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THUNDERCATS, Hunh!?!?
Merrick here...
...with a message of dark portent from a new source identifying himself as DM Danny.
We went back and forth with Danny, getting some details in order before he spilled the beans. The resulting e-mail speaks for itself.Here's DM Danny...
WB animation is remaking the Thundercats as an animated TV series.
The animation style is whimsical, Americanized-anime, along the lines of Teen Titans.
The setting is modern-day Earth, in a major city (possibly LA)
The Thundercats are all teenagers.
Their leader is Snarf (!) who is now a mystic with a "third" eye.
Each of the Thundercats has a weapon with an "Eye of Thunderra" and transformative powers (not just Lion-O)
When they aren't fighting evil, the Thundercats play together as a rock band. That's not a typo, or a joke. They are rockin' cats in their present form.
Mum-Ra now has wings.
And I bet he laughs a bit more than he used to =P
Developing...So...first LOONATICS and now...this?!?!
See, this is our reward for buying all of those DVD sets of the original series: more THUNDERCATS..."reinvented" for a new generation. You know, because the same high DVD sales that likely served as an impetus for this relaunch...uhhh, what?...also suggest fans of the original concept aren't out there & willing to spend money? And, the same fans who dropped hundreds of dollars on DVD sets...to own a favorite show from their childhood...would be ECSTATIC to have the same series resurrected in some bastardized, uninspired format! I am, of course, being sarcastic here.
Thundercats as a rock band...is...you know...really kind of perfect when you think about it. They can sing their own theme song, for example, probably in a rock video motif at the top of every episode. And, the original opening music can now be rendered with in era-appropriate hip-hop! "Thundercats, Yo! Yo! Yo!"
I wonder how ballsy The Powers That Be will actually be, here? Disney's CHEETAH GIRLS, for example, have enjoyed some degree of success as "band" as well as a television movie/performance presence. Wonder if WB will go the same route with poor Panthro & Co.? It could hurt so very much.
Of course, this does open the door to a highly desirable crossover: THUNDERCATS --VS- THE CHEETAH GIRLS. Which would be a true, fetishistic delight!
Skeptical at first.
Then I found this.
What the crap?!
...what did they do to Mum-Ra.
Ugh.
So if we're bringing back bad 80s cartoons...how long till we get a redo of M.A.S.K.?
Old news.
The show was set to air late 2006, but it never materialized. It was put on hold. There's been no news about it being placed back into production. You can all breathe a little easier now.
Would I be bad to say that I don't find those designs all that bad? Okay I take that back, that big purple guy looks cool. The other dude looks like he got silly by the forces of Toykopop
EW!
I used to watch Thundercats (and m.a.sk.) all the time. I dont care if they re-do it, i mean thats what they do for everyhting nowadays because the 80's needed it. ^^; I wanna see a re-do of Sky Commanders.
I actually prefer the new designs, but I'm not a Thundercats fan and know next to nothing about the show. This isn't quite like Loonatics which had designs that were totally lame even if judged on their own. Of course people complained and Warner Brothers responded with even stupider designs that seemed to be a compromise that defeated the only redeeming merits of the designs, their style. However, the concept of the show sounds ridiculous. A rock band in a real city?
Lolz, I know next to nothing about Thundercats, but if I had a choice with the designs, I'd go with the new ones. There's just something about their old designs which don't feel right.
You mean they are actually making it???
And they are using the Loonatics/american-anime design director instead of the ones that did the He-man revial a while back?
=(
Say hi to bad animation, kiddy scripts, simple techno music, and Mummra's "Anicent Spirits of Evil" transformation speech dumbed down.
Man, I bet their first episode won't even be with them all naked!
Hmm, Thundercats Underground...
DW
OMG, the nightmares won't stop! @@
I've never watched the Thundercats either. And you all are still talking about the Loonatics? They're not the apocalypse nor a plague upon the earth nor took over the Looney Tunes; it's actually a pretty cool show. I've watched all of the series and it's good; sure a little on the kiddy side at times but still good.
I standed the thing (gave it a chance) until I heard Lexi/Lola say "Eww cooties!"
No. No and no. Top T-cat fan here. THAT is an abomination. Mumm-ra with wings? Wts {s=sammelflange}
That makes my soul cringe. Even if it dosen't go into production, the mere thought..;_;
*stares at Darkest Light's avvie as it farts shinies* o.o
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