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Look at the sales figures for physical media. This isn't the same market as it was in 1995. Big chronological box sets with lots of extras cost a lot to produce. Cartoon nuts alone can't support this stuff on the level they want it. The way for cartoons to continue to be released is to package a...

Do you see Disney following up on those "successes" by putting out big collectors' sets of shorts? Nope. They put out one "Best of Mickey" disc aimed at regular families, not guys living in a basement checking titles off lists.

The cartoon nerd market just isn't big enough to support comprehensive releases. I think there is a way to program the 30s B&W shorts for general audiences, but the way to do that would be to sprinkle them in for variety, not to stack them up one after another in chronological order.

They think regular people don't want B&W cartoons, and they're probably right.

The problem with Famous cartoons isn't the production values. They had great animators and decent budgets. The direction was good as far as timing, but it's as if no one at the studio had a sense of humor. The gags are extreme to the point of being off putting at times and there is a strange...