July 4th's gonna rock


Cartoon Network is making up for the inexplicable Ed, Edd, and Eddy marathon of two months back by running a marathon of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends on the Fourth of July. Right now, Foster's is the only Cartoon Network series I watch regularly. Which is a little sad, considering that CN used to offer lots of clever, inventive series. These have been relegated to Boomerang, CN's "oldies" network, while the lame Ed, Edd, and Eddy and the increasingly unfunny Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy remain on the air.

Yes, I plan to get the DVD of Foster's first season. Yes, I'm kinda dorky.

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