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'''''Sym-Bionic Titan''''' is an animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky that ran on Cartoon Network from 2010-2011. | '''''Sym-Bionic Titan''''' is an animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky that ran on Cartoon Network from 2010-2011. Despite critical acclaim, high ratings and a second-season cliffhanger, Cartoon Network abruptly announced the show's cancellation later in 2011 - due, it would eventually emerge, to the network's inability to secure a toy licensing deal.<ref>[https://screenrant.com/symbionic-titan-canceled-cartoon-network/ Screenrant article on why the show was cancelled.] Retrieved 10 Oct '23</ref> It has been confirmed that several additional episodes had been written, but to this day, '''no scripts or other additional production materials have resurfaced.''' | ||
==Plot== | |||
A notably more adult animated series in the same vein as Tartakovsky's earlier ''Samurai Jack'', ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' followed the fortunes of two teenaged aliens, Princess Ilana and her protector Corporal Lance, who was assisted by his 'bio-cybernetic' robot Octus. When their home planet Galaluna is betrayed by General Modula, leading to an invasion of the evil Mutraddi, Princess and bodyguards escape to Earth and disguise themselves as a human family, attending a small-town high school in the American Midwest as cover. As a further defense against the various alien mutants and monsters sent their way, Octus is able to activate a protocol that combines their alien power armor suits into a giant mecha robot called Sym-Bionic Titan. | |||
==Cancellation== | ==Cancellation== | ||
The available episodes re-ran on the network's Adult Swim block for a few months in 2012, and again in 2014. In a 2012 Reddit AMA, a fan asked Tartakovsky if there had been more episodes planned for the series, to which he replied: | |||
<blockquote>"YES!! We wrote 10 more episodes | <blockquote>"YES!! We wrote 10 more episodes that were better than the first 20. It was tragic for me to not have a chance to do that."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/10l1an/i_am_genndy_tartakovsky_the_director_of_hotel/ Tartakovsky's Reddit AMA that mentions the cancelled episodes.] Retrieved 10 Oct '23</ref></blockquote> He did not elaborate on what happened to the scripts, or how far the additional episodes had made it into preproduction. | ||
==Availability== | |||
After its last rerun in 2014, the show was written off entirely by Cartoon Network for tax purposes alongside another Adult Swim series, ''Beware the Batman''.<ref>[https://toonami.tumblr.com/post/98164760488/good-newsbad-news-batman-fans Toonami Tumblr page announcing the show's write off.] Retrieved 10 Oct '23</ref> Currently, ''SBT'' can be seen on AppleTV and purchased on iTunes and other media stores. | |||
In 2017, after ''Samurai Jack'''s revival wrapped up production, Tartakovsky expressed interest in similarly reviving ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' to give it a proper finale, reiterating that desire in 2023. <ref>[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/genndy-tartakovsky-sym-bionic-titan-revival-interest-exclusive/ An article on Tartakovsky's interest in reviving the show.] Retrieved 10 Oct '23</ref> However no further concrete steps seem to have been taken towards realizing it. | |||
In 2017, after '' | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Images=== | |||
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===Videos=== | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
===Anthology and Short Series=== | ===Anthology and Short Series=== | ||
*[[Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)]] | |||
*[[The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)]] | *[[The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)]] | ||
*[[Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)]] | *[[Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)]] | ||
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*[[The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)]] | *[[The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)]] | ||
*[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]] | *[[Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)]] | ||
*[[Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)]] | |||
*[[Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)]] | *[[Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)]] | ||
*[[Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)]] | *[[Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)]] | ||
*[[Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)]] | *[[Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)]] | ||
*[[Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)]] | *[[Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)]] |
Latest revision as of 16:11, 12 July 2024
Sym-Bionic Titan is an animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky that ran on Cartoon Network from 2010-2011. Despite critical acclaim, high ratings and a second-season cliffhanger, Cartoon Network abruptly announced the show's cancellation later in 2011 - due, it would eventually emerge, to the network's inability to secure a toy licensing deal.[1] It has been confirmed that several additional episodes had been written, but to this day, no scripts or other additional production materials have resurfaced.
Plot
A notably more adult animated series in the same vein as Tartakovsky's earlier Samurai Jack, Sym-Bionic Titan followed the fortunes of two teenaged aliens, Princess Ilana and her protector Corporal Lance, who was assisted by his 'bio-cybernetic' robot Octus. When their home planet Galaluna is betrayed by General Modula, leading to an invasion of the evil Mutraddi, Princess and bodyguards escape to Earth and disguise themselves as a human family, attending a small-town high school in the American Midwest as cover. As a further defense against the various alien mutants and monsters sent their way, Octus is able to activate a protocol that combines their alien power armor suits into a giant mecha robot called Sym-Bionic Titan.
Cancellation
The available episodes re-ran on the network's Adult Swim block for a few months in 2012, and again in 2014. In a 2012 Reddit AMA, a fan asked Tartakovsky if there had been more episodes planned for the series, to which he replied:
"YES!! We wrote 10 more episodes that were better than the first 20. It was tragic for me to not have a chance to do that."[2]
He did not elaborate on what happened to the scripts, or how far the additional episodes had made it into preproduction.
Availability
After its last rerun in 2014, the show was written off entirely by Cartoon Network for tax purposes alongside another Adult Swim series, Beware the Batman.[3] Currently, SBT can be seen on AppleTV and purchased on iTunes and other media stores.
In 2017, after Samurai Jack's revival wrapped up production, Tartakovsky expressed interest in similarly reviving Sym-Bionic Titan to give it a proper finale, reiterating that desire in 2023. [4] However no further concrete steps seem to have been taken towards realizing it.
Gallery
Images
Videos
See Also
Anthology and Short Series
- Big Bag (partially found Cartoon Network live-action animated puppet series; 1996-1998)
- The Moxy Show (partially found Cartoon Network CGI animated anthology series; 1993-1995)
- Sunday Pants (partially lost Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 2005)
- ToonHeads (partially lost Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1992-2003)
- ToonHeads "A Night of Independent Animation" (found special of Cartoon Network animation anthology series; 1996)
- Villainous (partially found Cartoon Network Mexico online animated short series; 2012-2013)
- What a Cartoon! (found Cartoon Network animated anthology series; 1995-1997)
- Youri, the Spaceman (found Cartoon Network France CGI animated short series; 2002)
Audio
- Adventure Time (lost uncensored episode commentaries from Cartoon Network animated series DVDs; 2012-2014)
- Akazukin Chacha (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 1998)
- Ani-Yoko: My Next Door Neighbor (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2008)
- Class of 3000 (found original English audio of Cartoon Network animated musical series; 2006-2008)
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy "Matinee Mandy" (lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated short; 2007)
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (partially found Cartoon Network India English dub of anime; 2001)
- Mojacko (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2013)
- My Melody (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; mid-2000s)
- Out of Jimmy's Head (found Cartoon Network live-action/animated teen sitcom; 2007-2008)
- Spaced Out (partially found Cartoon Network UK English dub of French animated series; 2000s)
- Sugar Sugar Rune (lost Cartoon Network Philippines English dub of anime; 2011)
- Uncle Gus (partially lost original English audio of Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2000-2001)
- Yatterman (lost Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2011)
- Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (partially lost unreleased original voice audio and unfinished/unknown Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2003)
- Zoids Genesis (partially found Cartoon Network Asia English dub of anime; 2007)
Bumpers and Interstitials
- The Big Game XXVI: Tom vs. Jerry (found Cartoon Network marathon special; 1998)
- Cartoon Network (partially found "High Noon Toons" bumpers from TV channel block; 1994-1996)
- Cartoon Network (partially lost "Nood" bumpers from TV channel; 2008-2010)
- Cartoon Network "Cartoon Network Responds!" (partially lost interstitials from TV channel; 1997-1999)
- Cartoon Network Mayors' Awards of Excellence (partially found interstitials of Cartoon Network Philippines civic campaign; 2000s)
- Cartoon Network NBA All-Star Slam (found interviews of marathon; 2003)
- Cartoon Planet (partially found bumpers of revival block of Cartoon Network animated variety series; 2012)
- Codename: Kids Next Door Mission Weekend (partially found marathon bumpers for Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Fridays aka "Cartoon Cartoon Fridays" (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel block; 1999–2007)
- Hotdog TV (partially found Cartoon Network interstitial series; 2010)
- Ice King Steals Christmas (partially found Cartoon Network UK Christmas themed bumpers starring "Adventure Time" character; 2015-2018)
- JBVO, Toon FM & Viva Las Bravo (partially found interstitials from Cartoon Network channel blocks; early-mid 2000s)
- Tickle-U (partially found Cartoon Network preschool block; 2005-2006)
- VBirds: Perfect (lost Cartoon Network UK interstitial series of British virtual girl group; 2003)
Pilots
- Ben 10 (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; early-mid 2000s)
- Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You (found prototype short of "The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy" Cartoon Network animated series; 1995)
- Camp Lazlo "Monkey See, Camping Doo" (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- Captain Sturdy (found Cartoon Network animated pilots; 2001/2003)
- Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (partially lost pitch pilots from British animation studio; 2008-2011)
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003)
- Imp Inc. (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- Jeffrey Cat: Claw and Order "All Dogs Don't Go to Heaven" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2002)
- A Kitty Bobo Show (found storyboard of cancelled second animated pilot for Cartoon Network; 2002)
- Major Flake in "Soggy Sales" (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2001)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (partially lost unaired "Wedgies" pilot and short of Cartoon Network animated series; 2007)
- Mess O' Blues (partially found prototype short of "Johnny Bravo" Cartoon Network animated series; 1993)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey (lost pitch pilots of Cartoon Network animated series; 2003/2004)
- The Powerpuff Girls (lost pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series reboot; early-mid 2010s)
- Project Gilroy (lost Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)
- Regular Show (non-existent Flash pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; late 2000s-2010)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially found pitch pilots of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 1993)
- Squirrel Boy "Kite Makes Right" (partially found pitch pilot of Cartoon Network animated series; 2004)
- What's Wrong With Ruth? (found Cartoon Network animated pilot; 2007)
Live-Action
- Bobb'e Says (partially found Cartoon Network live-action clip series; 2009)
- BrainRush (partially lost Cartoon Network live-action game show; 2009)
- Track Rats (partially found Cartoon Network reality short series; 2010)
- The Othersiders (found Cartoon Network paranormal reality series; 2009)
Other Cartoon Network Series
- The Amazing World of Gumball (partially lost deleted scenes of Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2019)
- The Amazing World of Gumball "The Downer" (lost original draft of Cartoon Network animated series episode; existence unconfirmed; 2012-2014)
- The Amazing World of Gumball "The Rex" (partially found production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2012)
- Ben 10 (partially found pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2008)
- Chowder (lost pop-up trivia version of Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2010)
- Chowder (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network TV film; 2009)
- Codename: Kids Next Door (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series episodes; 2002-2008)
- Dexter's Laboratory "Rude Removal" (found unaired Cartoon Network animated series episode; 1997)
- Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network (found launch preview of TV channel special; 1992)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Luck Be an Ed Tonight"/"A Room with an Ed" (rumored/lost unfinished Cartoon Network animated series episodes; existence unconfirmed; 2005)
- Ed, Edd n Eddy "Special Ed" (non-existent unproduced Cartoon Network animated series episode; late 1990s/early 2000s)
- Hall of Game Awards (partially found Cartoon Network award show; 2011-2014)
- I Heart Tuesdays (lost production material of cancelled Cartoon Network animated series; 2011-2012)
- I-10: The Ben 10 User Generated Experience (found Cartoon Network TV special; 2008)
- Mixels (partially found unaired/unproduced episodes of Cartoon Network animated comedy series based on LEGO toy line; 2014-2016)
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes "Crossover Nexus" (partially found original 22-minute version of Cartoon Network animated series episode; 2010s)
- Skatoony (found original British version of Cartoon Network quiz show; 2006-2008)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast (partially lost Gametap episodes of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series; 2006-2008)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast "Snatch" (lost script of ending of Cartoon Network adult animated comedy series episode; 1999)
External Links
References
- ↑ Screenrant article on why the show was cancelled. Retrieved 10 Oct '23
- ↑ Tartakovsky's Reddit AMA that mentions the cancelled episodes. Retrieved 10 Oct '23
- ↑ Toonami Tumblr page announcing the show's write off. Retrieved 10 Oct '23
- ↑ An article on Tartakovsky's interest in reviving the show. Retrieved 10 Oct '23