Chapter By Chapter (usually) features me reading one chapter of the selected book at a time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as a read-along book club.
Our previous chapter ties this book back to The Vulcan Academy Murders and sets up the non-disease antagonist for our book, or that’s what I’m assuming with the fighting Vulcans. It’s not the first time we’ve seen Vulcans not act like Vulcans. I think by this point Star Trek V had come out with Sybok, the first Sarek kid we didn’t know existed until Michael Burnham the adoptee. We didn’t need either one of them. There was also Stephen, the emotion-seeking Vulcan from Enterprise: The First Adventure, if anyone remembers that book. It was one of the earliest Chapter By Chapter book reviews.
You know, when transported exiled Vulcans who were planning to take over the planet and were only exposed because of an unrelated murder, you’d think they’d be the wrong ship to call to a plague world…unless Starfleet was hoping to wipe them out. Was Jonathan Archer still working there? “I get to make Vulcans suffer? Sign me up!” We’re on chapter 3 of 44, page 21 of 278 and we have eight pages of reading. That’s enough for a decent chapter, so let’s see how Kirk handles the latest news.
How Paramount Warner Brothers Discovery Etc. Could Use Cartoon Network & Nickelodeon
In case you haven’t heard, David Zaslav bought the former AOL Turner Time Warner Brothers Othernames only to sell it off. He had planned to keep his Discovery Network stuff I think, but long story short Paramount fought for the whole thing. Certain Hollywood types are fighting it because it’s only okay when Disney tries to buy every piece of media in the world…on second thought, that’s all political BS we don’t care about on this site. Skydance, who bought Paramount, is still working their way around the world trying to get the merger confirmed because they have branches in other countries. As of this writing it’s the UK’s turn.
Cord Cutter News is of the opinion that a huge sticking point is that Skydance would then own two of the big names in TV children’s programing, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. According to this article in particular it looks like Skydance has stated that if this is a dealbreaker anywhere they’d be willing to sell of Cartoon Network. Thus far every country, including the US, hasn’t been all that concerned. That’s because they’re both separate networks with their own target audience and content. Nickelodeon is strictly a kids channel until the US kiddies are in bed, and then goes over to Nick At Nite. Cartoon Network ends around the same time and Adult Swim takes over. Nickelodeon still has a Nicktoons channel in the US while Cartoon Network ended Boomerang, their former home for older cartoons when the channel took on more and more new shows.
Their only competition come from classic cartoon channel MeTV Toons, free streaming channels like WB’s own Cartoon Rewind, a binge/marathon channel which is only on Amazon Prime and only has like six shows or something on repeat, and Kartoon Channel, which has finally started getting some good shows like the 2003 He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe reboot. Plus you have show-exclusive channels and of course on demand options. Still, let’s act like the UK and any remaining countries are okay with Skydance owning both channels and their spinoffs…of which Cartoon Network has none in the US but Boomerang is still an option in other countries. The question is how could they restructure those channels and still make them unique destinations for kids entertainment?
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on June 26, 2026 in Animation Spotlight, Movie Spotlight, Streaming Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged animation, Cartoon Network, cartoons, commentary, HBO, kids TV, Nickelodeon, Paramount+, Skydance Media.
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