CNX
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CNX was a channel operated by Turner Broadcasting in the UK and Ireland aimed at the 12-34 male audience, first started broadcasting on October 14, 2002 and lasted until September 7, 2003 when it was changed to the Toonami channel. The station was based around three key ingredients -- Action, Adventure and Anime -- which formed the backbone of the schedule. The Daytime Schedule consisted largely of Anime and more 'mature' cartoons from the existing Toonami blocks on Cartoon Network while the evening moved into more non-censored Anime which would have been aired on Adult Swim in the US at the time. Later there were the 'Triple A Movies' which were a combination of Martial arts films, Anime films and otherwise. The channel later in the evenings broadcast mainstream television programmes such as The Shield.
Daytime Broadcasting
The Daytime Schedule consisted of the child-friendly Toonami versions of such shows as:- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball GT
- Chris Colorado
- Batman of the Future
- Justice League
- Gundam Wing
- Samurai Jack
- Tenchi Muyo!
Evening Broadcasting
The Late evening block consisted originally of material both animated and live-action (fully unedited); which some of it would have been shown unedited on the United States Cartoon Network's 'Adult Swim' Block, including:- Cowboy Bebop
- Outlaw Star
- Spawn
- Birds of Prey
- Kung Fu
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Harvey Birdman
- The Brak Show
- The Shield
- Home Movies
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- The Ripping Friends
- Sealab 2021
Triple A Movies
The "Triple A Movies" block, which stood for the channel's combination of "Action, Adventure and Anime" showed mainly Martial Arts films but showed other material as well, a selection being:- 2002
- San tau chi saidoi
- Blue Submarine No. 6
- The Shining
- Demolition Man
Trailer Park
Trailer Park was a kind of 'magazine show', described on the now-defunct CNX website as: "Featuring the very best of free sports lifestyle programmes, including 'Chilli Factor'. From mid-November drop in to 'Trailer-Park TV' a brand new show brought to you by Christian Stevenson (AKA 'Seth-Seth Antoine') and Ed Leigh (AKA 'Carlos Fandango') from their gleaming chrome trailer parked under a cityscape flyover. 'Trailer Park' is your daily flyby of kick-ass, action, anime, movies and gaming."External links
- [Official Toonami site] (formerly CNX)
- [Article] announcing launch of Toonami as a replacement for CNX, however, the link avoids referencing the real reasons CNX was changed to Toonami, one being the lawsuit threatened by a website with the same initials.
- [The X Bridge's (formerly CNX: Toonami Revolution) "About The Site" section] Featuring a brief commentary about the site's conflict with the creation of the network.
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