Question: WHY DIDN'T YOU GET TEAMFOURSTAR TO VOICE THIS?
Answer: They didn't return my messages.
Answer: They didn't return my messages.
— Newgrounds FAQ for Ducktalez episode 7
I always find it a little weird looking at art of characters that never came to fruition; it's like looking at the tombstone of someone who never existed.
— SCXCR talking about unused character artwork for Bloody Roar
I'm Atton. I actually wasn't supposed to make it into the final game, but I was created at the last minute. Blame my agent. I was actually slated for a spin-off to Jedi Knight, but I don't want to talk about what happened there.
— Atton Rand, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
Could've been so beautiful
Could've been so right
Could've been my lover
Every day of my life
Could've been so beautiful
Could've been so right
I'll never hold what could've been
On a cold and lonely night
— Tiffany, "Could've Been"
1994: A company called Panda Pictures attempted to acquire the Filmation library from Paravision, but found that lawyers from the firm representing them also represented Paravision... and were trying to sell the library to Broadway Video. Panda had raised $45 million to buy the library―which included a film library of titles as well―when they found out about the conflict of interest. A $100 million lawsuit against the firm Loeb & Loeb was quickly filed.
1995: Neither Panda Pictures nor Broadway Video bought the Filmation library. Instead, in early January 1995, Paravision sold the Filmation library to Hallmark for somewhere between $20—30 million. The Hallmark Home Entertainment video line planned a line of sell-through videos of our shows, and talked about putting our shows on their own network.
— Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation talking about why Panda Pictures and Broadway Video was unable to buy the in-house Filmation library from Paravision International before Hallmark buys the in-house Filmation library dating back to January 20th, 1995.
"According to president Sandy Wax, Sprout was going to have an aquatic and marine animal-themed programming block sponsored by Sea World. I don’t know why this failed, as Sea World was one of Sprout’s sponsors at the time. The article was published a few months before the launch of The Sprout Sharing Show, so I assume the Sea World block might’ve became the Sharing Show.."
— Madeline Fretz in a Parents and Kids Share Together post
about Sprout content that never was.
about Sprout content that never was. David Rasmussen: Good day, could you please introduce yourself to our readers and tell us what you do?
Mr. Michael Haigney: I’m Michael Haigney and I write and produce the English-language versions of foreign animated series for 4Kids.
David Rasmussen: Tell us a bit about your work on Sonic X. What's a day in your life like working on a series like that?
Mr. Michael Haigney: Well, we’ve actually finished production on the show. For the last several months, Michelle Dunn was producing it. I’m currently working on a new series called “Chaotic,” which will be on 4KidsTV next Fall. But we generally would edit and punch up the adaptation scripts written by our writers early each week. At the same time, our director, Julie Rath would be working with the actors, recording the scripts completed the week before. (We try to complete two shows per week.) About midweek, we’d review the music our very talented music editors cut for each show, and give notes. A day or so later, we’d listen to the new pieces and approve the underscore for two shows. Wednesday and Thursday, I’d listen to the new dialogue and give notes, and possibly discuss casting of new roles for upcoming shows. I’d also review our editor Jordan Podos’s reformat of the next week’s shows, making sure that material forbidden by Fox Standards and Practices Department is eliminated or changed. I’d review Ron London’s sound mixes for one or two shows either Friday or Monday, and the whole process would begin again.
David Rasmussen: What can you tell us about 4KidsTV's upcoming Fall 2006 series "Chaotic"? I know you can't reveal much since it's probably going to be hush hush for the time being, but is there anything you can tell us about it?
Mr. Michael Haigney: It's based on a Danish fantasy role-playing card game that will have a big online component. It's a co-production with GONZO, a Japanese animation company I'm sure you're familiar with. We're working on the designs, characters and stories now. It'll be produced in Japanese and we'll translate into English.
— Mr. Michael Haigney interview for Anime Boredom. He claims Chaotic was originally planned to be animated by Gonzo just like G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 but for some reason, it was switched to Bardel Entertainment in season one and later Dong Woo Animation for the last two seasons most likely due to the failure of the said show for the latter.
