Yeah, there was just some special about European Powerhouse. Shame it didn't last. I mean, my favourite is still the City era, but Powerhouse was great in its own way...
Have you guys ever noticed that the majority of the "Up Next" and "Back to the Show" bumpers for this era uses recycled animation from Primal Screen's CN Powerhouse bumpers from the US?
I really like these Powerhouse idents! I was 11 at the time, so Cartoon Network changing their look like this was a sign my childhood was almost over, but so what? I NEVER got into "what grown ups watch" for the most part, give me cartoons any day!