This is not the case and the show will continue streaming on Max.” A revised version of the list includes the following statement: “Looney Tunes was included in error as a title leaving the platform. Hours later, the Warner Bros-Discovery platform issued a statement saying this was an accident. The monthly list of titles exiting the service included not only the iconic Looney Tunes shorts from the legendary studio’s history, but The Looney Tunes Show, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action. On Monday, Max inspired a fan outcry across social media after announcing that the already reduced library of classic Looney Tunes shorts would be leaving the service entirely in December. The outrage on social media was so great that Max hurriedly responded mere hours later saying “Oops, that was a typo!” I have never been more proud of social media. As in, the original classic cartoons, half of which were already cut from Max at the start of this year (more on that later). Zaslav also had some lovely things to say recently about “overpaying for great talent.” So here we are two weeks later and Max announces that Looney Tunes shorts will be removed from the service. Acme for another tax write-off, but swiftly reversed course after public pressure. Earlier this month he tried to can Coyote vs. In his tenure, Zaslav has shelved Batgirl for a tax write-off, taken the HBO out of HBO Max, and wreaked havoc at TCM. If only there were some way to identify the problem. Sufferin’ succotash, what in tarnation is going on over at Warner Bros-Discovery?! They’ve been a hot mess ever since David Zaslav took the helm in 2021.
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