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From: minnie@digisys.net (Mary Lee Oliverson)
Subject: Why Road Rovers Got Cancelled
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998

Message:
I believe the reason Road Rovers got cancelled after one season was probably due to the fact of either bad ratings, not enough episodes, or not enough fans watching the show. Now it's on Cartoon Network but in reruns of Season #1.

I'm hoping that if Warner Bros. Animation has second thoughts, it will decide to bring RR back to its channel again with new episodes for Season #2 titled ROAD ROVERS GENERATION 2! Also new characters would be joining on both sides of good and evil such as...

Alethia - Spitz Canosapien From Japan (Created by RR Fans) Anabelle - Angel-Whippet Canosapien From Heaven (All Dogs Go To Heaven The Series) Balto - Wolf Canosapien From Canada (Balto Animated Movie) Jenna - Husky Canosapien From Canada (Balto Animated Movie) Missy - Coyote Canosapien From Mexico (Hank The Cowdog) Belledona - Devil-Whippet Canomutant From Hell (All Dogs Go To Heaven The Series) Steele - Husky Canomutant Bully (Balto Animated Movie) Carmen SanDiego - Crimeboss #1 (Where On Earth Is Carmen SanDiego?) Nimnul - Professor (Disney's Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers) McLeach - Poacher (Disney's Rescuers Down Under)

In Road Rovers Generation 2...Hunter, Colleen, Blitz, Exile and the Master create the RR Academy and begin training new recruits to join the Fantastic Four. Those recruits are Anabelle, Alethia, Missy, Jenna and Balto. Meanwhile Parvo and Groomer also begin training new allies on their side who are Carmen, Nimnul, McLeach, Steele and Belledona! Muzzle aka Scout is put through the TransDogmifier or TDM and remorphed into the good canosapien form himself who also begins his training at the academy. At the same time Parvo timewarps to the year 2029 aka Judgement Day, breaks into Cyberdyne System, steals the SkyNet program along with the Terminator T-800 endoskeleton robots and uses the killer machines to begin taking over earth in 1999, destroy the Road Rovers and asassinate the Master! Plus the fire-breathing monster known as Godzilla joins up on the side of the Rovers!

I sure hope that happens in Season #2, if and when it comes out on WB-Kids. Bye for now and may the force be with you always.

Scott Space Ace Oliverson (minnie@digisys.net)

My reply to that:

Well, Scott, the ratings definitetly weren't a problem for the Rovers, so you can forget thinking about bad ratings. Although doing the program as you said would bring legal problems, spoofing's OK. Here's a part of "Abomination of the Lurker" (Let me emphasize a part of it):

Producer-"Guys, I've got bad news." Rovers-"Yeah?" Producer-"I got a call from the network. I'm really sorry Rovers, but the show has been canceled." Rovers-"What?!" Hunter-"How can this happen?" Blitz-"You're lying, aren't you?" Colleen-"This can't be true." Exile-"Bolshoid!" Shag-"Ruff!" Hunter-"How can this be? All season our ratings have equaled or matched that show that comes on right before us." Producer-"Look you guys. It's not my call. But there are plenty of jobs out there for toons. If talented toons like you you'll be snatched up in no time. Pick up your last paychecks and head for the reassignment office. They might have something for you there." Parvo-"And to think we only did 13 episodes. This is not fair." Groomer-"I'm gonna miss this place."

You can read the full story at: https://members.tripod.com/~RRTales/fanforce.txt
Plus there's a reference to Godzilla helping the Rovers - sort of - at http://members.aol.com/exile13/Rovers/Monster.htm.

From: MR DANIEL K YOUNG <HKPR89C@prodigy.com>
Subject: Re: q for colleen and hunter
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998

Message:
I don't want to be a pain in the ass about this, and maybe someday I won't have to, but right now the volume of your questions, relative to the volume of questions from anyone else, INCLUDING ME, is starting to make this look like a one person show, and that's not what I intended. If you have questions for the whole group, I'll look at them, but if you want to follow up on every answer I get from the Rovers, you'll have to get used to the fact that not all your questions will be answered, much less put on the website.

My reply to that:

Well, I didn't intend this to be a one-man show either, so to all those netizens out there, if you wanna ask anything to the Rovers, send it here. Plus I'm currently considering putting a page with my questions on my site.

From: Mary Lee Oliverson <minnie@digisys.net>
Subject: My version for Road Rovers Generation 2
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998

Message:
Dear Sir,
I am thinking, that if Warner Bros. Animation decides to bring back Road Rovers onto their WB-Kids lineup again it
would be called ROAD ROVERS GENERATION 2. However, this is different than the last letter I sent. Here it is:
In G2, the Master undergoes plastic reconstructive facial surgery to regain his handsome self of William Alan Shepherd again. Next, he and his Fantastic Four of Hunter, Exile, Colleen and Blitz build a training school known as ROAD ROVER ACADEMY. Then the Professor tours around the globe, looking for new recruits such as...
                                                        Alethia - Spitz-Husky from Japan
                                                        Jeff - Greyhound from USA
                                                        Star - German Shepherd from USA
                                                        Xander - German Shepherd from USA
                                                        Spirit - Border Collie from USA
                                                        Penny - Dalmatian from Domonican Republic
                                                        Dervish - Sheltie Sheepdog from ????
                                                        Ricky - Husky-Wolf from ????
                                                        Dylan - Crossbreed Mutt from ????
                                                        Muzzle - aka Scout from USA
                                                        Cricket - Terrier from ????
                                                        Sierra - Malamute from ????
                                                        *Anabelle* - Angel Whippet from Heaven
                                                        *Balto* - Wolf from Canada
                                                        *Jenna* - Husky from Canada
                                                        *Missy* - Coyote from Mexico

The ones I have the asterik next to means they are animated dogs from other cartoon show/movies. Missy is from the short-story Hank The Cowdog on CBS StoryBreak, Anabelle is from All Dogs Go To Heaven The Series, Balto and Jenna are from the Balto animated movie. With these new recruits called THE JUNIOR ROVERS, Dr. Shepherd would train these new cadets in crimefighting, rescuing hostages and so forth.
Meanwhile the evil General Parvo, in his quest of world domination begins hiring new cadets of his own, such as...
                                                        *Belledona* - Devil Whippet from Hell
                                                        *Steele* - Husky from Canada
                                                        *Carmen SanDiego* - Crimeboss Agent Spy from
                                                        ????
                                                        *Nimnul* - Professor from ????

These 4 villians would be the new recruits to join forces with Parvo and Groomer. Belledona is also from the All Dogs Go To Heaven The Series (She is the twin cousin of Anabelle), Steele is from the Balto movie, Carmen is from the Where On Earth Is Carmen SanDiego? cartoon show and Nimnul is from the Disney's Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers.
Time and time again, the cyborg terrorist leader of his EMPIRE CLAN sends his goons to do his dirty work deeds. But each time the Road Rovers and Junior Rovers stop his plans of conquering earth in the year 2000 again and again. It would probably have new actors voicing each character, new episodes and so forth.
I'm not sure if that is what Road Rovers Generation 2 will look like, if it ever returns to WB-Kids. Bye for now.
Scott nWo Oliverson

My reply to that:

Thank god you aren't sure! I personally don't like any of your ideas from either letter, they'd make the show lose the bite it had in the 1st season (clever pun there). Also I suggested in my 1st letter reply that no crossovers would be allowed. Please comply to them... Not that I mind crossovers, it's the authorites who do.

From: Thomas E. Reed <tomreed@sundial.net>
Subject: Re: get the rovers renewed! please
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999
Message:
(A copy of this message has also been posted to the following newsgroups: rec.arts.animation)
In article <79vsif$sqm$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, ungvichian@thaimail.com wrote:
> in case u didn't know about road rovers: The rovers were cancelled in 2/97 despite great ratings, and without public explanation.
Ratings for "Road Rovers" on Kids WB were terrible. Or are you talking about a non-American cartoon network? IMHO, the show wasn't thought through before they started animating; the themes wandered all over the place, and the same problem is cropping up in "Histeria!"
>Now there is a site especially for WB stuff. it's at acmecity.com. we ought to post anti-kellener stuff on it since he's responsible for the loss of freakazoid, earth worm jim and, more recently, animaniacs.
Starting a pogrom, are we? In case you haven't heard, there have been many shakeups at Kids WB. There are rumors (I don't know how close they are) that the President of the network is being replaced.
But even if that's true, blaming one individual for the changes you mentioned isn't fair. "Freakazoid" was a fanboy favorite, but it didn't amuse a lot of the core audience of kids. "Earthworm Jim" was, let's face it, another superhero parody, plowing the same field as "The Tick." And "Animaniacs" has been on the air for years; the show had parodied just about everything possible, and there was no place else for Warner's animators to go.
What might be a more beneficial thing to do is to suggest Warner animate something that wasn't full of pop-culture parodies; the people creating and writing their funny cartoons have burnt out, although their serious cartoons like "Batman Beyond" are doing well. Heck, maybe they could hire Bobcat Goldthwait to do something like "Bobcat's Big Ass Cartoon Show," and it'd at least be different.
-- Tom Reed says, if you want the best in gaming, see the SunQuest site... http://www.sunquestgames.com

My reply to that:

Well if you read the first feedback letter reply, I might say on the contrary. Besides, I personally hate their serious stuff. I mean, they've been doing comedy cartoon series for years! Why switch to drama, when you've got a winning formula with comedy? Trust me, you can find more reasons to save the show if you go to RUFF. Also, if I can't blame Jaimie alone for these cancellations, then why are others doing it? Guess they're under the same impression as me, huh?

Note: By the way, this reply comes from the fact I now have an account on Dejanews. (Since then, it's changed to just plain Deja, and is now part of Google.)

From : <Olshriek@aol.com>
Date : Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:41:50 EST
Subject : Why Road Rovers got cancelled
Message:
The show was a sort of replacement until Fox lost the rights to the Batman show it however went over really well which is why it got sent to the Cartoon Network Plans for new episodes. Last time I checked were after other shows
Adios
Lou Conard

My reply to that:

I can accept this. But as you can see, RR didn't get any new episodes. Just the same old ones over and over.

From: <TnAdct@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 10:51:04 EDT
Subject: My RR Cancelation Theory
Message:
Hello, I saw your RR web page while wanting to see what the Rugrats MiSTing page was like. Personally, I have two possible theories as to why the show may got cancelled after just one season.
1. The E/I rule, Batman, and MIB. Obviously, Kids' WB needed some educational programs for the 1997-1998 season, and thus cancelled shows that they feel weren't that important to fill up the E/I shows, Batman on KWB, and the animated MIB show.
2. Five words: Kellner is a Brain-dead Idiot. Though it was nice to have him put Pokemon on the KWB line-up, Jamie Kellner, the head of the WB, had absolutely no clue as to what adult cartoon viewers enjoy on KWB, as seen with the cancelations of good shows, the Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain concept, and the idea of having only one new episode of Animaniacs for the 1998-1999 season. Thus, my best guess is that the cancelation of RR was because of Kellner being a complete dope.
Joe "Colleen Crow" Klemm

From: <FinalFantasyPS2@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 21:48:22 EDT
Subject: Road Rovers
Message:
I think it stinks that it got cancelled. I saw only 5 minutes of the end of one episode, and i didn't know what it was called. and I liiked the idea of it. and now 2001 I finally learn what the show was,, and it sucks that i didnt' get to see the entire season, i heard they had some adult humor in it.

From: <F1REDROSE@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 15:16:18 EDT
Subject: Road Rovers come back
Message:
Road Rovers come back!
Road Rovers was the best canine show on the air because this was the first time I've seen a canine walk on two legs and act like a human and unlike other half human and half animal characters they don't have dog hind legs to walk on which would not look very good on them. They are as cool as the japanese who made Shinning Force and Emblem of justice video game with wolfs who also had human bodies just like the Road Rovers and some other animal characters I've seen on video games.

From: <AUCZRJ@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 01:07:01 EDT
Subject: Those Adult Cartoon RR Sites our why it's off the Air! Today
Message:
You see Tom Rugger had it all planed to go full force in getting Warner Bros. Road Rovers Back in 2000,when I chat with him back in AUGUST Summer 2000,but Tom Rugger said to me, that when he saw all the Adult RR Sites ect. his Anger towards people like the guys who have no life,wanting to post Adult Colleen Arts,Pictures,Computer Graphic Scans ect,in Tom Rugger's Madness An Hurt is Heart Felt he pulled the plug for good at Rerunning them On Cartoon Network,Tom Rugger said On June 30,2000 Friday.

So there you go now you know the truth man,your looking at one who fighted to get these Adult RR sites down,Warner Bros. Shun Me when I reported them to them,also Web Masters including Dencity {Home of the GateKeeper, WORST! SICK!,VALGUR,NASTY,UNGODLY TRASH it had Adult RR Colleen Sites,Gay Hunter Sites,Rover Rape,Colleen Attacked by Wolves,Violent Bloody Colleen Rape Arts,Pictures,you name it,it was all there as proof to the court on Papers an Scans,an they favored the one doing it,an I Lost the Case{ Yhea I when as far as taking it to Court},Can You Imagine,they said I was wrong for showing them the Sites An Proofs Of It On Papers An Scans,That I was Coming Against His Freedom Of Speech,Right To _Expression,that's this Damn World were living in today,conculding line is that Tom Rugger said that Road Rovers was his Family,His Life,His Love,His Reason To Go On,an now to Tom Rugger it no longer wroth saving an bring back.

A1LF-{Freakazoid}E-{Earth Worm Jim}H - {Hunter}KJA

My reply to that: Yes, this is really what the guy wrote. Though it might be incoherent, I think you can understand what he's saying.