMovieMan) October 12, 2022

Hey if you’ve seen an article floating around by Cartoon Brew that Cartoon Network is ending I would definitely reconsider taking it at face value.

They don’t have a stellar track record when it comes to reporting news as highlighted by Alex Hirsch. pic.twitter.com/bfsCKawgic

— 🎃Jack-o-lanturn 👻 (@amphajack) October 12, 2022