Tacomaster
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SLAM!, short for Super Large Action Madness, was a short-lived action block on Nickelodeon from August 25, 2002 to March 2003. RebelTaxi described it as the "Edgy Teen Angst Hour", but it was actually two hours. Shows included Speed Racer, Men in Black, Robot Wars, Super Duper Sumos... um, B-Butt Ugly Martians...
Shows that mattered included Invader Zim and nothing else.
The mascot was this black and white graffiti dude that played guitar and rode on a skateboard, so you know he's EDGY! Promos include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZcYVErNUo8
And the intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=909m8jbWRIU
An action block on Nickelodeon could have had potential, but the terrible, supposedly actiony programming(Butt Ugly Martians), 3edgy5me branding, lack of publicity, and overall hostility towards action cartoons after 9/11- especially at Nickelodeon("Action shows turn children into terrorists" - Cyma Zarghami), SLAM! was quietly cancelled and quickly forgot about, and with a few exceptions(Avatar), action cartoons on Nickelodeon vanished. Like it or not, SLAM was an interesting experiment, and it's unlikely that we'll ever see anything like it again...
OR IS IT?
Turn on NickToons. Like, right now. Look through the schedule. Look at some promos. Edgy branding? Check. Supposedly actiony, terrible shows? Check. Little publicity? The channel is barely advertised outside of itself- not even it's sister networks advertise it. NickToons may have started out like NickSplat, but now it's become SLAM! in all but name.
How would you make an actiony Nickelodeon block? What programs would have aired there(dropped pilots picked up as well as actual shows)? What years would it air? What would it's timeslot be? What would it be called? Leave your answers in the replies below!
Shows that mattered included Invader Zim and nothing else.
The mascot was this black and white graffiti dude that played guitar and rode on a skateboard, so you know he's EDGY! Promos include:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZcYVErNUo8
And the intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=909m8jbWRIU
An action block on Nickelodeon could have had potential, but the terrible, supposedly actiony programming(Butt Ugly Martians), 3edgy5me branding, lack of publicity, and overall hostility towards action cartoons after 9/11- especially at Nickelodeon("Action shows turn children into terrorists" - Cyma Zarghami), SLAM! was quietly cancelled and quickly forgot about, and with a few exceptions(Avatar), action cartoons on Nickelodeon vanished. Like it or not, SLAM was an interesting experiment, and it's unlikely that we'll ever see anything like it again...
OR IS IT?
Turn on NickToons. Like, right now. Look through the schedule. Look at some promos. Edgy branding? Check. Supposedly actiony, terrible shows? Check. Little publicity? The channel is barely advertised outside of itself- not even it's sister networks advertise it. NickToons may have started out like NickSplat, but now it's become SLAM! in all but name.
How would you make an actiony Nickelodeon block? What programs would have aired there(dropped pilots picked up as well as actual shows)? What years would it air? What would it's timeslot be? What would it be called? Leave your answers in the replies below!
