Crowd funding and the Future of Animation

A thing that I learned from this article is that Cartoon Hangover wasnt the first website of its kind. Another thing that i learned from the article is that the first independent animation site was made by the creator of Rocko's Modern Life. I also learned that there is a site to vote on shows so that they are signed up for another season. A thing I liked about this article is that it showed how some shows that cant succeed on tv, can live on the internet. Another thing I liked about the article is that it shows how people decide if a show survives or not. A question I have about the article is why aren't more animated shows at least allowed to have a pilot?