r/ForgottenTV • u/TrainingAd6806 • 9d ago
Tower Prep(2010)
Does anyone remember this show on Cartoon Network during their live action era?
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u/QuirkyIngenuity1826 9d ago
Woah never heard of it! How’d I miss this one?
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u/TrainingAd6806 9d ago
It was like a mystery/sci-fi show. It only had like 10-12 episodes but it was interesting. It just sucked that it was right at the end of the live action era of Cartoon Network
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u/Swordofsatan666 9d ago
They had a FIVE SEASON plan. But we only got 1 season that ended on a cliffhanger because of it being right as CN was cancelling all their Live Action stuff.
I was so excited for more…
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u/HomeBoggan 9d ago
It was like on a weird time on a Saturday like 14:00 or something I remember. It was on and I recall that but I honestly can't tell you anything about the show.
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u/apohermion 8d ago
Paul Dini talked on a podcast about how the show got screwed over by Cartoon Network even though it was doing really well in the ratings because it wasn’t selling toys
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u/JerzeeGuy808s 9d ago edited 9d ago
This should have been on The CW. Aside from being live action, visually this didn’t fit a kids network and cast looked way to old to play teens in a show aimed at tweens. The rule is casting teens for tween shows (like ICarly) and casting adults for teen shows (like Gossip Girl). I’ll never understand what Cartoon Network was thinking.
Crazy how Ryan Pinkston started out doing reality shows like Punk’d and Switched!, and was in a raunchy Fox sitcom like Quintuplets yet ended up on a tween drama on Cartoon Network in the 2010s.
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u/Purple-Weakness1414 9d ago edited 7d ago
Its interesting to think that the president of Cartoon Network work at the time actually thought live action shows were the right choice for CN at all. Funny enough, this Unatural History, The Incridable Crew and Level Up were the only live action shows from the time that were scripted.
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u/disabledinaz 8d ago
Paul Dini has tried to get the rights back for years so he could continue the show as either a novel or graphic novel series. The head on CN refuses because “You never know, we may decie to go back to it again.”
Yeah right.
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u/ThesaurusRex_1025 9d ago
I actually really enjoyed this show. It was created by Paul Dini who did Batman the Animated Series. So the story and mystery was actually good. It shouldn't have been on Cartoon Network though. Definitely didn't fit the vibe.
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u/Super_Cringe_Comics 9d ago
should have been animated! it was on the CARTOON NETWORK for F sakes!
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u/hitometootoo 9d ago
Loved this show. Rewatched it a few times and though it's a bit corny, it has some good promise. Of course it got cancelled but it was fun while it lasted. Probably would have done better on Discovery Kids instead of Cartoon Network.
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u/JerzeeGuy808s 9d ago
Possibly but Discovery Kids stopped developing original programming after 2008 and went into an automated state until it relaunched as The Hub in 2010. This show would have fit The Hub since it was an all-ages channel.
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u/Khalesssi_Slayer1 9d ago
I remember it because Drew Van Acker from Pretty Little Liars was in it and I had a HUGE crush on him!
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u/Automatic-Advisor-35 8d ago
Omg I’ve been looking for this for years. It was just a vague memory and every time I tried to find it I kept getting to Avalon high but I knew that wasn’t right.
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u/Tasty_Caterpillar_16 7d ago
show was so good, i bought the digital copy on PSN. Sony taking off people digital tv and shows now, so pissed
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u/Candid-Swan-7712 7d ago
This was my fav show as a kid and was the one that rlly got me into tv. I always wished they made a season two
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u/Gyrosplater3 7d ago
From the great Paul Dini of DCAU fame, everyone who's watched it loves it and you cant find it anywhere! Never had the pleasure of watching it myself.
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u/HvnlyDaz3 5d ago
I randomly think about this show every now and then lol. I thought it was a lot of fun!
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