2001 TV News Archives
November 20, 2001: "Justice League" in Widescreen
For the first time ever, Cartoon Network is doing something it has never attempted before... it's showing a regular series in widescreen.Much has been made of the "widescreen" showing of "Justice League" animated episodes, however fans should note that while it was originally thought that the episodes were created in widescreen and altered into full frame (pan & scan), it's actually the other way around... in a way.
Widescreen showings of the "Justice League" are "matted", meaning black bars placed over the tops and bottom of the full frame screen to give the widescreen feel. But according to Bruce Timm, the widescreen version was always how it was supposed to look.
Bruce Timm told ToonZone, "...[It] was a major battle to get Cartoon Network to agree to a regularly scheduled widescreen airing... we prepared the show with the widescreen ratio in mind..., and we feel the show just plain LOOKS better that way, the compositions are tighter, more focused, etc... it also helps give the show that "epic movie" look we were trying to achieve... certainly the full-frame version works well, too, we just prefer the widescreen version... if the ratings just plummet for the widescreen airings, I guess Cartoon Network will just stop airing 'em that way... the best of all possible worlds would be for folks to watch the show BOTH ways, but i realize that's a lot to ask...!"
The show was created in a widescreen format in anticipation of the up-coming next generation of television sets, which will be widescreen HDTV. Full frame shows will translate poorly into widescreen TVs, which was another reason for the widescreen format on Justice League.
The widescreen version of Justice League will air every Sunday at 8:30pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Fans are urged to support the Widescreen version to ensure Cartoon Network continues running them.
World's Finest News also reports that fans weren't the only ones tuning into the Saturday and Sunday premieres of "Justice League". Even comic creators sat down to enjoy the new animated series from Cartoon Network. Min S. Ku, penciller for "Justice League Adventures #1" and the up-coming fourth issue, sat down to watch the animated series. Here's what he had to say:
"Bruce Timm and crew has done it again! They've managed to bring the biggest characters of the DCU into our television sets and make the group concept work beautifully! The title sequence was cool (although the Batman Beyond title sequence is tough to beat! A good attempt no less). My one big gripe is the fact that I have to wait a whole week to catch each 30 minute episode! Wish Cartoon Networked aired it in an hour long format", said Min S. Ku.
"I caught both the full frame debut and the widescreen version...and even though you "lose" some artwork in the widescreen version, the widescreen composititions were tighter and I actually preferred it over to the full frame. In fact seeing the full frame version after the wide screen version gave it an "excessive" look", comments Ku. "I think the storyboard artists boarded the scenes with the widescreen ratio in mind and added the extra drawings to fill up the screen to satisfy Cartoon Network's requirements. But I'd personally prefer the widescreen version since it represents the director's and storyboarder's original vision. Now if I only had a widescreen HDTV..."
Be sure to visit the ToonZone website for more Justice League news and information, and for a great range of images to better understand the difference between the full-screen and widescreen versions of the animated series.
2001 Television News
Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2001.- January 22, 2001: “Smallville” has its Clark Kent!
- January 22, 2001: A Petition to get Superman Animated Episodes on DVD
- January 24, 2001: “Justice League: The Animated Series - Press Release
- January 29, 2001: JLA: The Animated Series - No Tim Daly
- January 30, 2001: Early Show - Superman TV Actor Reunion
- January 31: 2001: “Smallville” has its Lana Lang
- February 1, 2001: Early Show - Superman TV Actor Reunion Interview Online
- February 1, 2001: Australians Can Enjoy “The New Adventures of Superman” Again!
- February 6, 2001: “Smallville” Pilot Script Review
- February 7, 2001: Interview with “Smallville” Director, David Nutter
- February 14, 2001: Lois & Clark Fanfic Kerth Awards
- February 24, 2001: Justice League: The Animated Series Update
- February 26, 2001: Smallville has its Location
- March 3, 2001: “Smallville” has its Lex Luthor and Jonathan Kent
- March 7, 2001: “Smallville” Cast Complete!
- March 9, 2001: On the set of “Smallville”
- March 16, 2001: “Smallville” Pilot Episode Script Review
- March 23, 2001: Justice League: The Animated Series Details
- March 26, 2001: Animation Legend William Hanna Dead at 90
- March 26, 2001: “Smallville” has its Lionel Luthor
- March 27, 2001: Whitney Ellsworth “Smallville” Tribute Revoked
- April 4, 2001: “Smallville” News and Interview with Executive Producer
- April 15, 2001: Smallville Spoilers
- April 23, 2001: Justice League Cast Set
- April 24, 2001: Justice League Artwork Displayed in TV Guide Article
- April 25, 2001: Justice League Animated Series - Bruce Timm Interview
- May 8, 2001: Superman Week Ceremony
- May 10, 2001: Tom Welling on Cover of Broadcasting & Cable Magazine
- May 10, 2001: Justice League: The Animated Series - Update!
- May 15, 2001: Justice League Animated Series - Update!
- May 15, 2001: “Smallville” has its Time Slot
- May 16, 2001: Warner Bros. launches its official “Smallville” web page
- May 25, 2001: “I'm Not Superman!” says Tom Welling
- May 31, 2001: Sneak Preview “Smallville” Trailer
- June 3, 2001: Tom Welling on Entertainment Tonight
- June 7, 2001: Rosenbaum to “Re-invent Lex Luthor”
- June 18, 2001: “Smallville” Tid-Bits
- June 19, 2001: Justice League Animated Update!
- June 27, 2001: “Smallville” Pilot Episode Reviews
- July 5, 2001: “Smallville” Update
- July 9, 2001: “Smallville” Video Previews, Picture Gallery and Cast Change
- July 10, 2001: Animated Justice League Premiere Date
- July 11, 2001: “Superman Week” a Big Success!
- July 16, 2001: Justice League Animated Series Update
- July 17, 2001: Question Time with “Smallville” Cast & Crew
- July 21, 2001: “Smallville” Television Commercial
- July 22, 2001: Animated Justice League Update
- July 23, 2001: Justice League Clip Description
- July 23, 2001: Animated Justice League Update
- July 25, 2001: Animated Justice League Images
- July 26, 2001: More Animated Justice League Images
- July 27, 2001: “Smallville” Supporting Cast Images & Bios
- July 31, 2001: More Animated Justice League News
- August 3, 2001: Three “Smallville” Trailers on Official Site
- August 4, 2001: Animated Injustice Gang Information
- August 6, 2001: Animated Justice League Wrap-Up
- August 7, 2001: Cynthia Ettinger Cut From “Smallville” Altogether
- August 8, 2001: Animated Justice League News
- August 8, 2001: “Smallville” Premiere Date Announced
- August 13, 2001: October is Superman TV Month!
- August 13, 2001: Animated Justice League Promo Clip
- August 17, 2001: “Smallville” Interviews, Music-Video and Photos
- August 21, 2001: More “Smallville” Photos and Episode Information
- August 22, 2001: Corey Burton on Justice League Voice Cast
- August 22, 2001: Even More “Smallville” Photos
- August 24, 2001: Animated Justice League Update
- August 28, 2001: Fan Petition Over Superboy TV Series
- August 28, 2001: John Shea on Lois and Clark Reunion
- August 28, 2001: “Smallville” Fourth Episode Information
- August 28, 2001: LA Times Superman/Smallville Article
- August 29, 2001: More “Smallville” Media Attention
- September 1, 2001: “Smallville” - The Media Hype Begins!
- September 3, 2001: New Animated Justice League Promos
- September 3, 2001: Annette O'Toole TV Guide Interview
- September 3, 2001: “Smallville” Featured in Entertainment Weekly Fall Preview
- September 5, 2001: “Smallville” Metamorphosis Episode Photo
- September 7, 2001: Warner Bros. “Smallville” Premiere Competition!
- September 7, 2001: “Smallville” Listed in 'Top Ten Shows to Watch'
- September 7, 2001: E! Online Interview Tom Welling
- September 7, 2001: Official Annette O'Toole “Smallville” Photo
- September 9, 2001: Cinescape “Smallville” Preview
- September 9, 2001: Teen.com “Smallville” Interview
- September 11, 2001: Snow in “Smallville”
- September 13, 2001: Praise for Tom Welling
- September 13, 2001: “Smallville” Fifth Episode Title & Information
- September 13, 2001: New “Smallville” Material at Warner Bros. Website
- September 16, 2001: “Smallville” Poster and News
- September 16, 2001: “Adventues of Superman” DVD Campaign
- September 20, 2001: “Smallville” Featured in SFX Magazine
- September 23, 2001: “Cool” Smallville Episode
- September 24, 2001: No Comics For “Smallville” Star
- September 25, 2001: Nine New Animated Justice League Images
- September 26, 2001: More “Smallville” Pilot Episode Photos
- September 26, 2001: Tom Welling Talks “Smallville”
- September 27, 2001: “Smallville” Around the World (Update)
- September 27, 2001: “Smallville” in the News
- September 27, 2001: No JSA in Animated Justice League
- October 2, 2001: “Smallville” - What happened to Cynthia Ettinger?
- October 2, 2001: “Smallville” in the News
- October 2, 2001: 1950s Superman Back on TV
- October 2, 2001: Superman... The Weakest Link?
- October 3, 2001: “Smallville” Episode 7 Spoiler Information
- October 4, 2001: “Smallville” News
- October 5, 2001: “Smallville” Media Watch
- October 8, 2001: More “Smallville” Media Publicity
- October 9, 2001: Smallville Ledger - A Newspaper that's a Website!
- October 9, 2001: Justice League Re-Scheduled and Online!
- October 9, 2001: Thou Shalt Watch “Smallville”
- October 10, 2001: Smallville Sweepstakes
- October 10, 2001: Michael Rosenbaum on Late Late Show
- October 11, 2001: Justice League November Schedule
- October 13, 2001: New “Smallville” Episode Photos and News
- October 13, 2001: Chicago Tribune Interview Tom Welling
- October 15, 2001: “Smallville” Fourth Episode Photos
- October 15, 2001: Counting Down to “Smallville”
- October 15, 2001: “Smallville” TV News
- October 15, 2001: Jeph Loeb Talks “Smallville”
- October 16, 2001: “Smallville” Airs Tonight!
- October 17, 2001: Media Frenzy Over Smallville's Debut
- October 17, 2001: Animated Superman Coming to DVD
- October 18, 2001: Reactions to “Smallville”
- October 18, 2001: Smallville's Super Debut - A WB Ratings Bonanza!
- October 18, 2001: Smallville Episode Two - Metamorphosis
- October 19, 2001: Animated “Justice League” Review and Images
- October 22, 2001: Entertainment Weekly's Super-Teen Article
- October 22, 2001: LA Times Interview John Schneider
- October 22, 2001: Animated Justice League News
- October 24, 2001: “Death to the Centurion” E-Novel
- October 25, 2001: “Smallville” Continues Its Excellent Ratings
- October 26, 2001: “Smallville” to be Repeated!
- October 27, 2001: Smallville's Eric Johnson Interviewed
- October 29, 2001: “Justice League” Villains
- October 30, 2001: Tonight's Episode of “Smallville” - Hothead
- October 30, 2001: Tom Welling Live Online Chat!
- October 30, 2001: Episode 6 of “Smallville” Revealed
- October 30, 2001: Animated “Justice League” Promotions!
- October 30, 2001: Songs of “Smallville”
- October 31, 2001: “Justice League” News and Airing Schedule
- November 1, 2001: Animated “Justice League” Preview Images
- November 2, 2001: “Smallville” Ratings and Episode Information
- November 2, 2001: Justice League cToons
- November 5, 2001: “Smallville” Notice!
- November 5, 2001: A Possible Smallville DVD Release?
- November 5, 2001: More Justice League Preview
- November 6, 2001: Tonight's Episode of “Smallville”
- November 6, 2001: “Smallville” in The Trades
- November 6, 2001: Eric Johnson Talks “Smallville”
- November 6, 2001: Give Thanks for “Smallville” this Thanksgiving
- November 7, 2001: Cool “Smallville” Images
- November 8, 2001: TV Guide's December Alex Ross “Smallville” Issue
- November 8, 2001: A Super Friends Weekend!
- November 8, 2001: “Smallville” Continues to Rate Well
- November 13, 2001: The Justice League is Coming!
- November 13, 2001: Justice League: Aquaman
- November 15, 2001: Justice League CGI
- November 15, 2001: “Justice League” International
- November 15, 2001: Comic Genius on the “Justice League”
- November 16, 2001: Cool “Smallville” Ratings
- November 16, 2001: Smallville in Canada
- November 16, 2001: Official Michael Rosenbaum Website
- November 17, 2001: Superman Airing Schedule!
- November 17, 2001: “Smallville” - Hourglass - Episode Information
- November 19, 2001: “Smallville” Featured in Entertainment Weekly
- November 20, 2001: “Justice League” in Widescreen
- November 21, 2001: “Smallville” Comic Book Coming?
- November 22, 2001: “Justice League” Ratings Record!
- November 23, 2001: “Justice League” Unspoilt
- November 23, 2001: Kristin Kreuk: New Neutrogena Girl?
- November 23, 2001: “Superman: TAS” Back on Cartoon Network
- November 24, 2001: Who's Better? Superman or Batman?
- November 24, 2001: Interview with Justice League's Kristopher Carter
- November 24, 2001: “Smallville” in Canada
- November 25, 2001: Craving for “Smallville”
- November 26, 2001: “Justice League” News
- November 28, 2001: “Justice League” January Schedule
- November 28, 2001: “Smallville” Around the World
- November 29, 2001: “Justice League” on DVD?
- December 3, 2001: TV Guide “Smallville” Issue - Coming Next Week!
- December 3, 2001: Complete “Justice League” Episode Guide
- December 4, 2001: “Lois & Clark” Re-Released on Video
- December 4, 2001: New “Smallville” Episode Information
- December 5, 2001: Bruce Timm “Justice League” Interview
- December 5, 2001: Official “Justice League” Website Updated
- December 6, 2001: Michael Rosenbaum's Letter to the Fans
- December 7, 2001: Interview with “Smallville” Executive Producer Alfred Gough
- December 11, 2001: Kristin Kreuk on EXTRA Tonight!
- December 11, 2001: Another Interview with Al Gough
- December 11, 2001: Wizard Magazine Talks “Justice League”
- December 11, 2001: Hugh Jackman as Superman!
- December 13, 2001: “Smallville” in the U.K.
- December 17, 2001: Smallville in “Entertainment Weekly”
- December 19, 2001: “Smallville” in Canada
- December 19, 2001: “Justice League” January Schedule Change
- December 19, 2001: Kristin Kreuk Talks with Zap2It.com
- December 19, 2001: Praise for Michael Rosenbaum
- December 19, 2001: Cartoon Network Delay on “Superman: TAS”
- December 20, 2001: Bruce Timm Talks Justice League: “JGA”
- December 20, 2001: Sam Jones III “Smallville” Interview
- December 20, 2001: “Smallville” Actors in TV's Men of the Year
- December 21, 2001: Tom Welling - Most Intriguing 2001
- December 22, 2001: Rich Fogel Talks “Justice League”
- December 24, 2001: “Smallville” UK and Australia News
- December 25, 2001: DVD Release Dates for “Batman/Superman” and “Justice League”
- December 30, 2001: New “Smallville” Episode
- December 30, 2001: “Smallville” Around the World
- December 30, 2001: “Justice League” Schedule
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