Chapman University Chapman University Digital Commons Film Studies (MA) Theses Dissertations and Theses Spring 5-19-2019 Representative Biodiversity: The Ecosystem of Cartoon Network Carl Suby Chapman University,
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[email protected]. Representative Biodiversity: The Ecosystem of Cartoon Network A Thesis by Carl Suby Chapman University Orange, California Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of the Arts Film Studies May 2019 Committee in Charge Kelli Fuery Ph.D., Chair Patrick Fuery Ph.D. Dawn Fratini, CPhil, MFA Representative Biodiversity: The Ecosystem of Cartoon Network Copyright © 2019 by Carl Suby iii ABSTRACT Representative Biodiversity: The Ecosystem of Cartoon Network by Carl Suby As a capitalist organism the television program, as explained by Todd Gitlin, uses its slant to sell itself to advertisers with similar leanings on contemporary social issues to maintain its flow of revenue. However, this concept of slant does not account for the broader network, which, like the singular program, cultivates a catalog of programming into a singular slanted message becoming an ecosystem of shows relying on each other to maintain viewership.