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I first found out about this a week or two ago on my local news. Now I'm scared.
You can read about it and see a video clip here (http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6989380/).

Apparently, some geniuses over at Warner Bros felt that the best way to improve the Looney Toons brand was too:

• Redraw Bugs Bunny and the other classic characters using only Gel Pens and black paper.
• Give them the extreme "Poochie" attitude!
• Put them in the year 2772! They can save the world from, I dunno, umm... robots?

I'm hoping this somehow ends up being a decent show, I really am. But geez, would it have been that hard for WB to come up with some totally new characters, instead of putting such a historical franchise at risk?

I agree. They aren't even preserving the spirit of the show. Tiny Toons did a much better job of that than what this looks like it's going to do. The WB characters aren't super heroes... they're just comedians... I think the current cartoon scene is saturated with super heroes, super hero teams/leagues, and their ilk. The WB characters filled the void of just pointless out-and-out comic sillieness. Based on that article, it looks like they're leaving that and jumping on the already overcrowded bandwagon.

Yet another case of the classics being slashed to bits... Is there no more dignity in this world?!?!

*Mourns the loss of yet another fine/classic series from my childhood*  (>:()

Burkey.

PS, Don't get me started on the new Ninja Turtles or any of these "new" shows. The originals own all. Hmph.

Really? You're probably going to hate me for saying this, but I like the new TMNT much better than the old one...

Aaii..!  :-* I don't hate you, it's just my opinion. I'm 22 years old and I just love the classics.

Burkey

How're they gonna be Loony if they're Retro?  :huh:

Bingo, but I guess we'll see what happens soon enough.

Burkey

PS, Welcome to the boards Kyyyyyyyyyyyyyo! ^__^

if you ask me, i'd say Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon are gradually changing for the worse, and partly (or mostly) under the influence of Hollywood.

That's why I'm glad to be Canadian, I don't have access to Nick! Whoo!

Burkey

I wish we got Nick here, only because they show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air every night. :(

In addition to that, Cartoon Network and Nick still makes Canada's "TeleToon" channel look like total garbage...

American TV Channels > Canadian TV Channels

not to me, imo, because of one reason: Hollywood.

Oh we do get Fresh Prince, just in terrible timeslots.

AM2K, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. What kind of influence does Hollywood have on the TV stations there?

well...let me put it this way. Hollywood is America's center of humanism. for some time, they've been chipping at TV morality. for some examples, they're turning SpongeBob into a gay sea sponge, putting gay hosts on home-and-garden shows, putting a few crude words (well, crude to me anyway) in shows that they don't belong in, making shows with barely any decent humor, and trying to get Christian media off the air for good. in my book, that's bad. very bad.

um...could we move on now? i don't want to cause any disharmony, so if you'd like me to delete these posts i made, i'll gladly do so.

Pssh, go ahead and state your opinion, everyone is entitled to one.

Personally? I only watch 2 things on TV: Law and Order, and the Simpsons. That's all I need to be happy.

Burkey

So that's where this came from: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/223809 [Warning: contains adult language despite censoring. - MM][/b]

Disgusting...

The new TMNT is awesome though. It's far more loyal to the comics than the old show.

Wow, I showed that to Kyo. I personally think it's pretty clever, though highly over board.

DON'T WATCH IF YOU'RE OFFENDED BY VERY BAD LANGUAGE.

Burkey

Lol! that was awesome! You guys have to see the two he made for X-Men. Just as bad but so freaking funny. Thanks for sharing!

BTW.. I like Disney, Cartoon Network, and Nick but only certain shows.

There are two versions, one is cencored, the other isn't. I've heard both.

Burkey

Speaking of other WB Toons, how about the new batman cartoon "The Batman"?

Me, I don't like it.
Batman the Animated Series set what I felt was a very good tone, with great characters.
The joker was sadistic, yet funny.

... Well... Now he (the joker) is just plain retarded.
And while some of the new villans aren't too bad, they just seem to be there to give the show some rave value.

... I miss the Animated Series... and Batman Beyond.

What I think WB lacks right now is...
a) Better, more creative writers.
b) Common Cents

I do admit that both of the above mentioned classics were getting old. But that's where good writers come in. You need to...

a) Give a large cast of villans.
b) Make good use of them before you kill them.
c) If they escape, don't make it a lame escape... (Aka: They broke out. The were released.)

(To be continued?...)

tis very true, Kyo. two words i can say to Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, for some parts: good-bye originality

By the way everyone, I recently heard that because of such overwhelming petition, Warner Bros has decided to scrap the idea of remaking the Looney Tunes. Something like...they just couldn't believe that so many people still loved the originals, and they were so moved by the response of the people that they decided not to continue with it. Sucks for all those animators who are out of a job now though :P But thank goodness they've saved a classic!

This isn't entirely true.  To the best of my knowledge, Loonatics is still in production, but the character designs have been revamped in order to make them less "threatening".

i want to find the artist who came up with those new designs and shoot him/her in their drawing hand

I remember that I liked Freakazoid and Animaniacs... Anyway I haven't anything from WB a lot of time ago, wait a minute... I've seen a crap named baby Loney Tunes,,, Oh Nyago, I want shoot them!!! I hate Lola Bunny!!

ABout the Turtles I like the new version just cause they are folloeing the original story and are being respected each turtle personallity (Well, in the old series thay had diofferent personallities but raphael wasn't thast dark angry and psichpo that we could see in the movies; also I like how raph and Leo argue, they remember me to Cyclops and Wolverine); anyway I rather the old April design... the one looks so normal...

And thus, the new design is revealed! (http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=3843)
Tremble before their lousiness!

The last ones made me go: "Ah! You're kidding me!"  :O
These made me go: "Ha Ha Ha! You're kidding me!"  :D   (pity laughter)

Well, they're not going to give kids nightmares anymore, but I still think they look pretty stupid.

However, usage of Rob Paulsen for voice acting gets a (http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/Themes/default/images/post/thumbup.gif) from me.
He'll be voicing, umm... Road Runner?!  ?:|

Paulsen previously voiced Yakko Warner, Pinky, and Cyborg Ninja from Metal Gear Solid :O , among many other characters. So, yeah... he's awesome.

yea but great voice acting doesnt make up for a crappy cartoon idea. just looking at these "Loonatics" makes me look at them and ask: " These were the characters i onced loved?" bah. now i just laugh at them, not in a good way.

i wonder what there crappy superpoweres will be?

the bugs bunny guy does karate and has LASER VISION OMG!
the duck guy can teleport and shoot energy balls omg hes like goku or vegeta ssj4!


I am not making this up. This show is even more broken than I thought.

Yeah, I know even Paulsen's good voice acting can't save this show, I just wanna watch it once to see exactly how they use him. However, any Road Runner voice which says more than "Meep! Meep!", is probably the wrong  Road Runner voice.


Oh yeah. And they're making Tweety a girl.

But is Tweety boy or girl? I didn't find any clue about its gender in any of the episodes I've watched.

Tweety is a male. He's ALWAYS been a male.

I dunno what retard exec thought he was a girl, but he's always been a guy.

It's the future of WB, and its TERRIBLE!!

why cant they come up with something ORIGINAL and fresh, and not recycle stuff into something dumb and scary.

Darn adults and thier marketing research!

better yet, why can't they do some actual research on the originals and make something that best preserves that originality?

Because fresh stuff costs $. Plus it represents a huge risk. It might not catch on nor sell advertising dollars, there-for they would loose out. Heh... Threads like this kinda make me laugh.

Some people really complain and whine if you even start to complain about the lack of originality. One guy was pratically going for my jugular vein all because I used Hollywood as an example for lack of creativity.

His argument was basically that it is hard to come out with a good movie and or other thing. And that I shouldn't say anything on the subject. Heh... I didn't like that guy.

But it's kinda true, Kyo. Hollywood has lost A LOT of creativity.

Look at all the re-makes, comic book adaptions, and sequels to come out this summer alone. There is hardly anything new out now, and it's getting kind of boring.

The Exorsism of Emily Rose looks freakin' scary though, that is one movie keeping my hopes alive.

Burkey

Gender Bender Butterflies man, you got to remember the butterflies. 8)

edit: And if you want to talk about lost originality, look at the stuff Disney has put out since The Lion King (in my mind, their last great film), then look at the stuff that Disney made before it.

you've got a point. for years, it's been sequel-mania from Disney! they were just trying to make money with unoriginal, straight-to-video sequels. a while back, a friend of mine mentioned that Atlantis' sequel was nothing like the prequel!

He's right. It's like the Sequel to Lilo and Stitch, only they go loking for ancient artifacts.

you've got a point. for years, it's been sequel-mania from Disney! they were just trying to make money with unoriginal, straight-to-video sequels. a while back, a friend of mine mentioned that Atlantis' sequel was nothing like the prequel!
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Don't start on Atlantis.  There's a big conspiracy about the origin of Disney's Atlantis, and that how it isn't really unique at all. http://www.oldcrows.net/Atlantis/ (http://www.oldcrows.net/Atlantis/) (conspiracy link)

Other than that, if this trend of recyling continues, won't everything be boring in like 10 years?

Wow. I always thought Atlantis copied stuff from Stargate~! O_o

Oh I don't doubt that it's true~!
Heck I'm a firm believer in the fact that Hollywood is pretty much at the bottom of the barrol for ideas as it is~!

I was just pointing out that some people will lunge at you and try to kill your online persona by crying "Oh you don't know what it's like to be a writer."

http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/index.php?topic=164.0 (http://www.edoropolis.org/forums/index.php?topic=164.0)

Case in point. This bring back memories for everyone who's seen it?
Hmm... The guy from my original thread (Click the link inside the thread above.) must've  been part of the Screen Actors Guild or something...

The only reason the comic book movies are even being considered to be made is because of their following.
-They're allready famous, or have a "cult" following.
-They're a proven formula for something that is famous or "cool", and thus promise to turn out to be mega sellers. (Big Bucks)

Hollywood is only about turning as much profit as it can instead of trying to take a dive for something new and creative. Investors are too concerned about the bottom line to go for ideas or themes that aren't within a marketers "proven" formula.

Meh... Whatever. That's all I have to say about it. What-ev-er. Some things can and probaly should be remade. However, new fresh things should be tried. I'm not saying that we should see more flesh, nudeity, blood & gore, ect...

I'm saying that we have millions of writers out there. The universe is infinate, and there are ideas that haven't been realized yet. As painful as it is, some of the older shows need to be let go of, so a new generation of heros, villians, and just plain characters can emerge.

The old stories will never fully die. But to try to re-work them into something they're not is a slap in the face to what they once stood for.

dang i hate being late to postmy forum about issues like this...sigh i gotta stop going out so much , loonatics yeah i know you guys said everything mm i just want to say i'll kill myself if they show that on air ihope they remake them looking a bit more....watchable..(yawns)...oringality has been thrown out with other things int he minds of the cartoonist.

What you think about Baby Looney Tunes? I think it's crap, perhaps was created to compete against Rugrats. Now the Rugrats are teenagers, the WB may create Teenage Looney Tunes Dooming Cartoon World. Humph!  :/

EDIT: sorry, Kagereneko, I've not seen you expressed your opinion before in this thread.  :-[ Anyway, I'm expecting replies of the other ones too.

Isn't just crap, that's insulting for the intelligence of any kid!!!

poochie attitude

thats the biggest killer for a good cartoon series

looney tunes was quite good

Did this thread get cancelled 3 years ago?

I think some guy say an episode of Tazmania where they made fun of "baby cartoons", and got the idea to make a real show out of it...

But that baby showe is targeted to five year olds, so is not as bad as "Extreme loser toons" thats actualizy suposed to target 10 year olds...

 :O
Wow... Someone resurrected the dead.
Nothing too bad I guess since the thread never got too big... But... Let's try to keep the thread necromancy to a minimum ok? Playing with three years of dust is flirting with danger.

It's sad to see that nothing has changed in the 3 years since this thread's conception.
... Well... Cept for Loonatics getting canned.

I've got to say, the cartoon landscape has had it's ups and downs in that time.
I've seen a few decent of creativity, however, it's not enough.

Some of the new Cartoon Network toons are ... ok in terms of creativity. However, they lack any sort of substance, or decent humor for my tastes. Maybe I'm just getting too old. Meh, oh well.

Don't forget letting 4 kids nerf the stuffing out of a lot of the dubs they do (when they had them).

 that is simply f"""ing the cartoon up nerds stuffing the dubs

btw welcome edward or as i shall call you now ed

At least they are working on fandubs and stuff. :3  And thank you, glad to be here.