If Netflix is looking for the means to try new things, there is already another network whose business model could serve as a strong model for success: Adult Swim. Cartoon Network's late-night block of alternative content has come a long way since its humble beginnings with Space Ghost Coast to Coast in 2001, and there are quite a few lessons that Netflix could learn from its success. With that in mind, we have assembled a list of ways Adult Swim's model for success could help Netflix in its endeavor to reinvent itself. First and foremost, let's kick this off with Adult Swim's willingness to break away from the structures of traditional episodic television.