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Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Rebecca Sugar's Return Shows How To Revive A Franchise With Heart
Today, in an era of streaming where multiple franchises are being rebooted and revived seemingly every other week, the challenge for networks isn't creating something new. The real task is convincing audiences to return or revisit franchises they loved and figuring out how to interest them in older content. That's why the recent announcement that the creator of Steven Universe, who previously worked on Adventure Time, is returning to Cartoon Network to help develop the newest installment in the Adventure Time series, the Adventure Time movie, alongside Patrick McHale, creator of Over the Garden Wall, and Adam Muto, creator of Random! Cartoons, all of whom worked on the show's original run. Before Steven Universe was created, Sugar worked as a storyboard artist and writer for Adventure Time, contributing to some of the show's most memorable and emotional episodes, including "Simon & Marcy," "I Remember You," and "Be More," which were storyboarded, written by, or co-written with Sugar. Having won an Emmy for the Adventure Time episode, 'It Came from the Nightosphere,' Sugar is more than just a fan favorite. Through storyboarding, animation, singing, and songwriting, Sugar is a creative force of nature that has left an emotional legacy ingrained in Adventure Time and Cartoon Network. Unlike other franchises that keep producing soulless content just to give viewers something to watch, Sugar stands out with originality, creativity, and the trust of the audience who believe what they see is heartfelt. In an era of remakes, reboots, and unnecessary continuations, viewers worry whether their favorite franchises can end on a high note. The threat is constant that it might come back to tell one more pointless story that ruins what was already established or doesn't add anything and is just a cash grab. For example, some of Cartoon Network's other revival attempts, like The Powerpuff Girls Reboot or Velma, have shown that nostalgia isn't enough to keep a series alive. Fans don't just want to engage with an IP because it's an extension of something they used to love; they want it to be good and to see why the series was continued in the first place. Sugar, who is no stranger to sequel series, continued their story in Steven Universe: Future, which aired after the successful Steven Universe Movie. Fans got to see the aftermath of Steven's adventures from both the show and the movie, and how he needed to move on and look toward the future despite everything that happened. The show felt like a proper sendoff to Steven as a character. It served as a love letter to fans for sticking with him through everything over the years and watching him grow, addressing all that he had been through with proper healing and care, which resonated with fans for their healing journeys through trauma. That's why many fans celebrated when Sugar was announced as part of the team leading the Adventure Time film, because she showed that characters, even fictional ones, can grow and tell compelling stories that leave you wanting more, even if the story has a definitive ending. In subtle ways, Sugar's return to Adventure Time echoes the sentiment of one of their most memorable songs from the series: 'Everything stays, right where you left it. Everything stays, but it still changes. Ever so slightly, daily and nightly, in little ways, everything stays.' And, in a way, it reflects the Adventure Time franchise, which remains here after all these years, waiting for us to return and see how it's changed.
National Post
16-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says
Article content LAS VEGAS — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Article content Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally as part of in-depth analysis, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises. Article content There's no timetable about how long the process will take, nor have any decisions been made on what the expansion fee will be, when the new teams will start play — or even if expansion is going to actually happen. Article content The league isn't creating a new committee to study expansion; the duties, for now, will fall primarily to a pair of existing groups, with the advisory finance committee leading and the audit and strategy committee also involved. Article content 'A lot of analysis still needs to be done and nothing has been predetermined,' Silver said. Article content The decision to take a harder look at expansion wasn't totally unexpected, since the notion of adding clubs has been a talking point for several years. Cities like Las Vegas and Seattle — long perceived to be the front-runners should the NBA decide to expand past its current 30-team footprint — will surely continue to push to be the eventual picks. And Silver himself has said previously that he expects expansion will happen at some point. Article content 'I think there is a significant step now in that we are now engaging in this in-depth analysis, something we weren't prepared to do before,' Silver said. 'But beyond that, it's really Day 1 of that in-depth analysis. And so, in terms of price, potential timing, it's too early to say. … It is truly a complicated issue.' Article content The next board of governors meeting will likely take place sometime in September. Article content Expansion has long been a difficult issue, since it'll mean, among other things, that the current owners will have decided to sell equity in a league that is on a financial roll right now. 'For every team you add, you're diluting the economics of the current league,' Silver said. Article content A new series of media rights deals worth $76 billion kicks in for this coming season, franchise values across the league have soared and the two most title-laden franchises in the NBA, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, clubs that have combined for about half of the titles handed out in league history, are in the process of being sold with a combined valuation of at least $16.1 billion. Article content The Celtics are being sold to private equity mogul Bill Chisholm with a valuation of at least $6.1 billion, which was a record until the Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to businessman Mark Walter — also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers — with a valuation of $10 billion.
Washington Post
16-07-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Silver says
LAS VEGAS — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises .
Al Arabiya
16-07-2025
- Business
- Al Arabiya
Nba will take a harder look at expansion, commissioner silver says
The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises. A lot of analysis still needs to be done, and nothing has been predetermined, Silver said. The decision to take a harder look at expansion wasn't totally unexpected, since the notion of adding clubs has been a talking point for several years. Cities like Las Vegas and Seattle—long perceived to be the front-runners should the NBA decide to expand past its current 30-team footprint—will surely continue to push to be the eventual picks, and Silver himself has said previously that he expects expansion will happen at some point. The next board of governors meeting will likely take place sometime in September. Expansion has long been a complicated issue, since it'll mean that the current owners will have decided to sell equity in a league that is on a financial roll right now. 'For every team you add, you're diluting the economics of the current league,' Silver said. A new series of media rights deals worth 76 billion kicks in for this coming season, franchise values across the league have soared, and the two most title-laden franchises in the NBA, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers—clubs that have combined for about half of the titles handed out in league history—are in the process of being sold with a combined valuation of at least 16.1 billion. The Celtics are being sold to private equity mogul Bill Chisholm with a valuation of at least 6.1 billion, which was a record until the Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to businessman Mark Walter—also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers—with a valuation of 10 billion. The league has added seven franchises since 1988 but none since 2004. There has been several instances of rebranding and relocating since—most notably the Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma City in 2008 and becoming the Thunder—but the league has been at 30 teams for the past two decades.
Associated Press
16-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Silver says
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league has been tasked by team owners to study the issue more formally, which would be the first official move in a long process toward adding franchises. 'A lot of analysis still needs to be done and nothing has been predetermined,' Silver said. The decision to take a harder look at expansion wasn't totally unexpected, since the notion of adding clubs has been a talking point for several years. Cities like Las Vegas and Seattle — long perceived to be the front-runners should the NBA decide to expand past its current 30-team footprint — will surely continue to push to be the eventual picks. And Silver himself has said previously that he expects expansion will happen at some point. The next board of governors meeting will likely take place sometime in September. Expansion has long been a complicated issue, since it'll mean that the current owners will have decided to sell equity in a league that is on a financial roll right now. 'For every team you add, you're diluting the economics of the current league,' Silver said. A new series of media rights deals worth $76 billion kicks in for this coming season, franchise values across the league have soared and the two most title-laden franchises in the NBA, the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, clubs that have combined for about half of the titles handed out in league history, are in the process of being sold with a combined valuation of at least $16.1 billion. The Celtics are being sold to private equity mogul Bill Chisholm with a valuation of at least $6.1 billion, which was a record until the Buss family agreed to sell the Lakers to businessman Mark Walter — also the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers — with a valuation of $10 billion. The league has added seven franchises since 1988, but none since 2004. There has been several instances of rebranding and relocating since — most notably, the Seattle SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma City in 2008 and becoming the Thunder — but the league has been at 30 teams for the past two decades. ___ AP NBA:
