Talk:Steven Universe (TV series)/@comment-26171837-20150713152124/@comment-508329-20150720131304

I suspect that they might've deliberately designed the pilot episode so that it could be adapted for either a more PG-ish, family-friendly Cartoon Network show like Adventure Time, or as more PG-13ish, teen & adult oriented Adult Swim show like the Venture Brothers as a backup plan in case the Cartoon Network didn't want to pick it up.

But that's just my personal theory based on the style of the pilot.