I love an ongoing plot, too, which is one 
reason prefer anime over American cartoons.   
However, CN has started a new show called Samuri 
Jack that's serial.  I caught eps 2 & 3 and was 
pretty impressed.  I loved the clean animation 
style which is quite a departure from other CN 
shows like Ed, Edd, and Eddy.  I also liked the 
almost total lack of dialoug in ep. 3 which is 
something I can't remember seeing in an American 
cartoon (other than the musical Looney Toons).  
     If CN would start putting more intelligent, 
serial shows on, it would probably help attract 
adult viewers (instead of resorting to stunts 
like Adult Swim).  Of course, how many adults 
watch CN to catch the classics like Looney Toons 
and Hanna Barbara anyway?  Personally, I like 
watching those toons because they're light and 
I'm able to relax, laugh, and forget the bad 
stuff for a while.    
     If adults are too lazy to watch 
serial 'toons, why do serial shows like ER 
flourish?  The programmers need to give us a 
little more credit!!  

- Later,
J