Toonami Drinking Game
http://pastebin.com/1pZHKLTV
Toonami Q&A
http://toonamifaithful.com/?s=Q%26A
Toonami tumblr. Ask anything Toonami related there
http://toonami.tumblr.com/
Toonami panel 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_rRY-VHUFI
Toonami music
http://pastebin.com/ihpxGCUZ
http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/71271575067/toonami-merry-christmas-and-happy-holidays
Naruto story
http://pastebin.com/ZFvtJfNa
One Piece story
http://pastebin.com/uHJ1drHf
Tweeting info
http://pastebin.com/qbLzAeH6
New Samurai Jack season
http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/134405148218/adult-swim-is-excited-to-announce-that-jack-is
FLCL news
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-24/toonami-to-co-produce-2-new-flcl-seasons/.100222
>Toonami will never air Esdeath ga Kill
PRE-FLIGHT FAILED US, DEMARCO KEPT HIS MOUTH FUCKING SHUT
PRE-FLIGHT FAILED US, DEMARCO KEPT HIS MOUTH FUCKING SHUT
PRE-FLIGHT FAILED US, DEMARCO KEPT HIS MOUTH FUCKING SHUT
BUT HE CANT STALL ANY LONGER
DEMARCO L I T E R A L L Y HAS TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT SHOW REPLACING DIMENSION W BY TONIGHT IN A PROMO OR ELSE TV GUIDES AND SCHEDULES EVERYWHERE WILL DO IT FOR HIM
THIS IS IT
THIS IS THE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL LITERALLY MAKE OR BREAK TOONAMI FOR SOME VIEWERS.
POST PREDICTIONS
POST DISAPPOINTMENT
POST YFW MEME MAGIC BECOMES REAL AND IT'S FUCKING FAIRY TAILlmao its a second rerun slot thats why hes keeping quiet about it because we have no budget and its way too soon from hunter x hunter to get yet another new show so quickly sorry bros we lose yet again
inb4 memes
Time For Toonami.
>Toonami might air Propane Tank Z Kai
>Toonami might air Dimension P
>Toonami might air Propane X Propane
>Toonami might air Salesman Hank
>Toonami might air Hankruto: Proppuden
>Toonami might air One Grill
>Toonami might air Propanasyte
>>82559877
>Toonami is airing Dragonshit Z Kai
>Toonami is airing Dimenshit S
>Toonami is airing Shitter x Shitter
>Toonami is airing Shitmurai Shitploo
>Toonami is airing Naruto Shitpoopin
>Toonami is airing One Piece of Shit
>Toonami is airing Parashite
>tfw Toonami will never air Trailer Park Boys
>>82559877
The ratings thread was ez mode.
>Toonami will never air Martha Speaks
What did YOU do for Cinco De Marco?
The best time of the week has finally arrived! Perhaps it will ease this persistent headache I've had since watching Cap 3. I'm looking forward to a relaxing, anyeurism-filled evening with everyone.
>>82559889
>second rerun slot
I don't think I could handle it.
Ok, so Demarco decided to go the full wait route on the Dimension W replacement and didn't reveal it on preflight. So with absolute certainty, we find out during the block tonight. Actually it is kind of exciting finding out this way.
Anyway, for the last time, place your bets on what you think the Dimension W replacement will be.
>>82559889
Any bets on what the actual replacement will be? I'm shooting for Uno Puncho Padre
>>82559928
Sailor Moon Viz redub
>>82559906
Congratulations!
>tfw going to miss toonami tonight because of plane ride with no tv or internet
>tfw going to miss new show announcement
Maybe it's for the better if I don't find out
>>82559928
EFF ELL CEE ELL For 6 weeks until DeMarco can find something more worthwhile
>>82559928
Watamote or Umaru-Chan
>>82559950
Thanks a million,senpai
>>82559928
>>82559889
Sheeeiiittt the hype is real.
Putting all my savings ondissapointment
>>82559946
This would be cool,I like Crystal but it feels lacking compared to the old anime.
>>82559928
Shit Art Online 1, swapping flawlessly into 2 at its end.
>>82559928
FAIRY TAIL
A
I
R
Y
T
A
I
L
>>82559984
You won't get much of a return. It'll be this btw.
>>82559928
Lupin the Third Part IV would be kinda fun.
That said Gundam IBO, Is it Wrong to Pick Up Girls in Dungeons, and Ushio and Tora are probably the likely candidates.
>>82559995
>200 episodes
>old
yes, it would be "cool"
>>82560015
That's ok, I'm not gambling man. I prefer the safe route when I do
>>82559981
no problemanon-kun
>>82559946
I missed the Queen Baryl fight when I was a kid as well as the World Tree thing in season 2.
I would welcome this I guess maybe I dunno
It's a second rerun slot
>>82559928
I don't know why, but this reveal feels different than the others. Maybe because so much is riding on it and there are really no genuine hints
>>82559928
Putting $20 onDimension W being run a second time
How bad will the shitposting be during Hunter Hunter tonight?
>it wasnt a meme
>it really was fairy tail
>>82560069
Last minute reveals are notorious for being shitty.
>>82560077
This wouldn't shock me one bit
>>82560059
the Hell Tree filler was the worst, Black Moon Clan deserved their own season
>>82560092
It's 20 mins of running and backstories, so bad
>>82560092
Well, with a new show being announced, that will take a lot of the heat tonight
>>82559889
What if instead of a second rerun slot it wasused for another episode of HxH.I remember some people before saying they'd be more fine with a long runner if it had two slots to make it go faster.
>>82560018
>that Jupiter face
every time
REMINDER THAT DEMARCO WENT ON AN UNPROVOKED RANT ABOUT LONG SHOWS LAST WEEK
ITS GONNA BE ANOTHER LONG SHOW
B U N
Even if the announcement is a disappointment at least I'll be around the greatest people in the world.
>>82560092
>>82560133
god fuck why
>>82559928
Anything obscure or relatively unknown is fine by me, but because FUNi pickups tend to be announced closer to the premiere date, I'm going to pull out the wild card and list Korean Zombie as my prediction.I'd post one of my custom rating screencaps here, but you know how that went over last time.
>>82560069
Demarco is really bad about keeping secrets. The only thing he delivers last minute is bad news.
>>82560161
No, the people who said this also said it only works if another long show is dropped for it
>>82560163
What did he say?
>>82560163
FAIRY TAIL WINS
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BUT IT FINALLY CAME
>>82559928
You know what, I like this approach.
I hope they make a good promo for it, and the replacement is something exciting.
>>82560193
That's too good to be true.
And yes, thank you for withholding your autism
>its finally Jojo time
>>82560133
It's like 15 minutes of running with back story, then death
So,a rerun or a long runner. Which would sicken you the most?
>Post yfw Fairy Tail after DBZ tonight
>>82560230
I would give anything for a JoJo announcement tonight
>>82560211
I do too, but the current track record for on air reveals is poor. Let's hope things turn around tonight
>>82560199
Just a rant about people saying long shows are bad. He completely ignores the actual reason people are upset with long shows
>>82560236
long runner.
a rerun will go away after the 12-24 episodes. But a rerun will kill the ratings
Ushio to Tora on Toonami fucking
>>82560236
Both options are immediate block droppers
>>82560236
A long running rerun
>>82560234
I'm looking forward to the last 5 mins mainly and the next ep for clown action.
le texan meow faec
>>82560256
DeMarco doesn't care about what people say, he will always take the safe pick, I mean, there is some exceptions, but still.
>>82559877
Time for Zombie Stuff! Last time was awesome song!
>>82560287
>tfw inuyasha comes back
>>82560236
Long runner. At least the rerun will end within a year. I'd be disappointed with either, but I'd sit out the rerun.
>>82560281
what does your post accomplish.
>>82560311
Oh I know, I just find it amusing that he publicly rants about it while completely ignoring the main issue
>>82560301
Same, I start to find its around the time the Hunter exam picks up or after the next two episodes.
>>82560321
how long until usopp's fight?
>>82560334
I would embrace it at this point
>>82560236
Tfw it's Casshern Sins again
(I would be hyped kinda since I missed it the first time.)
>when Adult Swim weeknight schedule replaces The Venture Bros with Tim and Eric, but drops one of the double Robot Chickens for Mike Tyson Mysteries
I'm conflicted about this
>>82560334
>Original DBZ comes back
>>82560321
>those ratings for OP last week
Reminder that the absolute worst slot on the block is right where OP belongs
>>82559889
>Mfw Toonami just airs a rerun of Dimension W and /Toonami General/ implodes on itself
>toonami will never air Secret Millionaires ClubServes me right for taking a nap.
>naming your town after a souless hair color
You deserve to be wiped out.
>>82560407
Any rerun or show over 25 episodes will cause these threads to go nuclear
>the reason no new show was announced is because they're shaving the last 30 minutes off the block to make it an even 3 hours
>There are people in this thread RIGHT NOW who will SERIOUSLY expect JamJam's Jostled Jubilee to be announced, and be butthurt when it isn't
>>82560365
The Battle Royale-esque Fourth Part (?) of the exam will be really good.
>>82559928
TONIGHT IS MY NIGHT
>>82560382
for real?
I don't know what goes through their minds sometimes.
>>82560436
>they don't even shave the rerun
>>82559889
brace yourself for Fairy Tail
>>82560436
I'd be fine with this, the rerun slot serves no purpose.
>>82560364
he's an idiot, period.
>>82560438
i won't be butthurt, just disappointed.
>>82560438
Toonami General is full of extremely delusional people.
>>82560407
Thoust opening a Dimension W
>>82560442
>The Battle Royale-esque Fourth PartThat's were they're collecting other contestant pins to continue forward right?
ON TOONAMI WHEN
>>82560372
No idea been watching with toonami.
>>82560407
this is honestly my bet for what is going to happen
>>82560479
You aren't losing the rerun slot, you're just losing 30 minutes. There's no replacement show, they're just closing ranks.
>>82560457
They really just care about $$$$$ usually
Y'know spirits are higher than usually tonight, it's gonna be delicious when Demarco smashes all our hopes to hell later.
>>82559889
I have 2 options: Ghost Stories and/or Tokio Ghoul.
FUCK IT, ALSO FATE
Will you guys be fucking careful? You already memed Trump to the GOP nomination, if you keep the Fairy Tail shit up we will get that too
>>82560498
I'd love to watch Build figthter with Toonami General.
Seeing all the cameos with you guys would be great. I'd even power through TRY just for my favorite cameo in the last episode.
>>82560498
Never. In fact, any Gundam show being on American TV anytime soon is highly unlikely.
>>82560495
Yeah, named characters are picked off hence the BR part.
>>82560527
Yeah you guys think an anime TV block is something as trivial as a presidential election?
>>82560407
after parasyte, I doubt they will do a rerun as soon as a show ends, but then again, they ran AoT 3 or 4 times.
>yfw they rerun AoT
>>82560498
Build Fighters would be better suited for daytime CN. TRY even more so.
This robot shows up at your door and says Demarco paid too much for her show so they gotta do a second run. She offers to take care of your anger, ANY way she knows how. What do you do?
>yfw itsTenchi Muyo GXP
>>82560527
>>82560558
The republican side has been nothing more than a really shitty reality show
Fairy Tail isnt even bad, I never understood this meme.
>>82560498
may 21st
>>82560574
When is that even getting it's next season already?
>>82560589
Never. Demarco even confirmed a few weeks ago that because of GXP, no Tenchi title will ever air on Toonami again
It's been a while since I made this, but considering it's mother's day I figured I'd repost it.
Any I'm missing?
>>82560574
That was AOT though, the biggest anime in America and Japan in years. Dimension W was a failure pretty much everywhere except Toonami.
>>82560498
Gundam MILF when Japan?
>>82560588
Have her move in. She clearly needs a loving home...or at least some clothes
>>82560594
it has a buttload of episoes, that's why
>>82560613
I think it got delayed till next year, check the AoT general over at /a/
>>82560619
>nuHatchet
still disgusted to this day
>>82560619
>no Unit 01 or 02
>>82560594
It's redundant to have when One Piece is on and doing poorly.
>>82560236
If it is a good rerun, like Dandy, KLK, or something from ye elden days like Blue Gender, Bebop, Evangellion it might be ok.
But if its a long runner I just dont fucking know. I only watch Toonami now for DBZ, DW and Champloo
>>82560592
Politics has been a reality show for a long time, but now we have actual reality TV stars deciding to join in.
>>82560650
goddamn, she looks fucking awful.
>>82560658
Fairy Tail is actually good though, it would pull way better numbers
>>82560660
>buying manga digitally
>>82560619
I guess you could throw Gon's aunt on there. He basically considers her as his mother.
>>82560660
Shill alert
Got you banned last week, and I'll do it again
>>82560592
And the Democratic side is full of Berniefags with their fingers in their ears.
Whoever wins, we lose.
>>82559889
>>82560236
Fairy Tail, the face of your new overlord of the chinese cartoon programming block
mediocre battle shonen of no consequences and fanservice for years
>>82560660
Shill.
>ever spending money on digital media
>>82560715
This would have been a way better choice over Fag X Fag
>>82560660
I won't say you're a shill but stop fucking around /jp/ and go guess what will replace Dimension Walrus
>>82560594
from what I remember, it plays on every anime trope/cliche unironically.
Just about every reason for the the MCs winning is them yelling FRIENDSHIP, getting a power up or something along that line, along with Natsu just about constantly finishing off the villain of the arc.
The only moments in fairy tail i like are the Parallel world, Timeskip tournament and the Fairy tail tournament held by Laxus, but those aren't worth watching the entire series on toonami.
>>82560594
Fairy Tail is a cliche ridden by the book series. But it has action in spades. Theres more fighting in 10 episodes of Fairy Tail than a season of Naruto/One Piece combined.
But like HxH it should of been on Toonami yesterday. Lets say they actually aired it starting next week. It would take 5 years to get through it. No one wants to wait till 2021 for a show like that.
>>82560660
Honestly I'm not really a book person.
Hacked into [as]'s database
its fairy tail
>>82560236
What if it's both?
What if it's OG Naruto?
>>82560346
>I watch Jojo
>>82560777
IN HD
YOU LIKE THE LUFFYS
AND I LIKE
DBZ
>>82560745
Fine. My Hero Academia.
If I'm wrong, I'll stop shilling.
>>82560619
>Adult Hatchin
That hairstyle isn't working for her as an adult, should have gone back to the afro or something.
>>82560777
>trips
SON OF A BITCH I SWEAR TO GOD
In order of Most Likely to Least Likely:
>Rerun of something from Neo-Toonami's lineup
>Rerun of something from Adult Swim's action block
>A show that's completely new to the block
>Samurai Jack's new season premiers
>A rerun of something from Old Toonami's lineup
>Winning the Lottery
>Movie
>>82560733
I'd rather watch Free! than Fairy tail.
>>82560807
You are wrong since it just started airing on Funimations dub premier channel
>>82560807
SO YOU ADMITED YOU WERE SHILLING
>>82560617
but war of geminar is good...
>>82560836
>Free! is bad
>>82560821
You should put Jack on the bottom since its confirmed we are only getting a sneak peak some time in June
>>82560705
>>82560592
lets not talk politics at the table guys
what's everybody eating tonight?
>>82560733
Anon, I know you want late night fap material, but that doesn't make Fairy Tail a good series.
>>82560863
Everything below Jack was a joke.
Who's ready to run tonight?
>>82560862
I'm not saying it bad, but I'm not saying it good eithersince I haven't watch it.
>>82559928
Reposting my predictions from the ratings thread:
Want: Gundam IBO
Probably getting: Garo
Would be hilarious: Cross Ange
>>82560862
Honestly, with HxH here, you don't want to defend Free! here
>>82560865
sour patch kids, 30mg oxy, water.
>>82560904
>Probably getting: Garo
Man you guys and your delusions.
>>82560796
>>82560862
it's time to stop
>>82560865
Not too much as I finished of my little ceasers stuffed crust pizza earlier.
>>82559928
I would like a Gundam.
I know there is some license issues, but a man can dream
>>82560796
Part 1 and 2 are great.
Part 3 onward however are hit because it turns into monster of the week garbage.
>>82560548
IBO is getting a dub that will probably air on Toonami eventually.
>Birthday wednesday.Year into wizardry.
>Work announces mandatory 10 hour days for next week, potentially including Saturday.
>Spend this morning sitting sister's brood.
>Still on the tail end of depression and ennui of realizing another year of earning next to nothing has come and gone. With no hope of moving up.
>Realize even if I did, nothing else would change. Alone primarily because I don't like to bother people and even when I felt I had zero'd out the hope of something, was still destroyed for a few days. Don't have it in me to dig through a jar of broken glass for diamonds.
At least I have toonami...
... The 'new' show is gonna be shit, isn't it?
>>82560855
ONLY BECAUSE YOU CONSIDERED WHAT I WAS DOING TO BE SHILLING
SHILLING IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
>>82560839
So did Dimension W.
Alright, I know you guys hate blog posts but this is somewhat Toonami related atleast
>Toonami comes back a few months before I go to college
>just graduated this week
>look back on my college career
>every single Saturday night I spent watching Toonami
>even marathon nights that I skipped I was sure to tune in for the bantz
>EVERY
>SINGLE
>SATURDAY
>never missed a single one
Where did it all go so wrong? At least tonight I may finally break free if the new show is shit. Would be fitting
>>82560977
>So did Dimension W.
No it wasn't.
FRI
TO
PIE
>>82560966
Hey, don't put part 4 in that bag. It may be monster of the week but it makes up for it by having one of the best crews of any part, as well as just an enjoyable tone.
>>82560947
>>82560548
>>82560498
As an oldfag who was crazy into gundam wing at the time as well as DBZ if that ever was there I would just fucking lose it in excitement. "A boy has the right to dream" though.
>>82560877
I didn't say it was good. I'm saying if we needed another generic shonen long runner, I'd rather something that isn't homobait
>>82560977
I only considered that you were from /jp/
Why did Bobby eat the lutefisk?
>>82560975
Clearly you need to find a job you enjoy more. And to get laid.
>>82560619
Kushina
>I think LOLSORANDUMBXDD Jojo is quality but Hunter Hunter isn't
Poor Reverend
>>82560966
>Part 3 onward however are hit because it turns into monster of the week garbage
>>82561050
Why can't they both be?
It's been a while since I did a game, but considering tommorow is mother's day, I'm thinking of doing a Mom themed game. I think I'll still collect during Naruto.
I'm no longer a neet finally! I got a job in a warehouse this week , start my first 2 "training" (not really training just working days that are called that) monday and one other day next week 30 hour weeks normally.
>>82561050
>Hunter Hunter
>Not Hunter x Hunter
Nice try Demarco you magnificent faggit
>>82561044
Anime hasn't gotten to that point yet. If it was, I'd ask for Android 18.
But in all seriousness, Ichigo's mom.
>>82561095
the x is silent
>>82561033
Decidedly.
This isn't too bad, but my take home is like $8.50 after taxes and various... benefit packages...
But it's also seasonal.
>>82560982
>boo hoo, I have a shelf full of gold medals
>>82559928
GET READY TO STRAP IN BOYS
>>82561044
I tried to just stick to ones that'd been revealed. Which is why 18, Sakura, and Hinata aren't on there too.
>>82561112
The bait isn't
>>82561089
have fun anon.
warehouse work is easy as fuck, the one where I worked at was very hot inside, but like I said, ez work and good pay.
>>82561119
>>82561119
In the case of that series, wouldn't it be strap on?
>>82559928
I have no idea what is likely. I would like to see Fate/Zero. After that first episode, it takes off beautifully.
>>82561119
>there are people that think this is actually good
God damn, Bobby is such a sperg
>>82561140
Well it's min wage right now and there's prob gonna be times where I have to clean the bathroom but otherwise yeah it doesn't seem too hard.
I always hated this episode
Cotton LITERALLY dindu nuffin.
>>82561118
This guy gets it.
I graduated recently too, and I had more pleasure shit posting here than actually watching Toonami.
Except for Space Dandy. That was good.
>>82559928
Sexy Sexy.
>>82561136
>being this dense
>>82561165
It's not good. But what a ride it would be, especially with a Sentai dub
>>82561119
>Ange meets villain
>get mind controlled to masturbate on screen
Demarco thinks sex is icky
>>82561165
People probably just want it for Yuri bait and fap material
>>82561190
YES
>>82560888
"I am if it will get me away from this show!"
"DOHOHOHOHO!"
that pandora ad always gets my attention because of that one faggot yelling OH MY GOD
>>82561217
>get mind controlled to masturbate on screen
glad I didn't watch this, more than before. That just sounds stupid.
>>82561217
The show was one more hypno orgasm away from finally pushing me into a hypno fetish.
If the show is released on an unsuspecting american audience the results could be catastrophic.
>Demarco hasn't acknowledged the new show at all besides telling a few anons on Ask that nothing would happen on preflight
I'm scared, meme man is hiding something
>>82561269
>>82561196
Ok, I'll admit it, maybe I'm a dense fuck
>>82560432
>nuclear
I don't think any of us really care that much anymore. It'll probably just devolve into drunken shitposting an hour earlier than usual.
>>82561190
>>82561297
>you will never be a voice actor and get to fuck around on a dub for some shitty show
>>82561223
The sad part is that it doesn't even do either of those that well. It can't decide if it wants to take its story seriously or if it just wants to be fanservice and manages to fail at both.
COTTON DINDU NUFFIN
>>82560865
poak chops, taters, n' peas
>>82561346
It's will be original programming.Half an hour of Demarco helicoptering his tiny dick at the audience.
>>82561415
That's sad
TELL DA TROOF, BOBBY
>>82561449
That's basically what Preflight is.
>>82561346
We are getting another 30 minutes chopped off the block.
The new show will be those 3-5 minute shows from Japan during some commercial breaks.
Take https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiura for instance (also the origin from 4chan banner with the chick spamming a buzzer and gets a pillow in the face)
Literally the only moment when Didi wasn't a retard
>>82561449
>yfw It gets the best ratings on the block week after week
>>82561407
>You will never see another gag dub for a shitty anime
>>82561512
What a time to forget my image.
Cotton is so fucking based.
>>82559889
>Toonami is proud to announce we're bringing this groundbreaking anime to American audiences!
>>82561492
>mfw the half hour just becomes an edited down broadcast of the previous day's Pre-Flight.
>>82559928its still yyh
>dbz commercial break begins
>new promo
>roundabout begins playing
>several silent shots of the toonami base
>TOM staring out the window
>"Toonami proudly presents, after years of negotiation and requests: this"
>That part of the song comes in
> when the bass hits it's revealed the show isSailor Moon Crystal
>>82561130
You'll never have enough money to pay Williams Street to let you take over Toonami and literally kick DeMarco out the front door.
>>82561025
I haven't been on /jp/ in years. It must have really fallen if some of them actually buy digital officially translated things rather than importing physical 日本語 things. The /jp/ I remember would report him to oblivion for the slightest suggestion that they consider buying something.
>>82560619
Mako's mom has got it going on.
>>82560752
Change all the show descriptions to ascii penises.
>>82561620
/toonamigeneral/ thinks HxH is too gay.
Imagine what would happen if your post becomes reality
>>82561658
that would be a good thing
>>82561697
I dont get this image
>>82561620
I'd fucking lose it, but I know there's no goddamn way in hell we'd get it.
Also if we did this we'd have the fujoest block, unless somehow Demarco gets Jojo and Free.
>>82561620
Unfortunately the episode that would probably get the biggest laugh out of the Toonami viewing audience is banned forever.
>>82561727
its a coding joke
http://www.adultswim.com/adultswimdynsched/asXml/21.EST.xml
>still nothing
>>82561693
She is all I want and I waited for so long.
>>82561700
I can't even imagine.
>>82561749
No way Adult Swim has the budget to get it, I can't imagine how much licensing rights are gonna go for.
Actually, it could go for super-cheap given how Japan-centric a lot of the jokes were.
>>82561762
I know it's banned in Japan, but what about outside where copyright law wouldn't restrict that?
>>82560619
>Izumi
You motherfucker
>>82561223
It's not yuri bait. It's yuri, except for like 2 straight girls.
>>82561620
this show would be perfect for regular [as], like on sunday nights.
>>82560334
You know, why hasn't Kekkai Sensen gotten on Toonami yet? It's literally a perfect fit.
>>82561840
They're perfect for the shut-in Adult Swim crowd!
>>82561861
Hour long finale and Funimation won't give up their successful shows.
>>82561772
It will be announced tonight. If not it'll be spoiled by TV guide updates during the week.
>>82561861
Funimation has never tossed a show that's been broadcast dubbed on their site first Toonami's way.
Also, the hour long finale would be a scheduling nightmare.