If SPC were to come back ...

[formallykat]

Hi guys

Haven't been around too much, hope everyone's well. Nice to see the renewed interest in SPC thanks to the release of the DVDs.

Question: how would you feel, hypothetically, if SPC were to be 'revamped' as a new series? Not animated in the traditional, 90's anime style, but if it were animated in a similar style to the picture below ...



Interesting? Sacrilege? Keeping in mind, in this hypothetical scenario, that the writing and voice actors would stay true to the original. Any feedback is welcome. Thanks!

[PizzaCatFan]

I don't know.  It's a tough call.

For my eyes, SPC as it was, was appealing enough, and as such needs no real changes in design.  I can understand needing to update the look to make it more 'fresh' and 'contemporary' to 2010's aesthetics.  Still I don't know......I mean......part of the show's charm to me was how it looked as it did when I first saw it (a week shy of) 16 years ago.  While then a 1990-91 period anime, it stil looked 'fresh' in 1996-1997.

They (Tatsunoko, or a Western studio willing to keep to the spirit of the original series) should go the "Slayers" route.  By this I mean, when the 'classic' anime, The Slayers, was renewed for a 4th and 5th season (Revolution and Evolution R, respectively) in the late 2000s, the studios for that show's first 3 seasons from the mid/late 90s, basically used new means to draw and animate the show, using its original designs as a template.....that is, digital means instead of traditional hand-colored cels.  And to be frankly honest, I couldn't tell the difference, save for the new seasons were widescreen (instead of 4:3), and the colors were a bit more 'vivid'.....that is, they didn't have that 'warmth' that usually comes with filming animation cels colored by hand.

Voice acting is a whole 'nother beast.  The VAs for the original English version are so burned into my brain, that I don't know how I could accept new VAs if they were required.  I'd certainly try to.

All this said......you just got me dreaming.  A whole new season / series for SPC.  If only.......

[Violet]

I guess it would depend more on the quality of the show than the art style.  Sort of like Power Puff Girls, you have the original that looks like flash animation, and the anime version that came out later, except in this case you're going the other way. 

If KNT/SPC did come back it would look different, because the days of hand painted animation cels are over.  DiGiCharat can kind of give you an idea of what the change might look like, since the first couple series were done with cels then later with Panyo Panyo DiGiCharat and DiGiCharat Nyo were done digitally.

[Clover]

I'd want to see a change in writing- update it a bit and change the structure of the plot some.  There are 52 episodes of the show, it would be time for a slightly different direction.  The tone needs to stay the same though.

[Otopz]

Updated graphics to something like Gundam 00 but still retaining the comical look would be amazing, If they were to remake this or whatever. At most I would like a 30Min OVA or a movie of some sort, a true one not just two episodes mashed together.

[usbcheater]

I am going to go with my hunch that they'd use the designs of the sequel that never got fruition but non the less is luckily in our fanbooks

[ItsGotSugar]

Gosh, that's a tough call for me. Even if they got some of the original crew back, could any of the original cartoon's "spirit" be replicated? It's not like My Little Pony, which was originally a scheme to market creepy toys to little girls and later revamped as a quality show. SPC was a quality show to begin with, and it was just a bunch of people without Japanese transcripts basically writing their own cartoon in 1991. They'll never really be able to recreate that.

That said, it would be interesting to see a new version with an updated art style. Whether I would like it, I don't know. 

[Tigriss]

I've been meaning to reply to this one for a while. Honestly, I am sick to death of all the remakes, sequels, prequels, and live-action versions of... just about everything these days. It would be one thing if they didn't suck so much, but they do. Of course, I'm sure there are some people who would disagree with me, but the lack of effort and imagination really shows.

That said, I'll focus on the Pizza Cats specifically now. If they tried to "remake" the same show? No, no, a thousand times NO.



But if they tried to make some sort of "SPC: The Next Generation"? Maybe. Like I said, quality in movies and shows have been lacking a lot lately, but if they were able to pull together a team with creativity and wit like the first one, it might be interesting. With Avatar (the cartoon), you have the original ATLA series, and now there's "The Legend of Korra". So if you could pull off an SPC version of LoK, that would be ideal.

For more of the original SPC/KNT series, it was always my wish that T. Souma's "manga" would be made into an official movie, but sadly, I think the time frame for that has long since passed. It would probably be impossible to get together all or even most of the same voice actors, in Japanese or English, and even if they tried their hardest to recreate the animation style, it just wouldn't be the same.

[Clover]

But if they tried to make some sort of "SPC: The Next Generation"? Maybe.

This would just end with constant arguments over which equivalent of Speedy was the best.

[Tigriss]

This would just end with constant arguments over which equivalent of Speedy was the best.

Yeah, but that would happen in any fandom. And it would be worse with a remake.

[DashStPierre]

I would have no problem with a remake...when I wrote my SPC fanfics (which I just found yesterday), I basically wrote a brand new storyline with Bad Bird gone good, and introducing my character, so I think a new SPC with a lot of the original elements (like the cheesy 4th wall jokes, Francine's inability to aim, Mama-san and Junior etc) mixed in with some new elements (new powers, new villains, a few new allies much like my character) would be a lot of fun to watch

[rcom88]

I think the idea sounds intriguing enough, and I would be open to it coming back in a different art style.

[sans soul]

I'd be happy with pretty much any type of remake.

As long as it didn't suck.

And as long as Michael Bay has nothing to do with it.

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[KyoZaber]

I'd be happy with pretty much any type of remake.

As long as it didn't suck.

And as long as Michael Bay has nothing to do with it.

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Wow...
That guy is really getting pummeled.
Not that I have too much to say in his defense.

The 1st Transformers movie was alright... I just didn't care for the whole "Technology is inherently evil." message that it seemed to permeate.
The 2nd Transformers movie annoyed me because it was too long, and Buff's character sucks. (Why the hell would you say "No" to having your awesome car hanging out with you!?)
The 3rd Transformers movie bothered me on multiple story points.

And so far I've heard nothing but bad vibes about his TMNT movie.

... So... Yeah... I 2nd Aster's notions.